The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-05-25
The toai Mine.

tIage cttnnt That W necessity -
tie mother of invention The scar
city u money aud hard tunes goef-
ally are tho pfcIudrs 10 important
isroyaies. usohtl invention. 6c
II has bccn known for q number
lof years that there sere Embedded 10
this region Of the country ton miles
South Of the town Of Panola) large
banks Of coal, presenting itself IN
many places close to the top Of the
ground. IL Importance has engaged
the attention ot several speculative
persons, who have been highly elated
with the anticipation Of milking a
! fortune by the discovery, but before
realizing anything for It, or giving It
a fair test, give it over, thinking, no
doubt, that il would be more prudent
and wise for them TO make cotton to
furnish employment aud wealth to
to the manufacturers of the granite
hills Of New England and the coal
monopolies of Pennsylvania, rather
than come in competition with them.
The mining for the coal is now I'M
dertakcn by a company Of clever,
energetic, and enterprising citizens Of
our own county, who, are determined
Ito sound II to the core. They have
at present several hands at work,
prospecting rapidly and encouraging
~. The miners first commenced in
a bluff on the bank of a creek, one
mile and a half northwest Of Robina
The strata was about fifteen inche:
thick at surface. They followed il
some ten or twelve feet, in q west
ward direction, and the strata in
creased to the thickness of four OF
five feet. Its extent north and south
is known to DO four or five miles
The miners have now sunk q shat
some distance from the mouth of III,
tunnel, and at thirty feet below thu
surface, the same strata was STRUCK
again, after piercing through a crus
Of iron orc and sandstone. ! Womb
suppose from its weight that il woul,
yield scventy-fve per cent. pure iron
coal that depth below the sur
face Of the earth showed a great an,
satisfactory Improvement over tina
nearer the surface. The coal is rath
or light-of a dark brown color
burns long and well, makes a beauti
iul bright blaze and q hot glow o
heat, will readily ignite when dry b,
coming IN contact with tho smalles
spark of fire, eu,its while burning
strong s~ulphurous smell, and leave
but a very small residue Of fine whit
ashes. 80 Gar as tho test has gom
The sample Of coal is pronounced b
many who have seen it burn TO b
an Improvement on the best of Pitts
burgh coal, and some specimens the
have accidentally been found som
distance below the surface, | thinl
will compare ~favorably, il not sup'
rior, to the anthracite or bituminor
coal of Ponnsylvania. II is believe
, to be well adapted to all the porpos'
for fuel aud heating steam boiler
) 1t is a known fact that there
; enough Of the coal TO give proitab
: employment TO a thousand miners Il
! nm indefinite time; and all that
wanting to bring it into general Us
Ms an article for fuel, Is to overcon
: and break down that tardy prejudi
: that nearly always oyershadows q
; inventions aud discoveries made clio
, to home. Us,te,n 5m uat.
I There is also situated IN the mid
' Of the coal region a fine, clear Al
: bold running mineral spring
? known and we'll attestcd mcdicin
/ virtues. strongly impregnated wi
sulphate of iron. The country arou
. presents a beautiful rural aud roma
! tic appearance. A little cultivate
g would make tone Of the most DIES
! able and popular watering places
4 all the Southern country.
IL This real region shows many n
dcuiable signs, beyond a doubt, Il
: there l. not FAR below the surface
o. the earth any amount Of pctrcleu
II or coal oil; and in a few mont
Of more you need not be startled at
!. announcement that we have scve
flowing wells Of oil, and enough
!, genuine coal to supply thc demar
of the whole South. II
he Robins, Miss, May 20, 1867.
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