Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-08-13


after ina, gentleman placed al the head q" The rea.
sury Department. the surrey Of The coast was again put
in charge Of The latter Department, where II sui remains
Globe
BrRSIsc Coat M,.E We have had several notices
of the burning nf coal mine in Pennsylvania, which
took fire last winter from crate unanimously placed
near its mouth during the cold weather OF ast @ner,
md has bee burning with increasing fury IN ders"n
Of the einils which hav bee made !" smother It, ever
since No in,imari"n IS given IN any OF me accounts
which We have seen. OF The manner in winch The "a.
wages of this subleranesn fire can be checked Tine
Miners Journal gives the following account OF lac
visl 10 The mine Boston Chrnnicie
a large party Of gentlemen nhled at Mr"rsvI'le,
few da, SINCE for the purpose OF WISHING the h"'n
ing Mime The Juguar Vein. al The gap "f me bfoao
Mountain While the pleasure cars were preparing.
We took look abnu, Minesve, aud found many "h"r
things 10 admire besides Mrs Christ lemonade Ihsre
are great number Of buildings III pr"crss al erection,
and Steam Saw Mill is reat!y COMPLETED by Mr. Lau
renee Of Sunhury The village appears To have been.
steadily progressing since we last VISITED IT. and h"iuS
liz ow n better than any al ouT surrounding towns
The cars were length equipped, and we started al
fine pace up the inclined plane DvrreinG TO he lett,
we visited The aiming operations OF L'baens chapman.
Esq and wee JUS; comfortably housed al Mr. Payne
his SUPERINTENDENT when The ''wind"ws ni Heaven
were opened and young ctluge poured down We
suffered how ever hut Ii'rir for ne found p7"fusI"n
o. crackers CHEESE and those nn temperance nriiciss
,cIep, brandy aud gin. ~ which did ample jus ce
The shower over. unhchrd our h"r.es and re
travelled the road TO lis junction, with n" asa stance but
is descending grade Here The ti:st symptoms OF our
miniature Vesuvus visited The cinuds o smoke
which rolled down lhr Gap Leaving the cars, We walk
ed ~ The ravlne 10 tie lower levels al The workings
here although not SURROUNDED BY ii"od OF lava, We
found the waters ssning from the dritiway to he
ou,;e warm from the # Of The internal fire, and i'm
rrsg mated strongly with alkaline substances as to be
extremely uausenUs 10 The Taste
We prepared to ascend the west brow of the
Broad Mountan boot straps wee nnhu't"ued, stocks
unhuck and coats taken off and ali pepa ari,ns made
"Inr tir nonce BpeilinG abnve Tor some hundred
feet and bechiHg oi tn smoke and flame NOSE the track
Of the vein, winch assembled on the crop e
putting aud blowing brough, US 10 the second level,
here the commenced during the extreme colo
Wroher Of last winter 4 hanging grn,t placed nj IT'S
mouth ouasr The temperature. cummunicatt ire 10
the couplings of the gangwav and was the primary cause
Of the vast damage which has since accrued. Some
hundred ert farther the hll large space had caSed
in and dow the assures between III upper and ln~ef
rocks couldie yawnng fiery gulph, here Vulcan
an d his Cyccps might rrvrl m aud shianaDoefs Only
exist A sui huIous eShaletiJn issued lrnm H. which
rendered approximation not gre grateful as laven
der water or cool iced punch. About the Jaws o!
this cave, were depnsies of sulphur. and some
alkaline substances IN great quantities. Large rents
and assures in the ground showed the extent OF the
raging internal heat, and many places appeared ready
To fall in, and precipi,ae the ncauinus spectator inn
the chnsm Down the old air shafts the currents Of Dir
rushed with rumbllng enrthquakey sound. 10 feed
with the oxygen, the volcano beneath Now and then
acrumhrg mass Of slate q detached portion of rock
would leave the bed where it had been recumben since
The world began and with resslless force plunge head
long into The smoky crater!
The vegetation on The summit and sides Of The hill
showed the sca,hng effects ct Ibis heat The
tall pine dropped lis giant arms. the hemnck bowed iiS
head if parchsd by arid snerines, the Young oak
and chestnut clad in premature "srre and yellow
leaf and here and there the mountain vines seemed In
cling closely 10 their parent trees, as il, like The
chi Of J. flprv
BREATH and
'.-hssng jaw. that sputicr'd fame"
dreary spot is nov that once lovely mountain gap
The elemental war has Frustrated all its beauty of nage
the voice OF industry Is hushrd the rustic cascade
leap less merry than IL wont, and the huoy
is heavy and oppressive with the murky vapors
that lower The lair FACE of Nature!
When or in what manner The rarogss will be stopped
is matter Of unceroiniy. and equally is it, whether
human ingenu iiy restrain them In tine time
the luss OF time and material falls heavy Mr. l. E..
Dougheriy, the lessee, who has usrd every possible
means within his power, to check the destruction Al
pmps have been made I" smother the fame. but il al
ways breaks out in new place with increased fury
and battles It's opponents.
Our curiosity satisfied, we descended The mounton
and heinking ourselves to the down past Mi
ntrsvle again The es, Branch Road is in excellent
ORDER the lower part OF the track has for time
required repairs of sny Importance, and the wheels
now over il as smOulhly asi IL were paror floor
There doubt Of the mex dence of sn"d-n
the iron rails il they out from heavy husness
are worth almost their first value for old metal but when
the wood becomes rotten and spnleIy, money must be
paid To no we il hauled off the track.
Amer night fall, arrived a, the kospabe ma nson
Of K e. Hill, E.qnre, superintendent If the Road
under whose directions The present delightful iaunt was
arranged Once under roof The evening was spe
in delightful manner and for while like Burns Tam
OShanter:-
ave thought the long Scotch miles,
The MOSES, ws,ers, saps and stiles,
That lie between and ou hame."
AT length. however. parting time arrived babe
"good night" and reached dnmicls some to recount
the pleasures Of The iaunt to their wives and families
and VIZ. TO give tins has,y and mplng description TO
our kind friends and reudsrs.
THE BosToN AND LIVERPOOL STEAM SHlrs-Mr
Cunard the eniprprsing proprietor OF the line of steam,
ships between Boston and Liverpool. Halifax
has arrived in town. He passenger to New York
in the British Queen.
He has determined. are informed that the large
boats of his line shalt between Liverpool Bnsnn
merely stopping Halifax hours dischar pc
freight and passengers or these boats he has four M
building at Glasgow, each Of $50 tons with engines
of 100 horse power They upwards Of 900 fee, long
and "a feet wide He has two smaller boats budrpe
for the purpose of keeping upa communication between
Pclou and Quebec
What Mr. Cunard asks of the Bos,onians is that ,hev
should provide him with wharf, without CHARGE Al
which his vessels may be safely moored while in this
Such wharf il spppossd, will from