The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-07
West Virginia Gas Coal Region.


gas in the cities of the seaboard, and is
much liked The distances to Baltimore
are aS follows: From Clarksburg 3Ol
miles; from Fairmont, 302 miles; from
/ Newburg, 2G6 miles; from Tunnelton,
go miles. and from Cairo, 355 miles.
The veins are from six TO eleven feet in
thickness. Analyses of these Goals have
given the following results:
Volatile Matter. Fixed Carbon. Ash.
ClariSburg,
main ST III .JJ.H il."j LOU
ClaIkSburg,
Canucl...iS.2l i).b 1.3D
The tradcto the scaboard began in the
year 1858 with 1912 tons. The bus-
ness to date has been as follows: 1898,
lGj.772 tons; 1863, 2G9, ,ljS tons; 1870,
2lg. SO tons; 1871, 1876 tons; 1872,
2l7,jG9 tons; 1873, l9O,613 tons; ia,
l25,OOO tons.
in this region is found the Ritrhie
mineral resin. This mineral is an
asphalt, or semi-asphult, similar 10 the
A berthe OF Nova Scotia; it i also known
AS Gruhamitc. 1t i found at Cairo, on
Hughes river, Richie county, nincteen
miles from Parbcr>burg, West Virginia,
and fifteen miles from the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, over which ii is shipped
east and west, the mining company own
ing the connections. 1t l. found in
perfectly vertical vein about + feet in
thickness, and threc-quarters Of Il mie in
length, and is mined by adits and cham
bcr>.
Gruhamite Is used for great many
purposes, but the chief sales of late have
been to gas.ight companies for enrlching
the gas. 1t Is remarkably free from sui
phur and ash, Is homogeneous, Is not liable
to decomposition, and requiring no special
arrangement in rcturting, produces u
good coke.
Its photometric value is found to be 81
candles, and in this respect eXcelS the
famous Boghead camel coal.
An analysis has proved it to contain 30
per cent volatile matter, A. per cent fixed
carbon, and per cent ash; only per
cent less volatile matter than Albertite,
the richest mineral vet imported for gas
purposes.
Mr.. Seward, in his article, confines his
observations to the Mineral Resin, and
the Clarksburg seam. Both of them are
worthy OF extended remarks. Az ClarKs-
burSh and nortnward down the valley OF
the Mohoh%ahem there exists one OF the
richest coal deposits in the State. We,
may form some ldea OF IN" vast extent OF
the-e c"a' 'eaih' from ths la't th"I rom
some distance above Clarks burg they
may be followed throughout the whole
length !Cfthc valley of the MOnOnGahela.
ihcre nave been very extensive work
iing> ut NewbnTS' on VEN twelve ieet
III thickness "i very superior quaiity oi
coal supposed 10 resemble the mammoth
Ocd OF the anthracite series nc C"ll C"ll-
pany operating II produced about oOoOO
tons per annum Tor number oil years;
but we believe the vein has been worked
out on their lands.
At the eastern terminus OF the hlng-
wood tunnel, near the town OF Tunnel
S''' !" ! V'','' - " a.
body ul valuable coal land undeNeIoped,
On the north side of the railroad and
.,..i,,,,,. ,L,r,.,,. lao. ,t., ,.,I,,ollo ,.,l
estate Of 500 acres owned 10y the Ki.g-
wood Gas. Coal and Iron Company. This
whole property is underlaid hv The sev-
EN- loot VEN cf gas coal. beautiful out
crop Of which can bee seen over the arch
OF the Kingwood tunnel. This vein ha,
been exhibited ut different places on the
proprrty remote from each other. by
Shafts and drifts and proved to be uni
form and persistent throughout. Ma
ture has provided every advantage for
the Development of the vast mineral |
wealth which lies embedded in these
hills The strata are nearly horizontal;
there is u general slight dip to the south,
not exceeding two or three degrees; Just |
enough To handsomely drai n.the mines /
from water an" '"I''.'"'e ~, riIt moving "I
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an ana ". S S"I 'on' .n ~us .."''' y!
,.,.. it.','S'o' tt''''S' WIN 'n' '0''o"'" 'e-
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Volatile matter and moisture. S3.iicO !
Fixed carbon t2'lS9
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Two pounds Of the sample yielded on
an average of three experiments 9.'5 /
cubic ieet OF Illuminating gas, about 10
VOO leet 10 the ton ol Z4o lbs, which Is
equal to the Westmoreland. There was
lett ID. 1 oz: OF commercial coke OF very |
superior quality.
"A very me VEN OF hematlte IRON ore,
~ q" .' 'mIntS ;., -,G"' i!.'i,S -, tn'oN
t"nnoI " d;ent ,,,'''o" "'t'' %mr
=, '',',.'-s .. CIV Pm, ls'ao,,'"'
~ ~ P''S'>''"lf "''' tny P'oPI''. "nu
" ". '.I'' ~ = i'o" U''Hs "o' ~ n,I "a SS."pi' W
OF OF In' ,I. ore was "ha'ISeu Py otIo , W utn,
o' l '''So"rS"' VIII" 'h' '"''o" 'ns i's0'''
'5,S6prroXide OF fifon---meiaiIiG iron ron, ply
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In addition to coal and iron ore this
property has an abundance of limestone
easy of access. Fine clays, equal I" the
Mount Savage, which is the standard,
and timber Is plenty, all of the materials,
in fine which ARE required IN the manu-
facture OF pig iron.