Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-10-20
Coal IrEns.-George's Greek coal

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Clesrfeld is ahead Of last years
production l42, ll3 tons.
Shipments of coal at Baltimore this
year, to foreign ports, amount to
23,9ll tons, as against 22,589 tons
last season.
| An English cooperative company
has purchased the old Oakdals Iron
Furnace, in Roane, Tenn. together
with fifty thousand acres Of land,
large portion surrounding the works.
and others lying in the adjoining
COUNTIES of Scott, Morgan and Cum
berland, on which it is proposed to
locate large colonies. both from Eng
and and the north eastern States, te
carry on mining, manufacturing end
farming operations on very extern
,ive scale.
The Wilkesbarre miners who art
1T work, show disposition to help the
Scranton miners who are idle; recent
ly the men at Empire Shaft sent $275
as their contribution.
The N. ]. Central R. R. are now
lifting fourteen hundred cars of coal
in ten hours at the L. g. S. planes at
Solomon's Gap near Wilkesbarre; this
is four hundred more than ever before
| A MANTEL clock, with large tun-
ing fork to control the escapement, is
among the Partisan novelties of me-
chanism. The tuning fork is about
a foot long, and gives 100 vibrations
in second. About midway upon
one of the prongs, there is a sliding
weight, by which the number Of vi
brations can be regulated. Project
ing from the end of the prong is a
small pin, which acts III the fork Of a
ever, the lever. makes 100 vibrations
in second, corresponding to the tun-
ing fork. Attached to this lever is a
pair of pallets, which act upon an
escapement wheel having ten teeth,
and making four revolutions second.
The tuning fork in this case regulates
the speed of the train. The pallets
and escapement wheel act in a manner
similar to the escapement OF the strik-
ing train in repeating watch. The
vibrations are so completely isochron-
ii, that an increase Of power, from
four pounds to sixty pounds, on the
train, makes no difference in the time
rate. The second hand makes COM
plete revolution in one second.
He WANTED TO CONE HoME.-A
Black Hills miner writes "Ive been
spending the last week trying to think
IF some plan which will enable me to
get home. If l only had $500 could
get to Cheyenne, and then it would
oe easy sailing into civilization. Ii
you send the money by express, the
indians are sure to get it, as they split
| open Wells-Fargo coach every few
lays. If you send it by mail, l
wouldn't get it for months, as the
| postmaster is off on a big drunk NEST
f the time, and can't read anyhow
DON'T send draft on the bank, as ii
liable to burst. If you know some
riends coming to the Hills, don't
rust him with the cash. as he's sure
gamble it all off at Cheyenne, OF
get robbed at Custer. If you can
hink of some way Of sending the
money that it will be sure to get here,
send it right away; but unless you are
sure don't risk it. Perhaps you had
| better come yourself and bring it.
The brother wrote in reply: Just
borrowed $l2 to settle board bill, !"
| AN INDIAN CoLoNY.-Gen. McClel
len in late interview has given an
| interesting account Of the Indian col
| ony at ST. Augustine, Florida, which
| is composed of Indians who were once
hostile and captured in the Indian
Territory. When first brought to
the fort they were put under strong
guard, but were soon liberated from
restraint and became tractable and
showed remarkable aptitude as schol-
ars and in handling tools. A military
raining has also been given them and
they do regular garrison duty, and
all things are ordered as at the ordi-
nary army posts. In all the require
ments of soldier they are said to be
up to the average standard Of the
regular army garrisons.
The war IN Europe progresses. The
monotony of succession of Turkish