The North-Carolinian., 1854-07-22
VLUME XV-NO. SO3'

eman whdfs we'll acquainted with Liverpool.
'al, that id II burn twice as long. u'loo'
not been made, to my KNOW
dge, but the assertion has much tfuth Ill
have oubt.
"'rhe DE-. River coal is in the first place.
lite free II smut; it does not soil the hhSeis
1T in a tri liz degree. 1t burns freely, ana
rms a COY; or it undergoes sclni-tuslon' anu
,glutinatd nd forms a partially impervlous
blow cokE thin which combustion goes o"
r a long tin When a small pile OF 1t IS
ade upon IA ground, it may be ignited by
atch and VII W tarx leaves or sticks. 1t may
. ienited ke azesof lamp or candle
be roai is sss =, highly combustlbie' easl-
j sjkaaited. y 81 with bright fame like
sAtxood, q g time It may be burnt,
,on wood may be burnt in the COM
on fre-pl4 an lis not o little strange that
hav9 used it for many years in
blacksmi slforge, should not have used it in
'er parloi ,stead of green black oak.
This co] adapted to all the purposes for
hich the ttmnous Goals arc specially en-
Dyed. IL for the manufacture OF the car
lrretted hr rogen, for lighting streets and
buses, there no. coal superior to it. 1t Will
quire less ck ,ense for furnishing it. because
contains SO title sulphur, from which sui
huretted hyt .ogen is formed. So, also, in the
.ason. But, as it is rich i'll bitumen, it will
'rnsh larg. amount Of gas and shat which
comparatis .ly, pure. This advantage is one
great Importance 1t should also be stated
lat it furnishes an excellent coke, which may
c used for manufacturing purposes; and as 1T
left veryfpt Gus, it is in condition to absorb
large qnanti of the solution Of cyanide OF
otassium; Il al,l hence is we'll adapted to the
ork OF reduc lg the metals 1t is scarcely
n q Ill hot al IL lfO
, steamingf, nasmuch its flame is free and
urable. For forge use, it is not surpassed by
ny coal in mi; rket; and for parlor CRATES, 1t is
9th pleasant economical, and free from dirt.
chimney us a poor draft, it Is liable to the
bjection com lon to all Goals of this knd--the
scape of sQot into the room"
DIR. Jacl&e is not less decided in his opinion
s to the value of these coal fields. He says:
1.-The INIT He late object of this report, is to
ring dstlIctl into view the Importance of the
oal mines Of 'cep River, which are destined to
lrnish no III considerable amount of fuel for
team navig "a On, and for various manufacture
~ establiShn ants.
''rhe eX It.. &C Of large beds of good btu
1inous coagi region accessible to boat nayi-
alton, is asflr tier of universal congrat atuation;
nd no one CO at first fully appreciate the adj
antages thu will ultimately y arise from dis
ovcry' Of thi>. kind. North Carolina is there
ore pecolias.. fortunate in possessing such
llnes SO con t.nientIy situate
The ecx2 lent bituminous Goals Of Deep
River wiltsi Ways command the highest prices
4 the mark and | should advise that the
est Goals oul should be sent to distant mar
ct, and the poorer qualities be kept on the
round, to be sed for tlrivin" the stcam-cngines
t the works and for local uses at steam saw
lils and ferte there being large local de-
land for clHs Goals
All who lER examined the situation of these
oal fields, u lg, as they do, Immediately on
he Cape Feaf. agree that coal can be de-
vcred at til" town of Wilmington, or anv
ther point tide water, at less than s. so
cr ton.
Now, whkn call to mind that the average
rice of cosf anges from six to seven dollars
er ton in Bur northern cities these extracts
hould satisk their Representatives Of the
,reat advant; re the removal of the obstruc-
ions from olf liver would be to their immcdi-
tie constituents. With a restoration of twenty
eet water on he bar vessels of such tonnage
out cngagef our coal trade, which would so
heapen its I'll, rsportation, that Boston, in the
way of fuel al. e, you'd save annually $780,
700; PROVIDE e, in Rhode Island $1,000 900
The city of N,w York to her consumers
,nc half million of dollars worth of coal But
however i'm Dor ant this new supply of coal may
DC to our northern cities, 1t Is not whit less
% to our Ut vcrnmcnt. independent of its
orges and VIC esk-shops the Government con-
umes annually thirty thousand tons of coal on
Ter steamships, and for which it pays seven dol
ars as prime csst Our coal can and will he
a tlh Government depots at two dol
ars per ton, tt .reby saving every year the sum
IF S 80. 900 to- the Government In order to
satisfy the 1 ISEse do not eNaggcratc the i'm
)ortance of Yhsse coal fields, l will read a nor
ion of the alma report Of the South Carolina
\ orth Eastorn Railroad Company wherein the
President SAYS,
1--WE can1tot :lose without brief reference to
the advantatI OF a road from CEeraw to Raj
eigh, III North 'aroifila so 'deHected' as to uoss
through the iluable coal formations of tbot
State Our requirements for coal are dailv in
:reasin", and ouid be difficult to estimate tho
value of CharX ston as a market to those ennau-
I'd i'll its supply or the advantages to accrue to
our road frOnFis transportation. We arc now
entirely depend mt upon foreign markets and the
titles north Of $ Tor our supply, which reaches
Is with all the charges and profits of transnor
-ation, to whicl must be added the freioht and
expenses incurr'd upon It's arrival. We are in
ormed that TINS moment the freight alone
lpon ton ofssoai Rom Philadelphia is equiv
cnt to the cost OF transportation from the Goa
ie,ds of North Carplna to Charleston Thn
article wouldEtha furnished the consumer ~
he cost of mnfgsy it'll the single charge Of one
Dur independent OF the greater cheapness OF
his coal, another consideration presents itself
% my nina, which l would commend to the at
enton OF the House. Our commercial and no
al steamers are now entirely dependent or
ore'Sn or northern markets for their supply o.
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