The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-04-22

ore, WIFI give ABOUT ~ LOnb' W ttic cquai :
rod, which conforms to the preceding estt
mates, and wQuld give 1900 tons per acre.
/ Coal beds feet thick give about 93I
bushels per stlare rod, df about l50,G0l
bushels or 5000 tons pei acre. The results
of calculation, and OF the experience of lib.
coal diggers, scarcely vary.
The ore in the Robertson tract, atefaeed
among the 10 sections, would give more
than double the estimated average. OF Plot.
Briggs in the mineral region, and the easily
accessible ore would amount TO Of his es-
tima;e Of the average capacity for the pro-
Pduction or iron.
Il would seem from the preceding results
OF investigations that have been made, that
the estimate of Prof. Briggs may be relied
on,as to the great amount Of the mineral le-
sources Of the mineral belt, from THE Ohio
northwards to the Rocking river that can,
and doubtless will, at some time, supply d
dense industrial population in and around
this region, with active and full employment
in mining and manufacturing operations, I'd
supply the wants of millions OF people,
The question now is--will the present
business Of The mineral region under consid-
Grafton. and the transportation Of the pro-
ducts of the farm, the foresr, the mines and
manufactures, that would seek a market BY
means OF the Scioto and Hooking valley
railroad If made through the mineral region;
justify scopstruction. The solution Of this
question will mainly depend onthe coal and
iron transportation on the road, and more
Immediately, whether the jackson Goals
could compete successfully with the PoIhe-
roy, Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Hooking VAL
ley Goals in Portsmouth, Chillicothe and
Cincinnati. ,lfF
Estimated cost of Jackson COILS IN markst, III
competition With othcrcoals
The ordinary rate Of transportation Of the
Cunibeflahd coal OH tie Baltimore and Ohio
failfopd in le44, was II cents per ton per
mile; andit was stated lii the report Of the
Company 10 the Legislature Of Maryland id
1874, that coal could be transported by the
railroad with small profit, at less than 4
cent per ton per mile. -.
The ordinary fate 6f freight on the Ohi6
river for heavy coarse articles, is said to be
about cent per ton per mile; but the
Pohieroy cual-rade; being carried on, on d
large scale, with their owh boats, and hands
hired by the year, and steaming and towing.
with their own coal, it does not proHablycost
more than about 1 cent per ton per mile t6
transport their coal to market Z gs,
The writer does not know what Is the il
sual price of P6rhefoy; Wheeling and Pitts
burgh Goals in Portsmouth bit II this rail-
road be built, and the freight should not ex-
coed II cents per ton pet mile, the Jacksot
Goals can be delivered in Portsmouth at
81 ,10pef ton, or5cenis per bushel Ia ahy
desired quantity;
l Ton or 30 bushels at mines deliv- -,
cred in wagons at 3 cents, 80
! Ton or go bushels loading and un-
loading In cars at cent. Is
l Ton or 30 bushels, freight 30 miles ~
at Il cents per ton per mile, 45
-
sl,56
This would be at the fate Of five cehts
per bushel, and probablyl to 5 cents pet
bushel lower that tie Usual market price
of Pomeroy, Wheeling and Pittsburgh Goals:
Pomeroy coal is dug and put OH the coal.
boats at an expense of about "a cents per
bushel, or if we count OWNERS rent, diggefs
charges, lights, wear OF tools, ,iabefing Of
mines, &C., it can be afforded at about the
same price in the boats, as the jackson Goals
could be in the cars, viz: 81 cents per busks
ell, or 81 ,05 per ton. The transportation 1f
the coal 100 miles on the Ohio 10 PortsinoutiI
at cent pei ton per mile, would be 25 cts
per ton, SO that the expense of the coal de-
liyered from the boats at Portsmouth; ,w0hls
be 81 30 per ton. The carriage OF coal froI /
the boats to the coal-yards, OF to the Rolln il
Mill, &c, would not be less than 20 ce' ats
per ton, which would make the Poms ROY
coal cost as much in Portsmouth, as the
Jackson coal delivered at the c6al-yaTls IN
Portsmouth, along the road, or delive red 4
the Rolling Mill BY the railroad. p he tw.
GOALS c66ld, therefore, (if Me precedin,
data are correct, as they are bslis we'd to be l
fairly compete with each otter.. and the reI
ative qualities of the GOALS foy their yar;ef
uses, would determine their re lat;ye amount,
of consumption. Fol iro n manufart,,re
steam-boiler fuel, smiths Sc and dsv-fire,
ioI domestic uses, the Jack son Goals win, i
Is believed command the market. ia
Goals from Wheeling. Pittsbnrph a.
could not bs put IN market at Portsmonti
cheaper than the Pomeroy 81 Jackson cosls !
II is believed therefore that ths I,xSsor is,s,
Goals, on account Of their erce 81 SLlsiSt;s.
for fuel and the manu- ufacture of iron as vel
as from the low cost Of putting them he Il, n tasr s
ket, could fairly come ii com1etition w;tl
the Pomefoy, Wheeling and Pittsbnro6 c6al. Il.
in Portsmouth, -'''s''6- sss's !
AT CINCINNATI the Pemeroy Goals can &
delivered az Sl 90 per ton, and the Jackson
Goals At $i,75 per ton. This would r;ye
the fomeIoy coalan aeyantaae Of go cents
per ton q cent per bushel. These bfices
az wnlcn these Goals could be delivered n
CINCINNATI, differ so little, that for some uses
az the manufacturers Of iron and tia pTo:
quctlon OF steam poitef, domestic fuel &c.
the Jackson Goals which could be afForde1 AZ
cents per bushel, would Be-. nreierred to ti,e
Pomeroy and other Goals al 81 cents, 3.
In an article published sonic time sInnies:
IN the Scioto Gazette, il was shown thai tIie
jackson coals could Be delivered II Ciacin-
nat, l25 miles byrailroadby ssay5fE Elknicoih,
and Hillsborough, for Q as cetits pef bushel
at all seasons, this would Be i rFeSt sdrrn'
tage when coal could hot be SBiained sor,
the mines that ifaifsp6ft tlieif coai down ths
river. either on account 81 obstructions NJ
low water ice, ~
Al Columbus, the Hooking val,ev eoaI
costs It is said, for tolls and freiaht t,s NV