OE MI 1: into' jetraa POTTSVILLE, PA. .SATIIRDATt JAIIIVANT 134 lelik B. BAIJAII 24tar and PraFieta C. LImE, Asokiate Editor. 0 1P ; 1" 1) 9 .„ We furnish our readers this week with the Statistics of the Antlncite Coll Trade, to• gether with the semi-Ritual - lmns Trade of Dauphin ,County, for - the last year. Their great length has nearly filled our columns and left but little room for comment. The aggregatistipPly in 1854, from all the different Regions is, `. fi,847,369 tons. Supply of 1853, 5,195,151 " Increase in 1854, 652,218 '" • This increase is much larger than was an - ticipated last Spring. The-supply howeve!,is not greater than the demand, and as fitt as we can learn from our (correspondents, the is:turkeys all be bare bane Spring. The great scarcity of money, high prices of freight, tic., together with the prospect of lower prices on the opening of navigation in the Spring, , prompts every dealer abroad to regulate his trade so as to exhibit a clean - yard by the first of April next, the usual time of balancing, books and slimming up profit and loss for the last year's Trade. ' - The year just closed ha been 'an extraotr dinery one—extraordiriary \ tor the demand for, and high prices of Cosi; high prices of freight, high prices of provisions—and, also, extraordinary for the great pressure in the money market. Many of our Operatori have had agookharrest,and the receipts of the trans. porting companies have been very large dur ing the year on their business—but the prds pects ahead look rather gloomy, not so far as the production of Coel is concerned, but for the want of facilities to transport the Coal to market. The Schuylkill Navigation Compa ny have only boat and car facilities , for a weekly average of about 30,000 tons, which would give only about 950,000 tons for 1855 and the Phila. and Reading Reilioad (although she procured seventeen new Coal-burning lo comotives of the largest class, and .a consid erable number of additional Coal ears last year,) was worked up to her full rolling capa city, and we do not hear of any preparations, so far, of increased facilities for the ensuing year; but on the contrary, it is rumored that• the state of the money market is such, that no provision is likely to be made for an in creased supply of cars and locomotives; con sequently we can Rae no predictions for the future at our, present writing. Speculatiori has run so rampant in the formation of Coal ComPanies in new Regions to sell stock and speculate in Coal Lands, by opening utpr.Collieries, &c., that:a large por- - • - tion of the;capital which ought to hive been . invested id providing facilities for transport ing our Coal to market, has been diverted elsewhere, and the business of our Operators is crippled, for the want of transporting pow er to carry our products to market. They have been quietly at work, making no noise or vainly boasting of their abilities, even sneered at by the speculators' in Coal stocks; traduced and libelled by the Press abroad, (be!. cause, we presume, they are Indiridual Ope rators, residing in Schuylkill County, out of the atmosphere of stock jobbing and gambling Cont - stocks; and who, by their industry and interprise, hair exhibited to the world that Coal Corporations for Mining are humbugs, and their stock, in nine mutes out of ten, a fraud and &cheat upon the community,) while not one word is whispered against the Coal Companies who do not increase their product, and the - carrying Companies that do