, 1859-03-30

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THE LA SALE COAL BASIN.
Notwithstanding tho depression Of the tw<
years past-notwithstanding the idlescss O
engines, and the cxtinguishing Of furnace fire:
in Chicago and throughout tho Northwest
equal in this city to reduction Of eighty thou
sand tons per annum in the demand for fuel
the coal tzadc aud the coal production at L:
Sale have been steadily On the increase Tle
first enterprise Of any considerable magnitude
t, develop tho wealth Of the La Sale Coal Ba'
sin and cheaper the prices Of fuel III Illinois
and Wisconsin, WIS put on foot about foul
years since, under the corporate name Of tic
La sal'e Coal Mining Company The pro.
prictors being chiefly gentlemen from Kentucky
or residents Of that State, the company is
known at La Sallo generally as the "Kcntucky
Company" Their skaft is on tho Illinois Cen
tral Railroad, about half a mile north Of the
city. They reached tho third or lowest vein
Of coal about two years since, aud have bee1,
mining, chiefly for the Northern markets, since
that time.
The SUCCESS which attended this enterprise,
and the demonstration thus furnished Of the
fact that the coal underlaid the whole territory
between the outcrop 1t tic Rock Island r. r.
tunnel and the western limits Of Peru; that its
place could bc approximately determined lit
any given point in the basin; and that three
veins could be relied Oh, making I'LL aggregate
Of at least fifteen feet Of pure bitumlnous coal
induced the formation Of three other compa-
nics who commenced operations Oh IN extcn-
sive scale about two years ago. These COM
I,auics were known respectively as the
Northern Illinois Coal and Iron Company, the
Little Rock Mining Company, and the Peru
Coal Mining Company. The largest stock
holders III the two former companies were res
ideuts Of this city. Each has been fortified
with heavy capital aud though all have c1-
pericnccd the rough handling Of tic late re-
vulsiou they have gono through the seyercst
stages Of their existence without bankruptcy
The Little Rock Company, 1,y reason tf their
location 1T considerable distance from tho
llailroad, haze suffered more than the others
hut VIC learn that they arc again OIL terra frma
and that they will recommence operations o1l
their magnificent territory at a point which will
give them the best facilities for transportation hy
rail to all the the large markets III the North
Vest.
The general features Of the La Sale Coal
Basin, as well as the improvements and enter
Of tue col itself, have bccn frequently present.
ed in these columns That this basin s the
great sforcllousc Of fuel for Northern Illinois,
Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, whence the
vast territory embraced in these limits must
ultimately draw its supplies, is now established
beyond a peradventurc. Each year adds to
the force employed in developing its resources,
and By consequence chcapens the price Of coal
and diminishcs tic margin Of profits for in-
porters from Ohio and Pennsylvania. The lat
est developments ut La sallc-particuarly The
projection Of tic Northern Illinois Company s
entries nearly half mile from tl.c bottom Of
their shaft, and the discovery Of all exposition
Of the "mddIc bed" eight feet in thickness
i'll tl,c valley Of the Vermillion, south
east Of La Salle-l1ayc added greatly to the
Importance and value Of the basin. The
works of the Northern Company have dove.
loped quality Of ct'al superior iii purif + and
compactness to anything heretofore mined i'll
Illinois, and have indicated Ill cnl1reing Of
the veins towards the southeast where the
great deposit Of coal, Il. present accessible,
les The prejudice created against all Illinois
Goals by the unmannerly attempts Of the earlier
producers at In Sale and Morris 10 force upon
the public the impure, ill-nlincd and un-
screened comloncnts Of tile outcrop, is wear
ing away, and MI the towns within convenient
tiistancc Of La Sale are now using that coal 10
tho exclusion Of I'LL other fuel! Wc NEED
not enlarge on this branch Of tic subject.
It is settled tl,at La Sale coal will heat
buildings drive engines make gas and oil. and
perform all the functions If bit,1mino11s coal,
aud it is leing daily shown that it can he
sold much cheaper at that point than it eau
mined and transported from eastern Suites.
Tile laws Of commerce will not lie long in tax
ing noticc Of these facts. W'hen Illinois las
become the producer Of l,cr own fuel, she vill
lave put barrier Of no common strel.=tl. he-
tween herself and another panic.
mASSACKIUSETTS AND THE NATr-
REALIZATION LAWS.
Tic Young Mems National Republican As
sociation Of CINCINNATI, l!avc adopted series
Of spirited resolutions coMlc.nnn,orr Of the at
tempt now being made in Massachusetts 10
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