New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-23
THE COAL FIELDS o. PRHNsYxl
vANIA.-NO. HI

State Of AHairs II The Wyoming CseI d.
gien-Amsuns o. Ceal MinoA and Priss
Obtained sherefer-AdAisiens Resseoa
Given Why tho supply h Below ~
Demand.
From Our Special Correspondent ...
WHkEsBARR1. LuXRnn Co., PA.p
Monday. Nov. %. lisa
Having finished my trip through the pehoL
pal mines In the Lehigh district started 6staEas1
morning the 2sth. for tho Wyoming and LAekswAaa
coal fields. Strictly speaking. the fields onA ~
Lsckswanns being but local name. The district 4
all the Wyoming. Leaving Hasleton from whore ~
last dated Travelled over the Hadeton Company
road to Eckley small onehorse town. situated upss
Buck Mountain. and inhabited solely By employees b
tho various mines In the vicinity From Eckiey VI
proceeded to White Haven. distant seven miles. TM
only means Of conveyance down the mountain 10 III
latter place an old fashioned 6gr-hofs(
which We obtained The day was very unpleasant IL
rain falling ia torrents and the road being thok vit1
mud and water-a fact the horses seemed Determined
should not overlook and for fear Of which oftentna
sent full into my face large quantities OF both. TM
view VI Sandy Valley from the summit ~ the nosAr
tain. some 40 feet above tde-water. II exceedingly
beautiful and picturesque Surrounded on az sdss p
high mountains, whose peaks were capped with bS
and mist IL lay spread out below just a. h oamA
from the hand Of God. Nothing save the road ova
which we Travelled indicated that civilization OF nae
had ever penetrated thus fan Three hours Of slow, b0
steady staging. brought Us at last To White Hsyea
From thence. taking the cars OF the Iehish and Sas
quebannah Railroad. wo we're Conveyed ~ WiHesoasn
Station. which is, however i've miles distant rom ~
town itself This distance We were again obliged b
stage that Is fully half past o'clock In W
evening We arrived Ut thls pscs, the sad Of ~
WiiSesbafre il the capital Of Luz.rne County. andk
situated on the LEFT bank Of tho north branch Of ~
.Susqushanns, in tie beautiful and fertile Wyoming
Valley. The population Of the place Is about 800
Large quantities Of coal are obtained from the beds
which are among the thickest In the state. and whok
arc located about mile from the town. The argea
mines those owned or worked by Charles Parrlsh
esq the Baltimore and the Boston Coal Companiee
Early on Monday morning We paid visit to the muass
particularly those Of Mr. Parrish. The state Of ATTAIN
here ia what more encouraging than at Haxietcn
The miners have their organization the same ~ there
but have carried measures to such an extreme
point. No real violence has been used. ~ We eIceP
occasional though not frequent knoctdoTns that have
occurred. Tho association Ia here known as the Miners
Union League Tho hrD OF Parrish Co. have unda
their employ some go men. During the late political
campaign in tie state mass meeting Of the Unionkb
was called inWikesbarre, at which Gov curtin wa 70
speak Any OF those who deSred TO attend tue meeting
lad permission 80 ~ do. Work, however went on -
usual. nigh. or two thereafter Judge WOODWARD
the Democratic nominee. was announced TO SPEAK ~
meeting VI that party held in tie town. On the morn
ing of the day notice was sent TO the WORKS
By tie President OF the League that all wors
must stop In consequence Of the meeting 70
be held that night. OF course the proprletors LaA
nothing TO DO but to submit Not satisfied WIZ this
tie took Possession Of all the mino wagons. mules
and horses and attended the meeting in body. 10
no, let me 10 understood hndng fault or complaining
OF this beoauss IL vas simply DemOcr tic meeting
NJ idea referring 10 IL az all Is simply ~ show ohe u
the many methods employee TO Interfere with the wore.
