The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-30
Ths, K4nashPI CeAii and WheeIine

The, KanaMhRJ Coal and WheeIinR
I1s,I,-s.ly,,,.- MAnptAefurerE-s. -
IL M 4Rlfhnopd DtspstehS -
The QEdlity ofthe coal OF the Kan.
awahA mines iis superior to- that OF any
other on this continent. The area or
| the ,kRnRRhR coal basin Is saboRt lS, 900
square miles; 10000 aTe inh West MIR.
gtnia. 4 The basin has the deep, four
teen and ten feet veins OF camel and
splipt coal; sua M .raragri sifir
u This immense basin Will be. pierced
| by, the line Of otzimprovement from this
| city to the. 0hioslGT= sEi ~ lanfnEgbI
- "A supply OF cannell coal Will carry q
steamer twice as far as the same amount
Of fuel ofiQny other kind. This is an
immense advantage, Snd no other dves-
sci will take any other for long Voy-
agelwhen II can obtain the camel coal.
We haye Just been informed fan in
teresdhg fact proving in a set more
fOFeible manner the great VRiueiOft the
Kanawha ,ooal.l Theg Wheeling iron
manufaetoTies are using 3 large guam
tity Of Missouri Iron ore from the cele-
brated iron monntAih. This ore Is hard
to smelt. aIpl contains the Largest per
ce1tage Of iron, Of any ore yet discover
ed. The Wheeling manufacturers could
obtain no coal that would -stnen It.
They had to coke a considerab BILE part Of
their fuel A very narrow vein Of coal
was found in Central Ohio that would
smelt II; but from It's and inac-
pessibilfty itwAs not available. The
president OF a coal company on Cabin
Creek near the KAnaWha, recently Of
fered two barge loads OF coal to a
Wheeling manufacturer upon condi-
ton that helWould give 1t a trialin his
smelling Operations. The proposition
was accepted and iths test made. The
result was entirely successful; and an
order for an iimmense supply of coal
nom kahawha EFas Immediately given
by the Wheeling manufacturer He
gave 1t as his opinion that the Kanawha
coal was worth four times as Sinuoh in
his business 4s ANY coal he had tried.
IWeare inclined 70 think there is some
considerable eKaggeration in. this state
ment.7-EDs. ISTELLI9REOER.ls. ls..o.. ,.d<
-nTbese facts are interesting to US. The
nearest point at which this Invaluable
coal can reach tide!water Is at this city,
and here must be the great depot for Il.
Its appearance here tWill' occasion the
ablishmeht5 or Numerous manufab-
tories, for which 1t is especially adapt
ed; and the trade in Il for shipment
elsewhere will be very great. .ylfll ui
The C0vingtonN and Ohio railroad
REACHES CoYington with maximum
grade de7of'twenty-nIne and u halffeet to
the mile. This maximum is In CROSS
ing the Anegh heny ymountains. Trains
traVersing such easy grades will have
immense capacity, andI fFeIghts must
be accordingly moderate. Al Coving-
ton, the means iOfishipmsnt eastward
will be eincreasedl by the canal In Rddi-
ton to the Central; for the completion
of the CovinGton and Ohio road VIII
render the extension of the canal to
Coyington necessary and certain. With
road OF such capacity as that, Of the
CoVington and Ohio to the eastern
base of the AlIeghanies, and nom
thence both the canal and railroad to
the Virginia tids:water, we have as.
suranoe of a capacity of Transportation,
for time at least, somewhat Commen-
sdrats with the trade which will seek
transit to this city. Yet the general
opinion Of all who have studied the
subject IL that the CoVington and Ohio
road will be compelled TO have double
track in a very short time. Indeed, Its
tunnels and masonry are constructed
with reference to this: from its incep-
ton q double track being deemed In
dispensable. L!se tai st'l5I5tl