The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-02-16
WILL INSTALL IMPROVED
PLANT IN THIS COUNTY.
Mr.. George W. Kitzmiller's Coal Min
ing Proposition near Mailman.
He HAS PURCHASED LARGE TRACT
OF UndeVelOped Land and Twenty
Dwellings, Already On the Prop
erty-New Coal Separator Will be
Placed at Mouth.of Mines.

Mr.. George w. Kitzmiller of Kitz-
millersville, this county, has purchas-
ed all of the coal and mining rights of
the Stoyer property located Just
above Mailman Station, Md, con
tanning 500 acres also 300 acres from
the Manor Mining g. Manufacturing
Company" Immediately adjacent
thereto; containing in all $50 acres in
one continuous body.
All the dwelling houses located in
the vicinity of Mailman Station, now
occupied by the Wilmore Lumber
! Company have been included in the
purchase by Mr.. Kitzmiler.
On account o. the uniformity of the
coal strata formation and its peculiar
and favorable construction at this
point permitting the development of
two most valuable seams of coal with
out the expense of operating an in
cline to deliver the coal to the neces-
sary shipping facilities or improve
ments, this can well be considered as
one of the finest and most valuable
self draining coal deposits for cheap
mining to be found in the State.
Nearly all of the last mentioned
| tract, which has been purchased in
fee, is covered with a fine second
growth of oak and chestnut timber
suitable for sawed lumber, railroad
cross ties and for all mining purposes
and other necessary improvements
| in connection with the mining opera
! tions.
In addition to the present group of
some 20 dwelling houses included in
the purchase, plans will be prepared
for the construction of several adj
ditional new dwellings for the com
! Portable accommodation of mine
workers, employees, officers buildings,
improved loading tipple and all other
necessary improvements for we'll
regulated mine operation and coking
plant
/ hS pCCulldI lIdCluIe anu Se1tGdl
character of the seam more familiar
! ly known as the "Split Six or DAYS.
which contains several slate partings
and makes mining. quite difficult to
clean and prepare the coal and by
this increased effort required to clean
the coal properly it is almost impossi-
! bla tn Shir, no TrOInct 70 ", RI OF in,
such a condition of what is usually
termed good run of mine COAL"
that to say, with reasonably fair
average of lump so much desired by
| the consumers.
| In order to overcome the above OBJ
| jections, an improved coal separator
will be constructed and equipped
with the latest modern machinery
known as the Gig System for sepa-
rating the slate and other impurities
from the coal by specific gravity, by
which a great portion if not all of the
impurities contained in the coal are
removed, and by which all of the
seam known as the #. or Davis, as
well as any undue amount of impure
slack coal from the several otherseams
on the property will be thoroughly
washed and cleaned by the above
method and together converted into
coke; thereby improving any inferior
or objectional grade of coal which
may exist into highergrade product,
! the result of which will no doubt be
for the mutual benefit of both the
operators and the consumer.
| By reason of the favorable elevation
and location of the line of out crop of
! the Davis seam, also the seam next
above known as the Thomas it. will
be brought direct from both mine
entrances of the mine opening to the
same landing at the exact heights,
and deliver the coal into the proposed
separator. After the coal passes
through the cleaning process, the pre-
pared product is delivered by natural
gravity into coal receiving pocket
and drawn out by means of a chute
into self dumping car and transport
ed to the proper cokiug plant erected
for the purpose and located conven-
iently thereto as soon as the mine is
sufficiently developed to Justify the
same; the eleyation.of the ovens to be
so located as to permit the product
ample gravity to deliver the coke
into any of the largest capacity of
steel cars on the main siding ready
to be consigned and shipped to their
destination.
The capacity of the proposed coal
separator will be equipped and con-