Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-10-02
Transition Coal.

INHIS rare and valuable Coal 10 variety not quite
changed into anthracite, and 1t has only been dis
viz At South Wales Great Britan at Donst in Russia
near the Black Sea- at Dauphn and Lebanon countless
Pennsylvania. In the London market this coal commands
the highest price 1t Is mined upon the large estate
acress of the Dsuphin and susqushanna Coal Com
pany situated Pennsyvania Is nearer to the cities
Baltimore and Washington than the of any other re-
goa For easy Ignition durability Of fire. complete com
and its great power In generating heat 1t is the Rest coal in
the ioorld 1t has the infammabilty of the btuminous
COAL with the cleanliness Of the anthracite and greater
durability than either 1t burns without making any SCOT
or visible smoke, and the combustion complete that
retains the hre until al the coal consumed Not 90 with
the anhractes especially the hard heavy kinds They
DO o burn up and hence the practice
Of sitting their ashes to obtain fuel In burning the
GOAL there no todste, for the small Goals made
by handling burn we'll ordinary All should be
oarad eer screened at all the dust only should be
very erroneous impression exists with many persons
that the hedue Goals the most economical for ordinary
purposes This might the case if were sold by ae
Siremet, but never when they sold by WEIGHT In
Tayors valuable work, Statistics Of Coa the details
given to show that pounds Of red ash yield
ed moro heat to room In 15 hours than 81 pounds Of
heavy white ash COAL making the red ash, at SO So to be
economical than the white ash at "a 81 per Any
accustomed to these heavy Goals will be aston
hed at the saving which be made in burning the light
er kinds when tested by the weight and burnt in suitable
manner.
An apprehension exists with some that the fceburninp
GOALS have tendency to cnker Now general rule
coal will cnker unless draught be applied
the coal naturally requires No would think of apply
ing bellows constantly IRE made of hickory
OF oak wood and would be equally absurd apply
blast constantly to freeburnng coal But the heavy white
ash anhracites cannot be burnt without powerful draft
and without using larger quantity of coal than the tenn
perature OF the weather sometimes requires Various pat
tsrns Of stoves, furnaces cooking ranges &c. invented
annually to conquer this difficulty but 1t has been
done with complete continuance however,
which has been invented to burn coal, the transition var
ETY. will make beautiful fire. and complaint will
made to seller of CRATES stoves when
this coal ID used The draft alone is to be regulated by
damper In introducing this new coal for the first time
prepared az 1t by steam machinery for domes
tic 1t give greater confidence to the buyer
that the celebrated heeburnng red ash veins In the Peach
Orchard district Pottsye, continuation Of the
Ddup VEINS 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 1t be obtained at retail
from the following persons
VIM. I. Dove Washington. Woodford Stone, Washington
=. Magruder, do Hunsberger Co., do
VIM. Warder do Myers & Baker, GEORGETOWN
Orders for this coal by the cargo well the semi
bituminous and anthracite GOALS mined the Dauphn
susquehanna Coal Company, will be promptly executed by
ADAMS FOSTER, Agent,
Office southwest corner Baltimore and South SITS.
BALTIMORE, Sept. To- 1852. sep l6--1m