not pro- vide `facilities. And why? because the mass . of those who hold stock in these concerns re side in the cities, and the , Press generally; if not denouncing the Individual Operators of -'Schuylkill County, is either quiet, or teeming with inflated accounts of some new bubble of a - Coal Company, or a stock speculation, which is about ten, years ahead of time, to dupe and fleece vreen-borne. This business is becoming rather serious to Schuylkill Conn trintertists, and it is time that things should be_properly understood. = Our Operators F have Collieries prepared, and others under `,way, which could be made ready in the- course of a few months, to pro. dace an increase of six hundred thousand Nat e 4 Coal in 1855. This is no vain boastit .is the truth—we do not say it uilite done, because our Operators are com pelled to conform to the circumstances, in, which tbey,are placed, and will govern them selves accordingly—but we do assert that it could be accomplished. Mid all this Coal would be required, too, from Schuylkill ty, if it *meld be transported to market at reasonab/e.rates. But from preient appear ances, the increased facilities, if we are cor rectly informed, will not be equal to an in: crease of 200,000 tons—freight must beicept high to increase the revenue, from diminished quantities, and our-resources crippled in a corresponding degree. It is high , time that • this was checked;---our Operators hive a right from their position, enterprise, anti invest ments, to deniond cheap and ample outlets for th'Fir Coal—and if the present Ccmspa• 'flies, with their capital of thirty millions of dollars, cannot furnish these facilities, it is high time to sock other outlets. But we mist". close—our foreman says the Paperis more than full, already. We will re me this subject hereafter. ARTEDIACTER COAL TRADE OE THE rinFD We give below the official quantity of An thracite Coal shipped from the different Re. gions,in Pennsylvania, during the year 1854, together with t he . quantity of semi-Bitumin ous Coal shipped from Dauphin county, in Ctimparilwin with the supply of, 1853, from the same sources: IMI 11CrM. AZOION 1, 1 412,1451 1,987,954 essows 90,1) - 91,463 907,354 93 kMI Plnivove, Seto:wt. total, 2,551,603 205 6 , 6 7 0 433,067 Loblgb nation 1,1160,541 1,246,415 185,171 D.I. a aaa. 01. 401.209 410.244 Peens. Coal Co., b 12.717 4105,618 Wilkesburs, 442,1111 Mee) Pbasacatlzi. 15.500 63„1500 6,001,144 6,724,8e0 690,110 69,30 , 1 101001160),* 60,007 67,5c0 11,607 Ikea Cco ego woo 4-3 Lax) . 5. 6„1.03,131 11,1147,369 73350 ,110 80, 961 mol • Total fnennas In •Smil ntiwa it.ar Of this inerame Bchbekfil County furnish. al 435,067 tons, and the '4?ther Regions 217 ; 251 tons. Of the aerate supply furnished, there was derived from Sc County,- 2,986,670 tons. 2,860,699 " 5,8471369 From all other Regimes, Total supply in 1854, The totalsupply of Coal from all the dif ferent . Regions in Pennsylvania since the com mencement of tha Trade in 1820, amounts 48,007,860 tons. tor— Ot this quantity, Schuylkill - County furnished, 25,0 0,604 ." Leaving - supply fr.all others, 23,717,256 The Mining capacity of this Region for pro ducing Coal, is considerably ahead of theabil. .ity to transport it to market—and the increas e l:supply that can be furnished this year, will depehd in a great measure, upon an early de mend, and the regularity of that demand duo- ing the season. Our readers will — reeolleet that while the speculators in Coal lands, advocates for