Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-14

meianhysicai Scotch friend 10 pfu'ohe '"e
nDoc,orn into an argument on docfihai po'h'''-
'Cbari.y" was the latter's walch-wofd' anu eah
4 more benevuen, and saaary s!aaaata W
aiopisd2 -,
We VISITED The other mines in the Glove! I'M
basin The Beaver Pits are worked by &" ihci'"'
ed plane, al an angle oi 40 degrees gong u =
900 feet. The cars are moved up and down W
an immense iron CHAIN worked by a tne seam
engine bull. by Talbot & Brother ot ih'' Guy.
| Tie workings in this mine arc very ex'ehs''e'
slme of the drifts running a hal.mile, WIN ia'
roads TO convey the coal 10 The shafts. ih's
year, The Beaver Pits will yield about 'ooo'o
bushels The plan is 10 work drls ID V"''o'
directions, having large pillars vi COAL tao w
feet square) to support The roof oil COAL n,n
the diff are completed, hey commence d. '"s
IN, s dislan, point 70 remove The pillars ,'ec"ni-
! caliy ''rotbirs cui') and gradually Approaching
Inc centre snail iii all the coal IS falseu. in'J
| are now "robbing QUIZ the Old Clover t1'l' rvs
which are the longest worked-and "h'ch '"''
year yield abou. $50 600 bushels. Al .nls snd
the oiher mines, buckets are constantly cescend>
inc and Ascending, by Steam or mule power, 10
draw off The wafer which collecs in The mlnes.-
In one OF the largest mines, large furnace 10
ban, continually burning al the bottom OF IN: pit,
10 vestilate The mine and prevent iirt.danP.-
Around some OF the mines, large masses OF me
Goa, collected on the surface, are nov burning
from spontaneous combustion.
The last mine we visited, was the Central Pils,
worked by Hall & Cheaiham. The perpendicu'
lar shaft 10 about 100 lee, deep-and an lnclhed
plane is also JUS, being started, al an angle OF
about 80 degrees. Some 200 0Oo bnsnels VIII Ut
raised from these pits this year.
| The coal in III. new shaft, which was The only
one We descended lies in beautiful regularity,
! fIon 16 10 % lee. thick-it is dry, bright, almost
eni ely free from sulphur, and totally Tree rom
other impurities. The Clover Hill coal is SO
purely biuminous, that il would aLs"er hios'
Admiralty tor gas. Is il not wonderful mat f'ch'
mond, the metropolis Of The eldest Slate IN the
| Union, and in striking distance OF the tnes' gas
making material 10 the world, still gropes In
m:dnigh, darkness Tais anomaly cannot last
long-ihe interest aid convenience ii our CITY
will aeman,! thai this evil bc"retormed altogether >
All the Clover Fl coal comes out in cubica
fractures, ard la:se Jumps. II igni'es very easl-
ly, burns with brilliant 1ame, and is admifa.
bly, sdaped Tor The sra;e, requiring no 'blower."
This coal being oil recent discovery, The cxplo-
ralions are not yet very extensive, and probably
moi one.tenlh Of The coal is yet discovered
| When its value is properly understood the en-
lerpizs exhibited here viii supply large demand
| Ia the autumn O! 1889 coal was hfs discovered
Cropping cut" on III Clover Hill tract Of lard
belonging 10 Mr.. Coz. His negroes, in Cheating
on, the stream o. wafer from noble spring
found ou,, by accd.ni, the frs, traces Of wha
| will turn oCi 10 be :roS, valuable treasure. The
most experienced miners are Welchmen ard
Engiishmen-but some of the bcs. mana gers ar
naive Virsniars They seem To live harmo-
nously aud happily lo.c her. in their amin aled
industry.
