New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-03-07
COAL AND MINING COMPANY
Upper OUACHITA, COAL AND MIN.
ING COMPANY
Splendid Opportunity for Investment

int This as oG%PPspy S nP was 0gan5ed in @ and prior
Of Oil and Psse Sof bese in the
I BY the breaking Of the war mich
Other her before the return of peace. "7'N' VI "l
the oHaeRita rTer aboye %, m an.
GsGw niog DIs WRngto in Union county Ark which adon
bou he a Ste ri in the river IS 9w The upper
river bed Coal from this been anayzed by yarou
I os saa to be rich G
and % feet in thickness shown by an exposed section
bushels ali 2s Tf b9she ths Sshie %hq snd s
Tg @ 9 one cent per bushe would be worth Four Mil
A S %Ss Of 20 %aG 1g %pns At the rate o 100 bushels
6o00 barrels Which, at % cepts pet Pg[
and raosp rtng to Ft must f5o be 5 the c,s
Wod 1a a. an bIS bsSpene s of @ per MONTH exclusive
ana he mines per month"; or twice that tips to the
for s he spp Ehee Of Sfe sn t. establish
pes a n as YIN s Ihe barses as to 2
The oar cents per Snshe s or stee ee
sut: "O''1 Oe ''''''' 'Ho"ins 'Ae following re-
900 bbls. coal at Zoe. per Dbl s42o mn
Deduct expenses for mining and freight 1900
Net profit. $4,000
tai ex the balance would equal to dvdend of 60
per cent on the whole capital stock Of o0oO which the
e III 6F M to the value Of the coal from the upper
ing is submitted ~ ' ' 4o'4o"-
ANALYSIS OF PROFESSOR J. L. R1DDELL
brown rhee eefs Ena by I find compact dark
oaaghita river Arkansas by H. 9 Norris to conai 3 wen
Teprved OF moisture in one hundred parts by weight
Volatile eombusole matter producing pyrogenoas oils,
eie, Gy dlstiiation 80 90
h,Ied Ah c7r'gn s. 10
$50
100 90
There can be question of the great value of this coal if it
bHESLlp frosnsor e e. Gbemstry @Afss
Medical Department, University of La.
rhofEsSok '.I GEsNERs ANALYSIS, ETC, OF COAL
FROM oUAcHIrA RIVER, ARKANSAS, FOR THE
UPPER OUACHITA COAL
0i and rSwn e9C Gafe shining
being 1000 '' 0'' 'o tAoo' water |
100 parts, by weight Welded as An avaroce NJ rrr
permentS, volatile matter condensed into ammonaca
water Gus and uncondenSed 50 90
Traces Of supbur-.oo;,s;' GOO
10000
gradually to o5 degrees M NJ 2n h e
the result om p HSso 5s of con
OF a oil 1T the Tae Of g 60 gallons Of per The oil
was s O1'' S'" Inc 'A''m0"
Pt1aaeoR m 81 hydrocarbon lamp oil and paTane The
per- 54GI pnas afH o Sn Ct the rate &
b Gs @ per ton nearly Parane gallon, lbs 40 lbs to
Ihe lamp oil was tested the ordinary coal oil amps
soGd TSe 70 parsne anE in ns o m2k s0nea
ne se M 1om eRg point @ beng higher than that para
ny S near all the fuel required for the the
fy POUNDS OF coa also regard tn its haat,
etncency and for the production steam For
purposes 1t equal in value to other it might he
tls tested by employing it in steamboat a certain
uper OF hours against other in general nsn
ave rsu sn UG os in furnace for making crncbles
The OuRchta coal does aggutipate mucb in bprnin
uhee TO the CRATE bars The exterior of each mas. Sow
okes on the fire There is much fame az the flame sinh
ae the heat strong and well continued coke also af
ous very strong heat and retains loneer thar @
nave ever seen The coke from 100 his connne To- bnrS
9sed OF clay, lime and SILICA. " ~ "' 'oa-
VII pc seen by the foregoing that the Ouachita Goa,
or the manufacture of oil and parafne It Is also ii
uaped to steamboats, for nel kindIe suicklv ana @
mixed with other kinds Of fuel steam Is rnnniraa
Lott. @ moi mGce lts application to practical purposes have no
'"0' Will secure Tor y TIE best r. nrecommendntien cl
Il "i'iam street, New York, Oct H. 1850. - '' | -
n ~ WIN be seen that ton Of this coal will Produce
y ~ pouhos paraihne worth 50c per pound en- m
Z Z oa gallons lamp oil at Soc per gallon. '9 ia M
assde cost of production. sls| 3! SS q
Ts .Un, per t0n SIC 90
m ne proht on ten tons, days dsllaou would he
Ss % e III one year OF three hundred working days would
eS MS, added to estimated proit oil mning and
lnE bVJ barrels of COAL would make oand t6fai Of
i II must be remembered also the surface land is
have been extensively that aoye the nner coa
mere Is VEN OF eighteen inches the hest parcelnin
p,Pe e yet found in the United States that there
r oI petroleum. pronounced exceedingly favorable by
osser uesfer, who has studied petroleum question
thoroughly aAd philosophcaly than any other in
inc Company propose raise $4,000 to be devoted to
npelhs and practical working of the mines, particularly
seam Ior mel and to thai end offer ONE p
SCoUNT OF 25 PER CENT. - .I..I.E r.
ne stock books viii he opened Immediately at the office of
uataSn % at S ENegs Sss ae &c mff Of b
etay and Treasurer in the editorial e the Times