New-York tribune., 1900-11-21
COAL DEVELOPMENTS IN MARYLAND.
PROMISE OF INCREASE THE COMING YEAR
NEW MINES TO BE oPENED-coKE INDUSTRY
TO BE INTRODUCED.

Cumberland. Md, Nov. 20 (SpeciaD The mar
vellous coal development OF 1900 will be outstrpped
In 1901 If the future is TO be gauged by the pres
ent activity. The country within a radius OF sixty
miles of the Georges Creek region will be the
scene. The Georges Creek operators are branch
ing out in all sections. The Georges Creek Coal
and Iron Company, the New Central Coal Counany
and the Consolidation Coal Company in anticipa-
ton of working out OF the product In the Mary
land region although there no indications OF
that at present have acquired large holdings across
the State border. the first two in West Virginia
near Fairmount. and the latter in PENNSYLVANIA
just north of their present field
For some years the belief has been entertained
that anthracite coal exists in Fulton County Penn
the only county in the State without a railroad
Jacob A Young and s. w Shoupe. of Hagerstown
have secured options a large tract of land in
Fulton County, nine miles north of Cherry Run on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. where the coal
deposits one side of a mountain of the Tus-
carora range, which runs northward into the great
anthracite coal region OF Eastern Pennsylvania
The deposits in section of the mountainous
country rarely visited by strangers. One Of the
veins OF coal 1t is said. is three miles long and at
point. where two veins meet in a ravine. where
the OF the vein be seen, 1t is about sew
enteeu feet wide.
For some time past there has been a movement
on foot build branch OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad from either Hancock or Cherry Run
through Fulton County to McConnesburg the
county seat. This week preliminary survey for
j. an
Horne of New-York who is interested. believes the
road will be built IN year. 1t would traverse an
undeveloped section rich in minerals and timber
Representatives of a syndicate have been exam
lining coal deposits near Dickey's Mountain Tono-
loway Baptist Church and Sideng HILL all in Full
ton County. Dr. Penniman. Maryland's State Chem
ist has analyzed the sulphur springs In Fulton
County. three miles north OF Hancock, for hotel
company. that proposes to erect $4,000 hotel at
Hancock as the railroad Is assured
operator in the MARYLAND region. through !
Hollitzell. OF Meyersdale. Penn. has purchased
10000 acre coal tract in Somerset County Penn
To reach the tract fourteen mile branch viii be
tween Hyndman and Sand Patch. saving a ffty
sand Patch tunnel. and the Baltimore and Ohio
may eyentuady use nSe n,io LoT r their heir main line
line between Cumberland and lockwood fifty miles
eo to rae from the seon
ber of regular G5s%s ta and engines were assigned
wood and Cumberland. heretofore done by extra
The coke industry will be introduced in the
Georges Creek mining region of Maryland which
predicted that this field will become the Connes
e and S ars to be at Raron OeP The
veins. not beiag utilized at all. the present
The small veins, three, four, five and six feet will
be mined for coking purposes exclusively II is
men will he added TO the present force In the
ovens win be lighted from one end Sf the region
the other. a distance OF twenty miles.
Many new coal mines are being opened in the
Georges Creek region; company of capitalists
place, and are installing mining plant. Fayer-
weather Ladew. of New-York, are opening,
mine their tract. near Mount Savage The
Monten mine. abandoned some years ago. is being
reopened, and coal will shortly be shipped.
About $4,000 has paid out for coal territory
In Somerset County, Penn, Immediately north
of the Maryland line Several surveying parties
in the field. Several important coal branch roads
OF the Baltimore and Ohio have been projected.
II is believed the Somerset field will eventually out
rival the big Windber field, of which the Berwind-
White Company of Philadelphia, the prin-
cipaI operators. The latter company is opening
three new mines. which will increase the output
about two hundred cars day. The Stuart Coal
Company has founded new town, to be known
null in Somerset County. and will soon have in
operati of the largest coal plants in the
cor