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From “Celebrating New Mexico’s Centennial - The Geology of New Mexico as Understood in 1912: An Essay for the
L. S. Storrs
“Storrs (1902) surveyed the coal fields of the Rocky Mountains, including those being worked or known of in New Mexico — the Raton, La Plata, Mt. Taylor, Gallup, Cerrillos, Tejon (Hagan Basin), Jarillosa, Carthage, White Oaks, Mora County, and Gila River (northern Grant County) fields. He provided little information
Centennial of New Mexico Statehood, Part 2”; Barry S. Kues; University of New Mexico.
about each field, typically limited to a vague indication of stratigraphic position, number of producing beds, dip of the beds, and brief remarks on the grade of coal being mined. His survey illustrated how little was known of the geology of the territory’s coal fields at this time.” (Celebrating New Mexico’s Centennial - The Geology of New Mexico as Understood in 1912: An Essay for the Centennial of New Mexico Statehood, Part 2”, Barry S. Kues, University of New Mexico. p. 35)
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