Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-06-17
CentennialsItems.

oonnsto"n, "a, exnlDlJ nne col1ec.
tion of ores, coal and fire-clays, 'ons
The Kyle Coal Company. and the
Mahoning Coal Company also have
samples of coal from their mines in
the Ohio collections. 3qo:9;iluq2a Cd:
L. B. Ward, of Niles, Trumbull
county, Ohio, has collection Of black
band ore and Mineral Ridge coal.
The Mahaska Coal Mining Co., of
Iowa, show sample Of coal from their
mines 9 feet 5 inches high; the vein is
divided in four parts BY, small seams
ofsiate. .an-r5 o. o7a0 orra> srf .s'I,r
Messrs. Cable, Wilson & Co., of
Washington, Daviess county, Indiana,
send a large block Of coal, mounted
upon wagon, which is a good idea.
John S. Alexandria sends sample
Of the block coal from the Staab Mines
OF Indiana: 5re62 Cd Ii:v raaar an;
The Buckeye Camel Coal Company,
Of Cincinnati, Ohio, make fine dis
play of cannels from Daviess county,
Indiana. ss-o. sdt Of a-aGacx9 "
The Kemble Coal and Iron Com
pany, Of Riddlesburg, Pa, send speci-
mems Of the coal and coax from their
lands; they are working the Barnet
seam, which is from 81 to feet in
thickness. ~o- aaf+ cd ad3 aaob
The Huntingdon and Broad Top
Mountain Railroad Company send
samples of their coal from Sandy Run,
Pa; its analysis shows "a, 100 fixed
carbon, l9,O4O volatile m AFTER ash,
$500, and 8l3 sulphur. oh -dI
The championship for large pieces
of coal will no doubt be awarded to
Messrs. Huddell & seltzinger; they
send blocks weighing twelve and four
teen tons, from their draper" and
"Harleigh" colleries. '.s''-''
Messrs. Van Wickle, Stout & Co.
have samples of coal en- maasse, as also
boxes of various sizes of coal that are
made at an Anthracite breaker.
Samples Of peat from four to five
feet in thickness, from Chickasaw
county, Iowa, are also on exhibition.
Westly Redhead, of Des Moines,
Iowa, sends a section of six foot vein
of coal that he is working. "f
The Watson Coal and Mining Com
pany, Of Knightsville, Ind, have a
very fine sample of the coal from their
mines. ...... ..;. . ..s
Fronting the West Virginia State
Building are four columns Of coal,
from the upper coal measures of the
State, the Sewickly and the Pittsburgh
being particularly fine specimens; the
latter seam is usually about ten feet,
but the sample on view here is eleven
feet four inches in heighth.
In the Mineral annex, the products
ofnorthern Missouri along the line of
the Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad
are shown. There is an especially
fine collection of ores, and great credit
is due to Prof. Charles P. Williams
for the preparation and arrangement.
Mr.. Chas. Whittlesey, of Cleveland,
Ohio, sends a most interesting collec-
tion of relics of the Aborigines of
America, as found within the bounds
of the State Of Ohio, detailed plans of
ancient earthworks, stone hammers,
and other utensils of the stone age,
together forming very unique collec-
tion, and to which we commend the
attention Of the antiquarian.
West Virginia has, without doubt,
the largest collection of coal that is
shown by any State, and the arrange.
ment Of the samples in the full height
of the seams, standing like sentinels,
outside of the State building, is supe-
rior to any other collection. 1t is to
the untiring energy of Mr.. M. F. Maui
ry, who was appointed the Centennial
Commissioner by the State, that the
showing is so complete. Within
short space of time he has collected
and there is now on view full repre-
sentation of the iron, coal and wood of
the State. The Wooden library" to
which Mr.. Maury points with espec.
ial pride, is very commendable.
Messrs. Pardee & Cos section of the
Mammoth Vein-an immense block
of Anthracite coal standing 27a feet
high-attracts the attention of visitors
from abroad, as also that of some of
the country people who had supposed
that coal Uas fonpd IN +bo ,,;n II