Frostburg mining journal., 1882-12-16

Barton, $l75.
Reuben Taylor to Sylvester Diffen-
baugh, property on. the line of the
Cumberland and Pennsylvania rail-
road, $50.
THE STEAM PUMP AT OCEAN SLOPE.
The first trial of the steam pump
apparatus at Ocean slope was made
Monday night. AT two o'clock Tues
day morning it was an assured sue
cess, and, much to the qualification
of the management, it has been work.
ing effectively ever since. To those
heroic men engaged in heading work
it has afforded great relief. The
water is pumped out at the rate of
fifteen revolutions a minute, though
the capacity of the pump ia eighty
revolutions. The engine is at the
summit of the slope, the pump at
the bottom, 900 feet below, the
steam being conveyed that distance
IN pipes James Jacobs, engineer, is
in immediate charge.
DIED-December 18th, 1882, at
Homecoming, Md, Mrs. CATHARINE
Powers, wife of Frank Powers, aged
"a years. Her remains we're inferred
in st. Michaels new cemetery, this
place.
December 14th, 1882, at Camp
Mayer, of apoplexy, Miss CATHAR1NE
FINK, lately arrived from Europe.
Her remains were inferred in St.
Michael's new cemetery, this place.
In this place December 18th, 1882,
ROBERT A. RozELL, infant son of
Thomas R. and Linnie Riggs, aged 26
days.
In this place Thursday morning,
December 14th, 1882, Col. CRAWFORD
w. SHEARER, formerly superintend-
ent Of the Hampshire and Baltimore
coal company. Col. Shesrer had been
an invalid from paralysis several years
He was by birth Scotchman, but had
lived in America fifty years. In the
second year of the war he entered the
Union army as lieutenant. colonel OF
the Sd Maryland and made gallant
record. He was SO years of age and
leaves a wife and six children, the lat
ter nearly all grown.
To-day Saturday, Dec. l6, 1882
at IL M, LULIE ELLSWORTH ZIM-
MLRLY, aged 3 years, 9 months and
5 days, of membranous Group, daugh,
ter of John M. and Annie R. Zim-
merly, OF this place.
GEORGES CREEK COAL Weekly
Statistics of Shipments. The record
of shipments from the mines of the
Georges Greek coal region for the week
ending Saturday, Dec. 9th, 1882,
closed as follows
To,al tons for week ............ A 1894
:" year. ,397, ,297
Decrease under corresponding Pc
riod last year. r............,... 703,20
Total tons to b. & 0 R. for week 34,472
" year 943,74s
Decrease under corresponding Pc
riod last year .............. 1903, ,802
Total tons to C.& o Canal for week 2,24s
year. 269,519
Decrease under corresponding pc
riod last year. ................. 228 sol
Total tons to Pa. r. for week.. 1909
year.. -. 164,412
Decrease under corresponding Pc
riod last year. r................. 96,956
Total tons shipped over G. s. PR.
for week. ..................... s3,697
Over same for year ........ -. 944, 900
Total tons shipped over G. C. &
G. R for week. k................ 5,762
Over same for year. 1852
Heaviest shippers last week
/, Consolidation tons. s........ 1896
2, Georges Greek. ....... 6,349
B.. w. Va. Central. ....... 5,460
4, New Central. ....... 5,382
8, MarylandUnion " ...... 3,139
6, Maryland. see. ....... 3033
None of the Others shipping over 5000
tons.
Heaviest shippers this year
1, Consolidation. .Qons). ...... 373,351
2, w. Va. Central. ....... 239,S4S
3, New Central. ....... 159,599
4, Georges Creek. ...... 1a1 ,9s2
8, Maryland Union ....... SS,313
6, Maryland. ..... ....... 1924
7, American. n..... ....... S2,942
8, Borden. ...... ....... 6S,159
None of the Others shipping over $4,000
tons.
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