It is also much easier to transport coal or ore out of the mine.
It was a commercial success from the start mainly transporting coal.
Some mines did not transport coal to Utah and national markets, instead supplying only a local market.
The Kaimiloa was then used to transport coal and oil.
It was used to transport coal and wood to Prague.
Later that same year, a local railroad was built through the town to transport coal from Issaquah.
The river is used today for recreation and to transport coal to generating plants.
It chartered boats and transported coal on its own account.
The river has been used to transport lumber, coal, and petroleum products.
So it was transporting coal in and out of the pit?