Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-20
Transition Coal.

INHIs rare and valuable Coal Is q variety not quite
changed into an and has only been dis
South Wales, Great Britain; at Donetz In Russia
the Black Sea- and at Dauphn and Lebanon counties
Pennsylvania In the London market this coal commands
the h0het price 1t Is mined upon the large estate
$4,000 acress Of the Dauphin and Susquehanna Coal Com
pany situated In pennsylvania and Is the cities
Of baltimore and Washington than the coal Of any other re-
ion For easy Ignition durability of fire. complete com
ana It's great power In generating heat 1t Is the coal
he oord 1t has the infammability of the btuminous
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 complete that
retains the fire until al the coal consumed Not with
the anthraces especially the hard and heavy kinds They
do not burn up hence the troublesome practice
OF sitting their ashes to obtain fuel In burning the
Transition Coal there oas for the small Goals made
by handling burn as well as ordinary coal AN should 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 If Goals sold by
sarenleat but when they are sold by WEIGHT In
Taylors valuable work, Statistics of Coa the details
given to show that 81 pounds Of burning red yield
ed moro heat to room In 10 hours than 81 pounds of
heavy white ash COAL making the red ASH SIS So be
economical than the white ash 81 81 per Any
accustomed to these heavy Goals will be aston
ished the saving which can made in burning the light
or kinds when tested by the oeg and burnt in suitable
manner.
An apprehension exists with some that the reeburning
Goals have tendency to cnker Now general rule
coal will cinker unless greater draught be applied than
the coal naturally requires No would think of apply
ing bellows constantly fire made of seasoned hickory
oak wood, and would be equally absurd to apply
blast constantly to burning coal But the heavy white
ash anthraceS cannot be burnt without powerful draft
using larger quantity Of coal than the tenn
perature Of the weather sometimes requires Various pat
terms Stoves furnaces cooking ranges &C., invented
annually to conquer this difficulty. but has mover been
done with complete every however,
which has been invented to burn COAL the transition var
ETY. will make beautiful fire, and no complaint will ever be
made manufacturer seller Of CRATES stoves when
this coal used The draft alone to be regulated by
damper. In introducing this coal for the first time
prepared it by steam power machinery for dome
tic may give greater confidence to the buyer TO
that the celebrated eeburning red ash veins in the Peach
Orchard district Potsye continuation Of the
Daan ues 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 1t can be obtained at retail
from the following persons:
VIM T. Dove, Washington Woodford Stone, Washington.
F. Magruder, do Hunsberger Co., do
VIM Warder, do Myers & Baker, Georgetown
Orders for this coal by the cargo well as for the semi
bumnous and anthracite GOALS mined by the Dauphn and
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