Primary Name: Watson Mine Coal Investigation
Filed as: watson_mine_coal_investigation_1913
Also known as: Matanuska coal field naval coal test investigation
Occupation / Association: U.S. Bureau of Mines investigation; naval coal supply evaluation
Born: 1913 (investigation)
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Associated places: Watson Mine; Chickaloon, Alaska; Matanuska Coal Field; Cook Inlet region, Alaska
Keywords: Watson Mine Chickaloon, Matanuska coal field investigation, Bureau of Mines coal testing Alaska, Jack Dalton guide service, George Evans mining engineer
Biography
In the summer of 1913, Dr. Holmes, chief of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and George Evans, a mining engineer consulting for the Navy, traveled to the abandoned Watson Mine near Chickaloon at the eastern limit of the Matanuska coal field in the Cook Inlet region.
Jack Dalton provided guide service and transported Holmes, Evans, their helpers, and equipment, including sampling gear, to the site. After examining the workings, Holmes and Evans concluded that a sufficient quantity of coal could be mined from the Watson Mine to supply a naval test shipment of 900 tons.
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Tags: Watson Mine Chickaloon, Matanuska coal field, Jack Dalton guides, George Evans mining engineer, Bureau of Mines investigations