HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY	623

A Prediction Fulfilled.
	On the 21st day of September, 1871, sixteen days after the Board
of County Commissioners had made the order relocating the county-seat
at Brazil, over which the Brazil papers gloated gleefully, in forecasting
the future of their city, “The Archives,” the paper then published at
Bowling Green, made the following prediction, ironically: “The latest
thing at Brazil talked about is the construction of a street railroad to run
from the western border of the town to the eastern limits of Harmony.
The Street Railroad Company has not yet filed its articles of associa-
tion (?) but the work is to be commenced just as soon as the talk blows
over. The track will run by the new courthouse (?) which is to be a
half-way station, from which other tracks may diverge in time, as
required by the throngs and necessities of the populace.” And this
prophecy, although not intended to mean what it says, only as a taunt
to offset its kind, met its fulfillmcnt, practically, some years ago.

Coal Production in 1871.
	A published statement of the number of mines in operation and their
daily capacity for production, within the county, as made June 1, 1871,
is here given:
			Number	Daily Capac-
		Operators	of Mines	ity in tons.
	Morrison, Garlick & Co		1	180
	Indiana Coal Co			280
	Armstrong & Co		1	50
	D.	Barnett		100
	Star Mines		2	450
	Robert Guess Co		1	30
	Gartsherrie			100
	Weaver Coal Co		1	100
	McClelland Coal Co                
	Clay Coal Co			200
	Niblock, Zimmerman & Co		3	300
	Otter Creek Co		2	300
	Garlick & Collins		3	100
	Dr. M. H. Wright		1	50
	D.. C. Stunkarci			75
	V.	Butsch & Co	2	155
	S.	Strain & Co		200
	Total number and capacity	24	2,450
	In 1863, when the coal mining industry was in its infancy, Revenue
Officer Allen reported 486’ 2 tons mined in the county for the month of
October.
	In the winter of 1887-88, Superintendent Bishop, of the “Town
Shaft,” at Brazil, reported 6oo tons as the output of one day’s work,
which was the “record breaker” up to that time.
	On the 26th day of December, 1908, the Brazil Times reported the
output for one day at the Glenn Ayr mine at 1,114 tons with the further
statement that within the near future this mine would have a daily
capacity and output of 1,800 tons. On the 31st day of May, 1871, the
Clay Coal Company exhibited to a party of excursionists a lump of block
coal weighing 1,774 pounds.