Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-03-29
CannM Coal for Boston.
Tie. Western Mining Il Manufaetul

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q Canned Coal for Boston.
The Western Mining 3 Manufacturing
Company, are loading cannel Coal at
their mines On Coal river, TO be shipped
to Boston, Philadelphia and New Orleans.
This Company have received an order
from Boston for IL 900 bushels Of The
lwell known \ Peytona Canned Goa" and
they ill:ship the same from Coal riyerIin
Isbarees down the kanawha. tllehce up The
| Ohio river 10 Pittsburg. from thence TO
IlPhiIadelphia, and from thence 70 Boston.
We regard ihe shipment Of thiis coalIto
Bostonsand such points as destined to be
promotise Of great benefit to the Icoal In
interests Of the Kaaawha region. Il is
generally conceded, We believe, that for
the variety for the quantity and for The
quality Of It's carmel. splint and bituniir
nous Goals, the Kanawha regionIis uhsur-
passed, Il equaled, in the world The
country drained BY the Kanawba river and
its tributaries abounds IN bitumineus coal
.of every grade. and in the greatesfabund-
anee, in veins from three feet ID twelve
feet IN thickness. This region aboanas
likewise ia camel coal Of very superior
qaality, and in veins from two feet q six
feet 10 thickness /; also, in splintIcoal Of
fine quality, and varying from two feet %
six feet in thickness. Many veins are
.foand partly eannel and splint; and also
many veins partly splial and bituminous,
and some are semi-cannel, some semi
8splint,and some semi bitun1inous. These
Goals are found, sometimes separate and
distinct sometimes blended together in
the same vein.
It is well known, thatthe Kanawha coal
fields are upwardsof two hundred miles
nearer Cincinnati. than ths Pittsburg
coal fields are ; and that the Kauawha
region enjoys ! much milder climate than
the Pittsbarg region, thereby giving mis-
region frequently a free and open naviga.
ton 10 Cincinnati and elsewhere. when
the Ohio river is for weeks blocked up
}wishIice. atIPittsburg.
4 With these great natural advantages
over the Pitsburg coal region, must not
The Kanawha coal trade, Il, course of time,
surperseds the Pittsburg coal trade At all
points 5eloR Ate mouth Of he Hanasoka +
We candidly think that il is merely 4
matter ef time, that period ef five or ten
years, with the navigation Of the Kama.
wha river improved, viii give this coal
region the control Of the coal trade at
Cincinnati and all other points and places
down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
All present, what we most desire is tina,
| capitalists and persons interested in coal
and engaged in the coal trade. should BE-.
como we'll acquainted with Gle coal fields
Of this section|of Virgins. We feel con-
fdent that the superior natural adxan-
tages Of this coal region to be fully appre,
ciated. need only to be well known. The
l Coal river Companies, are taking the lead
Lin introducing our camel coal into dis
tant markets. The two Peytona Goa
Companies. to.wits: the Western Mining
y Manufacturing Co, and the Virgins
Camel Coal Co, have been during thu
/ past winter, and are now actively engage
i ID shipping camel coal from their mines
Ion opal risery to Cincinnati and othel
points down The Ohio. AndSitI is will
great pleasure that we now chronicle tht
shipping By the Western Mining \ Man
nIacturing Company of their camel Goa
To Boston. The introduction Of canne
coal from Coal river into Boston. certain
lily speaks weIIfor the energy and enter
prise Of this Company and il will great
Ily ala in attracting the attention Of CAPT
talists and ceal men 70 the superior adj
manages and inexhaustible wealth Of tht
coal region.in this part Of Western Vir
@9inia.