Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-06-13
cnKsAPEAKE AND ONO cAsAL.

10 tie Stockholders. on The subject Of complet-
ting the Canal 10 Cumberland. We have Al.
ready stated that We were amongst the earliest
friends Of his great work. and have never cess-
ed TO feel . deep interest in is completion We
therefore feel gral6sd wheneye r an occasion Il
presented % bring is Importance befUre the pub
lie. and 10 urge The advantages which must even
iuaiiy accrue froms il. not merel, 10 the people
along It's margin, bat to those Of large extent or
county.
The Canal is finished from Georgetown to
Z Dam No. 6 dislapce Of 1876 miles The dis
lance % Cumberland from The latter point is a.
~ miles, n which thitiy-cne miles and fraction
have been completed, bulin uncennetted sections.
To con meet with he Gal Banks, near Cumber-
. land. has always been lhe.greaf object Of me
work, AID when that shall have been accomplish
cd, immense results, advantageous the whole
community. must inevitably folow.
!, is aIteaiY known Ihar The finances OF the
Company have fallen short. and that the EnEi-
neer's estimate requires about million aud half
Of dollars ioeompiele The work. ButTesronsible
contractors hsve offered 10 fnish~il at Gftfn per
ssni. SsiOw this estimate. if the Stale Of Mary.
land, the principal stoekholder. would Eaipr her
liens on The property Of The Company uGiil the
contractors could be remnnsrsied. To accom-
plish This, Col. Coaie, The President of The Com
pany, has beenexerling al possible influence, Oul
The Legislature adjourned its last session with.
out affoTding relief
10 the Report OF the President, there are en-
bodied many important facts in reference to the
Canal Trade. which ought to BE excessively cit
enlaied. II seems, from experiments By scienli-
DC men, that the Cumberland Coal is pronounc-
ed superior 10 that Of Liverpool Or Richmond
either for The purpose 81 raising. steam or for he
CRATE. lest was made BY Lieut.. WIN, r. Lynch
and bis Officers, on hoard The U S. STEAMER Fua-
ton, between the Liverpool aud Cumberland.
Coal, and lhe report states that .The experiment
was undertaken lin separate furnacesl with I8.
measures, weighing T7s pounds OF each kind Of
coalr-that ''ihe experiment lasled~twp hours
and fifty .one inmates, when the Liverpool was
found TO be entirely consumed, ard the Cumbet.
land sill burning with considerable quanuly ID
the CRATE"
1.-THE Liverpool. apparently, contained the
: most bnnmen, and the Cumberland the NEST
carbon hence ii is inferred that The former will
raise steam more rapidly, and the latter main.
tain The same pressure longer and more stsadt
\ ~.
Both burned beautifully, but Tire Cumberland
appeared decidedly preferable: clearer, as los-
sessng more carbon, with suffeieucy Of btu
men more pleasant. as the absence Of sulphur
excludes the smell Of sulphuretted hydrogen,
more equabe 10 is process, and more ddtable ID
its existence
Captain Perry, in a letter communicating The
foregoing report, says: I
81 have deferred any experiment with The
Cunberland coat sen. by you for trial on board
this vessel ,slnlil could pIbcure some ether oil
Superior quality, wllh view 10 give il peifect
ly fair test
Recently, the agent has purchased at New
York q cargo imported from Liverpool, which
! has proved 10 be the best We have ever had fot
sieaming purposes, and with this the, trial has
been made. RI
The enclosed report Of the officers Instructed
by me TO make The experiment iii give the rel
sulls; and having witnessed The test, 4 take
pleasure IN adding my testimony ii pr0ef eihe suPei
RIok ExcELLEScE III CUMBERLAND cakt."
William NJ. Ellis, at,lhe United States Navy
Yard, Washington. SAYS, in a report made on the
7lh OF September, 1910, 10 Captain Thomas Hell
dup stephens; H
q 10 obedience 10 your order, have made ex
feel named BY you, viz Mid Lothian and Cum.
bertrand Goals, and pine wood = ]
!. OF Mid Lothian coal. il will require, TO work
the engine one week. s240 bushels.
OF Cumberland coal, it viii require, for one
week, leo bushels i fl
or pine wood, 10 cords for tie same time.
ID this Trial Cad thai il requires third
less Of Cumberland than Of Mid Lothian coal 10
produce the same effect: and il may Iol be inn
proper to remark. that have never, in my exI
perience, seen fuel which CATER the lfiaijusl
madr,l ! would prefer 10 the cumhe' land coal.
II produces a lively and beaplfnl IRE, aid
leaves neither clipker nor ether substance topb1
struet the CRATE bars and consequently requires |
less labor 10 attending the are" Ii
Capt. Eas by.mas,er ship builder Of the Wash
ington. Navy YArk, says this Coal is superior
10 any heretofore discovered. and cam whenflhel
Canals finished. be delivered in Geoigetowh al
IL cents per bushel." II
Professor Silliman says that .for steam "a VIZ !
cation andTor iecemeiive, on rail roads, i, will
probably supefsede al American coax, and will !
be preferred in parIors ~ all hodesire aibiIu-|
ninous coal in prsfsrencet 10 anthracite"
The coal is dug from the sides Of the meun-I
tains, and Is so abundant that l. viii not BE- ex-
haustsd for centuries. The Professor remarks.
that iii will be The province Of distant pOsien iiy
10 drain The lower beds BY tunntllng. or bybhss
ualiml,sd and untriDg energy Of he steam
ehgine.n
The coal district, of which Frusibprg may Be
assumed as The centre, exteads through Hanp-
shire snd Hardy counties, $40 tie upper bra1ch-
es:cf the Po,omae." aud ahe thickness Of The
coal beds varies ftom three 10 hfieen fee.i
We cannot account Cor The hesi.a non Of Ma. !
rylsnFi, 10 waving her liens. 10 any oiher way
dian By snpposins that party pOliises have bee1
unfortunatly n,elmlneled wiihshe subj-ci. The
advantages % be derived from he igsxhausuble
Coal BEDS Of the Aslegaaay are incalcnlahie,
aaa The in.alnation which keeps these resources
locked up. is aiscredi,able to the eUliehienedsgs
ID which Ne live. L., every possible inHuepce
Be exer,ed 10 throw or the incubus. f
We shall take pieHSuIsin presenting herssf.
Ter Numerous astounding facts bearing upon his
mausf, imporsanl no, 6nly 10 Maryland Al latre,l
bn. % he whole potosesc counlry of vsRin,s. +
The wflliamsporl Banner states Thai CAnr
WasHHerox drew large crowds ofsisisers. snd
was the point Of attraction for All ages. sexes
and colours, during the week. Thstroops were
rsrisued on Thursday By Governor Ponrrn. oil
Pa. and On Friday BY Brigadlsr Gensfal o! II |
WiilnMs. The eneampment broke up on
Saturday. There were thirteen companies
present.
H1i IS now alledeed by some Of he Lckos.