The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-02
THE REPUBLIC.
TRANsITqoN COAL.

THIS RARE AND VALUABLE COALis a va
- riety not quite changed into an anthracite,
tiesl at three places upon our globe viz at South
Wales, Great Britain; at Donetz, in Russia, near
the Black Sea; and at Dauphin and Lebanon coun-
ties. Pennsylvania. In the London market this
coal commands the highest price. II is now mined
upon the large estate (43,000 acres) Of the Dau
phin and Susquehanna Coal Company, situated in
Pennsylvania, and II 10 to the cities of Bal
timore and Washington than the coal of any other
region. For easy ignition. durability of fire, com
plete combustion, easy adaptation to the temper
AZURE OF the weather, and its great power in gene
ratn heat, II 10 the BEST coal IN the toorid. II has
| the infammability OF the bituminous coal, with
the cleanliness of the anthracite, and a greater
durability than either. II burns without making
any SCOT or visible smoke, and the combustion is
SO complete that il retains the fire until all the coal
IS consumed. Not 80 with the anthracites, espe-
cialy the hard and heavy kinds. They do not
burn up and hence the common troublesome prac-
tice OF sitting their ashes to obtain more fuel In
burning the Transition Coal there Is tcaste for
the small Goals made by handling burn as well as
| ordinary coal. All shouid be burnt together. II
screened at all, the dust only should be taken out
very erroneous impression exists with many
mical for ordinary purposes. This might be the
case If coals were sold by measurement, but never
when they are sold by WEIGHT. In Taylor's valu-
able work, (Statisics Of Coal the details given
to show that 81 pounds Of q free burning red ash
yielded more heat to room in fifteen hours than
81 pounds of a heavy white ash coal, making the
| red ash at S. so to be more economical than the
white ash at 81 81 per ton. Any person accus-
| toned to use these heavy Goals will be astonish-
ed at the saving which can be made in burning the
lighter kinds, when tested by the tceght and burnt
in suitable manner.
An apprehension exists with some that the free
burning Goals have a tendency to clinker. Now,
as general rule, coal will clinker unless a
greater draught be applied toit than the coal natu-
rally requires No one would think of applying a
bellows constantly to a fire made of seasoned
hickory or oak wood, and 1t would be equally as
absurd to apply blast constantly to free burn
ing coal. But the heavy white ash anthracites
cannot be burnt without 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, Tut II has never been done with complete
success. In every continuance, however, which
has been invented to burn coal, the transition va.
riety will make beautiful fire, and no complaint
will ever be made to a manufacturer or seller of
CRATES or stoves when this coal is used. The
draught alone is to be regulated by damper. L..
introducing this new coal for the first time, pre-.
pared as it now is by steam power machinery for
domestic use, it may give greater confidence to the
buyer to cay that the celebrated free burning red
ash veins in the Peach Orchard district. near Potts.
ville are q continuation of the Dauphin 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
can be obtained at retail from the following
persons:
VIM. T. Dove, Washington.
F. Magruder, do
VIM. Warder, do
Woodford Stone, do
Hunsberger & Co., do
Myers & Baker, Georgetown.
Orders for this coal by the cargo, as we'll as for
the Semi Bituminous and Anthracite Goals, mined
by the Dauphin and Susquehanna Coal Company,
will be promptly executed by
ADAMS FOSTER, Agent,
Office southwest corner Bait. and South sts.
BALTIMORE, September Is, 1852.
Sept 2l-lmif