Evanston coal mines

Evanston coal mines, about 1 mile from the town of the same name, on the Union Pacific Railroad. These beds are the largest and most extensively worked in the west. The vein is from 22 to 23 feet in thickness, cropping out from the side of the mountains, with a dip of 10 degrees north of east. Uinta County, Wyoming. 1871.

Courtesy U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS home page is http://www.usgs.gov. />

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