, 1869-12-12
An AMERICAN ABROAD.

An AMERICAN ABROAD. :.
So0reh Tor CeAl Mlnes Ia Engtnnd-
The yveAEmoueh Pit At sppucf-
fapd-Dcscens Into the BoWcls OF
Tho Eaxth-Lifo Two Thousand
Feet Below TIM pSurface--&snsatso
Under tne sen-A Sitting Journey
to the Upper Air.
1Hox QUE srEc1A1 CORRESPONDENT
SrTDEn11Hp, England, oc- IL
Having heard, for Jeasa. Of the wretched, and.
nona1fM LIE that mtnefs are compelled 10 Lead,
IN this county, determined, during my second
Sssst 10 England, to make descent into some OF
the Pits, and Judge for mysell. ! Eaa PREPARED
for something horrible, for 1nad been told, oyes
and again, that men were employed IN the oollet-
lea, and women. Too, who. Tor recn aud months,
nerer raw sha Light ni day; that iulaot4 were
yearH unahle to see the sun, w1ihered and died,
1ike planss striving 70 grow IN 4 cellar.
Aprxr Frr.
-For the past fortnight have been trying 10 md
the deerest pit IA England, and, day or txo
since, learned that the Wezrnoutn ColllerY, at
this plsce, on the coaat ot the German Ocean,
twelve mues from EewcaRue.on-Tyne,w ws4 The
one that would give me tho hes, or wor.t llha Of
labor IN the bowels OF the earth The Wearmousn
to.A FAASps oae eAeepAoN, slo aAs
neat Aahsuete1-tne ueepest colnaJ N Eas'aaa.
feet below the surface md has three wAlls OF gall
lcr!ea extending ro1 one md a half to thtee
mics In length. One Of the wallis u dug under the
ses, and yields a. ane coai ~ either OF
the oihe.s. It employs 1.soo men. nas two ahafts,
sAs+ "asu - 80. 49, - =. -
:. e.s- ~ sosA aue % uane eapls , y. ~s%sns 1ss.
.,n Avs .u1' IseA .si. eo.uA ..,s - so s,.p".
WoeAo'' Aue ta'Aeas ''s1' " my eo'H'1' ~
Ia1Spe- ..--,-...-
MNotLAA H.sFoAf
u tnas OK me "eafmoath. A!eaa1 fempetsons
HAu VI WeAoSt Atai eonceaFeu tne iuea inas cos1
nas :" 20 1ouoa On 'ne sPoI nc oeSau ope4s-
uon., ana aoon e1naosHa NJ lolaane' Wltoous
unon8 oai. nls tlsuas ~ ~enaeAsoteo % aiseasue
a10 lseia pulAun3 ]ae ea4e' F'lsss eonnueaA 10
uAo AaAaa a' 4.o "ous1 ~. iS'SA :"
toeta ne ielt cessAn the coa1 Vas there, HIS
1e8an'ss "e5s "eH'n1' @uo' inspiring taeAu hl.a
MS ea1anhiahn' lucy ~ hl1s .eas Wo All toe
money ne aa&ea tof- SUI nc dla noI snoceea.
4ney ne8su 70 oe olasfuAuols oo' Aes oelnR 4nAo
=. =. os - s'a Aa 49, .ss. .'..s rw ~
a.NssnN eus. ~ .Ae o.A' a.e1 ss'e
49,. - a..,., y. 80. ~ ~ .s..s
~" ~ ~ -. ~. ~ ~ ~"eD.' oSs
'cE ~ Neotoc nos eouueent - lucy W." Noto
oehpona u7 snote ae soa.a a9 uo.u "
hen eeao'e no *oaio SOP tnhs 90 o1a no. e.
coal 1e houlo noa eanoess. 41e vas aeei@1sa
GlsLss uas NC euA cVakuuco to laiae uo1eJ' Ae
Worio nssef ADMIT toc pozSlotnty 0! 1alure; out
hope 20 long deferred evidently wore upon LIN
He grew tnfn and haggslu, fccAafn ana mofose;
nnd, being naturally OF high temper, his nsaseas
trehds were aItsld 10 SPEAK 70 nln OF tne niaes
about which they believed he hsa became mo-
noDsniac- .. ....... ...-
Atlast, ono day Then ne Was Ia SeHcasue, coal
HEi reached. i MesselKer EeEs post haste from
sau!e1!4pL TO inform him OF the toyous news
Pemtcr:on met The messenger % the bridge
AZ hs xaa r,dinr mcoI,l, sioue on
norseha,y. Tembertun.a 4 cheek flushed: hts ere
nasoea when 1he 1nct 1os auoouucet. Ne rcelcd
rrcm his eea, ard 1e1 10 the gronnd as K he had
n. m xhnt uc was n1ckeI m snsensulc LID
never knoke nft<rEs1t and In tweaty.foar hours
h, sas a cornse.
rhe rIad naws r,o4 Filled him. I,ut NIL h,a ex.
pcetaians =, he nj n,se ere IealzeJ alter de.,
r. dar h,a tor Iera.as verr 1arra income froc,
,hc cG,nnnuy t,f csp,tsl,sts VINO are working the
MINE,
,-r-.,,o ron ,1v nrsrrrr
,-. c.'..Ns.,.oa -. :, thn ,,.,rntno
- .n.vs. - ~ .-n,s.,o,, ~ ~ ,rtn ~ n1,ne
~. an.s.,,es-. =, sh,., rsre- -, ha !. cs.