Coa Corporations, were crying down the shil ity Of Our IndiviOtiiii Operators hut winter, de Glaring that they genii- not send 'an addition 1 al ton of Coal to tide sestet in 1854, in order t to aid. their specutatiee pot, oses t -7e stated that the supply from; &lulllol County: 7 lnm only limited by the number ;tit miners te ,be obtained, and the ability.,of*lt tnompraturg .1 companies to carry d. to mar*. We Ode the following Irons - the Cerietaiteti ''' Italie init. ten by the Hon. Henri I; Suing,lasiiinter,l dated Harrisbirg, January 19, 1854, addres sed to us; which leto*orasrepubliahedthroigh- I out the_State, Fad also by the Register of this Borough, with i ont any comments: I-:: 'rho Count of &bull= will 'nit MA one More ton to tide water! in 1864 than Milan in 1866, Mark the prediction. I Several new collieries it is true will come into opSration, but then Friend old ones will here lathe Worked cith „One hundred thottiand tons ;stay pimple-sly be sent to musket, ')/n, the seven mew Anthracite f that, have this year been erected', in the V of the &buy'. Co 4eaces, kill * il l require 125,000 tons of tosupply them. 508,000 tons of Coal will be required in 1854 on the line in the valley of the Sehuyllull. . Where th en win supply I come nom, to supply the detiand for 5,800,000 tons of Anthracite; which is an in crease of 600,000 tons! Not front Schuylkill, nor from the Lehigh; the ineresse them, cannot reach 15,040 tans. I . We append an eitract from our reply made to said letter in the Journal of February 4, 1854: . [ . We apse with Mr. 16., that an Matisse of 500,- 000 tons of Anthracite , will be required this year —but the assertion that "Schuylkill County will , not send one ton moth to tide in 1854 than she did in 1853," showi that he ie totally unagnainted with the capabilities of thin Region, and has been mis led by the few sdrocates of Coal corporations lemons us, whom we have beard make use of sim- i ilar usertiotis hoe. %The ability plow - conierintr to produce Coeit,is nfrtc, and has beressfor the last fifteen years, telead of the demand; and we can as- I sure Mr. S., that we have Collieries prepared and under preparations, which could be made ready during this year, to increase the supply not lest than half a uenlioce Of tenor, provided we had the • working power to minetthat additional quantity; ' and the facilities to ;transport it to market. All the p rincipal Regbzul are at present in a similar condition-_ It is not the want of colliery capacity; but the deficiency in working and transporting power that will , limit; the supply this year. This is well known to the trade, and they imow that these difficulties nut only be partially overcome the present year, and consequently the supply will be within the demaid, which will keep the trade healthy through the *hole year. . . Who was right ? The Schuylkill and Le- I 1 high did Being over 600,006 tons increase— and if the Cabal had not closed two weeks earlier than usual, and if the Trade bad not been checked for !several, weeks by consum ers abroad combining not to: purchase Coal, ' under the expectation that prices would fall, the increase! in 1854 from Schuylkill County alone would have reached a half a .niillion lons. It did reach upwards of 435,- (16 tons. We are , as we remarked before, in th' , .. , . _ th r er . t. e, same condition again ought to be ... at least one millioh dollars expended in cars, locomotives, boats extension of lateral mil ,roads, &c., to keep pace with our operators in preparing Collieries for the prciduction of Cad. And this investment would ply, too, while the 1 same sum, if invested in many other : places, mould not pay. I - - ' ' ___ . The following ghee the quantity of Coal mined and shipped by eachl Operator and Firm in Schuylkill County, ofluring, the year 1854: NO. Or; COLISEUM TOTAL TOSS. Heckschei & Co., 4 136,255 E. Borda, ; 1 71,688 221,684 David Glove!, 1 1 13,741- e . Chas. Miller & Cot, - 4 98,907 Adams & Miller, ! 