The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-26
OUR WEALTH.


Il some oil VIC stono Gap which
y, Help to Make her
& ,hc manufacturing
81 Center of the
81 south.
,4ors FOR 1--WE sT0R $.
I icing are Eve analyses of the eok'"g
! # BIZ stone Gap; .. ca ,os. 8, %
q ,..,ie c9a0eN'''' Ic4 l66 2.40 3.40 300
~ oeIo OH o4l2 0.;.N 0.a5
'',' ~. tina, Of averaged samples OF the
1a' - Ky Mr.. ANDREW 5. McCreath chem
',.l the 'S r>nn.rlra"" ceosie"' Survey :. .,
- o .,o o.,o
il. va, romba>lihle $500 '''''.' 515
- ........-. s'...'.''' '''''' o'''''
>7 ~. cake made from this Goa" is great sue
'" shown by Mr.. McCrcaih's letter
Us . ~ - The virginia Goal Co,
Bis Stone Gap
% ~ ,.,oo, Of coke received from Ar D. ~ a@se"r'
iaf ,'"' ;olI, on analysis the following results:
,.feiay. S'et'N W" .0GS
fsteT ............. 1874
'''l,'' -, ...,..... .5@.O4
t't ,ssr ................-..'', 'oSS
..-......''''
100000
'''. ...o,,,, = coke Of grca, purity: low In both
IA' s,b md high in fixed carbon: chemically
ppi '''" '.d a> the very bcs, rocahontas coke,
'.. .l,aj4 rnnk bighas mc'aluriga! fuel
snal' S"' yonr. iraly. ANDREW $. MccREArn.
y, vcCreath might have said more, and
,..A,,... would have done so but for his idcn-
..s.,,ion with Pennsylvania interests. But he
.... ,bc facts and the intelligent reader may
49,. ii. own conclusions. The following
narrative table will show the superiority of
The coke produced here over that produced
.,t.r At Conncllsyille or pocahontas.
,.,,,.,oy Carbon Ash. phur.
.,,e,.. Bic stone Gap coke,,nade
.neo rck and BIS barrel test .9323 500 o.7l3
. .r,.,le. Colincllsyille, ra,, coke,
" '@ui' ,., ............SS $3.50 974 Oslo
.,mplc, Chattanooga. Tcun'coke,
o,cr 81 -. 'oo'A i''sa '''''
,'a.I'.' 'l' "'''- -. S729 1854 ll95
D s,n1I,~ pocabontas, Va, coke,
Js..J 1.ft
.,ua.. Saw River, " va.,cokc.
o.e,,t,,r. .......... 92.3S 7.2l o.552
.,,pnl. ii, SION. Gap coke, oVcu
t.,r. inly,i, made by 4. :.
NlCraih, sept, 1917. .'f.oA f''4 200
This cok,. besides having been analysed, has
.eon Thoroughly tested as to strength and por-
,.ify. and is pronounced by capable experts TO
be nearer perfect coke than any yet made.
When it is considered that this immense
..3n Of coal is from seven tn thirteen feet in
birkp.Ss: that il extends over an are OF over
noan acres: that it is located mp above the lev
] of the yaleys; that it can be drained without
b. n,e of machinery; that SO much of the OK
,p,,>e which must be incurred in other locaI
ie, IN the manufacture of coke are avoided,
mi that ample transportation will soon be af
ar,e,l. il viii be seen what an immense advan
age tlese fields have over any yet discovered
3. the nilcd States or elsewhere.
10. below is a spint coal feet thick. and
80. > cauuc coal both BY McCreath:
l..,I carbon ............ 5S059 1922
ai4tii. comhuslible .............- 3i.5S0 43.O69
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 800 0225
ilhHf .......,....... ".l"6 o'3S
IEON ORES.
The analyses below are of the following: No.
.. ana , red fossil ore two miles from Big
olc Gap, No. 4 a imonite or brown ore six
nle> away
,r,lie ifon i7G5o 1898 1882 5ooO4
I,,ptoru> ul9l 0.0l5 0.l22 0lG5
-ahhlc .G.S1D 2l.00 2i.52 III
iplur 0l32 Obs LOS
The following are three samples of double
e,semcr ores tributary to Big Stone Gap, and
, matter of fact will be used by the Appa-
a.. =. al IN,