The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-01-26
JacI,son Coal andIron.

Mr.. EDITOR I'll see the "McArthur
Republican" Of the Goth is out again la.
boring and sweating to buildup his fiction
of jackson Coal in Vinton county," in.
to fact. The Marietta company does not
spare money in the employment, Of Swiss,
and we suppos likely that this paper has
an equivalent duty to perform, and must
therefore fight on, but the Editor has an
uphill business. If the amount be very
much which the company have paid to
secure tine sage services Of this Editor, as
a "dISlntereSted" witness, it becomes a
question, which party has the worth o. the
job. A few words in reply to his last
sqatb will still worse perplex their posi-.
ton.
Mr.. Jol n Sell, whose coal mine is one
mile north OF the Jackson G.. H., informs
US, that the last week and week beiorey
several Of the contractors on the Marietta
r. r. line in the neighborhood Of Charles
ton, sent teams to his bank for Jackson
Coal for their use, and thereby encoun.
tered the additional expense Of hauling il
ten or twelve miles. What does the sage
Editor think was the reason?
Mr.. Griffis, Mr.. Landrum, Mr.. Jones,
Mr.. Brown. Mr.. Faulkner, and other coal
men, daily fill Chilicolhe wagons with
our coal 10 be hauled TO that place, eigh.
Teen to twenty-five miles-though they
have at ChIIicothe, at nominal prices, by
the canal, an abundance Of the Hooking
and other Goals. Portsmouth has the
Pomeroy and Pittsburgh Goals, by the
River, at low rates, yet for years past has
our coal gone thence torty.four miles by
wagons and otherwise, and 10 other equal
Iy distant points, for smithpg purposes.
where, al prices Of three and four times
the river Goals, it always has found ready
sale. The Milton. Bloomfield and Ham
iIton Up. blacksmiths, at ten and fifteen
miles OF distance. send here tor their coal.
though they have plenty Of their own Goals
near al hand. Thus much on the subject
otthe characteristic peculiarites." The
Editor intimates that they have the same,
by sinking a shalt for it, and that it will be
profitable operation. May they have
good time Of it.
Sand Furnace, the gentleman says is
north Of the M. & c. R. R. If by this
furnace lie means, the experiment that is
now making up in Vinton to extract iron
out Of their cOmbuStbles-he may be
right. when they lrot their iron pigs to
market the Coming summer, Mr.. M. will
be convinced there is something in Vinton
TO make them Of" Exactly so. Then
Of course we shall have proof that their
Iron colored sandstone" has consider.
able iron in it.
Coal formations, like other geological
strata have dip" Is that fact, Mr.
Editor, or are you joking? How you en-
Tighten the natives. Who knows but you
may be engaged by the State to suPplant
"a certain Professor" for your astute and
critical knowledge Of the coal and iron
business. begin to think you will estab'
Iish so,nething,if moi your Railroad-your
knowledge is really "past finding OUT
The Jackson coal stratum, iorsooth, dips
like other strata west of Jackson it is
above the hills, and east Of Jackson it
penetrates the earth at nconVenient work
ing depths, and mediately here at Jackson
it is just about the suriace-and this proves
that-whatl Not that there is workable
Jackson coat at Macarthur, eighteen miles
east Of Jackson, nor yet that the G.. u M.
R. R. can supply it to our Cincinnati
friends from thence--bul that he the Edl.
tor, his dogmalism to the contrary not
withstanding, is the man--the very man.
who is "ignorant anL djsh0nest."
OF his medicines and narcotics and con.
lectures we have nothing to say; guessing
is his trade--Iet him practice ii. One
thing however seems too probale from his
arlicIe-he takes his medicines uaCom
pounded, else why should his ideas be so
confused and entirely "cOngiOmerated 2"
NJ.