Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-01-24

The Claremont IN. H. paper
mandatory was burned yesterday.
Loss $4,000.
THERE is something in store for US
all, put it takes money to persuade
the clerk to hand it out.
The production of coal in this re-
gion for 1879 was l,702,S99 tons.
Clearfeld sent out l,442,600.
The winter went on strike in thu
beginning of the season, but at the
present outlook, it is likely to resume
at the old rate, and fill the old con-
tract.
A young man, member of a New
York militia company, dropped dead
while on drill the other day. No
reason given, but it is presumed ig-
norance ofhis duties made him blush
and brought on heart disease.
A great many boys and girls fall
desperately in love with each other
and rave over disappointed hopes be-
fore they are old enough TO tell the
difference between the heartache and
the collie. Very few such cases prove
fatal.
LAST Wednesday an explosion &C.
Cured in the Lycett colliery, near
Newcastle. The number of persons
killed is variously stated at from sew
enty to ninety. The scene of the
colliery explosion is at Newcastle
under-Tyne.
A HOLDER of gas stock in New
York said the other day: 1--WE have
big gas stove in which you can
roast two turkeys, bake four loaves
of bread and boil four pots at once
for seven cents an hour. I guess the
electric light won't do that for some
time"
AT one o'clock yesterday morning
the surface earth over Miller, Horsch
& Co.'s mine at Mahoney Plane, Pa,
caved in, taking VIM. ODohnells lot
with it. Tie earth continued crack
ing over the mine yesterday and
further caves are anticipated. This
is the third time the earth has sunk
in that locality.
COMMISSIONER WALL Of the Bureau
of Labor Statistics If Ohio IN his an
nual report comments at length on
weekly payments, congratulates the
workingmen on the return of better
times, and suggests that it would have
been better for the Hooking Valley
miners to have demanded their wages
in cash rather than strike for one dol
lar per ton,
WE have heretofore noticed the
extensive coal field in the Elk Garden
region of Maryland. Recent advices
state that the long contemplated rail-
road from Bloomington to the Elk
Garden coal fields, will b. built in the
spring. The distance is about nine
miles. This will develop a large
amount of prime Semi Bituminous
coal, that will come in active compe-
tition with the Georges Creek and
Somerset coals.-Coal Trade Journal.
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UNpRoFITABLE ANTHRAoITE.--As
showing the unproftableness of the
Anthracite coal business during 1879,
it is stated that the cash deficit in the
operations of the Reading companies
for that year, was $97O,958 Gan in
crease Of $l46,009 for the year, as
compared with 1879 and that in adj
dition to this, must be added 1885,
O99, for fixed charges paid in scrip.
* 4 x X
With all the improvements in bust
nesa, giving more passenger and mer-
chandize traffic, and 100000 tons oil
coal carried, over the previous year,
including all outstanding wages GER
tifcates, was $9,152, 909.6l, against
S6,4l9,o03.37 at the close of the pre-
vious year, the latter sum not includ-
ing the arrears of wages, for which,
subsequent to the close Of last year,
wages certificates were ued.-Coal
Trade Journal.
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE
Since our last report the following
transfers of real estate have been filed
by Clerk of the Court Human:
George A. Pearre, trustee to John
Llewellyn, tract of land known as
"Fairview;" purchase money not nam
ed.