The North-Carolinian., 1853-01-29
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.sssos sDSSes"l Ucus SAteu0 from tneSe n0rG1e>
ern outcr"p, three miles bcaesth the san.i- =
stone which is -sbnut one. third their
natural extent: aud that the line of out
crop. upoa which cosl Is. and will be found,
IS thirty miles. Hf the -thickest seam Of
coal Is worked. which has thickness of6
feet. exclusive of thin band a. slase, IL
will give for every square yard of sSrfsee,
two square yards of coal A sQnsre acre
has 1000 super6eisl yavds hence. there
will be 9. 500 square yards Of coal, in each
acre. and as \ square yard of coal w~ighs
. ton. there viii be for every acre. $500
tons of coal. "A th0usaHI acres will give
6 $4,000 tons. This coal field ~ known
}UR.5d ,nivty ssis<s IN the direetion .sf
DHtcrep. and to be workable. for a breadth
III three miles. We may. Crom this data.
calculate how much accessible coal we
may expect {" hnd, in this quite limited
field. II the field covers onlv 43 square
miles. the towest estimate TO tie taken, we
may calculate its value. by the following
mode
II one hnntfred tons Of coal are taken
out daily. thirty thousand tons would be
removed annually. reckoning three hun
Gred working day. to the year. II would.
at this rate. require ever three hundred
years. to remove the coal from a thousand
move that which anderIes = square mile.
or. eight thousand six hundred years, to
rem"ve the coal Of fovty-three square
miles. Hin estimating the value OF this
coal field, We base our calculations upon
time. they shoaId satisfy us OF. I'VE
base them upon quantity. they will war
rant the investment Of capital. In these
calculations, we have both time and guam
tity. and the State. in encouraging i'm
prove:nents. as we'll as individuals. may
look forward with confidence, on the per-
manency and safety. in investments. in
this kind Of property. The wants of the
world are with the p"pulation-indeed.
they keep ahead of si"ple increase of in
.'ividuaIs. The quantity to be removed
annually may be increased, aud have the
time Sufficiently long. TO satisfy the invest
ment Of capital or the time may be in
creased. by diminishing the quantity. and
still the annual profits Of the investment
s,euIl satisfy the capitalist. But while
population increases at rapid rate. the
resources Of the forest for fuel are d,nin
i>hing at greater ratio, than the simple
increase of population therefore, there
is no way in which capital can be so safely
3sssDssee<~vt. IT U,vut tants.--
81 the neutrality-suspicious.. are correct.
they justify the work which has been un
dertaken I" improve the navigation Of Deep
River. Il is prudence. to be cautious in
schemes Of this kind. bot in this case. the
amount "i property beneath tile surface or
IN the rocks. upon this river, is enormous
1T should be dug out; anh what it costs
to do tbs, will be tn'nins materials and
| labor INTO money. If the whole enter
prize 's begun. and carried or in proper
spirit. every nook and corner of the State,
from Curr.tuck (" buncombc, will feel an
invisorating influence.
! But the calculation. as to the quantity nf
coal. will probably far exceed, than fall
short Of the estimates. In the first place,
Only part Of the area is taken into the
calculation. and then, in assuming the
thickness of the principal beds, as "niy six
feet, 1t may be regarded as only the mini
mum thickness 1t will rather increase
than diminish : this view Of the matter is
supp rted by observation. For "a the
sl"pes lave been carried along the dip,
there has been perceptible increse al
ready. 1t is also to be considered. that at
the "utcrop. when vegetable matter form
ing the coal is only upon the outer vein. it
should be twice that at distance from
"u,crop; for we may suppose. that. in the
middle only. Of a coal basin. do we obtain
the maxiMum thickness. Thus. one Of
the coal seams IN the Richmond basin is
forty feet thick. The Deep River beds.
not having been broken up. or not having
suffered All upIift through the middle Of
its trough or basin, exhibits no where near
the surface. an outcr"p Of coal. except mp
on the rim. or outer edge Of the basin. AS
we penetrate into it. have grounds
which justify the view. that the seams will
increase steadily IN thickness. as the slope
penetrates into :he basin. towards the cen
tre. and then the seams which now appear
only upon the outer rim. will thicken, and
perhaps unite and furm one distinct heavy
! seam towards the middle Of the basin or
trough.
The foregoing views as to quantity are
founded upon data derived from observa
J tinn, the Phenomena Of coal fields. and
: theory, which is well sustained. respect'n z
: the manner in which successive seams OF
coal have been formed.
, The calculations as to the quantity OF
coal in the Deep River coal field are based
upon what is known. and without reference ce
t" what we may possibly find by exp!ora
!. lion hcreafter.-I'hese calculations must
$ be regarded as satisfactory. and such az
1 will Justify the hopes and expectations OF
4 the owners, and th"se VINO are interested
!, in the improvements ot the day
: CAnRAwAx ARaEsTgD.-We learn tina
: Geo. w. Caravan who Murdered Mr. Las