Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-09-20
THE COAL FIELDS OF KENTUCKY


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tennessee H. OWEN, NJ. D. PROFESSOR Oh UeOIO5y III
he University of Nashville" This report is Of great
ael.e both because ofthe extent and richness oftae
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BIS authors. 10 the CITIZENS Oh NashNAe anu the
surrounding country it Is Of the first interest be-
because the coal fields examined and reported upon
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---r7'l.i ava henluckE Tai.Foad. Inc lanus owned
.,e Tia a.r.-luv which elected this report are a
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tu#'oH 'n Inc midst OF 4flcn agricultural region
rom which The forests are fast disappearing and
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valley. me con. -G.i0A OF the ing .ae-H anu Aen-
lucky railroad viii place hyle within less than
ana, f,rr,g.I os nr those fold ins1rf8g az, ar,r-1a
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aht success TO manufacturing enterprise among us
We maze the following extract from the report
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SUM more '"-'' cA'i'''' I-''i ~ '9''1s an.
useful document, coming from gentlemen 50 COM
/ -.fant 10 speak on the subecr:
Goa. Tenn TrIor tI,is rnad yvo nav r7,i7,c
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.......rEEZ lands befnr as already mentioned of
ss. - feet whsreye , extends Of unborn thick
'5c c,se in The bir5 land there To9I5 h.
over one million Of cubic feet, or about the same
number %. bushels, Of coal (which Is more than
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,rl e. ~ rcI ian and il is ofren double rhat rrice
Reduce the price to $3.50 per ton, or about ten
Gems per oo-hc and you still have gross receip,
/ p low estimate. more tban onc-half would be net
/ .re5r as me actual labor OF ge'luE out Is now
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..l7. .r.l.. more: masking each acre of land thus
an 'ra.... when worked out equal to over $4,000
n 'e-. c.a"alons' IL Is true many OF me aa,aal
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.l.r .. ...-.ncrs d-awng are comparatively safe
ayea enSr The former imPfr,eo' latHasemgn: en-:
. nv. ...rrf.- r,lI several miles. and s5.linc II
Err i've ae..s Nacn vagone5 10 BonEir-alle
n. we-.~ FIVE miles, +. usually sells Tor a,tcel
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TON. vgar aiits can always be made ss.i-ar..u.r
w....-g .ao expense OF IUmPiug,
LNAs FOR THE United SrATE'.-Ihe Phnam
Star o. the l0.h uit., says NJ Eugene a.hen, tAt
French rr.uralisj, who lately procured number o.
..ua- IN Peru and Ecuador for the Spanish Govern
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