The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-24

this subject were apparently in gloomy
state OF mind.
: Said one: 1.-THE miners agreed to dig al
coal for the lake trade for three cents, anC
we took these contracts on that basis. We
must now pay the umpire's price. We art
between two fires, and hot ones too"
/. NUTrALLBUitG GCOAL:REGION.
The Character OF the Coal MiDed-Supe
riority OF the Coke.
Special CorTapOadetIee Of the iHteiIiOelee+.
NurrALLuuRG, W. Va, July 2l.-Eight
miles from HAWKS Nest, around the curve
Of the @. & 0. is Nuttsllburg, the mining
town OF the Nuttallkurg Coal Company.
This New River canyon Is constant sur.
prise to one. Just as you are certain the
train is going to try the river bed and run
right into the mountain ahead, you round
the danger and find village perched upon
the hill. This town Is shut in on all sides.
Ia mile above the river runs south, here
west, and mile below nearly north. All
You eau see is the sky above and the cliff
about. But il the town Is shut IN geo
graphically 1t is not restricted in hospitali.
". Ia this respect they are cosmopolitan.
Nowhere have l met with more kindness
and hospitality than here. 8Ir. John Nut.
tall, the senior member OF the company, |
have been fortunate enough to meet. This
being a part oil the time he deyotes to his
West Virginia coal lands, the rest OF his
time being spent in looking alter the inter
,ests OF his Pennsylvania property
Mr.. Nuttall is an Engishman by birth,
and by bard work has from small begin
Mugs amassed fortune. Mr.. l.. W. Nut
tall and W. d. Holland, two other pari-
ners, are here, while the third, Mr.. Taylor,
is taking q vacation in Europe. These
gentlemenare live, pushing business men,
and one OF them will be quite an orna-
,ment to Wheeling society, when the next
Legislature convenes. The company has
two mines, one at this point and the other
one mile above here. Ten years ago this
mine was opened, among the first on the
river. The seam is the same as worked
below here, being steam and coking
coal.
VALUE OF THE COAL.
For ocean steam purposes it cannot be
surpassed. While there is a demand for
this purpose now the great value is to
come when the coal regions OF Penn
sylvanis have yielded all they can. This
time Is not far distant, it being estimated
by fair Judges that the Clearield and
Cumberland ocean steam coal will be
worked out in three years. The coal is
found in vein OF three feet six inches
average thickness, $50 feet above the rail
road, and Is reached by an incline l 400
feet long. Six entries have been driven IN
the years 1t has been worked, and they are
now 1900 yards back in the mountain.
The coal is a soft bituminous easily mined,
and with the exception Of layer OF "Done"
here and there is good in most places, but
now and then one finds a bad break.
Great care, though, is taken and no serious
trouble has been met. Small swamps are
found in one or two places, otherwise the
mine is dry. The market for the coal
shipped is found in Richmond and New.
port News. From the latter place it is
shipped by the @. & o. railroad to all parts
OF the country. / found in this mine the
younges. boss in our coal region, George
Holland, and understand he is doing bet.
ter service than any one the company has
had in this position for years. | am cel.
tain that he took great pains TO show me
around, placing at my disposal hvrse and
carriage, otherwisea car and mule.
q CONDITION OF THE MINERS.
The men find TO be good hard work
ing set, and Notwithstanding the low coal
some have made money. Up on the top Of
the mountains several have farms and nice
homes, and take pride in them. The price
paid for digging has been G0c cents per ton
TO the 10Th OF this month. At that time
the railroad made reduction OF 10 cents
a ton, which is shared by the operator and
miner; 80 at present but 90 cents is paid.
An average days work when running is
five tons. l was talking with Wm. Hor-
rocks to-day andhe told me that one month
not long ago he put ont l06 tons, and had
only an average room. John Harrocks,
his brother, Is one OF the entry drivers, and
some time since he dug 10 yards OF bead.
ing, for which be was paid S2.07 per yard,
and received rq2al wages ior all the coal
he put ont, an average OF three tons per
day. These OF course are rather excep.
tional cases, but they show what good men
can do.
CHARACTER OF TIE COAL SEAMS.
After some Of the thick seams Of the
Kanawha Valley, one is surprised to fiud
a three feet six inch vein paying. But the
field Is almost without limit. For eight
miles along the river, and from eight to
fifteen back, there is not break in this
seam. Then the quality OF the coal is un-
surpassed. In fact every bit OF 1t should
be made into coke. At this mine such Is
the case, the shipping being done from the
Keeney's creek mine. Mr.. Nuttall has
fity.one eleven feet beehive ovens, and
makes splendid coke. To-day 1t sells for
a higher price than the Connellsvile, and
but one complaint has been made in ito use
and that not OF It's quality. Forty eight to
seventy.two hours coke Is made, to suit
customers. The market is found east and
west. So great ia its reputation that the
company Is unable to Oil its orders. The
tests chow ~ per cent 81 carbon. Among
lie customers Is the Eusgn Car Company,
Of Huntington. The tullness Of this region
Is to come.
/ had nearly forgotten to mention a sur
prise met with in the shape Of case OF
birds. Mt. Holland Is sano mean taxider.
mist and has o collection OF rare foreign
and native birds, prepared by himself.
Some years ago fine collection was burn.
ed, but he will soon have as select one.
The birds are as finely prepared as any l
have seen, and worth some trouble to see.
#sJ " y Ills.
A Wood County Tragedy.
PAREERsBuRd, W. Va, July 2S.-Walter
Coe and son, last Friday evening engaged