The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-06-20
the MINER.

The Chicago e. Wilmington Coal com
pany have been trying to get the blacklegs
they have drummed up sworn in as Con
stables, but the Mayor of Braidwood
declining to act as their catspaw, its agents
have gone to Joliet to secure the services
of the Sheriff. With what success we have
not yet learned.
The citizens at Hennepin and vicinity
are discussing the question as to whether
there is coal In that section. At recent
meeting of the Putnam county Farmers
club Mr. r. J. Nicholl read paper on the
subject, from which we quote the follow
ing
Now, listen to what a few of our geo
logical friends say. Mr. Shaw, assistant
State geologist, says Coal undoubtedly
lies under the north and west of Putnam
in paying quantities, and the whole county
should be marked on the map as being
underlaid with coal measures Mr.. La
throp, of LaSalle, an experienced geolo-
gist, says, why bore it is only throwing
away money. Sink a shaft at once you
are sure to strike coal Mr.. Freeman, Of
Utica, says: You must find coal at or
near Hennepin. Shall | come down and
help you locate shaft 7 have also made
a careful examination Of the matter myself
and am satisfied that we shall find coal
from $50 to $50 feet deep ut Hennepin,
according to location"
The Wilkesbarre Union has the follow
ing s'The Susquehanna Coal Company
have Just completed the job of sinking a
large shaft ut East Nanticoke, thirteen by
forty-two feet, over 800 feet deep, in the
unprecedented short time of seven months.
They struck nine fee vein of superior
coal, and are making arrangements t. mine
large quantity from this opening. The
work of sinking this large shaft was pushed
night and day by three shifts Of men, each
shift being from six to nine strong. They
would sometimes blast out or break up
pieces Of rocks, 300 feet deep, in about 200
mining days, we should like to know when
and where it was done.
HALIFAX, N. s., June Sowing to the
severe depression in the coal trade this
season, the Cape Breton Company have
stopped working their Reserve mines.
They have 1901 tons of coal on the
bank.
Work is very slack at Oglesby, Ill, a
number Of the men being idle.
q By a mine explosion and fire near
Wilkesbarre, Pa, on the It'll inst, three
men were killed and several wounded.
We are informed by gentleman just
from Rock Springs Station, on the line of
the Union Pacific Railroad, that the new
West has drawn capital prize IN the dis
covery Of quality Of coal far superior to
any before found west of the Anthracite
beds Of Pennsylvania.
The commercial reports of the San
Francisco Bulletin quote this coal as sell
ing in that market ut $17 so, while grades
from the Cumberland fields, Australia,
Sandwich Islands, Puget Sound, Coos Bay
and Mound Diablo, range from $6 to SIS;
and in commenting upon it, says it is very
lasting, burns up clean to ashes like those
from wood, leaves no clinkers and emits
no perceptible sulphurous fumes.
Four gentlemen of sterling worth who
own the mine, have seen fit to dub it
''The Rock Springs Coal Company.
Messrs Denmead & Sons, Of Baltimore,
are building fine hosting engine Of 40
horse power for the Hampshire and Balti-