The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-15
NINE, MILL AND RAILROAD.

The inquiry for coal has improved
somewhat The cool weather OF the
past week has induced householders
to buy more freely; at the same time
dealers are receiving coal on old or
ders. so that they feel no urgent need
of making new contracts just now,
Owing to this the market has been
rather more quiet than many optimis-
tic sellers expected. The Improvement
in the demand has been chiefly in the
way of orders for prompt delivery, and
the buyer has gone chiefly to middle
men, who are not overburdened with
scruples as to selling coal below the
May circular. After careful canvas
of the trade the Engineering and Mining
journal finds that the companies are
not doing much cutting now. Nor are
the very low prices which obtained
three weeks ago so easy to get now.
The free burning Goals, owing to the
character of the sellers, chiefly lnde-
pendent operators, may be had at less
than the May circular, but the compa-
MES are not shading to any extent.
They are adhering to the prices estap-
lished at the last meeting more closely
than for months past. There ls
widespread belief that owing to the
small supplies laid in by consumers thus
far the trade from now on VIII be
more active than usual. 1t Is true that
people have been more backward In
laying in winter supplies, and that they
will have to buy more coal In November
and December, unless the winter Is
exceptionally mild, than they have
been wont to do in former years. At
the same time the tendency to econo-
mize in fuel as in other articles Of home
consumption is so much greater than
usual this year that producers cannot
afford to disregard it. 1t will take some
time to exhaust the stocks in the hands
of the dealers and Of middlemen. II
the sales agents are to get the ofhclal
prices this year they must, In the opin-
ion Of the Engineering and Mining Jour
nal, so regulate their output that
there must at no time from now hence
forth be any dangerous accumulation Of
stocks in their storage depots.
A movement Is on foot to establish
through sleeping car service between
New York and San Francisco using the
Pennsylvania between New York and
Washington, the Southern railway be-
tween Washington and Atlanta, and
the Louisville and Nashville between
Atlanta and New Orleans, where con-
ASSllOl VIII Nc Win biC DSuti-
ern Pacific. The distance to cover
would be 1893 miles, and the proposed
running time III hours, which is
twelve hours less than the present time
from New York to San Francisco.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Coal company have started the
erection of a new breaker at the Bliss
colliery that is being sunk In their vir-
gin coal field, near Nanticoke. The
AuchincloSs, another shaft, Is also being
sunk one-fourth of mile, near Nanti-
coke. The abutments for the new
breaker and engine houses are ready
They were compelled to sink twelve
feet through loaming soil before they
found solid foundation. The lumber,
says the Record, is already on the
ground and the carpenters are engaged
in preparing it. 1t will be one of the
largest breakers in the country. 1t Is
four hundred yards from where the old
Hanover breaker stood, operated by
Charles Parrish, which was burned
down after being struck by lightning.
The new colliery will employ 1000 peo-
pie. The sinking operations are sus-
pended for few weeks In order to get
machinery in readiness to complete the
WOlh. luG WOIh 10 III ClldI &c VI SUPER
intendent Carey. John P. and William
Evans, OF Dorranceton, have closed q
contract with the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Coal company, to
open slope 1900 feet in length, at the
Bliss mines, near Nanticoke. These
gentlemen have just completed SINH
lar slope at the Woodward mines, 5000
feet in length, which they did without
an accident.
William Hardy, of Hazleton, had q
summons in assumpsit issued Friday
against the Lehigh Valley Railroad
company for $1,000 damages. The pa
pers in the case cover novel point and
the suit will no doubt attract much at
tention. Mr.. Hardy alleges in his state
ment that, on Nov. II, 1872, he pur-
chased lot in Hazleton of the COM
pany. The deed for the premises re-
served the right to hold and mine all
coal and other minerals, and also coven-
anted that the surface earth should not
be broken, cut or misplaced In the re-
moval Of the mineral underneath, and
that any damage done would be made
good by the Lehigh Valley Railroad
company. The plaintiff alleges that, by
agreement with the company, Ario Par
dee & Co. removed the minerals, and,
that in 1892 q cave occurred. taking
with 1t a dwelling house and broom
factory. He claims, that by this sink
ing, the surface was damaged to the
extent of $1,000, and the house and
broom factory to the extent Of $4,000,
and claims that amount.
For some time past there have been
rumors prevalent that rich find of gold
had been discovered in Carbon county
at place in the vicinity of Penn Forest
and on tract Of land owned by num-
Der of gentlemen, among whom
are Ezra Newharr, William Schaeffer,
the Charles Bower estate, Charles w.
Horn, Of Slatington; William G. Frey
man, of Mauch Chunk, and M. T. and
Simon Walck, of Franklin. The name
under which these gentlemen are work.
ing is the Penn Forest Coal and Mining
company, and they have been pushing
the work for some time. Recently a
good vein of coal was struck and this
encouraged the company to still further
prosecute their claims, with the result
that their ardor has been still further
increased by findinggol quartz samples
sent to an assay Office at both Philadel-
phia and Denver, Col, showed
gratifying results, ana MEMBER OF the
company, speaking to a representative
Of the Lehighton Journal, said that
work was still being vigorously pushed
and all indications pointed to paying re-
suits.
The Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre sur
veyors have completed measurements
for the sinking of slope No. IA at Pleas
ant Hill to the Buck Mountain vein.
This slope has been in operation about
two years and is sunk on the north
pitch of the big vein. To reach the
Buck Mountain will necessitate the cut
ting of at least 1870 feet of rock and
the new opening will be continued from
the bottom of No. IA into the seam here
tofore mentioned, developing a new
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