Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-23
Transition Coal.

THIS rare and valuable Goal is variety not quite
changed into anthracite, and II has only been dis
covered lin large quantes three places upon
viz at South Wales Great Britain Donstz In Russia
the Black and at Dauphn and Lebanon counties
Pennsylvania In the London market this coal commands
the highest price II Is mined upon the large estate
acress of the Dauphin and susqushanna Coal Com.
pany situated In Pennylvania and II Is nearer to the cities
Baltimore and Washington than the coal Of any other re-
gon For easy ignition, durability of fire. complete COM
buston easy adaptation TO the temperature the weather.
and its great power in generating heat It Is BEST in
the sooyld 1t has the infammabilty of the buminous
coal with the cleanliness OF the anthracite greater
dtaoay than either II burns without making any
or visible smoke and the combustion is so complete that
retains the fre until all the coal consued Not with
the anthraces especially the hard and heavy kinds They
DO NOT burn and hence the practice
OF sitting their ashes to obtain fuel In burning the
Coal there no soas for the small Goals made
Dy handling burn well ordinary coal All should De
burned together II screened at all the dust only should be
taken out.
that the heas Goals the most economical for ordinary
purposes This might be the If Goals sold by
Taylors valuable work. (satiscs Of Coal the details are
given to show pounds Of burning red yield
ed more heat to room in 10 hours than 81 pounds Of
economical than the white ash at "a u ton Amy
accustomed to these heavy Goals win be
ished ut the saving which be made In burning light
kinds when tested by the aoeg and burnt in suitable
manner.
An apprehension exists with some that the
Goals have aendency to clnker Now general rule
coal will cinker unless greater draught be applied than
the coal naturally requires No one would think of apply
ing bellows constantly to fire made Of seasoned hickory
OF 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
and without 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 1t has been
done with complete contrvance however,
which has been invented to burn COAL the transition var
ETY. will make beautiful fire, and complaint will be
made to 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 by steam power machinery for domes
tic use give greater confidence to the buyer to
that the celebrated red ash veins In the Peach
Orchard district Posyle continuation Of the
Daupn vens and they approach the nearest In value
the Transition coal.
Shipments of the Transition coal have already been made
to the District of Columbia and it be obtained ut retail
from the following persons:
VIM. 7. Dove, Washington Woodford Stone, Washington
r. Magruder, do Hunsberger q Co., do
VIM. Warder, do Myers Baker, Georgetown
Orders for this coal by the cargo well for the semi.
btumnous and anthracite Goals mined by the Dauphn
Susquehanna Coal Company will be promptly executed by
ADAMS FOSTER, Agent
Office southwest corner Baltimore and South SITS.
BALTIMORE, Sept 10, 1862 [sep 16--lm