Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-11-14

| MoEE anthracite coal has been mined in
| Pennsylvania this year than in any pre-
vious one, not excepting 1873, when 81,
500, 600 tons We're mined On November list
the production for the preceding ten months
had reached 81, 423, 6l3 tons At this rate,
the total production for the year will reach
% 600 600 tons. The Carboniierous strata
which extend through six counties in Penn
sylvana are practically incNhaustble, while
thanks 10 science and invention, the business
of mining in the future will he much more
easily and rapidly carried on than it has
been in the past.
Bradstr,d"s JoVraa' says Of the American
coal trade
The enormous increase in yield at this
date over the past furnishes pleasing con-
trast. Coal was first mined in 1S20 in the
Lehigh region, when 3Gj tons was the total
output. In 1880 the production was Ia
13i in 1910, SCI, $40 tons. The next tenth
year the production was 3.3je, 500 tons. In
1860 it was S,jl3 1873: in 1s10it was 16 1872
ISL and if the demand is as great next
year as it has been this, with new markets
constantly utNtl''ll4 IL VIII Ilbl DC an dIUn-
alous condition of affairs if the production
is 10000, 900 tons. With the calculations
made for this year, and estimating 10000,
900 for 1850, the total production from 1920
to January l. 1881, would be 726, 907, 231
tons. Notwithstanding this enormous pro-
ductiOn. however. ii is stated on reliable au-
thOrity that the best fields have not vet been
explored, but that they will be, now that
the demand is so greatly increased and as
surancc is also given that further investments
of capital will be made in the mining of this
valuable product. The present invested
capital in anthracite coal mines and coal
lands is estimated at $3.50 000, 900, which
has proved decidedly poor investment,
simply because through the competition
which has prevailed, low prices have ruled.
Two years ago the expectation of Amcri-
can coal abroad was of little account. The
English shippers controlled the trade of
Southern Europe so well that over :, 1000, 900
tons of British coal and 200, 900 tons of coke
annually passed through the strait of Gibral-
tar Last spring the Philadelphia and Read
ing coal and iron company resolved to secure
a share in this foreign trad" 50 favorable
an impression has American coal made
abroad that the demand for il is in excess of
the amount that can possibly be- supplied
with present facilities for transportation.
Coal yards have hccn established at Genoa, |
Alexandria, Geneva and other points where
Pennsy lyania anthracite coal is brought into |
direct competition with the English. Eng |
lish coal is quoted at Alexandria at s. per |
ton and at Geneva at SO, wlilr the Amcri- |
can product is sold NJ the one place for SO |
and the other for -, with profit to the |
shippers. Cargors of coal havcbrcn shipped |
from New York and Philadelphia on orders |
TO China Japan, Rio de- Janciro, Para, Val
paraiso, Bahia, and other foreign ports. II
is stated that 4 firm in large Mediterranean
port is negotiating for supply of go, 900
tons of American coal annually The eX-
portatiun of coal from this country will here
after bc one of our great industries.