The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-20

II predictions made after careful in .
quiry by the Pottsville Chronicle count
tor aught there will be. about one year
hence. thrifty mining settlement at
DuncanVille. in Schuylkiil county. The
coal lands which have been bought up
there by Scranton capitalists during
the past several months will by that
time be under development and will be
producing large quantities of coal. The
principal operation ut present Is on the
Thuron tract which is owned by Ssn-
ator Morgan b. Williams. OF Wilkes.
Barre, aud his brother, w j. 7. viii
lRms, who constitute the Williams
Coal company. They are operating in
tho old Spencer slope which was
abandoned aOont forty-six years ago.
A little TO the sruth Of this tract lies
the ROnAldson tract where Reese G..
BROOKE, representing Scranton capital
lists, will sink shafts. beginning work
early in April w. J, P. Williams.
who is supsrintandento of the operations
on tha Vhuron tract. says; In about
one year from now thore will be from
800 to 400 Welsh miners living in the
vicinity Of the new coal operations.
They will come from all pIrtS of the
coal region and will form veritable
Welsh colony They will be found
Quie' law II iding Il 81 Of people. They
will also help to make Pottsvllle one
of the musical cruters Of the coal re
gion. as are Scranton and Wilkes
Barre at present "
The following changes are bulletined
by the Lehigh Valley: John McGraw
has been appointed road foreman Of
engines for Wyoming division, Lehigh
Valley railroad, in effect on Thursday
vice Henry Murphy assigned to other
duties After March 10 the Office OF
master mechanic ut Weatherly and
Delano shops Of the Valley road will
be abolished. Charles H. Dewitt is
appointed general foreman of Wealth
erly and Delano. reporting TO David
CLARK, master mechanic at HAZleton
whose jurisdiction Is extended to cover
shops at Wentherly aud D.lano. Frank
Long, the station agent of tho Central
Railroad Of New JERSEY Of Nanticoke,
has accepted the position Of assistant
agent ut the station Of that railroad in
Wilkes.Bnrr Sam Feeder will be
Mr. Longs successor in N0nticoke.
cxGJ
The esteemed Allentown Leader very
truly says that in putting into service
u railway ambulance, for the use OF
people wounded along its line, the
Central Raiiroa! OF New Jersey has
displayed sentiment of charity and
kindliness rarely met with in u corpog-
alton. Tois hospital car, as it is called,
was planned some mouths ago 1t has
now been completed and made ready
for USE Itawaits the first accident on
the Central road, when 1t will immndi
ately be pressed into service, The de
lay in securing speedy transportation
of 4 railroad victim to his home or the
hospital has often caused much iucon-
vanence. The sufferer has sometimes
had to lie for hours in noisy station
or bN conveyed in "A joltiug baggage
car, without medicll attendance and
without even the most ordinary
creature comforts. In this car are all
the appliances Of the most complete
surgical Office. with all the convent
ences of luxurious sick room. The
lot OF the unhappy man who may be
mained or hurt on the Central roa
hereafter will thus be much eased. The
car will be stationed at Mauch Chunk
aud will be prepared for Instant, activs
service.