Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-10-22

lessor gives il as his opinion, can be manu-
featured from The anthracite Of this region,
as is produced from charcoal. In short,
these Goals are recommended for their speci.
fic gravity, large proportion Of carbon and
consequent combustion, and long continuance
and uniformity, their general cleanliness,
&C., &c.
The Middle region has remained for some
| years, it may be said almos, wholly unde-
veloped, owing 10 want Of facilities for
reaching market This difficulty, we are
gratfed TO know, is being rapidly overcome
by the construction of railroads leading 10
the principal markets of The country, and
the formation Of improvement companies
within the region itself. There are already
some nine or ten of these improvement
companies, besides Individual operations, all
of which are actively engaged in putting
their lands in condition for the mining of a
large quantity
/. Firsl in order Of these companies is
THE PHILADELPHIA AND SUNBuRY RAIL
ROAD CoMPANY.-The lands Of this company
emblace 5000 acres Of the best coal proper
ty Of the region, running from east 10 west
six miles, lengthwse with the mountains
and coal measures. The veins Of coal on he
land, some sixteen in number, can be worked
in parallel lines The " hole Of this distance
AT poin, in the veins respectively numbered
twelve and ihiiteeu, there is working
breast Of coal, of al least 500 yards, afford.
ing Incompatible operations From a cal
culaion before rs, by practical geolosst,
seven of the sixteen veins of coal belonging
to this company will produce two bundled
and eighty-lhree million. sixiy-six thousand
six hundred and siXty-six lous of coal. Veins
Nos l. . and 3, in the conalomerate series,
underie the 5000 acres. Their thickness
is sci down thus -
No. | is Q feet thick.
No. , is I feet thick.
No. is 6 feet thick
Making % feet, or - yards.
Equal TO, in toms. 90, ll6, ,G66
Veins Nos. ), and 8, underlie
. 800 acres OF the land, and
measure respectively II, 6.
and 10 feet in thickness and
will yield in tons, 1875, 500. 900
Veins - and l3 undcilie AT least
1000 acres, with united
thickness Of Is feet, and will
Weld, in tons, AZ 100 900
Thus producing, in tons, as
stated above, the 2S3,0G6 G66
Deduct from This, for waste, slate, &c,
one-lhird the usual allowance in other coal
fields, aud there is left, in merchantabc coal
1SS,711,lll ,ons. THIS enormous quantity,
it must be rc.co'lrcied, is independent of the
other nine veins not couuted, which will pro
duce millions Of tons more. AT leas, QUE
third of the coal of this estate is above water
level. On this property double coal breaker
is erected, lOl feet long, 60 feet wide, and
I 10 feet high, which will contain eigAt break
ing rollers, propelled by fifty horse powe
steam eroine. One hundred and fifty houses
for miuels, with six rooms each, are alsC
under construction. The Railload Of thit
/ Company, which extends from Sunbury, or
the Susquchanna, 10 Mouat Carmel, dis
/ tance of tweuty-seven miles, runs through
this property.
I BY this railway, AMI through its projected
/ connections, they will be enabled 10 reacl
the markets of New York, Baltimore, Phila
/ delphia, and the Lakes Of the great North
west.
THE LocusT MOUNTAIN Coat AND lRoI
! CEMPANY possess an estate OF &. 250 acres O
coal land, equal to the best coal property il
| Pennsylvania. Professor Blake, of Boston
gave this coal an analvIical test, and foun,
. it TO contain 96 77-l00 parts of Carbon, an,
3 33.IOO eailhy matter only, being lreer from
Impurities than Goals pronounced best in tn
markets heretofore. There are seven vein:
the thickness of 8 feet, H. IS, 80 and Al
feet, which are given in six different local
lies, by the three basins extending Thong
the whole property, distance of upwards c
five miles in length. The company is nov
constructing three coal breakers, one stear
saw-mil, aud one hundred miners houses
The quantity of merchantHbIe coal al ih
disposal OF this company is almost ncalcnla
BILE. The facilities for reaching market wi
be-frst TO New York City, over the Co;
Run Railroad, ten miles in length, whic
connects with The New York and Calawiss
road TO Philadelphia, over The Minehil f.
tension, which inlersecis the Reading road
10 Baltimore, over tine Philadelphia and SUI
bury road, inlerseclng the Susquehanu
road al Sunbury and to the lakes, by ii
Sunbury and Erie route. 1t is proper to n
mark here, that all the companies and ind
vidual operations with two or three exec
ton, of the region, will have like access
the same facilities for transportation
THE Coal Run IMPROVEMENT COMPANY
LANDS consist of 5000 acres, adjoining II
Locust Mountain Company, extending ca
and west, with a basin Of coal nearly OF
mile in width and tract of 5000 acres a
! joining the Philadelphia and Sunbury al
Luke Fiddler properties. OF The 5000 acr
1900 are entirely mderlaid with coal of S