Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-10

| WV bliNSVo w tIS DCot, anu huC Chlllt
line laid with steel rails. 1t is
equipped with an abundance
OF the best rolling stock, and
has been doing an immense business,
especially in the transmission of coal
from the great Tuscarawas Valley to
their fine harbor at Black River, as well
as sending il over other lines to the
West. At Black River they have fine
| harbOr facilities, on both sides OF the
river where lake ores, lumber, etc, il
received and transported TO Bridgeport,
where the ores are loaded into barges
and delivered to the different iron works
along the Ohio river. Quite large
business of this kind will, no donbt, be
done by this company after the open.
ing up OF navigation III the spring
They also have sidlngs into near all large
mines in the MasSillon region, includ-
ing those OF the Silver Creek Coal Com.
pany, Rhodes Coal Company, Massilon
City Coal Company, Sippo Coal Com
pany, Grove mine, Warrington mine,
Pigeon Run mine, Camp Creek mine,
the Canal Dover furnace, the Pike Run
mines near Uhrichsville, and last but
not least, their own new mine two miles
from Bridgeport, to be known as the
Wheeling Greek Coal Works.
At this point the company owns one
mile square OF coal territory, and have
made two openings into the hills. In
one OF these, now being operated, they
| have from n five to five and a half
foot vein OF Ccal, and just across the
hollow where the other opening was
made the coal will run from six and a
half to seven feet. Mr.. James Patter-
son, formerly OF the Patterson mine,
New StraltsviIe, is the general manager
| OF these works, with Mr.. J. T.. Watts,
| formerly OF the Duqucsne works, near
your city, superintendent OF the mines.
| The opening up of these works is beng
pushed as rapidly as possible, about 100
men are now employed, shipping thirty
cars daily. They wish to be able to ship
100 cars daily this spring. There has
been some local trouble with their
miners, bat this has all been satsiacto.
! rIIy settled and 200 more miners are al.
vertised for. The terms to the men are
| seventy-tive cents per ton for 1000
| pounds Of screened coal, cash monthly
| pays. One OF the draw backs has
been the want Of houses for their
men. They have built large board
ing house together with large lodging
room, in which one hundred men can
he accommodated 4 neat little village
has been laid out and some twenty five
comfortable houses, of three rOOMs each,
pIastered and painted throughout, have
been built, but not quite finished, and
others will he erected in the spring.
Mr.. Patterson proposes setting out shade
trees along the fronts OF these houses,
and will make them as desirable homes
for his men as possible. No expense is
being spared To- make the surroundings
comfortable. They expect to run the
works steady the year round and give
their men good work. \ new tipplc
will be built at the Big vein opening at
once. 1t will likely he one Of the
Mitchell tippIes, like those in use in the
Hooking Valley, undoubtedly the
speediest and best tipple in use at mines
where Il large output of coal is wanted.
One other advantage the company will
have here will be the use Of the flats
after unloading ore, lumber, &c., at the
rive, thereby utilizing them running
both ways. The company will build
number Of coke ovens at these mines in
the spring and manufacture the slack
into coke.
The Raney Bank Coal Company.
About two miles above Martins Fer
~ on the river division OF the Pitts
burSh and Cleveland railroad, are To-
Gated the large mines OF this company,
under the general supervision OF Mr..
Thomas Johns. The mine is opened in
the side of the hill, aud is reached bv an
incline, where two openings are made
into ABOUT 81 feet OF coal. 1t has been
opened n long time, and the present
workings are TAR back in the hill. They
have just driven into piece OF coal
known as the old Ranov mines, worked
some years ago, where they will have
over seven feet Of coal. The mining de-
partment is in charge OF Mr.. John
Thompson, who has about l20 men
employed, and will add more this
spring as their shipments during the
spring and summer are always larger
than in the winter. Thegrcat"r part OF
the coal goes TO rolling mills in Cleveland.
There is occasionally some loss OF timeior
want OF cars, but as a rule they are
generally well supplied. The miners
receive - cents per ton i.r screened
coal. Mr.. Raney is becoming cutie an
extensive operator in coal and coke.
Besides this one he is operating one al
Salineville, has an interest in another
and is interested in two large coke
works in the COnnc!.sviIle region. The
prospects OF the Raney mine running
steady all winter and spring are very
good.
The Yorkville Mines.
Two miles above Raney's, on the same
road. at N0rkviie station, We find the
branch running into the mine It's
operated by the Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA
Coal Company, with Mr. SamTel ~
Bluomer general manager who OWES
one.hali interest IN the works. The
opening is made into the coal in the hill
side, and is reached by an incline 100
feet in length, being the highest piece Of
coal operated along the OHIor!v,r. The
vein at this point averages five feet.
The mining department j. in caargr Of
Mr.. Wm. Mack. They have done very
well during the pas: season, employing
from 60 to 100 men. The coal is shipped
to Cleveland, with occasional orders 10
different railroads The prospects Tor a
steady run a: {! Is mine are encouraging,
and no doul, steady work all winter
and spring viii br had Your core
| spondcnt having been caught in the
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