Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-04

| crps the Conner I'M e, xn!ca, contain
'nS tue nIssst qntilty Of c,sai Vet found
'-a TIE f~ciac >iOpe, Is worthy Of more
exsssdvd nosice:
M. Feet.
. '''''..'-''.'.. 80
| :. Sc"tt veln.
| 8. CrIts-ad-n veIu.. 800. IS
=. Aboot vein. ........... .....&
| 3, no cell vein
| ., Adams vetns. ................2 ~
he expert s,ys of the Couurr min:
Fhs Conn-r vein, the highest in he
iiss, ~ Veil ~ IN msasare 20 far a.
ku"vn. II nve feet wide. separated inta
soree benches BY svo seams OF rock
| trnn tseive to -four cen inches in thick
| nesA. fnls vein has tunnel driven on
70 SOo feet. and AZ shown IN this tunnel
the ,al increases asd the rock dc.
cfcAscs ~ We progress toward the sousn
-ast. itls therefore not unlikely that
the character OF this VEIN vIl be mar~
| favoraeis a. work 10 Continued in that
d,rsesioa. The door and roof are Ell.
oslluns, and require no timbering. and
She dividing rsck in the vein 10 Of A
natars shAs 10 easiiy worked. Thus VEIN
si very excslisns coal can BE- worked
cheaper tnan would b ~ hrss thought
An n'lvsss Of this coal CIV Q " per
! ooot Of carbon, which. unlees some uu-
, known constisaent would prevent, would
4 ..A4io 40 saat &C ,aigns % ussd for snels
lag direct; bat Be- that - u may, shsr
- no doubt OF ia adaptation FOR FORCES.
Csmpetsnt mechanics pronounce 10 fully
eQuh ~ che ESssern Cumberland for
| soaesai uss. and for shs purpose of
sscet sorklas superior - that very hue
article. THIS evAl-owing, I Suppose,
~ ~ sopsriof elevation underwent
daring the Process 0f uphsaval from its
original position Of deposit, a meta
merphosis Of change. whereby. owing
10 the hras oaused by that action. por.
ton OF the volatile matter WAs freed, |
or q partial debitunenizat,ou vac
Effected. Had this process been sufh
sisatly extended q vein Of anthracite
coal would havs resulted; bat 20 il was
IN y DSstia Q coal devoid Of an exosss |
Of aas and retaining its large percentage
of carbon vas detained. Az carbon u
the heat giving principle or eis nens in
all ooal. tho larger the percentage che
better 10 fuldlls Ito purposes, provided |
tnss fer uses for which dSme 10 70
qairsd sufficient gas v retained. In The
snstanos OF blacksmith Goa, Q suficient |
amount Of bitumen, vits lie oom-
pisa,sut OF ass, 10 promote Q more
rapid oombustiou OF she car.
bon. and sufficient bitamen 10 form
close surface. or - blacksmith would |
say. = "nollov irs," are the regulates |
demanded. A coal With excess of sas, |
prevents q ''hoiloS fire," and renders |
Il impossible for she workman 20 stand !
10 his work, a. the heat instead % b>ias |
ooulned TO the work sprsads w,sb the |
extent Of dame. II viii sheTefo,s ,e
apparent - yoa that 20 this coal has |
hut small amouat of gas, and bitumeu /
enough for The purposs mentioned, and /
40 shs plsnisude Of carbon h very svi. |
dent from she work done here with 10, |
y,u have 10 this vein q coal that will rs- |
place In every respect the article that /
nov monopoliDes she trade Of this coast, /
indeed o. closely does 10 resemble the |
Eastern article, that some blscksmiths \
have bsen deceived by its work as well !
- its appearance. ~ IL 20 closely meets |
the regulates considered peculiar TO |
Z stern Cumberland. Some Of this |
eoal nised loo near ths surface. from
che edecs Of air aud vsssr, has been de-
privsd Of more Of It's bituminous prop
critics than WAS necessary for the work |
re CURED, and was pronounced light, |
nos having che nSoesaary eohsrin9 |
qualities. bas ihis will disappear with |
depth. aud A. this 10 ths only oeal found |
on this coast that can 40 all compare l
9th Causbeflsnd, and ~ the demand,
already large. 10 increasing. 10 will prove |
q ,a,st remanerative invsstment 20
mine and INTRODUCES snis article into this |
market. The Eastern article 10 iul- |
tagatsd by dealers, who, ignorant Of the |
requisites 81 a coal for forge purposes. |
mig % inferior On article - Mount |
Disblo With 10. ~ ] mysslf have seen. |
This fast voala aid greatly. ~ yell as |
ths stili more potsns one Of greater |
place The EssssTn article. With proper l
means Of transportation; this coal could
- poN down In San franciseo ~ bue 1
lrssls more than the freight would cost |
on Abe Maryland coal, and ~ Oumbsr- |
lsad 10 QUIT d In bnlk ~ el6, 10 must |
us cutie apparent that there would b. |
no iroubls in soon winning The valuable /
market, IL the coal couid b. introducsd,
and all thai 10 needs 10 4 discrimination |
10 have justice doos where 10 mag b
frss tested.
Thsss are In che visinisy OF The Con-
nes vein several small ssams that are too |
small 10 warrant any wsrk upon. but |
which vill. have no doubt, IN some In |
stances prove workabls vsisa. An ad-
vantage veins pitching 10 % great an |
angle have over 6at veins or seams OF |
lee inclination. 10 that veins 81 eiRhse~n
inches can bs worried 10 q profit. An |
lnsssuss IN point 10 sns 'Litsis Vein" m
NJ, Diahlo, where ~ inferior coal 40
that coal n, 10 mined 10 o profit, and the |
sesu seldom sxseeds eighteen tnehes.
and have ssen it where u aas bot six-
ssoa. In horiS,ptAl or dtt veins suffl-
oient roof or floor wuuld have 60 BE- re-
moved 10 allow working room. bat IN
these mines that nd iitiJusi expense n
phvtsted o. enc angle Q anpsnsstss for
the difference In hiRhth.
m the statements above made are COR
rest land they are eapsbis of demoa-
ssrati0nl there are within she bounds Of
roar propesty, a. a r,u2h estimste. but
within toe true am sunt, over l0,000,o 600
tons Of coal, taking eubio yard ~ IN
pisos 40 . sou, and this ab va water
level. A 100 tons day 10 would take |
over thirty years 10 exhaust this
glnss writing the absvs report shs |
C1sssnden mine, No. 8. has been fur
thss Developed, and the With Of the
vein found 20 be sight instead Of thres |
feet, a. 81 frss appeared, aud she quail
ity Of coal rep. rid 10 be fully eqasi 70
shst foand IN she Conasf.
rnu cEaaAss ~ pEsxssLyASsA.
f"0sth's" Letter.
In Pittshnre and tsvisinity are about |
1900 Irish. i5.0ne Eselisb. and 1000 |
n Give Germans. psnusyivsnia " tbs |
80 .v~~fs&a hsw. zf sha wall mi ned i