New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-10
COAL AND MINING COMPANY,
TTPPEE oUACNTTA, COAL AND MIN
M ING COMPANY.
"a, Splendid Opportunity for Investment.

This Company organized in 1851 prior the break
q the expended considerable money the estao
Interrupted by the breaking Of the and much OF
the cempanys destroyed by agency
estate SslsagaE The Company consists Of 2ss
below Wilmington in Union county, Ark, which adioins
parish La Two Of coal are open to
about feet in thickness is 50 feet above the level OF the
@ and to Be- extremely rch in parans
The lower corresponds with the lever Of the river bed
the III sss sse Of this ho Should
royalty Of cent bashe would be worth Four Mil
day. would produce l2 900 bushels per month l5UO per
would Of From ii f the ef Of
Ing and trausp ring market be deducted towboat,
mouth e RIVER where i is TO
depot for the supply Of Natehez Memphis Vcksbu5g and
fes would s
per wound oss s
sat; $500 ~ =. '''
go bbls. COAL at 7os per Dbl $40 oo9
Deduct expenses for mining and freight $4,000
Throwing ont tho odd sis contingencies and nciden
tai the balance wonld be eeus e dividend Of g
order show the value Of the coal from the upper seam
which is greatly inferior that Of the lower the follow
ing is submitted
ANALYSIS OF PROFESSOR J. L. RIDDELL.
This may certify that, by analysis find compact dark
brown rather fiable sample 9 coal to ibis city from
sped n y hundred y ws
Volatile combnstible matter producing pyrogenous oils,
z z,fs ss; 30 s':'se
US 100 O(
There question of the great value of this COAL
J. l. AIDDELLs Professor of Chemistry
z4 Medical Department, University of La.
| PROFESSOR GEsNER's ANALYSIS, ETC., OF COAL
UPPER oUAGHITA COAL COMPANY. HS.
The coal is of baeksh brown color partially shining rac
being l0OO ~ 93+l
periments volatile after condensed into ammoniach
water oils and uncondensed 59 80
Traces Of suphur-oss ost
..,s,-s.,=-.s .gtt lOo:oc
The submitted to dry dslaton in an iron retort
and gradually heated 500 degrees Fahrenheit The VIOLA
s were ss y ~ and
or oil a. the @ & 81 g. gallons q oil The
distilled crude oil treated by my
the or lamp oil and paratne The
Lamp oil gallon IL pins nearly, the Of % IS
gallons ton nearly Paraine gallon, or lbs, lao lbs to
The lamp oil tested in of the ordinary coal oil lamps
Rs ss IS Rnsds % a ns superior
ny " a meag Pen beng higher than That Of the Ps%
ply nearly all the fuel required for the manufacture of the oils
Fifty Of coal also tried in to its heating
evapoatng efficiency and for the production Of steam For
Sas ars tested Sy employing i s
number Of hours AGAINST any other kind Of coal in general
gave strong and durable heat. ,....,,,
The Ouachcoal does agglutnate much In burning
adhere to the CRATE bars The exterior Of each
cokes the fire There much iarne and as the fame
des the heat is strong and well continued The coke also
ords very strong heat and retains the fire longer than
have The coke from 100 bs will continue burn
posed Of clay, lime and SILICA
1t will be by the foregoing that the ouachita coal is
adapea to steamboats, for fuel 1t kindies quickly may
be mixed with other kinds of fuel when steam is required at
short notice It's application practical purposes have
doubt will secure for IL the best recommendation.
lss ABRAHAM GEsSER, NJ. D.. Chemist
"a William street, New York, Oct IL 1850
II will be seen that ton of this coal will produce
40 pounds parafne, worth s0c per pound so %
% IS gallons lamp oil AT Soc gtllon 10 "
81 iubreating oil, at 81 per gallon. II %
sl0 90
Outside cost Of production 20 W
The profit tons days distliaon would be
S which in year of three hundred working days would
selling 10000 barrels Of coal would make grand total Of
S50 1t be remembered also that the surface land is
have extensively worked that the upper coal
seam there is vein Of eighteen inches of the best pacea
s@ W. IN ne orbe by
Professor Gesner who has studied the petroleum question
more thoroughly and philoophieay than other man IN
The Company propese $4,000 be devoted to
the opening and practical working Of tho mines paTtiaula
Sih sS OF STOCK FOR SALE AT SIS PER SHARE-A
the President 1870 Graver street. inquiries can be
e W Huntington, ESQ., No. Il Exchange Alley of the
WIN. NJ. PINCKARD, President