Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-10-19
Transition Coal.

VHIs rare and valuable Coal is variety not quite
changed into anthracite and 1t has only been dis
Via at south Wales, Great Britain at Donetz in Russia
the Black Sea- at Dauphn Lebanon counties
the highest price It Is now mined upon the large estate
$4,000 acres OF the Dauphin and Susquehanna Coal Com
psny situated In and Is nearer to cities
OF Baltimore and Washington than the coal amy other
gon For easy ignition, durability of fire. complete
buson easy adaptation to the temperature of the weather.
and It's great power In generating heat 1t Is The coal
ns soorld 1t has the inammabiity OF the bituminous
COAL with ths cleanliness Of the anthracite and greater
durability than either 1t burns without making any SCOT
retains this fire until all the coal consumed Not with
the anhraces especially the hard and heavy kinds They
do not burn and hence the troublesome practice
Of sitting their ashes to obtain fuel In burning the
Transition Coal there toass, for the small Goals
by handling burn as we'll as ordinary coal All should be
burned together screened at all the dust only should be
taken out. 1924
very impression exists with many persons
that the heav Goals the economical for ordinary
purposes This might be the If Goals sold by
s,t,en,en but never when they are sold by WEIGHT In
Taylors valuable work, Statistics of Coa the details
given to show that 81 pounds Of burning red ash yield
cd heat to room in Is hours, than 81 pounds Of
more economical than the white ash at 81 81 per ton Any
accustomed to these heavy Goals will be aston
shed at the saving which can DO made in burning the light
kinds when tested by the 9 and burnt In suitable
manner. NHttsf< t@ t@i
An apprehension exists with some that the frseburnng
Goals have tendency to cnker Now general rule
coal will clnker unless draught be applied
the coal naturally requires No would think Of apply
Oi behbOneu nlckOry
oak wood and would be equally absurd apply
blast constantly to burning coal But the heavy white
ash anthraces cannot be burnt without powerful draft
and without using larger quantity Of coal than the tenn
peratre OF the weather sometimes requires Various pat
terms Stoves furnaces cooking &c. invented
annually to conquer this dlculy but has never been
done with complete contryance however,
which has been invented to burn coal the transition vari
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,
tic may give greater condolences to the buyer 70
that the celebrated eeburning red ash veins in the Peach
Orchard district Pottsyie confirmation Of the
Daph vss and they approach the nearest in value to
the Transition coal. e
Shipments Of the Transition coal have already been made
to the District Of Columbia and be obtained at retail
from the following persons:
VIM. r. Dove Warrington. Woodord Stone, Washington.
r. Magruder, do Hunsbergsr a Co., do
VIM. Wardsr, do Myers & Baker, Georgetown.
Orders for this coal by the cargo well for the semi
btumnous 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 str.
I BALTIMORE, Sept. Is, 1852. sep 16-lm