The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-12-01

sel.1 I0Icc Oh MS men Ou oLoAc give ptolcc-
ton to the Americans there
owe cut The following extracts from the St
10 ais Rspubtican, and congratulate our worthy
and enierptising citizens, Messrs- RUuSER and
BI LkSAP, on the successful prosecution Of their
i'm portrait enterprise, and in the prospect OF the
great profits which await them:
RAILROAD TO The Coal BANKS IN TIE LIZ
soIs BLUFFs.-On TUESDAY Last, we joined party
of ladies and gentlemen, including Messrs. John
son. Belknap, and Ruffner, the propTietors, in the
FIST pleasure excursion over the ,st railroad YET
constructed 10 the Mississippi, above the mouth
of the Ohio. Although it is q short road in com
psIison with Others, il may properly be regarded
ar the first effort in what may yet be vast system
OF Improvements OF this kind, reaching TO the
/ Mississippi.
This road commences few hundred yards east
Of the Cahokia creek, opposite the lower ferry
landing.
| Immediately beyond the Lake, where the road
Turns north TO the eOalpits, u lie contemplated 10
inlerseot it with a railroad to Belleville, dis
tsnce of only seven and quarter miles, over
| good and cheap route. Ii is probable that this
| road will be constructed next season. Ground Tor
a depot al the intersection has been secured.
Their mines we'll worth a visit. They are
situated in the bluff Immediately east Of the city,
about midway up. A beautiful lake lies in front.
There are three strgtGs extending back IN
known distance. They have already been traced
many miles; at present they are working the upper
slrsia. Three shafts have been opened, one Of
| which has been extended in about $50 yards. The
vein of coal is seven, seven and half aad eight
feet thick, capped by solid rock, and wher tried
about mile back, the vein measures nine feet
| Into these shafts railways are extended, end the
loaded cars come out on level, and in cornexiOn
With the road. In the long shaft they are cutting
Off side passages and rooms, and when these ave
opened, at least a hundred miners can be employ
ed in this mine The Others will be tended in like
manner. The coal lie easily mined Doe hand can
, dig from one hundred 10 one hundred and fifty
bushels per day, and BY increasing the shafts,
which may be easily done, the supply may be
kept al all times equal 10 the tul capacity of The
means of transportation The elevation of the
shafts give them good drainage, and the rmness OF
the rock Gaping renders them entirely secure.
They are also easy o. ventilation.
|, The city and the public generally are much in
debied 10 the enlerprlse OF these gentlemen.
They will have brought about revolution in man
u.actuTing and other branches Of industry in this
city. In securing This worn the owners have isid
up Tor themselves sn immense fortune, more rich
and more lasting than any placer in California
Long may they live and enjoy it
Fms AND Loss o. LIFE.-The large and elegant
mansion Of Mrs. Anna Jenkins, at Providence, lR.
L. was,entirely destroyed BY FIRE on Tuesday nom.
ing about clock, and, sad ~ relate, the owner
and her elder daughter persisted on the premises.
The FIRE originated in q furnace in the cellar in
tended Ter warming the building, and was under
such hesdwsy when discovered that il was with
difficulty that any of the inmates escaped from the
burning pile. Three OF the servants saved them
selves BY descending the lightning rod, and three
Others were rescued BY means Of ladder. One
OF these was the younger Mise Jenkins. She part.
ed hands with her mother at the top Of the ladder,
but the latter did not follow, and it is supposed
that abe fell back, suffocated by the smoke, and
there expired. The other daughter was not seen,
and she was probably suffocsted by the smoke In
her room, as persons who were in the house early,
before the flames had got much vent, said il was
impossible to breathe loos in such dense smoke e.
The Providence Journal says:
MIS- jenkins was widely known for her virtues
and charities. She was a preacher ofthe Society
OF Friends; but her oensvolence was not limited
to sect or religion. and her large wealth devo-
ted 10 the cause Of humanity where il was SUI fer
Ing. No one could have been taken from US
whose death, independent Of the terrible manner
OF II, would have carried greater grief 10 The whole
community.
FoR CALIroRNu.--The New York Tribune