Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-18
Transition Coal.

THIS rare and valuable Coal is a variety not quite
changed into anthracite and It has only been dis
lin large quanes at three places upon our globe
viz at South Wales Great Britain at Donetz in Russia
the Black Sea- and at Daupin and Lebanon counties
Pennsylvania In the London market this coal commands
the h1hes price, 1t is mined upon the large estate
$4,000 acress OF the Dauphn and Susquehanna Coal Com
pany situated in Pennsylvania and 1t is nearer TO the cities
Of Baltimore and Washington than the coal Of other
gon For easy ignon durability OF IRE, complete com.
buson easy adaptation TO the temperature OF the weather.
and great power in generating heat IL Is The BEST coal in
The World II has the infammsbility Of the buminous
COAL with the cleanliness Of the anthracite and greater
Durability than either 1t burns without making SCOT
or visible smoke and the combustion is complete that
retains the fire until all The coal consumed Not so with
the anthraccs especially hard and heavy kinds They
do not burn up and hence the troublesome practice
Of sitting their ashes TO obtain more fuel In burning the
Transon Coal there is no ,oase for the small
by handling burn well ordinary coal. All should be
burned together. scrcened at all the dust only should be
taken out.
that the heaviest the economical for ordinary
purposes This might be the If Goals sold by ea
surement, but never when they sold by WIGHT In
Tayors valuable work, Statistics Of Coa the details
given TO show that pounds OF red ash yield
se more nsst ~, % rIom MAKING N no So red
economical than the white ash at - OF per ton Any
person accustomed to use these heavy Goals VIII De aston
kinds when tested by the Weight and burnt In suitable
manner.
An apprehension exists with that the freeburnng
Goals tendency TO cnker Now as general rule no
coal will cnker unless greater draugh be applied
the coal naturally requires No would think OF apply
ing bellows constantly made Of seasoned hickory
or wood and It would be equally as absurd 70 apply
blast constantly burning coal But the heavy white
ash anthraces cannot be burnt without powerful draft
and without using larger quantity OF coal than the tenn
perature of the weather sometimes requires Various pat
terms stoves furnaces cooking ranges &C., are invented
annually conquer this dculty but u has mover been
done with complete Inevery contrivance however,
which has been invented TO burn COAL the transition var
ETY. will make beautiful fire, and complaint will be
made TO manufacturer seller Of CRATES stoves when
this coal used The draft alone is to be regulated by
damper In introducing this coal for the first time,
prepared s by steam machinery for domes
tic use may give greater confidence to the buyer
that the celebrated eeburning red ash veins in the Peach
Orchard district Potsville, continuation Of the
Dauphn VEINS 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. woodford Stone, Washington.
r. Magruder, do HuHsberger Co., do
VIM Warder, do Myers Baker Georgetown
Orders for this coal by the cargo well for the semi
btuminous 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 Is, 1852. [sep 16-lm