1 30,514 .148;387 George Miller, vl .1 18,966 &Own & White,' 1: 91 0 3 t I). P, Brown :& Co., 2 - 29,357 j J. k.ll. Carter, i 4 Wm. Manes Jr. & I Co., 1 Rogers, Si n nick son & Co 4 R. Jones, 3 57,632 Geo. Mason C 0.,. • 2 34,831 99,945 Frank Spencer, ' 1 7,482 Richard 'Kea'r,, 2 92,392 Gideon Bast 4; Co., 3 ' 91,028 9 35 1,095,427 Jones & Cold,. 2 • 68,905 Wm. & Tho Mas Johns, 1 - 61,941' George W. Sprier, • 2 * . 60,813 Kirk &, Baton, 1 55,299 Gordon, Bedell & Co., 1 . • 43,075 R. H. F. Hoiton, 1 . 52,831 W, Y. Agard & Co., 2 52,208 Heaton & Cvirter, 1 • 61,554 George S. Repplicr, 1 . 51,251 R. Ratcliff & Co., 2 50,307 George H. Potts, 2 50,178 20 . 51 William DorialdsOn, E. W. McGinnes, 1 . Wm. Levan. • 1 '• Peter Bowman,., 1 F. Macdonald, , 1 J. B. McCreary, - 1 Geo. Wiggan it, Son., 1 J. Doherty, ; 2 . A. Silliman, 1 Beatty, Thomas & Co., 1 L. S. Spangler, 2 ' Wallace Rothermel & Cot Samuel SillYwp, 1 •• Dolbin & Rogers, , 1 John Tucker, , 1 • F. J. Paryin, 1 James NeilF, .1 T. 11.Schollenberger, ° 1 Meyer & Sillyman, 1 Sutton b• WTlght, ..- 1 Daniel Edwards, ' 1 - Connor & Rnads, 2 .. C. J. bobbins, • ' 1 41, i, 1 78 . ; 2,421,665 Kitztniller,*.es & Co : 1 . N .- 18,9951 H. Gruitermin & Co., 1 ,'18,123 1 Wheelers& Mille,r, ' 1 • ' - 17,915 John McGinnis & Co., 1 17,748 T. I. Atwood & Co., 1 •" ; 17,693 McFarland& Verner, 1. 17,628 Jeremiah Reed, 1 . ' 17,205 0. F. Moor 4, - I . 17,169 Tin% Alton; & Co., 1 ' • 16,194 John Stantchik, Co., • 1 . ' 7 15,991 T. H. Wintarpteen,. I 15,334 .John C. Neylile, 2 , .-.1,5,125 Hammitt & pO., i - . , 13,456 Jenkins & Williams, 1:- 13,426 Henry C. H arper, 1 . 13,249 T. Garretso, & Co., 1 . 13,127 W. &C. Britain, ' 2 12,292 Hammer & Miles, ~ I 1 1 ,883 JohananCockill, 1 11,792 Thos. Wren & Co., 1 ; 11,127 George Spencer, 2 ~- 10,723 Schultz & Brother, 1 , 10,160 . 63" 103 Thomas Oorman, ' 2 L. C. Dougherty, 1 11. J. Osterinan, I J. G. Hewes, • 1 J. Wesley, Jr., . 1 McCormick & Clark, 1 .1. B. Williams, 1 W. Montanus a . 1 Jas. Burey ft .Brother, 1 A. Steinberger, 1 Fritz & Seltzer, 1 1 W. Littlehales,: 3 1 Edward Pugb, _. 1 Bury & Brooke, 1 Morgan BraFei 1 E. Collahan ' - 1 & Capewell Dovey, 1 H. J. Beachem, .1 Allen & COmpson, 1 Edward Da,vis & Co., 1 A. B. Jackabn, 1 J. 8. Struthers; Frantz. Diehl & • Co., 1 Salem 'Rill Mining Co., 1 R. Holman& Co., 1 Fisher & CO., 1 M. Murphy,. ' 1 Isaac 1 _L. O'Brien, 1 Mestni. Rorer, 1 Money & Newcomer 1 3C - Curnmings & Co?, 1 P. J. Lanz, ' 1 R. Williams & Co., 1 Pass & 1 Fegley & Rohm, 1 Thomas, Jones, 1 Robert Lein, 1 Michael Rik y, 1 Bechtel & Miller, 1 - J. T. Scheeler & Co., 1 QM 18. 8. 405,608 18,659 10,802 63,265 16,129 W,178 48,000 • Ab 4- 145 Frma the above it appears that there were 104 individuals and business' firms engaged in mining ; coal during the year. The Cob lieries worked number. 