The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27
BREATHITTS RESOURCES.

from tho Louisville Courier-Journal, Jan. 25.1
Heretofore have referred to the loop in the Ken
lucky River at this point. To-day examined it my.
self, and found could easily throw o stone across
the dividing space By measurement 1t Is just sixty.
five feet The river comes down. running around
three sides Of Jackson then goes distance Of eight
miles, when 1t turns and comes back If the river
were so that the boat could up here IL
would be a small matter to cut canal through the
sixty five feet Of ground mentioned. and it would
save the necessity of running sixteen miles before
gaining any real distance. II the canal not
made, passengers would at least always know what
time to get ready for the boat for it would have to
pass Jackson twice going and coming Sebastian &
Co. have already tunneed the cutoff for their mill.
This saves the necessity of dam and other improve
ments. The late break in the river created havoc
with the coaboats that loaded ready for ship
ment. 1t is estimated that two hundred boats were
destroyed. with their contents. Estimating their
loads at only $500 bushels and the aggregate loss ID
500 900 bushels, but they held than that, pro-
sumo. To show how valuable walnut timber Is, it
NAV be said that those who buy ship IL to the
East aud Europe do not lose the sawdus after
they begin to 1t up. The dust IL carefully pre-
served, and a composition is made out Of 1t which
makes beautiful knobs, and looks exactly like tho
walnut in piece 1t would pay to improve the Ken.
lucky River just for the immense amounto or fine tim
Der there is in this region never saw any STAY. TS
splendid white oak trees grow straight and free
from bcmish as an arrow, and 80 thick that wagon
cannot pass between them. Then the supply OF pop
lar and In fact all kinds of valuable timber 10
simply inexhaustbe. Nothing but Ignorance or the
vast wealth that In here will keep our next Legislators
from voting sufficient sum TO put THIS country IN
direct comm unicaton with the outer world The
surprises Ia that the capitalists nave not
long ago seen the OF wealth thae
are here and improved the river or buit railroad
WHAT ONE HUNDRED MEN COULD DO.
Saw 100 men in Louisville should subscribe $4,000
apiece. This would raise money enough to improve
the river and 10 buy all the coal and timber lands
thcv wanted They would then have tho richest
coal fields i'm America The Pennsylvania coal fields.
IL ia aImittcd cannot be compared to these up here.
Than is n not patent TO every that the amount
a. viii take 10 put these the market r. but song
when their great value is consideredY For the past
Tow weeks have been burning camel coal in my
room. with 1t you never Know wnas IL s 70 nave
handy Ali YOU have to do is to break lump into
small pieces. light q piece Of paper and place
the pieces of coal over II IN tne crate. INC
start IL with ease, for have tried the expert
ment. The coal Immediately bazes up. aud In
Ave minutes time you have splendid hre. And IL
does not burn out rapidly either. Place good lump
on the fire before you go to bed at night, and then
throw a few ashes over IL. In the morning all you
have to do is to stir IL up and throw on some moro
coal. The supply of this kind OF coal here IL mex
haustbc, and from two TO eight feet thick
he found all through the country. l placed two
Jumps of IL on the fire am now writing by at ten
been burning since and have kept the room per-
fectly pleasant although 1T In bitter cold night.
They will burn yet tor an hour or more.
Those who are sceptical about the reputcd value Of
the Kentucky coal helds should. to satisfy them
selves, come and am perfectly willing for the
statements make to be thoroughly investigated, for
1 know ain giving the solid facts regarding the
matter. II the State does not act very soon somo
with eye to business will step In and carry OF
the prize, and then we will have some Floods
Mackeys aud O'Drens in Kentucky.