The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-09-27
OFFTCE.
MAIN STREET, sHICKsII1NNY, PA.
The lands held by this Company, consist of
FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY.
ONE ACRES

n and SiXty-iour perchcs, af carefully selected land
" klng southwest of Wikcs-Darrc, I.uzerne ceun-
" III, Pa. in the western part of The Grcnt Northern
ID Or Wyoming Coal Basin.
70 very careful and thorough examination r,,.
Gently made has proven these for the above)
ylandS to be tho embodiment OF u vast amount OF
~ the very best quality ofanthrncite coal, having
Y every facility that could he desired for trans,
y portation in all directions. The above tract j..
2 crossed by good road, and also directly In
front, and Joining are the Iacknwanna a BlGunis-
q burg railroad, and the Wyoming canal thus af
ufnding the very hest advantage of carrying road
7snd canal running to the very mouth Of the
mines without expense TO the company.
The measurement of the different beds or seams
already developed was carefully obtained and
n added gcther:-ihe thickness Of these seams,
z mcluding the celebrated "Ecd Ash, =" Buck Noun
y thin" or "Grnnd Tunnel" vcin is thirty -onc and
y half feet, (3,9, every cubic yard of which will
i yield II ton, giving large amount OF the best
quality of coal.
The location is such that all the veins mag be
cut and worked to the greatest sslble advantage
ubovc water level, and at much less expense than
y can he done from coleries operating below water
! level.
l1Thu coal can he brought to the surface through
drifts or tunnels which drain tho water from the
mines and saves the hoistlng of the coal. So the
eligibility of these lands for cheap mining Is un-
y questionable. Very lately the "Grand Tunnel"
2 or "licd Ash vein has been opened, and is now
!, producing rs fine quality of coal as has ever
:, been produced in the anthracite regions The
breaker now in operation is capable of prcpari , &
from 80 To no tons per day The surface contains
. an abundant supply of wood and timber very val
uable for mining purposes, which gives the tract
the advantage of many other coal lands. The
fact that almost all valuable conl lands are being
y fapdy taken up by heavy capitalists or large cor
I, poratons, shows that they must steadily and
s greatly rise in the market value, while with the
= Immense and constantly increasing demand for
this coal, and the Railroad and North Branch cil-
nal passing by the mouths of the mines, through
q the Great Iron making districts of Bloomsbury
= Danyillc, Duncannon, Harrisburg, Midl!ctown,
b Marietta, and Columbia, to tde-wnter at Iavre
de Grace, one can scarcely conceive of II more
!, profitable or permanent source of wealth than
) may be found In lands like these.
= In order TO be able to open their works on n
moro extensive pla I, this company has placed II
portion OF their capital stock in market ON the
following terms: Any person taking one or more
shares OF stock at
: II f. n DO J. l. n RS T. A CHI,
viii lie entitled annually To a ton Of cun mt cost
y NJ the mine per share, and any Stockholders
naN NOT RECEIVING THE COAL
rs aforesaid to be credited the books of the
{ and selling price for each share, to bc paid before
7 {. Il. KNAPP, Agent.
M, March |, 1867