The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-23
WEST VIRGIHIA COAL.
Items Of Interest From The vaFIOns Col.
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Jed. Hotchkiss, in the VbgniaI, jus!
out, gives the following interesting items
from the various coal works in West Viz
glpia:
The sewell Gallery, Of the Longdale
Iron Company, Sewell Station, John a.
McGutiin manager, produced In 1850 not
far from 1900 ions OF coal, which was all
converted into coke for use at the Lucy
Selma furnace OF the company in ALE.
ghany county, Virginia, 1870 miles by
rail from the colliery, This company
has 100 coke ovens now in operation,
and is constructing twenty more, that 1t
may supply both OF its furnaces, 1t having
recently put in blast second and new
one at Lucy.SslinR, as stated elsewhere,
The yield OF coke at Sewell in 1879 was
65s per cent OF the coal used. This COM
pany has been mining the "Sewell" seam,
The bottom one OF the middle measures,
but It hiss recently been opening one oil
the lower measure beds, probably the
Fire Greek" which it will mine before
long.
Castor coal mine, near Fairmont, Mo
rion county, W, Va, is owned by james
Boyce, James o. Watson and A. B. Elem
ing, who, IS partners, operate 1t 90 the
CASTOR Gas Coal Company. The coal
mined is bituminous gas from the 10 loot
bed" s feet OF which is taken. About 90
men are employed, and 10000 tons are
mined yearly aud marketed east to wash
ington and Baltimore, and west to Chicago,
st, Louis, etc, The mine is over mile,
by branch, from the Baltimore 4 Ohio
Railroad.
PslaIine coal mine, near Pslatine, Mar
ion county, W. Va, Ia owned and opera
led BY the NowbuTg Orrel CeRl Company,
Goa! mined 10 bituminous gas, from the
"niGo loot vein," geyen feet OF which ID
here worked in two headings, with about
| 900 feet OF working face. From 10000
to %, 900 tous Of coal are mined yearly, by
some thirty employees, and marketed to
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and points
on its line, and to Baltimore, Mr.. Nor
gan D. Orr Is the Superintendent,
MOntauk Gaa Goal Company has its
mines Ut Pennington, Taylor county,
". Va, on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
The mine, opened in 1878, Is on what Ia
called the "0.ioot vein" which ia here
some 70 feet below the general surface oil
the country, and furnishes about eight
feet OF available coal. About 100 men are
here employed, and over 10000 tons oil
coal are sent yearly TO market, mostly to
New York, where the company has its
principal office.
Deapard coal mine, Clarkrburg, Harri'
son County, W. Va, Is operated by the
| Despard Coal Company. The foot bed
OF coal ia worked, by drift, under cover
OF some 70 feet. This company employs
about 60 men and now miues about 40 000
tons Of coal yearly, which Is marketed in
Baltimore and at points along the Balti'
more & Ohio railroad; some Ia sold to the
Baltimore 4 Ohio Company, to whose rail.
road branch leads from tho mine.
TyrConnel coal mine, at TyrConnel, Tay-
lor county, W. Va, Is owned and operated
by the Newburg Orrel Coal Company. The
bed mined Ia tho Pittsburgh vein" which
there furnishes eight .eet Of gas coal. This
mine, which WAS opened In 1872, now
works about fifty men and mines some &c..
900 tons Of coal year, which Is marketed
in Baltimore and at places on the Baltl'
more & Ohio railroad.
Central Gas Goal mine, Fairmont, Ma,
rion county, W. Va, Is owned by Oliver
jackson. About eight feet OF bituminous
gas coal are taken from the 10 foot vein"
Some twenty mon are employed and
about 5000 tons are marketed yearly, to
Chicago, to Titlin and Newark, in Ohio,
and to points on the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad.
FarIand Gas Coal mine, Clarksburg,
Harrison county, W. Va, belonging to D.
J. Adams, ia now leased by ]. 4. Farland.
The mine Ia in the nine.foot seam. Some
forty mon are employed at this mine,
which has present output Of about L, 900
tons year, the coal going to Chicago and
other western matkela.
Murphy Run Coal Mine, near Clatks.
burg, Harrison county, W. Va, Is in the
"nins foot team," which yields about
eight and oEehRlI feet OF coal; the mine
has been worked since 1866; II works
about go men and produces from $1,000 to
20, 900 tons u year Of rich, bituminous gas
coal that makes II candle power gas.
This coal contains fixed carbon 40 $50, vol
atile Combustible matter S7lO6. sulphur
9 $40, a1h 0 400 and moisture 575 II Ia
marketed In New York, Washington, &c.
1t belongs to the Burr Wakeman estate.
& Rosett Iron Mine, OF Irontown, Taylor
county, ". Va, 10 owned by F. L. Glare
and operated by Q. S. Hard. The mine Ia
worked by draft and furnishes "hsrd" and
''shell" orc from the same stratum. 1t
gives employment to over 80 men and fur.
niBhea to Waldorf Furnace some 1900
tons Of ore a year, but is not worked TO
more than half its capacity.
West Fairmont and Marion Consolida.
led Coal Company owns and operates o gas
coal mine at Fairmont, Marion county,
W. Va, working 7! feet Of the 10 foot
VEIN" Some twenty.six men are worked
and 80 900 TO 1000 tons Of coal are mined
annually, and marketed chiefly in Bati.
more and New York. Mr.. Davidson Is
the agent.
MonongahelS Gas Coal Mine, at Wilson.
burg, Harrison county, ". Va, 10 owned
and operated by II. 6. Davis 4 90. II
was opened In 1872 In the mine foot
seam" which yields 81 feet Of coal. Some
eighty men are now worked and about 20.
900 tons year mined, most Of which IL
used by the Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad.
This company owns here large body Of
coal land. .....
Harrison County Coal Company, Vim.
II. freeman, Superintendent, near Clarks.
burg, Harrison county, W. Va, opened
Its mine in 1877, In tho 0.foot bituininOua,
gas coal bed Of that region II works about
forty hands and lnineB aome 80 900 tons q
year, which Is marketed along the Balti.
more 4 Ohio Railroad and to Chicago.
DIED.