The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-11-11
A Visit 10 The Coal and Iron yields

Visit 10 the CCal and Iron Fields
A reccut vl.lt Of Mr. John Walter,
the proprietor of the London Times,
vas made the occasion OF many demon.
Stratiops Of respect tor his character and
services. One of the most satisfactory
OF these marks OF esteem was the invi-
ta'ion to visit the coal and oil regions,
extended to Mr.. Walter by Mt. Gowpn,
on behalf If the Reading, and by Judge
Packer of the Lehiph Valley Compan-
les. The guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter and their son and DR.. Sipmpns,
one Of the great authorities in t., graph.
ing, steel making and other leading in.
du,t'ies In which srirut fc discoveries
have been so largely made practical
DR.. Sirmens was accompanied hy his
wife and by two uephews, who are his
assistants in the great business Of the
new Atlantic cable 4; DIR Charles Aus
tin, the sprciHl correspondent Of the
London TimcS in this curutry Colo
mel Saudforl, of the British Centennial
Commission Mr.. llolley, President OF
the A american Association Uf Mining
engineers Mr. w. w Portal, OF Eng
iand, were also Of the parry, and there
were number of Philadclphans, MIR.
and Mrs Childs. MI. Ald Mrs } B.
lippiucott, Mr. Krumhhaar, of the
Mexas Pacific, and several others Mr..
Guwen, assisted Ivy Mr.. Nnnttpn, Il q
General Superintendent of fhe Reading,
and Mr. Eckly CoXp, of lhe Drif on
Gal Mines, took Mcssrs walter and
Sipmens Oh their special engine along
the line Of The Reading and Lebanon
Valley roads, to the great Cornwall
lion Mines, aud the company lunchrd
at Mr.. &C. Dawson Culcman's. Mr.
Coleman Joined the party with his
dau hter, bringing along very int"lli-
gent Chinese Mandarin. an exhibitor at
| the Centennial, who showed great IN
terrst in GIe objects of the journey. The
men of science and the railroad and
mining men went on directly tn Mr..
| COXe's mines at JpddO, where at night
very thorough examination was made
Of the Lehigh coal operations and of the
| distiuctivrly American methods of de
veloping our coal fields,
The rest of the party were taken over
| the Reading lines to lirO0kSde, where
a very important mine with its huge
coal breaker was thoroughly inspected,
and glorious view of the Williams
valley gave some glimpse Of our Penn
| sylvania scenery. The night was spent
| at Mount Carbon, and most of the visi
tor, walked up to POt,sville to see that
| busy coal centre and its last ornament
the building of the Miners journal
with the fountain lately given by Mr.
George w. Chlds The second days
Journey was over the eastern portion o.
the Readings lines to the Lchigh Val.
lpy's territory, where Judge Packer
Mr.. Hartshorne, Mr.. Sayrc, Mr. lsrae
Morris and the other representatives y
that road became the hosts. Visits a
Bethlehem were paid to the steel an'
iron works, where DR.. Siem"ns saw hi
own useful inventions in actual opera
ton, and explained their working t.
the other visitors. Lehigh Universtt.
and the Moravian Schools were ais
seen to advantage unOer the guidanc
of President Lpavi't and Prof. COppee
Mr.. Walter was much interested in til
success of Mr.. WoOtten's new invention
for using coal dust as fuel, saving -
enormous waste, now incident to on
system of coal breaking, and was san
guine that it would be Introduced /
Europe along with other American Ia
Dor and money saving processes. III
return journey was made over the Ea'
, Pennsylvan and Perkiomtn ValIe
and Reading Railroads, and the guest
all were strongly impressed with tf
vast wealth of the country thrOug
which thryahad been so well led.
J was a visit that cannot fail to be of us
in bringing home to our foreign visitor
, the Importance of our coal and iron in
5 terests, and of the skill and energy wi;
, which they are developed.