Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-11-09
Transition Coal.

THIS rare and valuable Coal Is variety not quite
changed into anthracite and Il has only been dis
viz ut South Wales Great Britain; at DonotE Ia Russia,
the Black Sea- and at Dauphin and Lebanon counties
Pennsylvania In the London market this coal commands
the highest price. 1t is mined upon the large estate
$4,000 acess Of the Dsuphn and susquehanna Coal Com
pany, situated in Pennsylvania and Is TO the cities
of Baltimore and Washington than the coal OF other
gon For ignton durability of hre, complete com
buson adaptation to the temperature Of the weather.
and Its great power in generating heat The BEST coal IN
the GO0rLd. 1t has the nhammabity OF the bitumnous
COAL with the cleanliness OF the anthraote ana greater
durability than either IL burns without making SCOT
visible smoke and the combustion is complete that 1t
retains the fire until all The coal is consumed Not with
the anthractes especially the hard and heavy kinds They
do not burn up hence the practice
fslng their ashes TO obtain fuel In burning the
Transition Coal there IOase for the small Goals made
by handling burn well ordinary coal All shoad be
burned together II screened at all 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 case GOALS sod by
SaTenent, but when they sold by WIGHT, In
Tayors valuable work. Statistics OF Coal the details are
given TO show that pounds burning red ash yield
cd moro heat to in 10 hours than pounds OF a
heavy white ash COAL making the red ash at So co. to be
economical than the white ash at 81 Oh per ton Any
person accustomed to these heavy Goals will be aston
sed at the saving which be made in burning tho light
or kinds, when tested by the toeg and burnt IN suitable
manner.
An apprehension exists with that the freeburnng
Goals have tendency to cnker Now general rule,
coal will cnker unless creator draught be applied to than
the coal naturally requires No would think OF apply
ing bellows constantly TO fire made of seasoned hickory
oak wood and would BIO equally absurd TO apply
blast constantly to freeburning coal But the heavy white
ash anhracites cannot be burnt without powerful draft,
and without using larger quantity Of coal than the tenn
peraure 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 however,
which has been invented TO burn COAL the transition var
ETY. will make beautiful fire. and complaint will be
made 10 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 10 by steam machinery for doe
tic may give greater confidence to the buyer to
that the celebrated eeburnng red ash veins In the Peach
Orchard district Potsyille continuation Of The
Daupn and they approach the nearest In value to
the Transition coal.
Shipments of the Transition coal have already been made
to tho District Of Columbia, and 1t be obtained at retail
from the following persons:
VIM. L. Dove, Washington Woodfrd Stone, Washington
+. Magruder, do Hunsberger Co., do
VIM. Wardor, do Myers Baker, Georgetown
Orders for this coal by the cargo we'll for the semi
buminous anthracite GOALS mined by the Dauphn
Susquehanna Coal Company will he promptly executed by
ADAMS FOSTER, Agent,
Office southwest corner Baltimore and South SITS.
BALTIMORE, Sept. is, 1852 sep l6-lm