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Title: British Columbia; Information for Emigrants

Author: British Columbia. Agent-General in London.

In: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 47

Publication details: Victoria University of Wellington Library, Wellington

Part of: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 47

What the United States Government thinks of British Columbian Coal

What the United States Government thinks of British Columbian Coal.

By a late order of the War Department at Washington, United States, it was decreed that one "cord" (8 feet by 4 feet by 4 feet) of merchantable oak wood should be considered equal to:—

1800 lbs. Nanaimo (Vancouver Island) coal
2200 lbs. Bellingham Bay Coals produced in the United States.
2400 lbs. Seattle Coals produced in the United States.
2500 lbs. Rocky Mountain Coals produced in the United States.
2600 lbs. Coos Coals produced in the United States.
2600 lbs. Mount Diablo Coals produced in the United States.