The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-17


vics Of ne Csas Fsesds, Externally o~S IakrssUy-
U~d~ Gsvs~d SioAas- -kjssmS and fSa~spsvtsso~ Of
CooG-Cbx y Pvp5set;ew- CeWvsyasoe 10 kassa.
HAviag safsly rsachsl the tswn q rsttsviiis ysur
6rst busiassA ass crowded with letters 10 u
ths swnees q opsestsrs, 10 secure carriage with
driver whs u familiar with the region aAd the
objects most lksy 70 10 locked Of By strsnssrs Or
not ssooessiui N obtaining tAs proper guides psss up
the 6chuyl to Port Carbon, and thence TO st. Clair.
whore yea on examine the shaft reosay completed By
Mr. nsss and Afterwards the several sls,ss In tbs
nsishbsrhosd Thence ysu vn pass up Mil Crock, to
the largo veins at the fos Of The Broad Mountain sad
return By way Of Newcastle To Pottsvs. This rouai
will give you fsn occupation Ter tho morning. not N
sxosleat appetite Tor dinner. II win also give you Q
eed Idea OF the extent Of the regioa and sos nohsa
Of the labor and cost required In ths production Of
csaL
But ~ the most Interesting part Of the visit u yet to
of, would After dinner, step TO the cosry
Of George a. Potts, Esq, immediately sdjoIang tho DO.
rough; and sitter making ysur pesce with the super
intsadeat iaduos him TO accompany you through the
mines This estabsishueat, you win undsrstani u tbs
eldest and Of the most eKtsnsvs n the region TAs
slope and tho operations Of the miners 600 feet b.
low the surface to which, when seated in the car you
descend In perfect safety in about minute sad half
At tbs bottom rather termination Of the SLOPE your
hrst acquaintance will DO made with tho old horse Char
10y, who for eghteea years has faithfully and stosdy
performed his duty without having Witnessed its beasvo
lent effects According TO the estimates, IL IL said he
has dragged from the various poiuts Of the
million and half Of tons to the fo,t Of the plane; and
without stopping to msrazs consider the facility with
which much work has been done In the dark, yoa
note ths fact and estimate 1t leisure how much
you, the beggar in his howell the merchant prince
in his Fifth avenue palace, indebted for your
comfort to tho labor Of Charley. The gang
way with railway over . mile ami half In !sngta,
On so b snS e x. Su
towards the the breasts from which tas coal
taken In each Of these breasts shute constructed
IRON which the coal II Lot into the car Chariey or
his drags 1t to the foot Of tho pain Bat tho
performance, Is tbs miners At WORK: Their peculiar
dress-their snutty facss-with their indifsrsntly
s tor in nsshDo.g rgS1 to Which Horace cay.
serve the work performed from the light that is ia
them" and As they carefully prevent it from shiass
contingency, and believe thas this good WORK viii BE-
known ana appreciated.
the busi.es:, however, you x,l perceive, Is not ths
compensation for labor it would be selected In prefer
encs to the various occupations Of the mechanic The
to eighteen feet-with thu damp, dark, dismal
prospect every SIDE with very fair chance Of being
extra and Of course, not to be envisd or
II: 70 q ID: "a: 81 sss
and disposed from the observations ysu have made
TO wait for further deveopements you do From
showmen, gentlemen about to be hanged 10 pos
sble different tale may be told but Deal only with
without assuming the rsspons bity Of sustaining them
Having thus become familiar with the mysteries Of tho
and 3, to .dSp 4 or to
anime the process of breaking, screening and loading
the for the market. Them IL you desire to ascsr
items upon which labor expended and by making al
lowance for the machinery q powerful and very eec.
rent, the mining, the hosting, the preparing &C., &c.
With the ton upon the lateral roads that the cost the
tie G 70 and 70
At 50 to SO 50 per ton time to come
are nevertheless stubborn and Dd incoatToverss and
however the spectators in distant regions, in
in Ssn
may doubt cav at the estimate, the music must b
LII Invent q or
In this region tho owners and operators have travelled
over the course, and having experienced the folly
scsusy reached the point Il which 10 rivalry can al.
turb interfere with their interest Having the
the trads-wh coal equal to the demands Of the mar
ket for 1t least century to come and with machinery
and AL the appointments Tor conducting tho ousn0es
to the best advantage it would be the height Of folly
admit the possibility ofa contingency that would
nfeere with the position At this time every road
nected with the schuykl region has regular dsscend
ing grade and Notwithstanding the advantages gained
by such arrangement, the expense to Keep up the
pairs and meet the demands upon them Is from two to
three and half cents per ton per mile On the Reading
where tho descent IL from twenty feet to the mile to
dead level and where there outside business equal
to the working expenses the charse from two to two
and quarter cents per ton mile On this road also,
single engine take down at the rate Of ten miles
per hour 100 cars carrying five tons each, while the
engine cannot return with 100 empty the
steepest plane wenty feet to the mile) the road.
But to put the factn Its true position, and settle the
argument Of opposing interests, the road and
what win be the condition Of the trader During the year
1854, the average number Of trips $780, carrying
1887 1854 TONS The return empty weighing 237
to each trip, would reduce the business to 837502
tens But carried to the higher grades, tbs condition
of the opposing interests viii stand in different light
But having made good days work, you viii now
turn to your hotel and prepare yourself for different
scene to morrow. ANTHRACITE
Our Maryland Correspondence.
FRASKvnLE, Alegany Co., Nd, June 8, 1855.
An Infant City Of the Auegany Mountains of
FrdnkUillc-Ldnd ProduCts-CoaI Mines-Cumbeyfand