Daily American telegraph., 1852-10-29
Transition Coal.

V,HIS rare and valuable Coal Is variety not quite
shssa an s and mas oa oos
viz at South Wales Great Britain; at Donez IN Russia
the Black Sea- and at Dauphn and Lebanon counties
Pennsylvania In the London market this coal commands
the highest price 1t Is mined upon the large estate
$4,000 acress OF the Dauphin and susquehanna Coal Com
Of Baltimore and Washington than the any other
gion. For easy ignition, durability Of fire. complete
buson easy adaptation to the temperature OF the weather.
and its great power generating heat 1t is The coal IN
tie World 1t has the infammablity of the bituminous
COAL with the cleanliness of the anthracite and greater
durability than either 1t burns without making any SCOT
or visible smoke and the combustion complete that
retains the fire until all the coal consumed Not with
the anthraces especially the hard and heavy kinds They
do not burn and hence the troublesome practice
Of sitting their ashes to obtain more fuel In burning the
Transition Coal there a0as for the small Goals made
by handling, burn well ordinary coal AU should be
burned together If screened at all the dust only should be
taken out.
very impression exists with many persons
that the heap Goals the most economical for ordinary
purposes This might be the if Goals fod by
Surement but when they sold by WEIGHT. In
Taylors valuable work. Statistics of Coa the details
given TO show that 81 pounds of burning red ash yield
cd heat to a in 15 hours than 81 pounds of
heavy white ash COAL making the red ash at So 6O to be
economical than the white ash at "a 81 per ton Any
accustomed to these heavy Goals will be aston
hed at the saving which be made in burning the light
knds when tested by the 'ogt and burnt in suitable
manner.
An apprehension exists with that the burning
Goals have tendency to cnkcr Now general rae no
coal will nker unless draught be applied to than
the coal naturally requires No would think of apply
ing bellows constantly to fire made of seasoned hickory
q
blast constantly to freeburning coal But the heavy white
ash anthracites cannot be burnt without powerful draft
and without using larger quantity Of coal than the tenn
peraturo of the weather sometimes requires Various pat
terms OF Stoves furnaces cooking ranges &C., invented
annually TO conquer this difficulty but 1t has been
done with complete success Inevery conrvance however,
which has been invented to burn COAL the transition var
ETY. will make beautiful fire. and complaint will be
made manufacturer seller of CRATES stoves when
this coal is used The draft alone is to be regulated by
damper In introducing this coal for the first time,
prepared as it now by steam power machinery for domes
use may give greater confidence to the buyer TO
that the celebrated burning red ash veins in the Peach
Orchard district, near Pottsviie, are continuation Of the
Dluph ueis and they approach the nearest in value to
the Transition coal
Shipments the Transition coal already been made
to the District of Coumbs and be obtained at retail
from the following persons:
VIM. T. Dove, Washington. Woodford Stone Washington.
+. Magruder, do Hunsberger Co.. do
VIM. Warder, do Myers Baker, Georgetown.
Orders for this coal by the cargo well for the semi
btumnous and anthracite GOALS mined by the Dauphn and
susquehsnna Coal Company will be promptly executed by
ADAMS FOSTER Agent,
Office southwest corner Baltimore and South sts
BALTIMORE, Sept. 10, 1852. sep 16-lm