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

three OF them almost tlVal III size '"S e0 ~"
led Mammoth Vein, of the PoltsvilIe BASIN
The coal, however, is of softer nature 'han
that of the other companies. Anlhrac'e, us
we proceed westward, i, is observed, grows
progressively softer and less compact, ana
more gaseous and free burning.
The and Of these companies lies al 'he
extreme western end Of the Middle region,
which will account for the difference. The
first named company owns 1000 acres oil
land. !. 200 of which are under-ad with coal,
while the latter is in possession of 700 acres
of coal lard, aud 1000 acres timber land
The ouly outlet for both companies is on The
Susnrehanna, ten or twelve miles below Sun.
hnIy, by way of the Trevorol Railway. has
,enng TO completion, which al that point con-
meets with The Baltimore and Susqnchanna
ROAD and the Pennsylvania canal. Improve
ments to accumulate an extensive trade are
under way in this part of the region.
In addition TO these chartered companies
there are individual ownerships under firms
worthy Of mention. Among them are
Messrs. Ilelieasiein & Boyd who have five
hundred acres of land, with fonr veins of one
and half mile run, two Of seven feet thick
ness, and two six feet. They are known as
the Old Luke Fidler Mines and have been
very moderately worked for two years. At
present a heavy coal breaker aud number
OF miners houses are being erected.
Messrs, Heeins, Dewart, and others, have
800 acres, one and a half mile run, and two
veins eight feet thick each. and one six feet
thick. The colleries of these gentlemen have
been worked heretofore, but TO no great cX-
tent.
Nessrs. Longenecker, Baumgardner and
Hcl(enslicn have also tract Of 1900 acres
which embraces all the veins of the basin,
with a run of one mile. a colery has here
been in operation also for shor; time.
This array of preparatory workable force in
the Middle Region will give a roIerabc idea
of what may hereafter be expected from that
coal basin The production has not, thus far
in any one year, exceeded 1000 tons The
improvement above, if taxed 10 their full ca
pacity, will be able to swell this figure to
millions. Ii is therefore matter for congrat-
uation that the other regions-unable las,
season TO supply the demand, and no better
prepared TO accommodate the multiplied
wants tor coal, this year-will have in this
coal-feld, hereafter, an auxiliary abundanily
competent 10 more than ill up all defcien.
clcs. In fact, we cannot see why the Mid
die Region with the extensive railway i'm.
in, Il
stopping in the hear of lis deposits, may not
ultimately over reach in tonnage, the regions
that have all along had monopoly of the
trade.
The Schuy Kill, the Lrhiah aud Lackawan-
ma coal-feld, of Pennsylvania, this year, will
exceed but little, if any, the shipments of
1852 There is no well grounded reason for
believing either that their tonnage can be
greatly augmented in future seasons If
this be so-and the facts seem 10 bear US out
In the po>SIion--we repeat il is matter for
coHgratulaiion that we can look TO the Mid
die region for The supply of portion of the
largely increased demand. The increase in
the supply of coal must keep pace with the
various applications OF il lonew purposes and
objects. The means Of using it are greatly
improved and perfected in CRATES, and stoves,
and furnaces, and iron works, and steamers
and he is certainly 5ehind the age vino eX-
poets that its usefulness will not sill be more
extended.
The commercial and manufacturing power
of the U Uniled States is not at present indca'
ted in The consumption Of coal, as il is il
! England and as it will be wiIh us in very
few years. Our forests heretofore have fur
nlshed fuel for every want This resource i,
fast disappearing, aud even where there is an
abundance il will be reserved for other pur.
poses than fual. Anthracite is lhe substitute
, and must eventually take the place of woot
u altogether. England consumed upwards o
" 80 900, 900 tons Of coal last year, while the
= United States scarcely used oue.sixlh of ha
y quantity. This GisProponion, no one vii
= pretend 10 say, can conlinue for any length
9 Of time. Uull however, we Approximate he
more closely, we cannot measure our great
" ness, commercially ami otherwise, by on
= CONSUMPTION of coal
LArNrN OF THE LARGEST SHIP IN Tui
J WoRLD.-The largest ship ever consrucle,
l. in this country was launched al Boston OF
y Monday, the 81 inst II is Appropriated,
10 named lhe Great Republic, The Republi,
s. is 325 feet long, SO feet wide, 80 feet deel
y, and has four decks. Her tonnage will b,