- 49,. ~ ~, a,-yed r. ra, ohtyed "a 1.i,
~ -, ~ sanr @ .nd sn,in1 ,ne ,,nac vent over d
~, ~ ~ .n,sI ~. Tnfner1 oe.cendino In tns
| - ., ~ a.. anu< v,r% Tner vrnl nnvn n abxfI
\ NJ, NJ rh,ch m hat At and smoke raa ruanlpf
.s II i,on, Inc faIIesl nlt The blast vas IKE ,na
r.,1 ,na c-,,.r ~ y,envtn. and a,nn1t IN nrfcates
me. II vns mt Of q character to encourage N,
a,ventu1e. but had conc here II
~ mic N. rnIpe. and no / would. I re
1nrr.d m III. ofnce. and found the chic
~ss~.r ia r.s yer7 cour,eous and ple1sant
.a,a n. vaa trt.r%1y wiling should 20, saoas
80 .---.---iA .A--- 49, ---Aa..1o ~A
not without danger. adding ITO Eentleue
who nade descent cut Of curiosity were nle
near here Iast week"
:" II you have no objection 1 shonld like 10 &
certainly, replied
"fou arr NOT afrald, tnen7"
lsmAco " way Of reply.
~. re-, sec, ne SAD, looking - ny card
| lylnU oeiofe hinos you arr an American, and
1onfnAnst VI coaFse, yon1l go. And he auuc
'ntutn' .--. ~,
Before gong doHn, II Whs 1ccessa1tHp pus 9!
mloefs costume won't into an upper Foon o
Inc omee. And was scon hirAJtd IN eoats
woolen shift, shcH trousers, = 1tcSet, MD M OIL
iea.ncS cap iaeu afn!n2 mSae1 With suc
1oa sa4ety LAMP, ses ouI Iancted looaes
hke rfo'cStlopal lnioef' barring ny srencl
eoo9s: oot asl passea tnfoosa line OF t1ineE'
eA1uA1nS AeA tne tolAeESs taey 'ooAeu 10 pleaset
IS vent oJ, toat am affAd my d.sGuae HA
no1 10 eompiete ~ GAG suppoeea'
1nK cuAHhHEa oP pAsKSEsA
Iae fea!aeot viewer. Wno accompanied NE, d.
nos haAe NE 70 tas amok1 shaIs, nus 70 Anosle
I Que, "oefe Inc az Nes Qoite COOL ana fresh "
eot 'tto eoa! eat, 9amrcd nr 20 tna' u CONC .
! cose1eas DEL 'eaFlus Us tooH 70 pfeA1he. 1he,
| We were whceleu up 10 kne alldes anu Willie
down " about two minutes to Tue bottom O. ta
| plL Tie descent WAS cxhi1srailnR, Ind IkDioyes
It, It seemed very dark At drat, and for nlnut
| TIC Tampa were oE Nttie service BOON get NC
| cuttomed TO the dArknetss Aud CROPPED nlonS anp
reached \ eah,1f<o wnik for the coa1 cars, Ei11
le.J on ta1xuJ By a rope fastened 10 a wntt
! mnsed py an engine. The cxss arriving, l sno
| rrsr,f mn IRE isee knffn IN one nna was bn,,r
a. .,onv for . ,nt;o ovev thr rat IN s,r m,ortc,
1nrn ! sot onr md waited nv .nnthcr mile ~
| tnnn+1- h1s.,.a mi of tns rocse. nnt mnrh ors
thrre feel hiph. stepnino a,ias evev rer n,tnn. /,
~ ~ ,ha cosr r.ra a,,1gri, Nv i,nr,es ns,s ~
s..n,,cnc,re anne ,;I6nc1,itT in "1oas,,s r..
~. mn 49, Anc,dent, fnom tns -.
80 rc.,,~ =. n,m.r.1, -. ,h.x -
~ ths re- Rs,lr,s. .or,ohc.~ t.t,,
l IN. ,s,a..
80, ~ ,,s ,....,..a1 s,sa,, ~ aS.r- : 80
oosa waa,s ~ ra,;s.. -. -sV11 w,s ~ -sss..a
uu ,,e. uss ~ ss .hs mn ~ nsshas .na n,,s
susnS s'sA 'o' 'D' "''o-"1A'eA ~uN 'ufs|'
oAcAe" -
| AAoNa n. Ass =.
~ u4l ~ noos "e NsI,.aN 'As p.a.e
oea Mna oe4nE ons ou1. Ahe sane..es sss ~ :,
aea ~ ~ ss,. ~. sttn ~ .rrnosnnsr,
ss. 80 -n--.,a.s 49,. s.r.t -.rnra - t-n~.
W.. ~ ~ nsrvr,-s.'or ,as,rnd ansn nv rsrr ana
n,i.. ~. hs.t =, ~,
Tn.~s ..on. ~ rntcn - cnp.t u,srn,.r r.
| ss4rs.,s1 ,es,r r,ers ~ c,tt,n9 AMI n,
a.ess ~ ~; rntrn - snnr.,,sd tnto I'm csr
ss snt csmed e1 mr. rrerT YER f. fev rinnses Tns mioe,
! s-o-s ~ rio,nss ava shnea .nd = brerch. .c,ou
\
-..snt,nt $3.50 now,nrT dld toil-,hry a,
na,d nv ~. ~. .1nah-and per,p,ra and persp,.,
snd tot1 In he bl.e8 yanlts1 resl1y p.sied thesr
| bus they did not seem to MT n, Tpey work II