The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-24
TRANSITION COAL.

TJNHIS RARE AND VALUABLE COAL is
i riety not quite changed into an anthracite,
and it has only been discovered lin large quaint
tes) at three places upon our globe, viz at South
Wales, Great Britain; at Donetz, in Russia, near
the Black Sea; and at Dauphn and Lebanon coun-
ties, ennsylvenia. In the London market this
coal comma nds the highest price. 1t is now mined
upon the large estate (43 900 acres) OF the Dau
phin and Susquehanna Coal Company, situated in
Pennsylvania. and it is nearer to the cities of Bal
timore and Washington than the coal of any other
region For easy ignition, durability OF fire, COM
plete combustion easy adaptation to the temper
aure of the weather, and its great power in gene
rating heat, il is The BEST coal IN the ioortd 1t has
the inflammabity 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 is
80 complete that it retains the fire until all the coal
is consumed. Not so with the anthracies, espe-
cially the hard and heavy kinds They do not
burn up. and hence the common troublesome prac-
ticc OF sitting their ashes to obtain more fuel. In
burning the Transition Coal there is ,caste. for
the small Goals made by handling burn as well
ordinary coal. Ill should be burnt together. If
screened at ALL the dust only should be taken out.
very erroneous impression exists with many
persons that the heaviest Goals the most econo
mical for ordinary purposes This might be the
case if Goals were sold by measurement, but never
when they sold by WEIGHT. In ylor's valu-
able work, Statistics Of Coa) the details given
TO show that 81 pounds of a free burning red ash
yielded more heat to a room in fifteen hours than
81 pounds Of heavy white ash coal, making the
red ash at S 80 to be more economical than the
white ash ut s. 81 per ton. Any person accus
toned to- use these heavy Goals will be astonish-
ed at the saving which can be made in burning the
lighter kinds, when tested by the rceght and burnt
| in a suitable manner.
An apprehension exists with some that the free
| burning coals have tendency to clipker. Now,
| as n general rule, no coal will clinker unless
greater draught be applied to II than the coal natu
rally requires. No one would think Of applying
| bellows constantly to fire made of seasoned
| hickory oak wood, and it would be equally as
| absurd to apply blast constantly to a free burn
! ing coal. But the heavy white ash anthractes
| cannot be burnt without u powerful draught, and
! without using larger quantity Of coal than the
temperature Of the weather sometimes requires.
Various patterns OF stovcs, furnaces, cooking
| ranges, Sc, are invented annually to conquer this
difficulty, hut il has never been done with complete
| success In every continuance, however, which
has been invented to burn coal, the transition va
riety will make a beautiful fire, and no complaint
| will ever be made to manufacturer or seller of
| CRATES or stoves when this coal is used. The
| draught alone is to be regulated by damper IL.
| introducing this new coal for the first time, pre-
| pared as il now is by steam power machinery for
domestic use, il may give greater confidence to the
buyer to say that the celebrated free burning red
ash veins in the Peach Orchard district. near Potts
vile, are a continuation of the Dauphin usins, and
they approach the nearest 1" value 10 the Transition
Shipments of the Transition coal have already
been made to the District of Columbia, and II
can be obtained at retail from the following
persons:
WIN. T. Dove, Washington.
! +. Magruder, do
| WIN. Warder, do
| Woodford Stone. do
/ Hunsbcrger & Co, do
Myers & Baker, Georgetown.
Orders for this coal by the cargo, as we'll for
| the Semi Bituminous and Anthracite Goals, mined
by the Daupbin and Susquehanna Coal Company
will be promptly executed by
| ADAMS FOSTER, Agent,
Office southwest corner Bait. and South SITS
BALTIMORE, September 10, 1851.
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