The North-Carolinian., 1853-01-29

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QUALITY AND QUANTIfy or /
DEEP RIVER COAI.
From Prof Lannon's forth COMING Rep

QUALITY n ND YUAN III u Ut - |
DEEP RIVER COAI.
From Prof Ean,noas' forth coming Reg
& gs. The two varietie. Of coat.
BIT mons and semi .bifuminou.. pasAlsg |
spto antisracite, are known IN this caat
1iekas The bifuminous is scarcely equals
p or ineness and exceilrn<y. IN thu
6ntry., aud Il has been asiti BY gelfIe-l
"a. who rs srllsacquain!e Ell with ps]
80 IL sili burn nfiee asl -
A direct CON- (,Ueison hnsf sot 6eeT5yy.l.sssS,
to my knowledge. but thatz1he alHrton
has much truth in it. have no &c =
Tho Deep River coal is, IN I'll pt
"a, quite free from smut; it d"eA not
s0H the fingers. but III a trif3ing degree.
Iteharns freely. aud forms cake; or it
usSkrsoe< semi fusion. and assIutinates.
and forms partially in.pervious hollow
cake, within which combustion gs 20
for long time. When ."aII OF
it is made upon the ground. it 9 be
isnited by a IN ,tch and few dry kes
or sticks. 1t may DC ienited IN tiledAlaze
"f lamp or candle. The coal s.ahere
fore, ll2hly combustible. easily isnitrd
aud burns with bright flame like light
Woo. fer long tine. It 10y be burnt
com" epmm"" "'' place. ss1 it is not l;,''e
| strange y that gentlemen. who have used
it for many years. in blacksmith's forge.
should not have used it IN their par !ays,
instead Of green black oak.
This coat is adapted to all the purposes,
| for which the bit nm nous Goals are spec VAL
~ employed. Thus, for the manufacture
Of the carburetted hydrogen. Tor lighting
streets ard houses. there is no coat supe-
rior to it. 1t will require less expense
-
little sulphur. from which <ulphurettesl
hydrogen is formed. So. also. in the
CRATE, it will be Ear less offensive, for the
same reason. But. as it is rich in btu.
men. it will furnish large am"ant Of gas.
aud that which is, comparatively. pure.
This advantage is one Of great Importance.
1t should. also. be stated that it furnishes
an excellent coke. which may be used f"'
manufacturing purposes. and as 1t IS lei
very porous, it is in condition T." ab>ort
a large quantity "t the solution "f cyanide
to The work Of reducin. the metais.. -s.
scarcely necessary add. that it is all
mirably adapted to steamings. ina<mucl
as its flame is free and durable. Fo,
forge use, it is not surpassed by any GOA
in market; aud for pa'lor CRATES. it is
both pleasant. economical, and free from
dirt Ii a chimney has a poor draft. it Is
liable to the objection common to all Goals
of this kind.-,he escape Of SCOT into the
room.
The qualities Of the Deep River coal
are Of that character. then, which " i'll
give it the highest place it, the market.
The localities which have been best ex-
p!ored. and where coal of a decided char.
actes has been attained. are at ttornels-
vile and Farmville, both III the same
! xl,x
Gulf or Horton, and the Murchison mines,
all furnish bituminous coal. which may
vary in some minor points. yet is quite
similar as whole. Horton mine
has been used the longest.-It was know n
ia I've revolution, and a report made to
Congress. r-speetin: IL, is still extant.
Had the propositions views been car.
ried out, which were expressed in that
report, we can scarcely tell what the
results would have been. not only upou
the population Of Deep River, but also,
upon the enterprise Of the State. 1t must
oe noticed, tina: Deep River is central.
and. in The interior Of country. abound
ing IN iron; ,hat it is na<iyable. by al o
certain improvements. that 1T comm Mica
tes with the ocean. and finds a ,narke
abroad. for surplus Of the products o
manufactures and agriculture; that a us'
ot natura, advantages. 10 partial exten
unly. uake. home market. But th,
: time had not come for improving thu
resources If this dstsct. They are
d therefore. reserved entire for the present
: and they cannot be neglected longer. On
r less a suicidal State pulley is pursued.
v But however fine aud excellent a GOA
:. nay be, it is necessary that it shool'
form extensive beds, 10 order to have
commercial value.
n 5 81 The next question. then. Of inter
est to the community is. (f"r the COZ"
u munity is interested as mnch as the ow nere
will it bear mining. and the expcndjtur
"f the necessary capital, I" take it to '.a'
ket. To answer this question. it Is nee e.
: sary to make some Gale ulations. by whlc
we may form some just view Of its quantity
Ia doing this. we may venture 10 assume
On a geological basis. that the coal seam.
which outcropfrom beneath the sandstone
extend beneath them. and for what appea,
is to the contrary. the States. with sthrir CO;
i beds. are coextensive with the under an
e everything sandstnnes. This formation
e known to form a belt of rocks. fr"m 2
:, ID miles wide. The line of OutcrOps