Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-01
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in and around Erostburs. which q -
miles distaat from Ills city, and hs Z
population Of about .. 600. ore stiil suf5stine
for want Of work. Work IN the mines q,
If anything. duIlsr than usual thsrs.
Hoffman and Eckhsrt's mines are NOS
maxi ng even half time. and Blasn Avon
about the same. The cause OF these mines
being idle Is the scarcity Of vessels ct
Georgetown, D. C. The suffsrins among
the idle miners 10 slmoss alarming. a..
though five hundred dollars have bean
collected and distributed tEong the hun.
cry. Frostburg, which was the centre OF
the mining troubles, has not yet recovered
from the injurious effects Of
Last Years ssriks
which commenced in March and lasted i've
months and half. During that time the
miners were heavily indebt and, although
accounts there 10 considerable want In
some Of The families who have heretofore
lived fully up TO their income. Many OF
the strikers were not taken back when the
mines reopened, and the storekeepers who
trusted them have been kept out Of their
dues Frustburg lost heavily while the
mines while the mines were closed q year
ago. and most OF the companies were com.
PEELED to buy Clarified coal TO meet their
contracta This year, owing to the agree.
ment between the Baltimore d Ohio and
Pennsylvania railroads, which was strictly
maintained by toe lattsr until lately, the
Sal mt AAA n
most Of the
Bfg CoaSsscts,
and tho result ;s that Maryland lest the
sale OF about 80 100 tons Of coal, which
Is about tie estimated amou..t the canal
would carry this season, although It hes
carried s00,000 This region ought to mine
at least 2,0O0,0 900 tons each year, but II u
doubtful IL it will reach that amount this
year. The canal has been compelled to rc-
duce its tolls from fifty TO forty cents per
ton. At Homecoming which has Q popula'
ton Of about 5000 the situation among
the miners Is much better than at Frost.
burg, owing to the fact that the Maryland
and American coal companies arc hard at
work. About the 18th inst. they drew
their pay tie month u May, which was
the largest sum paid for about eighteen
months. The Blair Avon company, which
Is the Ouly COInphny tnot unS oooh uoAuS
Much Work this season
around Frostburg $5,s57.O6 were distribut-
ed among 10 miners, who received an Nv.
erage OF $74.52 each for the month OF May.
Many OF the miners around Homecoming
received about the came, but they did not
average that much. There are more mines
in operation around Homecoming than any
where else on Georges creek, and the flush
times Coney has once seen are expected
soon again. The town has suffered great
deal. On September 7th, 1881, . great fire
broke out which swept both sides OF the
stream and destroyed many OF the best
stores and residences, but they were soon
rebuilt, and better structures. now take
their places. There are several good brick
blocks of stores with we'll filled tiers Of
shelves.
The Population
along the creek is divided among the
Scotch, Welsh, Irish and Germans.
1t is we'll worth the money to take few
weeks in ummer travelling through the
mining districts. 1t is not oil black aud
SCOT, but grand old mountains, laughing
cascades and winding streams. And 9
jollier set of people than tie miners and
their families cannot be found. When
work Is brisk and the men employed, all
goes happy a. marriage bell" The
women work and sing and shop, for they
have q passion for the latter Just like other
women, and they buy the best In the
market,