Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-08-18

II, G. NJ. lIansels mine. IL 100
l5, Enterprise mine.... 2O9
Transported over the local RAILWAYS
as below for the year to date, including
Increase over same period last year:
Total. Increase
Cumberland and Pennsyl-
Vanla.... ............. ,l32,O4i 1867
Georges Creek and Cum
Derland... ........... 81 ,1O2 81 9c6
West Virginia Central and
PittSburg. ...... .... 2sGI3 2S293
Aggregates. 1,710,S2l I5S,6l7
Concerning the trade in market the
New York Engineering and Mining
Joun01 says:
There is nothing worthy of note in our
home market. Prices remain unchanged at
nominally 500 f. o. b. Baltimore and
Georgetown, and $3.2 New York but these
prices are shaded except for few standard
Goals. There is much dissatisfaction express
ed by the Beech Creek operators, who find
the Eastern market taken away from them,
they claim, through some of their rivals hav-
ing better railroad treights then they can
get. 1t is the old story, SO familiar in this
department of the coal trade The great inn
provement on the anthracite trade is improv-
ing the prospects in the bituminous trade,
but the anthracite business is neld in firmer
hands and his easier regulated.
And the Mining Recori, of same city :
The bituminous trade has shown steadiness
with large shipments, mainly on contracts,
but coupled with good transient dealings.
The Eastern trade has grown to be very large
with vessels awaiting cargoes. The quota
tionS here aIc tirmer than for some time past'
upon the basis Of $2.5O0S2.GO for the East
and S3 250r s.. 30 for Sound and local trade
The Lake shipments also are large, with low
water lrcights
o" the Blue Ridgc.-During recent
sojourn in Front Royal, Va, and
vicinity tie JOURNAL visited the Bel
mont Vineyard and Farm" owned
and operated by A. a. Mckay.
Situate on the west slope of the Blue
Ridge. this great tract of $50 acres is
most favora bly, exposed for the growth
of grapes and fruits Its adaptability
to profitable development as a vine
yard and orchard was discovered near
ly forty years ago by Marcus b. Buck
now deceased, and he at once ded-
icated all OF the ground he could easily
cultivate to those purposes. Now
there are 50 acres in grapes in full
bearing, and ! 900 fruit trees, 5000 Of
which are bearing.
On paper these figures afford no
adequate idea of the appearance, the
labor required and care taken TO keep
the estate at It's highest productive
capacity. This years crop, Il heavy
one, is of course yet to be handled, but
the purchaser has only to visit the
cellars to see what he wants. Here
under IL uniform temperature of 63
degl ccs, winter and summer like that
in our mines, are enormous tierceS
filled with marketable wine. in all
- 600 gallons.
There are other material points of
interest that might be named in Il
more extended sketch, but we have
only space to remind the future visitor
that from Mr.. McKay's mansion there
is IA landscape view which rivals if it
does not surpaSs the extended prospect
which breaks upon the sightseer who
scales Dams Rock and looks eastward.
The widest portion of the great Valley
Of Virginia lies at our feet, and
its diversity of farm and wood
land stretches away beyond Win
chester and is lost III the haze which
clothes the North Mountain in azure.
The JOURNAL thanks Mr.. Mckay
for permission to thus briefly refer to
his place and his enterprise.
camp Meeting Hems.-The Allie
gany grove campmeeting began We'd
ncSday.
The Georges Creek aud Cumberland
railroad company will extend their
platform at the grove, and improve
their fountain at the station so rs to
reduce the temperature of the run
ming stream to that of ice water.
The Cumberland and Pennsylvania
railroad company, including its Eek
hart branch, run special trains We'd
neSday, Thursday and Friday from
Piedmont cm Cumberland to the grove.
The Georges Creek and Cumberland
railroad company are also running
special trains to the grounds from
Cumbell land.
The Cumberland and Pennsylvania
railroad company will erect lamp
posts at Allegany grove station, and
also perpetual fountain fed by water
from Sand Spring.