fisher.]  COAL    IN"    NORTHWESTERN    WYOMING.  361 
consists  of  2  benches,  each  of  3  feet,  separated  by  a  1-inch  layer  of 
dark-brown  carbonaceous  shale.  The  first  opening  was  made  at  this 
place  in  1891,  but  for  six  years  following  all  operations  were  in  the 
nature  of  development.  In  1900  the  Montana  Coal  and  Iron  Compaivy 
made  the  first  shipment,  and  during  the  past  two  years  the  total  product 
has  exceeded  1,000  tons,  having  a  market  value  of  $3.30  per  ton.  All 
material  is  shipped  from  Red  Lodge,  Mont.  The  coal  is  a  superior 
quality  of  lignite  and  commands  a  good  price  on  the  market.  Some 
of  the  earlier  analyses  of  this  product,  taken  from  the  surface  where 
it  had  been  subjected  to  atmospheric  agencies  for  years,  show  it  to  be 
an  excellent  variety  of  lignite  coal  with  an  unusually  high  fuel  ratio. 