145'. Nino establish ments mitiad upwards of oat *Wiwi tons of Coal, and go mined and Shipped 1,703,289 tou r s, which is considerably, over the half of the! whole Supply of 2,986,670, tons sent to market in 1854. Sixty-three Operators ship. pS (1 upwards of 10,000 tom. , Noi a single ton qj Foal was mined in the ComfitV'Rehtulkill bJ any CorPorrais coo OPENIOIB. 1,703,289 . 44,748 41,671 40,832 .39,755 38,696 38,693 38,639 36,935 36,366 AlO9 - :13-4 , I iri- fin11100 1 i4.0..P.6*.0 11 „ L . 0011111111115000 0 4:61i4gpv. , ..pa q-ultWil - 01§§1passiosatb - las .” MI-Antßogigi I ...w. ..Pr . „1 .. - • .41:. • . .. PrinENME.P nteEPAltt§t FM ranee. in. P 13 1 3! t I Et § • a. , ...••••••• • • , • 12.10.4.48UU.1MM"51P Wani S tg a iftegZV± . . Y OMPtg = "" 4- - 4- ••• deiLi arce 7 .4 0.10 a07a7.44i - ct '11.51a "V"S S- 1 . -VR W 4Stn rtaesvis I;1 VIESEMBiInim taf antteittgOsAi Itbai_sati. hA -- IspoppPlg § 1 . 1 . tl_ t t tptrig4 FiratglEB -Iv OrAgArOPAPYm / - oAStPagq§ B l l3 l .47l"." .t rid-OPE PPAbrugtzgem - tzpirre-m Faut.fugattaratAtu gg.ol-IEIS nauananne AND EEO , BAILIMAD maim :- The following are the points of Suppy': : :ond Distribution of Coal on; the Philadelphia and . Reading Railroad , for the year ending 74Tovember 30th, 1854:1 _ ,RXCRIVED FROM VARIOUS LATERAL ROADS Mi THE COAL RUMS. Mount Carbon and Poet Olden R. IL, at Poi Car*, Dom Schuylkill valley and Mill Csrk Railroads, Mount Carbon Railroad, at Mount Carbon, - - - . . - - Mine urn and Scloryikill Haven Railroad, at Schuylkill Harem • • - - ;- Dauphin and liniqualuotna Railroad. at Auburn, ,• - - . Little Schuylkill Railroad, at Port Calton, Tad , . . . , .. , . .., ~, i. • 1 1 , 9 87,864 07 Strrlo9lllllo3lll ntuemlum. i. - .• •F. 0461109.prorrar's. I. naris. 4088 hr. ie. Wool 80741. , Part Carbon, - • -.-- r ;. - `-i. i - 5756 11 , 917 ----.-- 6,795 MI Orisigsburg, - . - • -- -. , - - • ..1 • 19 (8$ 411 / ~ I 23 14 Auburn, - - . - - ',. .. - - . ....., . 14 vs' 9 .15 00 . f 38 Ls font Clinton, ----- ; - - 7 i l . 414 , - 414 ilientstug, . -- '357 . 09 . 79 I 73 15 1 ' 46 lb -480 00 3tylumille, - - . ' - -. .- - . 89 17 1"1 71 Or , 240 03 , Between 3.lohriville and Reading, i- -.- / . 503 tr. 484 14 105.05 'i 1 718 IX/ 1,811 02 Beading, - - - - - •' • - '• ...-,:., 15115 ta• 3040 19 5448717 10130 02 _561'19 74,205 17 Birdsboro, • - . - - - :- • - I t ,, ' ' 123 Or 78 11 679 17 ,I, ' ' . , 883 14 liocessarille. ----- • • '. , ...;'`, 230 02 198 Ot =Ol :1 ' , - ; 673 11 pat i d owa , ..... '.. '4 . -1"... 5637 17 674 i • 3605 01 14 395 15 '• 10,507 19 ihnedelt, - - - . - -- ~ ' - - • - • 105 0* 275 1 , ' • 65 19 • '446 17 Royer's Ford, - - .. • - - ;- - • '.., 7 655 12 30 I . 366 07 • - 1,081 19 ph,utz T ine, - .. . .. . . , • - ~ f ~',. 861 05 47 15 3039 11 : ' 33806 06 . 45,125 03 ValletP ol lM - -.- • - , - •. .•.- lOrt 01 . 810 163 16 hi 00 1,218 00 Port Kennedy, .. • ... ; - - -;i'; : '5719 04 .111 05 1 1 NI 11 6,491 00 Nteristawn; • ~ , . -...-..! 8192 05i 56 13 8012 12 ,17 84. Z 04 ' 25,791 06 Reuther, • ; - - -...- - : - - -i'• 951 09 65 1 318 19 ' . zns 04 3,382 06 . tgrnsee and Limekiln, below Norristown, • • .; . 7232 05 . 4261 1 1 1617 01 13,110 14 Condwhoeken, - - •- - -; - - - -t -, . 1115011. 34 10 14368 16 Ir 2 09 8854 15 , 35,011 08 Spring hill, • . - - - • . *. - - . t", • 913 38 00 . --- 481.0 Cr:, ' 4,863 18 /knailinkr . .. 1161 Ot 84 1 com ' 14 Ott' ... , 1,250 10 Falls, - - - - • • .- • - 3732 m 212 03' is2i7 so 10113 CO 1= icr2. , mars 53 Nientown and Germantown, ',.. - ' - - -,. 1 5201 . 0 7 7. 919 , • 42 lt 9188 id 14,721 02 I , bilidelpbta Branch Road, • f:. 1198 03 478 Of -11 t 1,676 .09 , - , . Phil a d e lphi a , .