Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-11
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Sir Humphrey Davy a(terwa rds
discovered, that the foul air was too
thick TO pass between close iron
wires; he therefore invented lamp
to be enclosed in a case OF wire
gauze; SO that although the light
passed through this wire work read
liy, the fire damp lodged on the out
side and was perfectly harmless
This is a very important safeguard
10 the miners; for tie accidents
have been tremendous and destruc-
tive Yctsbecause the Lights not
50 strong when enclosed in this kind
OF wire lantern as wiGh4ul, they
will frequently lay the safety screen
aside, at llie hazard Of their lives;
aud dreadful consequences have
ensued. After the COIL his been
brought to the surface IN baskets, it
must then be conveyed TO tile water
side for shipping. frequently,
therefore, railroads are constructed,
from Hthe mouth Of the pit to the
edge pi the water. These consist
I Of grooves Of wood Of Of iron, Id
which The wagon wheels move 50
easily, that one horse VIII tlfaw as
much as six without suth = contri>
yancG; and. if he slope be sufficient
the loaded wagons Ill RIM down
BY themselFts, Till they come TO the
appointed place. Then, q rho opens
Ia trap door in the bottom Of the
agon, and lets the Goals HALL out.
through a tann4l, into thel ship It.
self The empty wagons al + drawn
fup another railroad, by thF side 81
the descending one, by thu weight
and force pf other loaded Wagons.
which are coming dow II. Some
times large Ibarg es, Cd He'd K eels, are
employed to take the Goals from the
wagons to the shiHs, when the
ships draw too much ~ ter Ito come
far. enough up the riy4r, 70 meet The
wagons Coke is coal b4rnt, o.
rather baked, ID a SORT Of oven; i
thus becomes charred, and EiiI burr
afterwards without smoke, bur
Gerce!y. In the burning Of coke, {
sort of tar arises, which is dardfulIy
preserved, and is very useful Also
the hydrogen gas, disengagfdiH The
process, may be caught; and Wher
purified. it feeds the lamps which
burn 50 bfiliiSSlIy. Some coal j:
so compact tlaN1t is torn ed into
toys, si.uff,hoxes, &c. 1'his is call,
ed Cuaael cqo1;; and is found ia Eng
land and different parts Of s otIand
Anthracite IS the name of one D
the mfst useful kinds 81 d Gal. |
has been foKnd in $ eyeral E propeal
COMMITTEES, but occur IS in the creates
abundance in the United States
where ii Has become an aFlifle 0
great Importance. The cdal is in
tlammable witt some difficulty, anc
burns without smell or smoke Ii
PENNSYLVANIA, the anthracite Goa
formation covers a tract Of eountry
many miles il width. Manuel
Chunk, upon The Lehigb; P9ttk riIle
at the head of the SchuyIkill &anal
\ and NIilkesbarre, upon the Susque
hanna, have afforded The chic
supply Of cpal from this regid n, al
well as the greatest prop ortipn con
sunedin tile United States.. NIucl
of this coal is transported Fl ON the
mines by means OF railroads. A
Portsmouth, in Rhode Island an ex
tensive bed. of this coal EXIST; and +;
mine Of anthracite has been opened
at Worcester, in Massacbus etts, al
+ the head oi4he Blackstone canal
The names given TO coal are va
rious and are generally taken from
the places where it is found Mos
of the bitulnlnous coal CONSUMED ii
the EASTERN states is exported from
Liverpool; although consigerabi,
quantities are brought from Nov;
Scotia, called Pidtou and Sydney
coal.