Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-25
Transition Coal.

YNHIs rare and valuable Coal is variety not quite
changed into an anthracite and It has only been dis
yiz at South Wales Great ritan at Donetz in Russia
the Black Sea- and at Dauphn and Lebanon counties
Pennsylvania In the London market this coal
the hghet price 1t is mined upon the large estate
$4,000 acres of the Dauphin and susqushanna Coal Com
pany, situated in Pennsyvania, and Is the
of Baltimore Washington than the coal OF any other
gon For easy ignition, durability of fire. complete COM
and Its great power in generating heat the coal
the aoortd 1t has the infammabilty of the bituminous
coal with the cleanliness OF the anthracite and greater
dTaoity than either 1t burns without making SCOT
or visible smoke and the combustion is complete that II
retains the fire until all the coal is consumed Not with
the anhracite especially the hard and heavy kinds They
do not burn and hence the practice
OF sitting their ashes to obtain fuel In burning the
Transition Coal there soae the small Goals made
burned together II screened at oil the dust only should be
taken out
very erroneous impression exists with many persons
that the heaviest Goals the most economical for ordinary
purposes This might be the Goals sold by
siaement, but when they sold by WEIGHT In
Tayors valuable work, Statistics of Coa the details
given to show that 81 pounds Of eburnng red ash yield
ed more heat to room in 10 hours than 81 pounds Of
heavy white ash COAL making the red ASH So So be
economical than the white ash at 81 o. per ton Any
person accustomed to these heavy Goals will be aston
hed the saving which be made burning the light
er kinds when tested by the oegt and burnt in suitable
manner.
An apprehension exists with some that the reeburning
Goals have tendency to cnker Now general rule
coal will greater draught be applied it than
the coal naturally requires No would think of apply
ing bellows constantly TOT fire made of seasoned hickory
oak wood and it would be equally absurd to apply
blast constantly to eeburnng coal But the heavy white
ash anthractes cannot be burnt without powerful draft
and without using larger quantity Of coal than the tenn
perare of the weather sometimes Various pat
stoves furnaces cooking ranges &c., are Invented
annually to conquer this difficulty but it has been
done with complete success nevery however,
which has been invented to burn COAL the transition yar
ETY. will make beautiful fire, and complaint will ever be
made to 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 1t now is by steam machinery for domes
tic may give greater confidence to the buyer to
that the celebrated eeurnng red ash veins In the Peach
Orchard district Pottsville continuation Of The
Ddph res and they approach the nearest in value to
the Transition coal
Shipments of the Transition coal have already been made
to the District of Columbia and it be obtained at retail
from the following persons:
VIM. T. Dove, Washington. Woodord Stone, Washington
F. Magruder, do Hunsberger Co., do
VIM. Warder, do Myers Baker, Georgetown.
Orders for this coal by the well for the semi
btumnous and anthracite GOALS mined by the Dauphn
susquehanna Coal Company, will be promptly executed by
ADAMS FOSTER, Agent,
Office southwest corner Baltimore and South SITS.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 10, 1852. [sep l6-lm