The coverage area of the coal es estimated to be three to five miles wide, east and west, and ten to fifteen north and south. The depth of the coalbed from the surface was estimated to about 100 feet with the thickness of each coal vein having an average thickness of about five feet. Gallaher, from nearby Knob Noster, who continued to work in the coal industry and did good business on a small scale. However, other companies and private individuals continued to operate with varying degrees of success. They operated successfully for four or five years until there was a management change of the railroad, lost their patronage, became unprofitable, and the mining business was suspended for several years. Two years later, more development occurred and in 1866 the Missouri Pacific Railroad Coal Company sunk the first shaft. It was worked first in the drifts of Clear Fork Creek. In 1863, coal was discovered in the area and was developed on a limited scale.
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