The workingman's advocate., 1867-12-07

OF % ,ocS.Oo toDss s~---s--~ Il
.--- 4TRx xcoal deposits Of Russian Amsrica-are
pronounced valneless, the mineral being
found only in small contorted seams. Iron
Is found 10 worthless beds OF clay, aad far
up On the KonkOn, gold may be Obtained,
but under such circumstances that il 10 also
valAeless, beiLg only workable two months
in the year. Stains Of copper have been
found on rocks near Norton Ray, bat no
ledge or seam
LArE European rapers contain the follow
ing particulars respecting the terribls col
liery EXPLOSION at Farndale. Wales, an sc-
count Of which was published in onr Last
About one hundred bodies have been re
covered from The colliery at Farndale, w ales
in which the recent terrible explosion took
place The bodies were found iultwcs and
lbrees, and sometimes eight or ten together,
and the spectacle presented was Of the most
narrowing uescrfption. Trunks were found
without heads, arms or feet, and in one in
stance boy was rent home without an arm,
Nhich was sutse eqnently found, and sent af-
terward wrapped in paper No more gbastly
ST. BIT, says atorfsspondeAt, can be conceived
than thai which met the gaze Of the spseta
tors and exl ioreys The poor feIlows bad
not Only been burnt, but blown BY theferce
Of the blast against The ragged sides OF the
mine With terrific violence, the flesh being
torn and bones br, ken in a sickenipg man
ner. Decomposition hs already set ID, ,sand
the ste ch ,xhaled was frightful, the very
clothes Of the olkmen being so impfegnaT
ted Ihat il follow Ell them wherever they went
Five men were sent up in q train, each sepa-
Tateiy wrapped IN csBVss, the bodies being
TOO tad 20 expose to view. An hour after
ward thTee oynrIs we're brought up, includ-
aug one whose bend had been blown of the
trunk. lbis poor fsllOw, aheas sweuty-six
yeais of age, was recognized by hss wife nj
The bank and she, poor thing, uttered q
scream Of such agony that il " head q
long .lsIance of. She xas led away CRYING
Murder ma afder 70 with horror that can
NOT be expressed The scene at thi. time
wus most striking. Fathers and mofteFe,
Nho bad been lingering around the place IN
The cold, rnw air, stogd exgectADtly, snx-
lyu- waiting. Cofhns lay about ;n all d.
TecIoD-, svme beautifully decorated and
1sMiDg Ibe lame d age Of the p or col
iiri Who's, body Yet ay und. neath the rub
bi.h "a he mine. The expenses of all the
inassals tsen. lhs "a tiips te.the gsssss, NJ.
bori.t by The prnssie,ors Of tbs epliisry.
S,uih american Coal Mines.
Gal xisie at vnrious localities along The
pa,itc 4, asl, from R0sslan America Ia Pa
tat uII.. and is now mined to q limited IL
I,ls u Vsncs uysI's Irlhnd, Washington rss-
Iiter,, Oag.D, .Csliforbia, aE PsLsms, in
New GIaLG0s, abc al the towns OF l. Ia, L.
tiila, and Corapel, IN Chill. But ali these
Goals aTe u lalei da.e than the TUE Carbon
iferOn>, and appear TO be the production of
Iesiods hom the Jurassic to The Tertiary.
They are 4 all grades Of the bitumiDops
Glars, iiom ibe DiBtIal Pitch, or aspbslIunl,
10 Ihe fslu,al eokp. The veins or seams are
RtreIaliy hin and Gnie.lable, and subject
10 the mp ei iecIIons natural to all GOALS Of
Tee.At formations. But, under present cir
eumstsDces, tie DEF oeils Uf coal are inyaIu-
hbetU the Commerce Of The Pacific
The coal n,nts oi Panama are worked BY
several Ehglirb and American eompaDies,
siuaoet txclusively for the use of the ocean
steamers If The Pacific. The coal 10 Of a
soft, bituninuus cbaI acser, and is much in
teIir to the English and our Cumberland
steam Goals.
