The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-10

That the Ontario and Western COM
pany proposes to make itself an i'm
portant factor in the Lacl-awanna Val
ley coal business Is strongly evidenced
by the Improvement and extensive
plans II now has under way. These
comprise a branch railroad to the top
of keyser Valley, another to reach the
Pine Brook colliery and a long switch
to connect with a new culm washery
of immense proportions which is soon
to be erected near the old base ball
park to become a feeder to its already
extensive and growing coal business.
Work on the Keyser Valley road was
commenced yesterday at noon, under
the direction of Civil Engineer Frank
G. Wolfe and Roadmaster Whitlock.
1t starts from the main line of the
Ontario and Western at Dickson City,
just south of the public road, near
the public school house. Passing be-
between the two cum dumps, 1t crosses
over Providence road at grade. be-
tween Richmond's store and Storr's
breaker and then swings around the
rear of Richmond Fill farm on through
the Genet farm ard West tract, north
of Leggett's Creek breaker, thence
across Gilbert street, between Durkin
and Rockwell streets, curving 10 the
west through the waste lands in that
part of the city and then taking a
course through the property Of James
Ryne is skirts the high bank above
Leggett's creek, crossing the creek at
Pawnee street with square beam trest-
ling 400 feet long and forty feet high.
THROUGH KEYSFR VALLEY.
Crossing West Market street at grade
near Pawnee street, the road extends
through the lands of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western company to
the big fill, north of the Cayuga break.
er, parallelling Keyser avenue until it
crosses under the Delaware, Laciawan-
ma and Western main line through a
stone arch culvert, Just above the lit
tie mire settlement on the western
side of Keyser avenue at the High
Works. 1t approaches the Keyser VAL
ley branch &C the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western road at the brick
yard and parallels 1t from this point
to the Capouse collicry which is it's
present terminus.
1t would not be surprising If the road
was continued on through Keyser VAL
ley to Rendham, offering a new outlet
for the independent Jermyn, Sibley
and Austin collieries. This extension
would also help solve the question of
securing a Lackawanna valley entrance
for the Pennsylvania company, which
has been puzzling that company for the
last decade or more.
Burke Bros. will build the big cul-
vert at the high works and lay the
foundation for the trestle. The road
will be four and one-half miles in
length and will require four months in
building. Two hundred laborers will
be put to work on it at once.
THE OTHER EXTENSIONS.
The branch road for the Pine Brook
| colliery will follow the route of the
Diamond branch of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western road across
the white bridge near the Showers
| Packing house. The switch for the
culm washery will connect with this
branch near the eastern end of the
| bridge.
Work on the culm washery is to be
| pushed through with all possible speed.
1t is to be located in the field on the
| eastern side of the Delaware and Hud-
| son road, just north Of the steel rail
bridge which extends over the Della
ware and Hudson tracks north of Car
| bon street.
| 1t will have a capacity of 525 tons a
| day and will get its culm supply from
| the Pine Brook and old Fairlawn
dumps. The washery will be operated
by the Carbon Coal company, a new
| concern, of which William Richmond
of Green Ridge, is president.
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