Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-02-07
MINES AND MINERS.


CoulsIsvlie coke sells in Chicago at
g. 5O9Sl 90.
P,tsburg coke sells in Chicago at 81 90
per ton.
Pitts6urg coal sells in Chicago at s. 30;
HOckin9Nalley at g.
Clearfeld coal sells az Baltimore at 81 10
snd at New York at g Is.
Espawha gas coal sells at Newport News
st S. 90; at New York at 81 co.
Cumberland coal sells at Baltimore at
e. 20 and at New York at 50 Is.
Wessuoreland and Penn. Gas, at South
Amboy, al IS 80; at New York, 81 90.
Cannel,ou gas camel coal sells at New.
Dort News at s. 25; at New York, 80 so.
R~eynoldsyiIle and Fairmont coal sells as
follows in Buffalo Screened lump, 81 Isl
lump and nut, mixed, 81 O5; run Of mines
81 SO; screened nut, 81 IS; nut and slack,
nixed, 81 65; slack, 81 45.
Bituminous coal sells as follows in Chi
csgo: Baltimore and Ohio, 50; Blossburg,
a.; Indiana block, 81 80; Indiana slack,
81 70: Indiana nut q; Grape Creek,
81 10: Fountain county, 81 Is; Streator,
O. Is.
At Cleveland, Ohio, the following prices
for bituminous coal are quoted: Carbon
Hill sud Monday Creek, - 10 TO " 25i
Massillou, 81 IS; Palmyra Amp 81 rs;
Brisr Hill g. IS; Pittsburg 81 25; Saline
vile. 81 90 to 81 rs; Tuscsrswas. 81 90.
The report of work in the mines of the
Georges Creek region to January n, is as
follows
Allsghaay. sud Potomac, ull time
New Hope. : days; Miller. MCGEE Head
iug 10 Od 'Coney sid Hingsland, 81 days;
Franklin. l3 day; New Coney st; Jack
soo 3 dave: Hoffman and New Detmold,
q daV: Eeckhart, ?; Koontz, y; HsmP-
shire, y Ocean, L. Pskin, ! New En-
CINE side in Old 'Coney and Borden mine
Idle; SSauon, half jme.-Lonsconing
(Md } R-vjeS.
The Day,on Coal and Iron Co Dayton,
Tenn, have discovered a rich vein OF coal
almost i've feet 10 thickness.
Within ssen.y-two miles of Laramie
CITY. Wvouipg. Just across Little Laramie
river. a deposit Of bi'uminous coal, known
in tia, Ie,tou 50 hguite, has been dlscoV'
cred
The coal trade continues quite active in
Indiana Considerable block is shipped
70 the northeast as far as Dakota. During
1885 the Vaudalis hauled 10, $50 bush
els coal into 81. Louis.
Four thousand ceres Of coal land IN
Walker counry Ala have been purchased
BY a syndicate. and they propose to open II
up 50 so5u as necessary arrangements are
made.
The Northern Pacific coal mines at I1m
berlias. Mon'aua. will produce 1000 toni
a dsy A. 500 ~ the shaft opening the SOl
and COO 100, level is completed. The pro
duedon at present is between 3UO and 5O|
tons.
The Latro5e Coal Company has granted
the Increase Of FIVE cents per wagon asked
for by its miners. This restores the oid
rate Ct s. ceuts per wagon ct these works
The coke drawers also receive an advance
Of tee per eeSt.
The first mention one Ends Of the eoa
deposits Of the United States - IN the I'd
cords Of the travels Of Father L. Henne
pin. Ia this ~5rk, printed in 1898, ne men
tons q coal mine at about where th'
present city Of Ottawa, III, is located.
4 large portion Of the territory OF Mon
tsua il undsrlaid by seams OF coal ont tn
explored ZELDA are comparatively hmlteC
in extent. While estimates OF the cos
area vary very much, it seems certain tns
nearly If not quite 10000 square miles c
the surface is eCs!.besriDg.