New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-21
xFw WORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, AUGUST g. 1857
sbeu. 10 sue.ta from Baltimore, New Yorf, Hsnis-


burg, &c. A correspondent. Of The Bda'"ore fa'''0,
who was present. gives so0e interesting ises Id feoiu
to this enterprise. He says
Port Treyorton il situate upon the banss Oh TIC 'u
on. hanna, about ~ miles above Harrisburg inIs Is
the or. al depot of the TrevoTtOn Coal and ksroai
Company. Here has been built an immense onage,
$500 feet in length at cost of quarter OF ti' "a
of dollars Thus the Coal Is taken over, ana shiPPeu
in boats on the Pennsylvania Canal.
The works are very extensive and costly. tavern
ard quite number Of dwelling houses, with their IN
ba btanfs mostly aborers, constitute the vlsge. ine
Railroad connecting Port Irevorton with The mlned
Also the mines with the Northern Central Railroad
track as now opened. is fourteen miles long, con-
sucted in the very best maj ner, az cost OF prooaoy
A. AGO. Co., Our special car was placed upon TINS IRON
pathway, and passing up the Mahanoy 'aiiey, 20,
tween the Big and Little Mshsnoy Rivers, beautiful
wild scenery on either side soon found ourselves at
the celebrated mines ascending ct the rate, when APP
preaching closely, of $50 feet per mile. our steam
horse untiripg snored in his full strength and placed
us comfortably Trevorton and the coal Mines ALSO
in delightful village, about o'clock in the aiernoon
After describing the journey, he says:
We visited the breaker, an immense aud costly
siructure-the largest, probably, IN his country
Here, by means of machinery, propelled by steam,
the coal after being taken from the mines Is broken,
cleaned, graded sssored and prepared for sale Ihis
breaker was erected at cost OF $OVo, ana IL ca
pable OF turning out, in CARLOADS loV t"ns per uny'
The head carpenter an humble mechanic, but man
Of genius though residing obscurely IN these noun
taSs has recently invented very ,enous and val
liable machine for separating slate from the coal.
sort Of revolving sieve ana sm .1d acts 70
required 70 perform the labor now executed oy tins
singular invention, could they do 1t 80 well.
patent has been secured for il. Coal is now brought
feet on an inclined railway of $50 fee: in length After
our party had witnessed the various processes OF
mining, Gunpirg g, breaking, loading. reloading, &C.
we repaired TO the hotel where splendid dinner was
in waiting
George w. Beebee, President of the Trevorton Goa
and Railroad Company, gentleman distinguished for
his accomplished qualities, superior practical inteh
gence and busness energies, presided at the table
doing the horrors with especial grace. After partakinS
sufficiently of ub,antals, the cloth was drawn, when
sol Q and sentiment went round, Interpreted with
sparkling scintilations of wit Mr.. Beebee being
called upon made brief, appropriate speech. lie
did not. however. profess to be public orator. He
was thankful for the many kndnesses shown by 'hose
present-was pleased their response in being present
AZ this entertainment. He looked upon tae present
occasion dedicated to the opening Of these coal fields,
and connecting their rich treasures of direct
rtilroad communication with the resources OF our sea-
board cities an event OF great moment, with refer
ence well TO political economy as to the commercial
business and industrial interests OF our common coun-
try Several other gentlemen made addresses.
Accompanied by Mr.. Beebe, President, and other
officers of Company, we paid visit TO the mines Tor
the purpose Of more minnie examination. We enter,
tered one of the tunnels in drawn by mules, and
penetrated distance Of 2,2iO feet directly into the
mountain, following an immense vein Of coal Miners
were busiy engaged getting out huge masses OF coal
from veins, to every appearance, inexharstibe.
There are, believe, twelve veins in this mountain,
all dipping tar down and rising to the very summit:
The Company owns about ten thousand acres of coal
fields consisting Of what is known as the Trevorton
mines containing amount of coal hundreds OF mL-
lions of tuns and mineral wealth almost beyond COM
pua,iOn They now prepared to send it to market
Ito Baltimore especially since the opening Of the
Northern Central Railway, connecting directly with
their road and the mines, TO any desirable extent
the amount being crcumscribed only by the capacity
or tunnage Of the medium of conveyance. The quail
ity of this coal for many purposes driving machinery,
locomotives, &C., likewise for other uses, is fully
equal to the Cumberland, and can be Obtained for
Pennsylvania works and for service elsewhere in the
United States, at cheaper rates. 1t is seinb'umi-
nous clean free from exlaneous substance, and ex-
ceeCingly handsome in appearance.
The 1reyorton Company have now in readiness
about 600 new coal cars, which they design, very
soon putting into active service in conveying coal
over the Northern Central Railway to Baltimore 1t
will be deposited at their immense depot in Canton.
This must open up a new business there, give de-
cided impetus to industry, and eventually not only
cheaper the price OF fuel but give renewed impulse
TO the trade Of Baltimore.
The village OF Ireyorton numbers about 300 houses,
hres fine hotels, and probably 800 inhabitants.