The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-06-24
From the Cheraw Gazette.

areas Of the principal coal producing coun.
ties Of Europe and America. may be stated
shns;
rnited States. iss.lsa square miles;
British America, 5000 square miles; Great
britain and Ireland. ll.s5e square miles
Spain. s,40s square miles; France, l,7i9
square mica; Belgium. 5ls square miles.
Thus it will be seen, that the United States
has superficial coal area more than three
times as great as all the countries OF
Europe. And it should be remembered, too,
that the coal basins Of the United States are
but partially explored and defined.
In regard to production, however, the con-
trast Is altogether in favor of Europe, thus:
Great Britain and Ireland produce 81 1880,
900 tons; Belgium, 100000 France.
4,i4l,6l7; Prussia, 8, 500, 600; Austria, 900;
while the United States, with coal area
more than three times the extent of all
Europe. actually produces but 100000
tons.
Pennsylvania has coal area Of 4s7 square
miles, and yet in a single year, that OF ls47,
she produced 100000 tons-iarnishing
eargoes for II ,439 vessels, which cleared
from the single port Of Philadelphia, that
year.
In 1925 few tons Of an unknown COM
bustible were brought to Philadelphia. where
its qualities were to be tested and its value
ascertained. In 1898 the first cargoes
reached Philadelphia and Baltimore. Since
then the Pennsylvania coal fields have pro-
duced an aggregate OF 100000 tGhs oil
coal.
Pennsylvania, as above stated. has coal
4 EOS s,, a,nNla
ls4-,) produced 100000 tons OF coal. al
tording cargoes for 1889 vessels. Our
seaport friends should remember this. :,
North Carolina, probably, will be found
TO possess much larger coal area. From
the northeastern extremity Of the Deep
River basin TO the Pee Dee is not less than
sixty miles in length, and if it should be
found to average ten miles in width, we have
a coal area of 600 square miles, or nearly
one.ffth larger than Pennsylvania. II should
be remembered, too, that the Pennsylvania
coal is anthracite, of but medium value,
while the North Carolina coal is bitqminous,
and ranks as gas coal. equal to the finest,
and will command the highest price IN all
the markets Of the Atlantic coast.
MIR. McLane, in his pamphlet referred to
on q former occasion, SAYS that al Egypt,
one ton per minute can be delivered, 700
feet from the coal pit, at 90 cents per ton.
That the capacity OF the Deep River slack
water Navigation is limited 10 the delivery
at Wilmington or. SnIthyille of but 20
tons per week. Then, according 10 this
authority, single shaft working ten hours
per dav, can deliver upon the surface weekly,
) 600 tons, or about Eve times as much as
can be passed down the Cape Fear river.
But when a dozen shafts are delivering their
1900 tons per week, i will be seen that the
Cape Fear can afford no adequate outlet Tor
their productions. The friends OF The
Cheraw and Coal Fields Railroad need have
no misgiyings as to the supply. We really
lsFs 70 s az, S ,hhssIt iG si tnn @ht B.
transported over il per day. II SO, then
Charleston would receive l65, 800 tans Of
the finest coal in the world annually. With
such prospect to induce the construction
Of the Cheraw aud Coal Fields Road, car
aay one interested in the welfare OF our be-
loved Queen CITY, hesitate 10 invest to the
extent Of his abihtys
The recent suTyev.of the line has shown
that il i out sIrty-seven miles from Cheras
70 Egypt, and that the line Of road would
from that point, traverse tie coal basin som,
twenty miles in this direction. II the capa.
civ of the road be equal to the above sup
position, and should cost sl,250,O00. It's
income from coal alone, would be s66s. 00t
per annum, or equal to One-half its cost.
We know that We are not making state
ments with mathematical precision, bat W,
d, know, that we approximate the truth
and that our staten snts, ii erroneous. a,
probably they are, NAV be set Alright by
those having more precise data before them.
And we beg that every friend of the road
who can ellcidate IFS value, do 50 a once,
MANY We know are in possession Of facts
which would vastly subserYe the cause, II
they were given TO the pablo. We hope,
therefore, TO hear soon from nany who have
heretofore remained silent.
PgARLs. - TIE Murfreesborough cores
poadent Of the Petersburg Express, speaking
OF the recent discovery Of Pearls in New
Jersey, SAYS, thar beautiful specimens have
been found time AMI again m this State. On
the Neuse River they are sometimes picked
mp as large as Of the size Of an ordinary
nutmeg. There is pearl now 10 the Mu-
scum OF the chnwan Female Collegiate In
s:itute in this place, which Nas taken from
an oyster fem miles below Sewbern. thI;
would make The mouths o. the New Jersey
Pearl Hunters water TO lonk al. IL IS Of an
azure pinkish color, yariegated ~ circle.
extending from the centre - the periphery,
In shape Il i aat;cned globe. its diameter
AZ or eight lines. Il iswell worth obserya-
tion, az are many other articles in the collee.
ton, among which are specimens of nearly
All the valuable minerals in the state, O
gold, lead, copper, iron. silver, pllmbago
besides curiosities of the vegetable and
animal world. II is probably the larges
collection Of cgriosities in the State, ant
especially interesting to CarDlinian,
WILMINGTON Herald.