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(This data is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity wit~ Division of Geology and Earth Resources' standards and nomenclature.)

Township

35i,

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34N

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Measured and indicated

Township 14 to 28 to 42 or and 28 42 more Total

range inches inches inches

33 N., 4 E. JJN.,~E. 34N.,5E . 34 N., 6 E. 11 .06 11 .06 34N.,7E. 35N.,4E . 35 N., 5 E. 24.94 10.33 21.38 56.65 35 N., 6 E. 1.15 21 .63 22.78

UNDERGROUND COAL RESERVES,

SKAGIT COUNTY, WASHINGTON

Inferred

14 to 28 ta 42 or 28 42 more

inches inches inches

0.37 .33

0.78 19.64 59.65 30 .85 93. 71

.40 .16 .34 34.15 14.15 29 .27

1. 77 53.78

All categories

14 to 28 to 42 or Total 28 42 more Total

inches inches inches

0.37 0.37 o.37 .33 .33 .33 .78 0.78 . 78

79.29 19.64 70. 71 90 .35 124.56 30 .85 93 . 71 124 .56

.90 .40 . 16 .34 .90 77 .57 59.09 24.48 50.65 134.22 55.55 2.92 75.41 78.33

36 N., 4 E. 23.64 9.79 20 .26 53.69 23 .64 9.79 20.26 53.69 36N .. 5E . 10 . 32 4.27 8.84 23.43 10.32 4.27 8.84 23 .43 Total

Location

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26 .VY 10 . .,., 54 .07 90.49 121 . ;>;> ,t.Y.07 265 .o.:l 416.47 147 .64 39.40 319.92 506.96

(after Beikman, 1961)

SELECTED ANALYSES OF COAL SAMPLEh.2_KAGIT COUNTY, WASH!,jGTOi,

( M - f,'o is ture; VM - Volatile Matter; FC - Fixed Carbon; Btu - British Thermal Uni ts per pound)

Mine Proximate ( percent) No. of analyses

used in or Sul fer obtaining Type of

s. prospect Coal seam M Vi·I FC Ash (percent) Btu average analysis

4 Co keda 1 e Klondike (?) 1. 0 30.8 59.3 8.9 .67 13,850 As-received

31.1 59.9 9.0 M:.l i s tu re free

65.8 34.2 - - - - - Mineral matter, iroi sture free

26 Conner Unnamed . 5 18. 7 70.2 9.6 1.8 As-received

.. 5 12. l BO. 2 7. 3

23 Cumberland Creek Unnamed . 3 9.0 79.7 11 .0 .4 . 5 19 .4 68.3 .6

.5 19.3 68.4 11 .9

1. 2 18. 8 71. 7 3.4

4 Cokedale 3.0 35.0 60.D 2. 0 .2

. 5 25. 7 64.5 8. 3

1. 0 30.8 59.3 8.9 - - - - -13 Day Creek 2.0 33.0 63.3 l. 8 - - - - -

2.3 40.5 56.3 2.0 - - - - -33 Blumont 4.0 42.7 35.6 17.7 - - - - - 9,830

(?) 1.0 30.8 59 . 3 8.9 13,850

23 Cumberland Creek Cumberl and#l 5.4 1. 8 59. 1 33.7 .9 9, 123

4 Coked a 1 e Klondike 3.5 19.0 37 . 0 40.5 . 7 8,338

23 Cumberland Creek Cumberl and#2 2.3 15. 7 42 .1 39 . 9 .8 8,673

Cumberl and#l 7.6 16.7 35. 1 40.6 . 7 ?.,366

SE\ ~lcMurray Unnamed 8.4 30 .4 36.3 4.6 8,710 5 to to to to to

14. 1 43. 11 47.8 32. l 11,375

SOURCES OF COAL ANALYSES AND SELECTED REFEREi,CES,

SKAGIT COUIH":_, HASH! rlGTON

1Beikman, H. M..; Gower, H. D. ; Dana, T. A. M. , 1%1, Coal reserves of ,Jashington : Washington Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 47, 115 p.

2core Laboratories, Casper, \,yarning.

3Evans, George l,atkin, undated, Preliminary report on the McMurray Ccal Company property, Skagit County, Washington, 7 p.

Glaeser, 0. Al, 1958, Geological survey of coal deposits in western Whatcom, Skagit and King counties, Washington: Report prepared for the Puget Sound Power and Light company by the United

· States Smelting, Refining, and Mining Company, USSRAM Division, 85 p. plus 52-page appendix.

Jenkins, 0. P., 1924, Geological investigation of the coal fields of Skagit county, Washington: Washington Division of Geology Bulletin #29, 63 p.

Source of analysis

Private report

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USGS, Denver

USGS, ilenver

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Remarks

FS1=4.5

FS1=3.5

FSl=l. 5

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