Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-04-11
A Visit to a New Coal Field. .

WARREN, March ~, 1890.
EDITOR Characterization me, through
your valuable paper.t to give to your read
ers a sketch of a visit l made ON March
18th, St. Patrick's day. Instead of Gel
ebrating the day with the Fenians in
taking Canada. l wendell my way TO Nor
ton township, Summit County, and spent
most of the day in visiting the Great
Western Coal Bank. 1t is being operated
by a company of gentlemen from Summit.
Portage and Trumbull counties. The
bank is situate one and one-half miles
southwest of the centre of the township
above named one mile northwest of
Johnson Corners one mile south east of
Western Star; all these places are nice
hourishing villages. The a. & G. w. Ry.
passes within eight rods of the opening
Of the bank. Ny escort through the
bank, was W. Coleman. of Revenna, one
of the proprietors. The opening is from
the north, running nearly south. After
pass g through a cut, about ten rods,
we came to the opening of the main en-
try or tunnel, at which point we lighted
our lamps, (having been prepared before
starting into the bank, each with a lamp,
such as minors use when working in the
mines and made our way into the mine
about one-third of a mile. After passing
in a few yards, we came to the coal, a vein
four feet thick a very few rods further,
we found q rock roof, and the vein of.
coal from FIVE to seven and one-half feet.
| was conducted into seven different
rooms that were being worked. leading
away from the main entrance, each way.
The Company have purchased so acres of
land, and hold by lease $50. If this vein
extends under one-hslf of the land I'M
der their control, they then have a bank
that will yield an immense quantity of
coal and that of a quality unsurpassed by
any Chippewa Lank. They have sold
about 1000 tons of coal the past year, to
be taken away on wagons. There is but
n thing lacking to make this bank sec
ond to none in this section of country,
that is Railroad or Canal communication.
About eight rods from the opening of
this bank, brings them to the A. & G..
W. R'y the company have failed thus
far in securing a contract with the A. &
G. W.R'y. People must judge for them
selves why this is so. l will state one
fact about about two miles west of this
bank. is the junction of the Silver Creek
Mining Company R. R.. it being built
five miles in length by the A. & 6. R'y
Co.. and run by the same company also.
The Silver Creek Mining Co. are stock
holders in the A. & G.. w. R'y. If the
Grea, Western Coal Co. had a chance
they could load from 100 to $50 tons of
coal each day. Just three miles from
this bank they can make connection with
the c. q & G. r. r. and Ohio Canal, and
if this Coal Company will build q road to
the canal, in my judgment it will be far
better foe the company than a connection
with the A. & G. ". R'y would be. The
people who live in the vicinity Of this
bank are intelligent and enterprising as
the following fact will prove: A few
weeks ago they made ar application to
the Post Office department, 10 give them
an Office. and to-day they are receiving
mail at the Dennison Post Office,
and within twenty rods of this bank. ]
think when the A. &c. W. R'y gets up
a new time table the nail train will stop,
going each way. daily, which will make
it convenient for visitors to stop and see
this great Coal bank. J..