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


property of this company. This road will be
one of the most profitable laterals in the
country, II connects with the New York
and Ca,awisSa Railroad al one end, and win
the Philadelphia and Sunbury al the other.
New York, through il, is placed within l"o
miles of the Middle Region.
THE GREEN RIDGE TMpRuv EMENT COMPANY,
whose lands are also of the llazIeion and
Beaver Meadow Range, is situated in the
middle of the Shamokin basin, and conse-
ouen,ly embraces all the veins of that basin
The quality of the coal stands uneXceiled,
and is pronounced equal to the best Lrhlgh'
Hazleton and Beaver Meadow. 1t consists
of both the white and red ash varieties OF
the seventeen veins on the conpany's pro-
property, thirteen are white ash, with an ag-
gregale thickncss Of Gflyseyeu feet, aud
four are red ash aggregaiing twenty-five feet,
The veins have run of about three miles,
furnishing an inexhaustihlc supply Of coal
In this estate there are $500 acres, all OF
which is coal land. The company is build
ing railway 10 connect with The PhiIadel.
phia and Sunbury road. 1t will be seven
niles in length. There is also in course OF
construction two large collcrics, two coal
h.a.Lo.. a,.i ... -, -
with o,,o,.i,o r,orl,i.s for ,ha sh;,aon, 81
coal.
THE CARBON RUN IMPROVEMENT COMPANY 5
lr,,l. .o,.;.,;.ar . ooo -. T., .h,.,
,r,..a..,',.... - -. c,...,;.C.. ..,,.
,ovr or sb,u,kin soo ,cros of which ,ra
Iu,Jarl,id with nri,re an,br,ci,e sous
,yoIye voi,s boy. noon n,ove, nm This ,,o.
nar,v. and o,e C,nnJ ,o aoerooo,c in thick.
moss seve,v.Gve fee, or coal. Acco,djug to
the estimate made of the philadelnhia and
and Sunbury Companv.s land. this ex,en, Of
coal wouIJ nrodpce 1is 21o mo ,ous Tho
veins have ruu Of ,h,ee miles in Iaro,h -
The Carbon Run Railroad. being bul, hv ,bis
comnany. will be when finished abop, ,hrea
miles and a half in lenu,h. runnno ,brouch
the nroper,v from cas-, ,o wos, aud conner,.
ing with the PhiIadelpbia and Sunbprv road
TO Shamolir. This lateral road will M,
ONLY ,rans2or, the coal Of the companv hu,
will command the trsde of o,hpr l,,ds in ,bs
vicinity. TIM, producing for the Stockholders
more than ordinary revenue The improve.
meu,s are Two coieries, one coal breaker Of
the largest class. with eighty miners houses
and other facilities calculated to make !, q
heavy operation. The veinsare ofthe pnres
GualiIy Of hite and red ash Goals
THE BIG MOUNTAIN IMpRovEMENr CoNpA
Ny own 5000 acres of land. amour the mas
dssirabls coal pronprry in the Sh,nokin ha.
sin. Upon this land are already two collier
ics and workman are active in rrcn,rir,, ,,,,
coal brcakers a steam s,,r-rin ob,,, nm.
| brrdrcd ,,ire,., ho,sss .s,r.I 90 l,,o,.
rail road one and opar,or miles ,orr IN il,
r terscc, The pbilaJclnhja and Sorhnrv road 81
, the ,own or ShamoEip There are forr,ee,
! veins nm lis cs,a,e ocoreoo,i,,o ,b;..,o.
5 or to5 foe, v,,b RIM or ,,v,orJ - L,l
! miles. These lands embrace forr ipdiviJp.,
tracts adioinirg each o,bsr Tbopob ror :,
I one boJv each NJ Them may ho ono,eI h,
sepora,e lateral railways leaJiog IN IN,
ptilodsIrbia and hnrv ro,I c,rr colli.,,ia ia
4 can tins be established. f,om each Of wbicI
= !, il os,ipa,ad 100 o0o ,o ooo ooo mot, +.
. annually taken nm, THIS nroro,,,. i ,.o,,h,
,own Of Shamokin. where ,ha ShomoLi,
= oreeL or,s the Ri, Maintain ., rioh, oroIos
f ,bronob which the roilrool rms tom Phil,
, doInhio ,o Sn,,hr,v
IT,, S,,o,.,,,,,,,, ~, C, u.
/ r,,x Co,p,xv ,borcI, cor,,r,,i,e,, s,,,l
/ ;..,,. a., 80, ,..l,.h
n MiJdls Rsoion If consists or rr,,,rds -
e ora ,bousanJ acres land oII or which i m
:. llsrIaiJ with coal Of = cnaIi,v prsun,sss
! ,ovwhere. E.pecjaIiv is This so when ar
!. D,;aJ 10 the mopnf,c,pre of iro, A or
h dence of what we say, j: need but be state
II that in small foundry at Shamokin. with
y small cupela aud small tan, and without sn
n icienl blast to give il ii fair lial, with !, 90
= hounds of coal there were melted 1890
e poands of iron, or pounds of iron TO on
l. pound of coal. This company's land liz
II about five miles east of Shamokn, and has
al continuous range of abont two miles I'll
h Mount Carmel branch of the PHILADELPHIA
IA and Sunburv Railroad passes thropnh N
< whole extent of the estate, Tins doing ava
with The usual necessity of CONSTRUCTING I