The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-11-14
Aguedneck Coal 4hmes.


"HESE Mines are situated on the J.
4 sland Of Rhode-isisnd They are elevated
100 feet c6ore,and 1t The distance Of so roos from
the sea viii. gradual descent the water, where
thee safe hal bour OF easy access, with good
shorage. OF these Mines, :" Tie .2q,leoneck Coal
Conpeay." legiiy constituted Corpoia,ion, the
Proprietors. The principal works situated
lot owned by the Comp.n. containing sixteen or sew
enteen acres, bounded easteri on the road leading
TO the new S;o,ie- BRIDGE. On this lot are various
buildings, cons.s:Eg II dwelling -house barn ,store
&c tie property OF the Company. The Coal a the
pits the lot, ,as been penetrated thirty feet per.
perdicuar. without gong through the layer, and the
deeper al peEetratea tie nr.e II IS found To I'M
prove III qualify and pun.y DuI.ng the summer
a.s,, f.om ten twelve chaldrons day, Eoi q month
o. SIX weeks together have been raised from tl.xs
pirs with o.y six labouiers aud one Of the most
experienced Miners in the Uiiiied States has oh. es
70 contract TO rse, WI twelve iahourers, ,on, tous.
and bushels per day. In the next adjoining lotowu.
od by Be'anan Bropne0. containing eleven " elve
acres, the company ho.d the right of digging .m
exploring, &c. and 10 all he Coal, Minerals Metais
ko. without percentage or deduction. The Coz on
this lot has penet aed than forty feet per
p~ndicul.r Another AL joining lot north. of tNeye
acres, with dwelling house thereon, il owned by
the Company The next adjoining lot sou n Of -
acres, IL Likewise owned by Bs,Jonin BiSUneH bu,
subject to the right o. The CompA,, Of lt.ns Sc
wit, ;ne sole right in the Coal, Minerals, Metals,
&c withou, percentage OF deduction Tie Con pa
nv own the next iot of one acre, across TIE nirhw
wisn q dse,.t g-touse thereon In the tdoining lot
south, OF four acres, toey have the rignt as in the
others sbo, ems.'eorcd TO the Coat Metals, &c &c.
without psfcoatago q, deduction.
v 4 lot peongmg 20 jJn B. Cook of about six
81 seven acrts, the Company hold the right of Dig
gins Coal Cs paying ) l-2p per cent. On another be-
kugihe 20 tsbat9 Bro1vneA, the same right 4; per
{, nt y anGtr lot of twent, three acres, belong
i'm "a Et1o,.rd hal, the right at l. per cent.
H. arotncr lot of thirty acres, quarter % mile
northwest tron the Companys princpal works, the
sane right at 2 per cent. haf nile west, adjoin.
Ing tie sea, the same right to between twenty and
th =; acres AZ 2 per cent At EiisfM ferTv a like
r'Eht and privilege in between fifty and SIXTY acres
at per cent. On the east ore, the said Company
have a like right and privilege in enc hundred and
fifty acres, by paying one half of the nett profits IL,
Case the Mj-gs are opened and worked.
All of wSSh will be fully verified by reference to
the Books of Land Evidence in the Clerks Office of
the town Of Portsmouth. and to the books and docu.
men's of the .9Qaedneck Coal Company
This Company's Charter, granted by the Lcgisla-
ture of hsde- Island is uncommoniy liberal, and
titles them TO extraordinary advantages. When the
situation OF these Mines, the immense quantity and
valuable qualify of the Coal and Minerals, the facil-
ty Of operation and transportation, considered, it
ia not extravagsnt TO assert, that concern in Them
offers speculation secure and AS proftable as "a
will be afforded by reference 20 the subscriber the
President of the .'quedneck Coai Company, who has
for sale shares in the sock of said Company.
BENJAMIN WAITE CASE.
.NeypOr, (RI) Nov. 1.