Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1854-09-01
Number 81.
Along the Ohio Immediately below the mouth

Along the Ohio. immediately below the mouth
of Blue river the higher SUBMITS begin to show
the carboniferous sandstone. and a light seam Of
coal may be traced along the crest Of the hills in
the rear of Leavenworth. This is the most east
ern outcrop Of coal on the Ohio river. II is not
probable. however. that . workable seam will be
found above Little Blue river, perhaps not above
OH creek. Immediately below this lies the great
Cannelton coal deposit At this point coal is
being mined more extensively than At any other
place We have visited in the State. An able and
energetic company, under the title Of the Amer
lean Camel Coal Company" has possession Of
about 1000 acres Of coal lands on the imme-
diaie bank Of the Ohio river. About 100000
bushels of coal are mined annually ut this point,
the greater part Of which is consumed by steam
boats on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. In the
proximity to an infaifbe market and in the en-
ergy and ample capital of the company. consists
the main advantage Of Cannelton \ mining
locality. The principal. and indeed the only
workable seam of coal. is the equivalent Of No.
3 in my Lodi section-Nes. and being lost in
this section Of the coal feld. 1t varies in thick
ness from 60 to ~ inehes--has usually slate
roof which in some mines exhibits distinctly the
inch seam Of Camel coal, as reported on tho
Wabash. This is more fully developed at Hawes-
vile. on the opposite side Of the river With
perhaps an occasional fault. this coal bed under
lies not only the 1000 acres belonging to tho
company. but an Indefinite region lying TO tho
north and west ef this, for the same seam is seen
in the valley Of one of the forks Of Anderson riv
err. some 10 miles in the interior. Now esch sec
ton square mile Of this coal seam win yield
about one hundred millions of bushels. Cincin-
natl, with its $4,000 inhabitants. aud extensive
manufactures, consumes less than ten millions Of
bushels per annuM. Each section, therefore. Of
this Aeld, would furnish fuel for the City Of Gin
cinnati for at least ten years. And vet this Can
L. Al
supply in the State. Other localities have ut
least three workable seams, lying above an
other, making an aggregate of from IL to Is
feet Of coal, or more than three hundred millions
OF bushels per square mile.
For common purposes Of fuel for making
steam, and indeed for all uses except the work
ing Of metals. there few better Goals any
where than the Cannelton variety; and yet pre-
dict that when Nos. l and 3 are extensively work
ed on the Wabash they will furnish article 10
way inferior to the Cannelton. But ,.nsil exteoge
sive manufac tories shall have created demand
for these, Carnelton will have the advantage of ,
ready market the Ohio river. The price Of
coal delivered boat at Cannelton is cents per
bushel, or 81 96 per ton. The factory 1T that
place pays but about cents per bushel by eea.
tract; but coal is now selling at 7 cents on the
Wabash and Erie Canal, above Montezuma, and
the demand greatly exceeds the supply.
The enterPrisc-the experiment PerhsPs some
would caal it-of est.tsshlnF sxadx z z. .". nm;
Hea t..' '.1e geo. OF successful @ operation The Can
heiton Cotton Mill Company have the honor of
having first demonstrated that the cheap fuel y
cheap transportation and cheap living IN n:
west can faIriy compete with manufactures .nv
where. The mill is now running 10. 500 snn.
dies and 378 power looms, making about 6C0
tons per annum or two tons per day Of brown
sheetings.
The Factory is fcnr stories high. with an .,,;.
is 2S1 feet iOytr and
towers In front. each 1903 feet high It j, b,Ih ~
the new red sandstone Of the coal formations
In the construction Of this building. the Com.
pany has conferred great favor on all who u.~
hereafter have occasion 70 construct either public
or private editces in the coal fields of the Wat
they have demonstrated that notwithstanding
It's loose texture and its softness when rst r.;..9
rom the quarry, new red sandstone may safely
be depended on as building maaerial This ed.
lhce was erected in 18+9. and on careful inspec.
ton not single stone shows the least evidence Of
lault or decay. Exposure to the atmosphere h.a
hardened the surface Of the block, and think
that time will make but little impression on that
surface. Many private residences in and about
anneiton, have been built Of the same material
a'ely' ana 1t Is found to be cheaper than brick CT
even wood. when the stone is procured near ths
ste OF the building. This fact once known. win
,nsbe the towns of the southwestern portion ~
he State TO change their style Of building TO the
'reat advantage both in appearance aud real
'aue.
variety OF tins sandstone occurs on Sugar
Ireek, short distance above the feeder dam Z,
'arke county In appearance and composition.
is very similar to the brown sandstone q III.
Ion"e ctlcut river SO highly priced as BUILDING
tone IN the Eastern cities. An excellent var;e,1
4 this stone may be procured on the line of H.
indiana and liiucis Central Road, near Montexu.
na Very respectfully. yours, &C..
r. T. BROWN.
HARD WORKS. ScKScE.-As general thing
hose who work the hardest are not the most .uc
essful farmers. The reason i o{,viou,. thev