The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-05-09

Coal has been discovered in Union
township, Luzene, Pennsylvania, in the
vicinity OF County Hunlock's Greek. This
opens up new field Of coal deposits.
HARRY CONRAD, ESQ, a. President Of
the New Central Coal Co., Of Maryland,
has closed contracts for upwards Of bOO,-
900 tons of Cumberland Coal including
the product Of the New Central Co., the
Atlantic Georges Creek Co., and the
Blean Avon Co.
THE James River Coal Co., are prepared
to deliver their Bituminous coal direct
from the mines, at Tide Water, Richmond,
Va. Vessels can be loaded for all Eastern
seaports ut lower rates than from any other
Bitumnous coal mines ia America
THE Pottsvillo Jouraai has the follow
ing: The quantity sent from this region
for the last week was 81 252 tons by rail,
and q AL by canal for the week, ia
1888 tons against ia, 2S5 for the CORES
ponding week last year. The supply for
the week from all regions was 449, 49, tons
Anthracite, and tS,Sl4 tSns BitumlnDus
for the week, 5IS, O4S tons, against 456,
200 tons for the corresponding week last
year. The whole quantity sent from all
the regions so far this year is 5,055, 374
tons, against &, 327 4Sl to corresponding
period last year. Decrease so far this
year, 272, lO7 tons, Of which 276, $50 tons
were Anthracite, showing small increase
Of Bituminous.
The Cape Breton Times says SO far
~ Cape Breton is concerned we fear we
shall not have the benefit Of Sir Hugh
Adams wealth and enterprise, as it is re-
ported that with Cyrus Field and others
he has purchased lands at Liscomb Har-
Dor, in Guysboro County, Nova Scotia,
with view to construct railway 600 or
GO miles i'll lengthy in order to connect
ter Pictou coal properties with an Allan
tic port.
The editor Of the Plattsmouth Herald
has been shown chunk Of genuine Ne
braska coal-the largest he has yet seen
which came from the farm of Mr.. Jones,
living fourteen miles south Of Platts-
mouth, in Cass county. The vein from
which this coal was taken is rs to ~ inches
thick, and continues to grow thicker and
better as the work of developing it pro
crosses. The owners Of the mines are
down forty feet and are still going for
coal. This ia good news for the people OF
Nebraska.
The mines at Jones Shaft, Oglesby, Ill.
have returned to work The difficulty
was settled by arbitration.
PATRICK MURPHY and Patrick Dolon
were severely burned by an explosion Of
sulphur in the Bost Colhery Big Mine Run
last Saturday. The cause of the explo-
sion is a mystery.
Twenty-Five coal 5 are open within
from one to three mics of Trinidad, Col
vein Of Scoal 20 inches thick and l3C
feet below the surface has deem discovered
in jackson, Wayne CO., Iowa.
The last issue Of the Pottsville " orkirg
MAJ, says President Siney arrived home
last Tuesday WORKOUT with his labors Of
the past month. During the trip he has
travelled 4 1874 miles Tall travelling that.
Mr.. Siney will leave again on Monday next
for Western Pennsylvania, which sadly
needs his attention.
STATEMENT
OF the financial affairs Of District No. 1
of Miners b. Il p Association of Illinois
for the quarter ending April IL, 1874, o.
the following Lodges:
Total Paid Totl Elm Bal e
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