ing of tho mines. Surely there was DO neoessHy u
stopping all work during the entire day to attend The
meeting 10 night Another instance Is all that yin
give. Tho generally paid upon tho Nth vi ts
month. Last molth the 18th iol uihn Friday, aud -
payday i, slways broken day and the day following
being saturday which IL also broken day At HaS pro-
posed to the rkufxGa, that they should wo al
Gay FRIDAY and up 10 Eoon Oh Saturday, eai rvcaNs
their pay that afl rnOOn the 2lst) To this pIoPc
sition hen made. the men acceded. No sooner how
ever. wo.k O.eE on Thursday nigli than meeuh9
Of the League was called and Resolution p'1sed teat
tLey Dot 10 receive tier pa! AZ ths hsuA uhs
on n. 2O, no work should be done unth The following
Monday. II IT, presuiae. needless to add thas 40 soft
Vas doAo. Thus Is that b. every a.tAee Wbc' 'Aea
Ingenuity can inveLt they endeavoT 70 prevent az
mining operations from preceding. No ono not
member oi tnc Lcag-e must he allowed 10 vofk Ia tas
MINES. aud no Que 1iemher of tae Leasn alus' "
discharged tboreroiD violation oi their dictum N
this respect by the stops all work until ther
orders arc obcyed About two-thirds Of the men 81
py q. here are the Lehi region Irish soatured
M nv Last 10 hint that II any combination o. keep the
p.ce " coal w existed anywhere u would tc toad TO
be among the niddleiIen ia the cities. since thai Time
have Oh AIMED some further niuItratOn upon g. suo
feet and SHALL in my LIST letter present Il TO yoa
ma q Il about the causes are operating hero AZ
tue LeIgh 10 keep coal up and that hsre tnete As
fault h, not slnonk the col producors Ia addition
however To tho facts mentioned Ia letters ron tnera
have present from tnis district furtAer iscf The
operators In tbs nsbit vi making contracts ear
ia tie fur about half u their supply They did
80 last spiing These contracts were Uo-s otine mans
ri low rntescetainy log to hat might has been 90.
ain.d much later III the season. and nave al been hle4
III such prices Their contracts nave had 10 Dc bLea
first Iutir orders they NOT abe 10 begin " IN
he demand for the coal far exceeds the sapPy lbs
amount Of coal mined and forwarded iIoD here tln
year viii be an increase oi about thirty per cent over
L., wear Most Of the coal Rom here Is seut 10y CANA
10 i,a.timore. ircIshts 70 baltimore arr nh"ls ~
The total cost OF mining and forwarding about - pc
tun. ILe miners receiving from % ~ ~ pr oeIs
advance wages over last year common s.ortts ats
being paid IN the same ratio Stove Goa II seihhs 10
tow for 80 and limp Tor about 81 Tolls on the eass
are no b. sser than obey were last ycSI. regEis %
the boAlInen however have adv aAced. frrn.lL 10
here 10 give an or two OF the dcterulAstoa
.how by the force the owners ~ accede ~ Ines
demands. DuIing Ge Latter part of lIst iLlef sAs
men al NJ PaITsLs mines struck Tor wages ana nov
stroll Was done for a period OF seven weeks. Attst
works OF the Boston IOai COMPANY sirike consuuee
fm tLo of Juy 10 tne Isl ~ NobeiobeI Here Jes
vii SEQ ole great why ths supp. L. 20 ias oeov
lie demand. That the very Gue wien vo,s
should have been going on tipidly And yet hos"lns
stand ng al those dlieairs. nearly t"o his Is mVfs
n, OF coal viii be mined tbs yea. In The anthracite 20
zion than last No oneccrtaniy none of the eoa Les
"a year ago, would have deemed 10 possible 10 Jaw
be-. done. Ispent about four hours oaa IN tue nuoN
anu Lad 4 tie time. ana woald your cOunlh p'liss
Wild yonture description OF the interior ~, Of eoa
min. Perhaps may 10 so hereafter. but thus ieaef
must close nov, as tho night tram ior scrhos w
soon De along, aud am timber bound