Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-02-04
WEST VIRGINIA INDUSTRIES.
Coal Operations on tho Kanawha
River.

Tie Campbelrs Greek Coal Com
pany has mine,l and transported, IL
barges, to Cincinnati and elsewhere
one and half million bushels of coa
during the past year. Campbelr'
creek empties int the kanawha ahoIt
six miles above Charleston. This
company is now mining 5000 bush
els daily.
The Raymond City Coal Company
has mined and sent to the Western
Markets two million bushels of coal
duricg the past year. It's mines are
situated on Poe ,talico river, which
empties into the Kanawha, twenty
miles below Charleston.
The Peytopa Camel Coal Compa
nv has mined and transported Il mill
ion bushels of camel coal to market
during the year 1874. These mine,
are located on Coal river, which
cmpties inlo the Kanawha, twelve
miles below Charleston The "Pey
tona camel" is sent by barges from
Peytona, down Coal river thirty-fvt
miles to St. AIbans, thence by the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad tC
Richmond, thence by water to New
York city The 'Pevtona camel i:
also shipped to Cincinnati in harges.
On the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
road there is much coal mined and
sent 10 the Eastern markets.
fe,ciston Coal Operations, Near
Fields creek, fifteen miles above
| Charleston, there are two companies
operating on the lands Of John Nc
ouahav. They pay half cent {
bushel for coal as royalty, which
yields to Mr.. McConahay $1,000
per annum at the present rate ot
mining. Quite village has sprung
: up from these operations. 1t is call
ed Lewiston"
The Coalburg Company, on Cabir
creek, seventeen miles above charles
ton is shipping spint coal, both Ensr
and West, by the Chesapeake ard
Ohio railroad. This company ha.
mined and sent to market one and
one half million bushels OF coal during
the last year.
The Hampton coal company i.
making preparations TOR mining anC
transporting largely from its mine,
situated on the e. d O. Il. r. abov,
oalhurg. Quite village ha,
sprung up here called champion.
The BlqckSbur Mines are owned
~ the Chesapeake and Ohio railroa
company. About 1000 bushels u
coal are mined here daily, and tht
c,al is used at Hinton, Huntington
land elsewhere by the railroad com
pany. These mines are about twen
ty miles above Charleston. Here
has sprung mp village called Blacks
burg"
The Semi camel Coal Company i,
operatingat Paint creek, under Il lease
from the HanStords
Z. p. Doughty IL Co., are mining
1900 bushels daily at Paint creek,
o. the Hansfcrd lands.
The Canneltcn Coal Company
boats its coal across the Kanawha
aud then transports it to the East by
railroad This company is mining
about 1000 bushels of camel coal
daily.
O:her parties and companies are
operating under leases at other points
on and near the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad.
Tae Houston Coal Company is
mining coal on lands below Cabin
creek, under a lease from Colonel
Dickinson.
II. Repplier & CO., under a lease
on lands belonging to Isaac n. Smith,
situated near Fields creek
Claypool q Co., have parties work
in under lease on their lands, situa
ted m Faint creek.
James Montgomery has a party
opelating under lease on his lands,
oppsite Cannelton.
These and other leases and coal
opentions, embrace the greater part
of tie coal lands on the Kanawha
rive, situated Immediately on the
railload, between Brownstown and
the kanaMha Falls nfwifhsfand