• . .' , . ; .. . .....„ 1M357 01.,. 8422 04 76317 09 8329 19 84181 10 M2-,908:04 Richmond, ~. .- -' t 441109 07 106612 13 14 617 2135169 011.411,733 19 , , —,— i Total. ..._ • ' . . - - -!, ci• 1644416 1911183Z — 01..4786 05 10.1811%8 1304987.854 07 WILITTLICILL:ItAVIGATIdN CONPANY. The following are the points the Coal was, received from, and the plates where distranital, by the Schuylkill Navigation Company, during the year 1354: • 121,350 109,445 107,311 103,885 Hamburg. - - • Malmo,Hie, - - Altbosmes, - - • . relis'a Dam, - j • -• , • Reading. - ---- - Birdsboro, and Mount Airy, Port Union - - - - Pottstown, • - - - - - Itoyer's Ford, - ' - - - Black Rock, - - • - • - Port Providence, - - Umsteads, • - - Plinling's Dam, - - Bigivea Dam, - - • Valle Yaw: Port Kennedy, - - • • • Indian Creek, - - • Bridgeport, - - • - • - Conahehocken, - Spring Flat Rock, - Mansynok, - Philadelphia, • - - • New York and other piaci*, • Total, - Donaldson, Tremont and Woodville Coal .'lade : for 1854. , . , The Nal sent from this Region was rained - by the following persons, as reported officers of the Swatara Railroad Co, as Intv ing passed over that road: ' t i Pitiegrorc. Mutt HIM Jocal Toss. . - F. Borten), 24,536 14 23,772 I's '52,'009 09 LS. Spangler t Co., 18,0 69 03 8 , 730 06 25 0 6 00 McCormick I Clark. 393 01 0497 15' 8,590 16 Brawn VSVltitr, 2.515 01 2,80 01 Esher I Co., 1,839 00 -- 1,1839 00 Lana Co., 4 1,335 11 " 1,515 11: klioact, 943 09 13 1.1 - 267 00 Bechtel t Miller, 528 10 838 10 Glorden k Biddell, (Wipodellle,) 65414 . 00 53.01:1 00 31,2& 29,804 28,618 28,535 27,576 27,306 23,97 23,399 53,081 00 91,700 07 144,330 03 Increase 4ler tosmage of 1853, 25,1 M 00 Ikr taken out, akove iter 22,830 22,395. 22,060 21,680 20,717 All the above are level. New and extensive Collieries are - abOnt to be put into immediate operation on the [Don aldson Coal 'Estate. One, a ;slope, wit h` one sixty and:two twenty hOrse engines,' has,heen sunk the past season, by R. R..F. Harbin, on the Mammoth vein, from the bottom of 'Stich four 'other veins, making in all 70 feet of:Coal will be reached by tunnels, , north, and south. . These veins are now worked by Mr. from a tunnel above water level.: AnOther Colliery' will soon be in. working .order, by Messrs. •Fisher & Co, at Tremont, an..-also another extensive Colliery, ns Rsudh. :creak oft the same, estate ; and another one, 1), Mr. Heil, on the Coal Estate of -Mon. .fferly K. Strong, of Philadelphia. - Little Ilohnyikill Coal Thule. t The Coil sent from - thisi portion ot the Schuylkill Region in 1854, was shipped 4 the following Operators: , ; • • „ OPERATORS. :PO. COL. 'Nato. Jno. & Richard Carter, • 2 109,445 00 Heaton & Carter, 1 51,553 13 Robert Rateliff & Co., 2 50,306 12 Wm." Donaldson,. I 44,718 06 Jones & Cole, 2 68,904:12 George Wiggan & Son, 1 • 38;639 05 Peter Bowman, 39,764 13 Win. Levan, I 40,831 19 - Total, . 444,1fir4 00 Total quantity sent in 1853, 389,265 04 Increase in 1854, 54,888 16 This Region continues to increase ar4 s pros. per. The Shaft commenced , by Mr. William bonaldson, about two years ago, has reached the Coal--it is 360 feet in depth, and 300 feet below the water level. The vein is 25 feet thick attlie bottom of the Shall The engine ere, cteil is 60 horse power. This Colliery will be:ready in the Spring and will.be capable of tt4iiing out about 300 tons of Coal per day. - William Levan has sunk:a Slope the Sharp Mountain, on the Lehigh Coal Cinnita. ny's lands, and erected a - al-horse powet en. ginn:fcir pumping, and breaking Coal. ',:This Colliep wpl be really about the Lim of Uutt. Messrs. Jones & Cole, also, are, drivi ng a tunnel in the Sharp Mountain 'at Reiveaville. Dauphin and ennnehanns ]Wiegd ad il Co. MIL 14s: um—Dear ISir:=-11te fotiOing is in round numbers the business of thii con• cern its Coal, for 1854: tank. tutu. tots. Mood sad 'hipped by the Ow • . • phi* k Sumac. - hum Coal co., . • ; iwnm tbelr own mines, . 