Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-25

tig her tkan the decks vi such vessels in case
Ut these being hone ready TO receive II at the
iihe OF as arrival; aud this. without ANY ele-
waiting, except The raising oi il over the side
of the boat
The boats ON the canal will be built of du-
rabie materials, aad put together in "A sub
stantiai manner; so that they may be contiuu-
eli III constant use Tor MANY wears Their ca
paCi,N viii he sulfiC ient to carry one tbonsaud
bushels they will be drawn by one siout
horse, or IL most b, two OF smaller size If
there "eie no current IN the caual, The labor
would probably be rather too much for A sim
gle hoIse, hut as there will ne, essaIily he
great quantity of water required, TO supply
The large locks Oh this part OF the canal thai
VIII be 50 much used, there will of course
be some current and aided by this, il As be
heVed that one siroug hoI se " al be competeut
TO the task OF taking dewn the loaded boat
ana ais II would ieturm empty, the small re.
sNtins current would scarcely be felt One
mdnwiii be necessary TO steer the boat and
Que boy 10 drive or ride the horse Tn. Trim
will performed in two DAYS
Admitting that ihe coal was at first loaded
mo carts, taken 10 .he bank of the river and
thenSiom scaiiotu discharged into the boat.
IL womb silii III Delivered into the sea vessels
III much better condition tIan thai which is
now taken by land, aud would thcr,tore Le
worth hive cents per bu>hei more, than the
portion which is nov taken TO Rockets ia part
bH wafer, and IN part W laad, la the manner
heiore described. But feeling the very beup-
Tuned. IL Is To be expected, that INF e!l;.eut
mth, engaged III this Dusiaess, Will sool, a,ont
othei improvements, Which depend on thor
own eAeitionS, that Will render il still more
profitable. Instead OF continuing the pre,eut
mode OF transporting the coal from the mines
10 the boat, every little stream near the mups
sumcient la fill aud preserve d level surface
ina Small canal, viii he pun III reqmisition
10 ne navisated hy small boats, loaded with
coal, which will be let down by inclined
Fiahes, 10 the great boat, Where natural
sucamS are not found, the water raised from
Tue mines by steam engines may b, ia, some
instances, applied 10 the purpose. Where ne-
ther of these can be commanded rail wnys
either vi wood or iron, will be resorted IN
winch, Tor downward transportation only is
mol much, II any, inferior 10 a canal
Another very important Improvement
"oniu be Tor each establishment 10 be fur
nished win large nruibeT of boxes of equal
size aud shape; connsinIng given quantity:
(Say) ten bdslleis each with rollers attached
10 the bottom Into these the coal should he
delivered from the vessel that raises il from
Tie mine TO the top of The shaft as fast az they
are filled, they may be rolled off, into the ves-
sell OF carriage, that is 10 carry them TO the
great iIoat; or, n no vessel or carriage is i'm
readiness, run them on Il platform, out of The
way, until one arrives. When these boxes
arrive at the boat, they are by means of :,
crane, TO be sw Jung over it, and let down In
the places they are to stand, during their
voyage down the canal; and when arrived Al
the place OF unloading, they by the same
means, 10 be delivered over a spout which
Viii convey the coal when emptied into il
into the hold OF vessel, or on to a platform
from whencelt may be run into Il vessel when
thefe Is one IN readiness TO receive it, By
adopting these improvements, the coal will in
Stiil greater degree be preserved from in
jury; and will be deliveries at market nearly
III The slate that II Is taken from the mine and
an immense ldbour in sRoveIiing &c ayoijed
IL Is highly probable, that improvements might
also he adopted III the interior OF the mine
which might improve the appearance of ,he
coal; but, OF this part of the business. nv
knowledge being very limited. L can say liz
tie.
Let us now see, Whit will be the reduction
III Tie expense OF trans pOItatIou Ii has beeu
stated that a load OF 1000 bu may be delivered
IN TWO DAYS, by one man, Que boy aud horse:
Dnt 10 he on the safe side, iet us saw TWO
nurses; which may he stated thus
One man two days at 100 cents So
One boy two days at 80 cents
Two horses two days at 80 cents each
Add Tor III" assistance of a man al the
crane Unloading aud also ia unloading
Sc
o44 on I,VVo bushels at p cents 20
S3I
IhiTiyone dollars for 900 bushels is three
cents one mill per bnshe; The saving by the
lihi'oVehtht III contemplation. about nine
ceNtS per buSilei, after paving snch = TOLL .s
WIZ provide for making another section of
Canal.
IL we were to suppose. that the coal busi-
ness as ~ Is no" pursued only pays expenses,
tie saving OF niDC cents per b,s:,eL i'm The
manner before stated would certainly make
tht business equal ~ pIOfiI, 10 auN other in
thlS country, II tie present prices can be maiu-
tanned and believe II is well known i'm
'he EOrthern towns at least 1 have heard il
So expressed. hat there never is epourh of
"h"l Is called ihe best QuaIity, of James RI
VeI cOal,to supply the demand. But if The
piobtS OF the business shOnid induce IhoSe en-
gdEed !E IL 10 extend their establishments and
o'heTS To engage III II 50 as vastly to increase
the quantity sent 10 market and thereby re-
duct Tie price few cents. il would perhaps
eventually turn out, an advantageous ciIcum
stance 10 tie business. Ii now has but one
Ilvai ana 'hei rs The coal brought from Eng
iand, oA way OF ballast FORTH said, al the
prescott price, Il viii pay no freight The re-
uuciiHi theu of Is lew cents per bmsheI whilst
IL would have the effect gIeatly TO increase the
conSuinpi non, would drive the rival from the
market; still leaving the business very pro6
table and create demand almost ubimiIed.
ihaVe beeniDdnced 10 say rather MOI q ON his
SUBJECT than AT first contemplated. because
nave had some apprehension, that the Inn
Polla"ce OF TINS business, has not been duly
appreciated; being myself strongly impressed
WIN Tie belief, that The coal trade OF Virginia
Is deSllhed at no distant day, if properly ell
c0uraeed, and conducted, TO become an object
OF immense Importance TO the State, TO the
cry OF Richmond, aud TO the cities and manu-
factories on the Atlantic coast 10 The Stale
because believe il offers to her acceptance.
an opportunity OflayiDg the foundation of a
iund, that 1t properly fosiered, vii. rapidly
increase, and ultimately, enable her 10 accom-
pIsb, almost every desirable object of internal
Improvement 10 the city Of Richmond. from
The great quantity of tonnage it will bring
INTO Her Dock. aud from the business il will
bring into her streets, which is necessarily al
idched TO so large trade aud TO the cities
and manufactures nIt lao al Il
because II yields TO them the certainty Of a
supply OF the Indispensable article of fuel.
wnen other sources fail; aud they are daily
TO BE CONTINUED