The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-05
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Cs.nel J.af and II. Predact..

ss.sas..;ou COMPANY In the additionai sum w
n,Sxo On. uundred and Twenty Two Thou
- aolars have already been expendea oy Tue
q. .,,. ,,,,rovenpeut Of the River, and II
!. 49, .ssorted after the most careful es'amaies,
that hy a further expenditure OF ohe Huno'eo
,r......,s aoI,.rs the entire work can be compile
r,ho ..,yss,eru Mining and Manufacturing
cs..,,o avn immense aud we might say, prac.
.,..,r e.bau,,less Acids of camel coal bordering
,n;. .tra.m. At distance of thirty six miles from
a.. ,aou,h and. 40 matter Of course, are deeply
,,,eras,e,i in the progress Of this improvement
10 facilitate tho completion Of It, they now pro
nose 70 purchase of the State her bonds to the
amount OF Sixty thousand Dollars, (three nftns Oh
the increase asked for by the Navigation ooh'pA
NV thereby investing the State with the luhoS nc
cesssry to pay her proportion They 'ur,hes p'o
pose to subscribe the remaining rory iu'1a,u
Dollars at once, so there may oe ho u''"' " '
prosecution Of this great work - =,
IL is estimated that 5,oOoooo p"sne's VI e'"' -
h. .hionad annually over this improvements to the
rf,. thence to the Ohio River. The
IN. ..c,uine to the company win be about ONE
CON, ner busheL which would be $4,000 on the
,gvrsgate amount The tolls shipments OF
eeoner. stuff sawed lumber, &C. &C. and upon
return trips will not fall short of $4,000 If these
estimates are verifed-and from the data before
rs we doubt not they viii be fully-the work win
be a profitable one to the stockholders, while, at
the same time, il will deveiope the rich mineral
treasures of the section of country it trayerses-
The coal fields of Pennsylvania are taxed in some
instances a. high four hundred dollars per acre,
pouring annually into the treasury Of the State
immense sums Of revenue. 1t is but fair to infer
that with equal facilities of transportation, this
Commonwealth would find in the coal fields of ka-
nawha and Boone counties equally as prolific
sources of wealth The Covington and Ohio Rail
road which is but continuation of the great Cen
trail route. crosses Coal River near its confluence
with the Kanawha. At an early day after the
completion of these improvements, 1t is not unrea-
sonable to assume that the great superiority of the
Camel coal over all other article of fuel and
q producer of light and heat will bring it into gen
eral use in the eastern cities. Three-fourths of
the Camel coal yet discovered in the United States
lie in Western Virginia, constituting one Of the
richest mines of wealth that has ever been devel-
oped in any country, not excepting the aurferous
streams and hills of California
We cannot convey to our readers better idea
of the properties of the Camel coal than is given
in the following article which we extract from the
New Orleans Courier:
"Cool-We have at Office some specimens of
Virginia Camel Coal, which are well deserving the
attention of citizens 1t will stand inspection,
and to use q common expression, it speaks for it.
self for certainly, article to commend itself by
view il is most beautiful Its intrinsic merits
have been, upon experiment fully tested We have
burned large lump ourselves, and the facility with
which it is ignited being almost as lnfarnmabe az
lat wood knot and the clear bright flame that it
produces makes it yeiy desirable for fuel in family
uss II possesses another quality, which, in the do
assc economy must t ~ TO lhe nsa. ana
freedom from slack and dust, inconvenience incident
the softer Goals and annoying 20 housekeepers-
This coal possesses larger quantity OF oil than
have seem has greater specific gravity, burns with
more fame, isnites more readi Is hrmer, heavier
and contains larger Of gas than the English
Camel This coal introduced here for the first time
nom the mines of Col. William NJ. Peyton on Coal
River, tributary of the kaRawha River. 1t is the
FIRST American Camel which has been brought into
market with fair prospect of successfully competing
with the English Camel Its exemption from spon-
tsneoas tue srso; hin, re-. whsh Pre-
from its being mined In blocks, would seem to COM
mend it to steam marine as perfection OF fuel
for their use In werd we look upon Its introduc-
ZION to city the opening of in the coal
business, and promising to us convenience and
comfort which, even in our southern CLINE, are inesti
mabe.a
From this coal Is 1tracted, at cost not exceed.
Ing I6 cents per gallon, valuable lubricating and
burning oil Probably some of our readers may
have noticed few evenings since, upon the clerks
table of the House of Delegates a lamp containing
this oil The clear, bright fame emitted, actually
made the candles around it look dull and dim 1t
burns free from all offensive odor and smoke, and
this fact In connection with its cheapness, must
insure for it an extensive and general use. The
yield is forty gallons per ton. 1t also yields thirty
gallons of benzole per ton which is easily CONVEX
1ibe into gas, and must eventually supersede the
gas at present in use in our cities. From twenty
to twenty-five pounds of clean white wax also
produced from 3 ton of camel coal, which are
made into candles, of adamantne frmness
Some fine specimens of this COAL from the mines |
of tho Western Mining and Manufacturing Com |
pany," have been exhibited here during the SEES. |
sion by J. E. Peyton, Esq. lump has been upon |
the clerks table, In tho Hall of Delegates for the
past week or two. 1t has been very justly admir-
ed for its rm and beautiful texture and Its fires.
dom from dirt.
We hope i: will be the pleasure of the present
to extend its aid to the Coal River
Company, an place them in 3 condition to deve-
ope the treasures OF our State. The operations
Of the mining companies interested In tie improve
ments of Coal river. will be greatly retarded, II
something is not done before the adjournment.
1t is curious to observe the variety of ways