Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-02-17
Our Coal Fields.

The coal areas of Belgium have q
total productive capacity Qess guam
tity already taken out) of 36,OOO,O0O,-
600 Of tons those of France 59,0OO,-
100000 tons; those of Great Britain
10000, 100000 tons--in all, 285, ,OOO,-
100000 tons. The annual consamp-
ton of coal BY the civilized world
exceeds 100000 tons, so that, even
at the present rates of consumption,
and allowing that the European coal
fields had all their original stock, they
could not supply the worlds demand
for much more than thousand years.
1t is probable, however, that the coal
fields of Europe (leaving out those Of
Russia are half exhausted, and that
in less thar a hundred years the de-
mand for use will be doubled. The
coal consumption of Greet Britain has
risen from 30,0O0,000 tons in 1889, to
over lO0,0OOO00 tons in 1875. The
same rate of increase for the whole of
Europe and America will make the
demand 500, 100000 tons in 1900, at
which date England, France and Bel
gium will only have stock enough
left for 200 years and this will be COM
paratively high in price and difficult
to obtain.
1t may safely be assumed, therefore,
that by 1900 the world will be look
ing to other countries besides Europe
for its source of coal. These coun-
tries will be chiefly the United States
and China. The coal beds of the
Yangste country and Yunan in China
are thought to be of immense extent;
it is said that coal can be bought above
Han Kow for SO cents per ton, where
as at Hong Kong it fetches 500 But
really very little is yet known of the
Chinese fields, nor can they be made
accessible until the country is fully
opened up to commerce.
In the meantime, the United States
have enough for all the world, and to
spare. Our Pennsylvania fields have
$4,000, 100000 toas-more than all
Europe (outside of Russia) our Ap-
palachian field can supply !, 100000
100000 tons; our entire area, it is esti
mated, includes over4 4,00O,0OO,0OO,OO0
tons, or enough to supply the worlds
consumption at the prospective increas
ed rates above given, during 5000
years. In that time, probably, ether
sources of fuel and heat will have been
discovered to supersede coal entirely.
Baltimore Bulletin
WE have received the January
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including as premium genuine fine
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Our readers who avail themselves
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it, The publishers of Leisure Hours
would like to employ some one in ev
cry place to canvass for this paper.
DARwINIsM is progressing steadily
in England as in the United States,
and great things are hoped of its fu-
lure. Darwin and the sausage man
will never be satisfied until they have
| discovered the missing link.
REV. DR.. |. RANDOLPH FINLEY has
resigned the Office of corresponding
secretary and general agent of the
Maryland Trace Society after March
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