114)100 13,000 L 03.000 31tOod tl others and tamp* tad by the moth" power of the . No In Company ander a of t Usilon and Swators Kitt ' road., inatablit at Phlegmy, MAO MOO '; - -Ate) • iota, Coal cif:Zin Bradt lloplid by Co. over the ' p lblnn and Swat._ -Ilailroads, to the Union Canal Lantllngs, at , Phsemove, ; 10, 000 - 7041e0al handledby amnion," ; - •i 4.--- pewee of thia Company, . : ':4 3,000 .. - • . *Eat, Alegi delivered' at Auburn. t Wet, '4lelly delivered at Dauphin. . f, , Very truly yours, I 1.-. , . ELWOOD MORRIS, Bugg" SOP. - sir Pre:swum cog at lows. ale, Ky., te km* 16r.. , per bushel. =I 7 - - _1;; 412 Eff,f gabs—ults ,,,, 111 - itSgPPSA Ela ttE=S c s v - St~~ ~~~ ~'~~ . : t. j • :I;;APPPATIPO.V --1 0,- - J o- 4.A100--. =Et :EEL. mail yarn,. ammo MI Ili MI 'L • 1 . AIM NM •Hal?.. +Won. 9.E_EDE: 1.0 4_llEl St • t • h. / . yvi. 5 ...." _..... . 1 , ..„ 1,-....m.c..: -, ts 0 - _ s: v 5 QUI Ir. cmums 2489 It 165 00 97 , 283 10 121.13 OS 1845 00 395 10 , 569 11 04 15 730 01 31 HI 144 09 1 167 16 413 05 661 131 522 01 125 00 6117 00 520 00 491 05 It ET 403 13 1 125 00, 2474 cr2 l 186 03 64705 171 9663 Ob , 1250092 16 win 11 ISEEI Lr.,~, INC TRADE 1r MB LIEL The trade of the line in 1854 reached 444,- 160 tons, showing ao increase of only 50,082 tons, which.,is less than the increase ! .of the previous year, which was 71,857 tons. i Here the advocates of 'Coal Companies were at fault again—they put it nt 1125,000; t.ins we put the increase at abut 75,000 tonvt—but it fell short of even thail We give tlie,aunply for several years past in cemparison: '• I R. ROAD. CANAL. TOTAL. 166,02, 40,871 207,836 199 6PO ' 112,697.312,06 1850, 1851 DM 119 1854; - 283;02 160;949 444;100 . 6f this supply, 286,Q36 tons Were delive44 at the following five points:' •A. MUD. CANAL. TON:. Reading, 74406 40,038 114,244 Phoenixville, 45,.135 18,498 63,743 Norristown, , 2.5,791' 18,686 44,4'77 Conshehocken, 35,911 3,906 38,917 Spring Mill, 4,864 20,401 25,265 • .266,636 We append also the supply delivered to Phladelphia in compaiison with the supply,„of theline; fePLY TO LINE. - S'PLY TO P 114,11. Rail &tad, 283,312 - 292,908 Canal, 160,048 175,324 Tons, \ 444,160 24,072 Showing an \ incesS delivered to Philadel phia of only 24,67; trine, over the conits tion of the line of Cartid short of Philadelphia. This.does not of come embrace the ; coal 4n sumed sent from the tebigh Region, but it is sufficient data to show that the consumption of coal' on the lines of the Scituillcill Canal and the Lehigh and ;Delaware Divisionsi of the Pennsylvania CanO, acted* the entire ion sunspikm of the 'great city of ili/irdelphirr The Iron - Works, SOam Engines and the Steam Boats are the great Consumers of Coal, 1 rionastrnoot OP THE COAL. ~ The,foilmiing is dull distribution of the COM sent by Canal and Railroad during the yehr : ' RAIL ROAD. CANAL. On the line ' • 283,212 160,940 Philadelphia; ; 292,908 175,324 Shipped from Richmond, 1,411,734 Sent beyond Philada. 