1bOugh c"sI exists at intervals along the
entire Pacific asI, IL IL only worked at two
e PROMINENT points south 0i CalisOrnia, viz,
PaTszpa and at the Gilman mines in the
nortaesn portion of Ais6sssis.., Ths wins .
N CLiii are lvcaI,d d al The toWnss bays VI
Liza, LviIils, aua CorUnel, winch Ele about
10 Mllts Doilh u ValaIviS. The c.al area
IL cVlnl aralivvS txsebsive, but the Aeama
arr gen'iaiy Il IN aud II, T,quenIly terminate
ahiuPl J. fheii uipls " egalar OF undulaG-
lhg, apu IDiuIg operations are conducted By
b1tb shalt aDu dIItt. A consldefabie coal
1Hde Is done brIe, and sailing vessels are
cOhstGnly GeiBg laden tor yaTivus ports on
the pacitic, aud pAsssk steamers generally
sullly themseiFes mere Tbs coal is soft,
ana buns Tapidiy wIth great&ttame and
sinoAe, bat leav, ouly q moderate HssiduuE,
a. Z n@Aee clisksr. 80
vs. eiiP the following from the Sale
County fSsss { the 30lh inst.:
I'll lie coal shafts are now in operation,
and lheJ present. strong. contrast 70 the
eur ussss and general appearance of desc
lat.vn sxnibltsu b tbeIu yearly oil summer.
Wy slOi's rhaf- IS ssndIug N : Ivse lrain Of
~ every Gay iUr The NoElhWeatern Rail-
loAd aUd The Illinois tenlal Railroad ae
POI grounds aIs sumatiwss ealisensd wilh
D. ~ ION 40 slx nains o. eIal from the
Various shaiLs shipping on this road ana
ihose bat sbip from below. Ihe La Sale
sLnit Is busAy Supplying tie customers All
over tLe Northwtss. he kenUshA 10 again
~ active operation senuln. of an Average
~ ten cars oaiil. 4 lie hesitaitcy Df Ice
Do'emeits has o. en- remeas6as by d visit vi
ne uhtctois Mho Lave auvaIced 1ubds, paia
OA me siIeAis tvT woi /, appointed new
sbpefibte udent, Af. Bent, aud strmightensd
Qua masteis gen, reilly, -
CONSIDERING IT'S yoath the Illinois River
hHliey ehs1" piesents ~ lively an 40 appearance /
a~ AhJ. Mr. > ms Is seDuing away fiigeun |
Gals "aliy, working about kfty men In the /
niddle aud lower Vel s, the thickness Of the |
loines admitting Of large day's work by
ths nihtTs- Ia sOme places it is rer3 nearly /
seven iset thick. The dip is o. great thai
Tie cars IN the eDtrIes are let down xeutl,
bl types Un the upper side Vt the shafs. II |,
tnex break IL Is best 10 be Vus of the road. |,
ne sthe car generally Roes 40 the third vein. I,
aIu Al cary along anythsng ia the way.
ahu " Course ihe had b. comes third vein i,
ev"i, beck Tunnel" 10 ot sof me eelsl,i it,ea
% sle Miaulc vein. 1bis nude worksd A 4,
we tuhnel under the aks &C Chioaxo. andI
sos goou behavior fas been prpmoted 10
Lla~iDg coal up hill ID the middle .yein ouf,
80 'o"ei sloe oi Inc Workings. Ah tho third
the Siong wall face" For Ions. a,ss..es
the under eide Of rhsxcoal i usds,pinsd
with picks, which y .,.c .ssiss,s osu osii
. bearing uidsr, = % thzs f3e Face a. shsi
coal pTrssnts q beyelsd appearance. The /.
iHmenss pressure VI 40 fsst Of earth above /.
ik In day or gwu 80 Gf;Ashes doun the coal. !
that u 1 easily removed, AID no powder IL !
necessaSg as general thing. ~B7 way Of !,
Fsfiety ysn may be Jared ~ bsast pf wind. !,
ana lear hurricAne, bis is IL only . con- .
eussion from ! " sbst = 4 the mihers are
stisi comparatively oloss 90 lSe shaff, eraaI-
lhe ar0uAd 40 and down hi.I uad&fIk ound !.