, 1874-08-24
ViGt to the "0ld Baltimore Open
ings," Near S''ilkesbarre, Pa,
a Weird Spectac1e---Acres of
Glaring Anthracite.
4 Tiyil Representation Of tho Lake Of
Fire aud Brimstono."
What Is Being Done to Extinguish the
Cont1agration.
Of the Lower Coo1.
Measures.

~AFN~A%$3ASA ~ AAlC A4U VICE C00l
Measures.
bpsefas Correspondence of The chicaao Tribune.
WtLoEsDanRE, Pa, aug. 20, 1874.
Ae tho burning mine at the Old Baltinor,
Openings seemB to DO tho objective polnt 10
slsht-scoFa at nrosont, your correspondent mad.
tour of observation, md what ho saw there Ii,
doomH we'll worthy " place in tho colunua OF TIL
TRIBUNE. Tho fire is beyond the oastorn limit
OF this city, and, after a walk Of milo ani q
half ovor very rough road. though douscly.
populnted mining settlement whore dirt,
Children, goats, pigs, aud duokH are unusually
numerous, We arrive ut
NO. 1 BREAKER AND SHAFT
hH but little con! IL mined at theHo works, the
angnes arc used only for pu,upiuu
water from tho mines below; hut
IN former days, tho quantity Of conl
IN ned was very largo, rs is shown by tho I'M
monse heaps of "cun," or coal-Girt, noar the
breaaor.' II Is US yet an unsolyed problem
whether the millions of tons Of coal. dirt,
throughout tho coal-tIeld. pi|od mp in uusighsly
mounda, roaching tho hoght Of 1D0 foet, and
covering many acres, can be practically utilized;
but at this breaker. tho Company aro now
using this refuse carbon nj fuel for tho o,.siucs
The cul,n-dlimp is on tho hill-sitlo. at con-
siderable elevation above tho eugiue-ho,,
Tronghs aro laid from tho heap down the lliil,
and about midway thore IN a brcnk, ylorn tho
trough discharges its contents into wire-scrcon
that slopes ut a Sharp angle, aud this discharges
into anosher trough. Water III pumped up
through 3-'nch iron tube from tho engine, and
thrown into tho head Of tho trough, to carry
down tho culm as it is shoyclel in. BOYS aro
9tnfl0nnC tn rfrff mt nf i,; ;..t
ress downward, until 1t passes oyor tue soreou
where oil tho dust and tno particles ara waalod
out. Itere anothor atroam OF wator is thrown
III. which cairics til" cluan coal down md dumpa
it into car noar tlo ong,ue-hol1so, Tbis ia n
worry Ingenious contrvauco, and Is not unlike
tho PROCESS of California gold-mining by hydraa-
Lie pressure. Tho Delaware l. Hudson Coal
company arc hero putting in place eight largo
boilers. and aB many moro at tho old rock tunnel
short distance abovo; and they wilt also pIaco
Mt other openings additional sota Of boilers. for
generating steam to be forced into their burning
mincE,-thtH mothod having boeu 10 successful
i extinguishiug tho extensive fire ut the Kidlor
Sope.
From the bronlor. n distance OF loes than GUAR
tor OF milo up the RIDGE hr,ngs uB to tho old
alr-el1aft, al tho bottom Of winch woro placed tho
engines that set fro to tho coal. Hero
scESE OF UTTER DEsoLAr1s,S
plcFon[A 1tnelf to Lie Wow. Tits earth for mr.
j0 acres u 4, ca haa dropped from 10 to 2tl root
rfir. from which, atcam nd an,oa ~ ~ c1aess aMa
;,,,,,,o. ri. IL f ~ ss.4n on9 nlc cuubtAntIY
Of blue smoke aud sugIocatin.r rns ea,ouda ~
tile very clouds. Tic trees and yrass Storms formoriy
growing h1re nre all withcrod aud scnrcheii ia |
earth Having been red Int .,uruc ;ta top anp
burning. Ii this IL not fair rem, esentnt;ou os
tlle crater Of young volcano. thnn t],o ;mno,ro
ton Of many Of tAo visitors is ut fauItT. T e. W.
paas the GU est Of tho ridge. wo VOC tic i,nnanso
force Of thu fnlt, Gratis radata in iii rnat;n',
TOR moro thnn loo fcot villa strnta ~ Ms
barlcst of rock are snappod nIF Ar II .hox ,vs.
only ,io-cr1lnt An thc j3rou ho1o.. a,1 1 VI -,