Mr.. Cox, who was Elasl valuable Senator, is
an .tlicieni man Of business, a, il July shown by
The manner in wh,h lie III IMAGES the Concerns o
a company OF $4,000 capital and sapetvi>es
The rallluad, nnelecn Eiilcs long 10 us Juncior
with III. Petersburg road. 6 sides 5cin. an &C
compiishc! Gentleman and social ie!iow, Us every
boIy knows, he fills ;hc post OF Jls.icc ol lLt
peacc-aud some very cu;iuus cases come "
uclurc MN. La most Of them, however modern
Helrns play a con.picuous pan. We ca6no
touch on intIn nov, save 10 refer 10 one culiou,
derision OF The worthy magistrate. An unhep up;
vie mplained oi the haIsh and cruel trcatmen
OF her husbaEd-lnr justice, as a punishment
and, we suppose, BY way OF cooling his b'ood
M de him swalloU double dose Of salts This
though no: in the 'Codc" or strictly law ant
qo,pcl was ailc1ded vain he hapriesi effects and
served a. a salutafy waning 10 offending has
bands. We we're informed that though there i,
an abundance II doctors aad mac:s rates, lie VII.
lace is not bless. win lawyers, and The
| magistrates have very LILLE 10 DO, save in
| cases wncIe The paisoa IS sent -: too late.
h!ler bouniiu! dinner. We lcGrciinly parted
with MIR. Cox and his charming vile and lami-
| ~. whuse kindness aLd hospitality we can never
forget. Al Pm. we mounted our dyns
oPa,tic;s Henry Our cumfany having been in.
creased by the presence ct Mr. Robinson oi New
York, the agent OF n" Rail Road Journal, who
made hinsel! very popular during he visir,) and
|
| li,re Tor tea. En- .ssqn', we would say that the
Petersburg Road is in capital nidrr ard doing
large tu:,nc>s. We were surprised 10 hear q
! the increasing trade on the Pon Halhal branch
In The las, yea, some 1886 barrels OF Il iii
we're trans ported ifo,l The Two large mills nrIe 10
;ha. point 10 be shipped.
we have thus hastily dotted down a few in
ciienis Of hurried, bu, pleasant Trip, with the
| view 1T attracting attention 10 vsry impuran
| intsre,, oil Virginia. Free Trade men, as we
are, ard opposed IL any increase OF The burdens
| oil taxation Tor the beneti! OF any special interest
we cannot but point with prize, 10 he treasures
| Of Virginia, aGi 10 The enterprise manifested in
developing them. The coal business Of Virei.
MIA, land the Clover Hill mines arc all lha, We
have personally examined) stands on a footing
| which caDnot be shaken The eemiag abuD,
| dance oil The coal, lis superior value Tor gas iron
sleam and The grae, lis convenience 10 market
| aid The increasing purposes 10 which j! is dcvo-
| ted, must mainle III tor il The high character il
bears al present, and we rejoice to see new enter
prise and capital successfully embarked in it.
| We cannot better conclude our desulicry re-
marks Than BY quoting al length the comments
u Sir Charles Lyell, The distinguished geologis
IN tie coal lielas c:ossirg Ch,s:efsd. He wro'c
in 1916 Chs second vis) and STAGE iaal period,
The Glover Hill mnes have been considerably
sx ended and developed While al Clover Hill
tie VS. struck with tie first mhyn dyk. which be
had seen il This c"al field Ii dvMes the coa
with singular regularity, and The eidrred coal or
| each size d the dyks shows that The latter is Of
volcanic origin. bic writes as follows:
There are two regions in The Sla.e OF Yugi.
mia, Ia country about equal in a,eaiio The whole vi
| England proper, IN watch productive coal nea.
sIfes occur. La one Of these which may be
c4,d he Western coai fed The strata belong Il"
! Tue ancient carbonierous group, characters d
! BY FOSSIL p ants o! The same genera, and, to Z
erra! extent, lbe same species as those lGund il
Inc aEtieal coi measuIts ui Eurcps. The o,heF
one, wholly disc injected in lis geographical ana
groiosicai RELATIONS, i. found 10 the Eas. oi The
/ Appalachian Mountains, in The mi,ide Of Thai
! cfaniiic iesiop, sometimes called HE Atlantic
Slope. La consequence dire isola cd position Of
,hese Eas coal beds, the lowest N watch res