Kelly Anderson Wrote:
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> In 1962, were the anthracite mines around
> Crested Butte still producing at all? Also,
> was the Monero mine still producing in 1962?
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> If Monero was still producing, then why haul
> coal west from Alamosa unless it was anthra-
> cite or some other specialty coal?
The mine at Monero was still producing in 1968, Kelly -
See [
ngdiscussion.net]. IIRC the coal produced there was not too great, though — barely adequate for firing a locomotive IF the fireman new how to deal with it. OTOH, the bagged coal mentioned in the 1962 letter was apparently a very high quality Filter Coal needed badly enough for a process at Shell Oil in Farmington that a request was made to expedite the delayed shipment.
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Roosso