The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-25
TRANSITION COAL.

TSNHIS RARE AND VALUABLE COAL is a va
Il ricty not quite changed into an anthracite,
and it has only been discovered Tin large quaint
ties) at three places upon globe viz at South
Wales, Great Britain; at Donctz, in Russia, near
the Black Sea; and at Dauphin and Lebanon couu-
ties, Pennsylvania. In the London market this
coal commands the highest price. II ia mined
upon the large estate $4,000 acres) of the Dau
phin and Susquehapna Coal Company, siuntcd 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,
plet6 combustion, easy adaptation to the temper
aturc OF the weather, and its great power in gene
ratn heat it is the BEST coal in the ,corld It has
| the inlnmmability of the bituminous coat, with
| the CLEANLINESS of the anthracite, and a greater
| durability than either IL burns without making
any soot or visible smoke and the combustion lie
complete that it retains the fire until all the coat
| IS consumed. Not so with the anthracitcs, espe-
| cially the hard and heavy kinds.' They do not
| burn up, and hence the common troublesome prac
tce OF sitting their ashes to obtain more fuel. In
burning the Transition Coal there is no 1caste, for
the small Goals made by hanGiug burn as welt
| ordinary coal All should be burnt together. If
screened at all tbs dust only should be taken out.
| A very erroneous impression exists with many
persons that the henoest Goals nrc the most econo
mcal for ordinary purposes This might be the
case if Goals sold by measurement, but never
when they cold by WEIGHT. In Taylor's valu-
able work, Statistics IF Coat the details given
| to show that 81 pounds OF q free burning red ash
yielded more heat to a room in fifteen hours than
81 pounds of heavy white ash coal, making the
! rcd ash at s. 80 to be more economical than the
white ash at 81 81 per ton. Any person accus-
toned 10 these heavy Goals will be astonish
cd at the saving which can be made in burning the
lighter kinds, when tested by the ,oeight and burnt
in a suitable manner.
! An apprehension exists with some that the free
| burning Goals have a tendency to clinker. Now,
! as n general rule, coal will clinker unless 4
grca draught be applied to il than tue coal Datu
rally requires. No one would think Of applying n
bellows constantly to fire made of seasoned
hickory oak wood, and it would be equally rs
absurd to apply blast constantly 10 ircc burn
ing coal. But the heavy white ash anthrncites
cannot be burnt witb0uta powerful draught, and
| without using larger quantity OF coal than the
| temperature Of the weather sometimes requires.
| Various patterns OF. stoves, furnaces, cooking
ranges, &c, are invented annually to conquer this
difficulty, hut has never been done with compile te
succcs5 In every continuance, however, which
| has been Invented to bnrn COAL the transition va
ricty will make n beautiful fire, and complaint
| will ever be made to q manufacturer or seller o
CRATES stoves when this coal Is used. The
drauCht alone is to be regulated by n damper. IL
introducing this new coal for the first time, pre-
pared az it now is by stcam-powcr machinery foi
domestic use, IL may give greater confidence TO thu
buyer to cay that the celebrated free burning rec
ash veins in the Peach Orchard district, near Potts
Vile, are n continuation Of The Dduphin ueins, AND
they approach the nearest in value to the Transition
Coal -.,... ......
Shipments Of the Transition coal have alread,
| been made to the District of Columbia, and i
cnn b. obtained at retail from the following
persons: .. ...,,... .
" WIN. r Dove, Washington,
F. Marrudcr do
VIM. Wardcr, do zee
Woodford Stone, do
HunsBcrgcr & Co, do
Myers s Baker. Georgetown.
Orders for this coal by the cargo, rs we'll as 70
the Semi Bituminous and Anthracite Goals, mine
by the Dauphin and Susquchanna Coal Company
will be promptly executed by ..-.y pos 81.
ADAMS FOSTER, Agent,
~ Office southwest corner Bait. and South stl
+ BALTIMORE, September Is, 1892.
/ Sept3l--lInii .'' ....