571,081 1,987,854 907,354 Total tons, AMA= Oxus mum' As every trade must hare ti beginning, we chronicle the first shipments of Coal made from the Ashland Region. The quantity was sent as samples of thi Coal produ.A. If the shipments were smalli - in 1854, the different Operators are big in faith. They hart; a splendid deposit of Coal, and 0n1y,,, require facilities to carry it to market. The enter prise.of those embarked in , that section is a sure guarantee of thq,growth of the produc tion : toss cwt. G. Bast & CO., • ' " 819 Col. J. J. Connor,4 12 Bancroft & Co., , 317 • . Tons,. 17 08 . ;LORBETULT eat COAL TIMM There were &it d:4e Operators in this Re gion in 1854, as Maim: ~., ToN.s. Kitzininer, &eat *Co., • 18,995 Wheder & Miller, ! . 17,915 Motley I Nericomor t - 1,491 88,401 Total in 1854 s Increase in 1854,'1 ,0,859' tons. Messrs. Along & -liopirixoer are opening two extensive collie`' es in this Region, and the Shipments wilthe increased considerably , be I \\„,-: I•cit ' 1... 1 -- ...,,, ~ t1 i .. ,„ -' it.....4 - ' . ,f , s. 4 , ...,,;:,4. ~, ~-,,,t, 1 ~ , -a • I ' i *P 74 ' ~ t -' t i l.:1 , :; ~.----: i i rtt I , '.L. P .14' u ab 1 1 ;1 4 . 1 1 ' - :5 lit' l7 .. I I a; iv- I t __,.. t ... 0 , i 1.0.41...1... a - '- 6 . 'i'. , 1 3 3 - :P . ! f• i N , ''---- N 0 , -S. P o ' ...;I : I-- P.. la ' ' ' 1 R1 . 4. % t' s ' raq * . 1 *1 b. Li a.i a ° vi ZI IC 'II 54 ” m e ' i'=" - I tr f'r, " 1 ,i '... 0 ' 1 i l e 2 11 1 , 2 1 Sl' 'Z, 4 # -- -. P.+ . X V, g• N I mil I . s e 3,11. .1 NI ' 1 .11 fr r. 3 , t 0 ' 1 ' a r , IS • . A, —. ' • a a •-• 4 , ~.~~ iii M M i I r. l ' VI a .a 4 . f d ' 11 1 01 . 0 .... e 1 e . 3 . '9. ..t. 'U t o C I ; g. g ER I: r• rvAli 1 2 Rw 4g. ' 3 3 ;: r*%l;ti SAM IS 110,361 01 7716756 05 68 7 662 10 381,635 13 Kgrrii , F3L,ll .1444 TOTAL. ,5541 11 20= 06 5468 19 i 2655 04 40037 15 0175/ 07 563 08 675 11 277 15 1486 13 372 O; 99 192 161233 579 03 ZOO zas 431 1 lin Eli 903 417 22107 11 6 1607 1. 84 it : 106 00 3 183 H 1 756 11 .6379 GI 63 181 31 11 19493 09 107 10 1940 11 868 03 661 13 GM 11888 011 831 01 1100 10 1 456 100 OD 631 01 13 00 18686 12 !lass 9'497 OD 640 , 2967 1 ,, 19672 07 4641 3444 kt 011 36 5 101 161 317 00 03 00 1011 00 693 S 10 5801 051 1 bt)s 14 3905 14 20401 00 464 10 61051113 17533 16 [ 671081 13 ;Ism in [ma . i3B3M 1 6'2714 00 - I won is 189;601 132,550 322,211 238;3b8" 155.750 394.018 468,232,1 444,160 nap th e , Lehigh=mu, AL .; f o r toe 004477 r d.r;reanoni num -43504 was .4, 1853 We giTe the trade • 1854., Irtifikettek' • tis4a. ; 413,049 - • .00 14.40,01imsg"i', , 83,721 10,131 ~ , .......1. , '.-- : . ill- - - ' 06,976 51 4 918 ivr'llbillacmill tbw , y 136,137 147,745 14-Pu"g_55,397 Mcgu ir, cm. 68,012 85,57. Voleniar(Xaiesia„lnl mum_ 60,623 ILSopmoolipt:' ..--' ' C r , 15,422 NY& Lebil* VToO2 IO I , , German Coed -:.7 , ",_,.. A. Laihrob IPea Coal,) 1 Hazleton Coal Co, - '. 124, 250_ „9,, C benz Coal, (Pale , e,)' 51,217 Dam v !an 44,914 43 4 8 / " 77,451' 66 16 17 Book Mccoliall Co. Wilkesba 26,235 39,232 nr; , . :,. , , 1,080,5441,246,418 • 1,080,644 I Increase in 1854, tons 165,1374 The increase from the Lehigh would have reached 200,000 tons,had not a freshet octroired in May, whiei checked the ihipments conSid erablyc,l The i shipments from this Region are limited for the want of facilities for transpor tation on the Delawsze Division of the Penn sylvania Cazial. When the Railroad, Eow making: Wit Easton io Manch . Chunk; is finished, theLtride of these RegiOne will; be • largely increas e d- 6 The quantity of Coal which arrived at Aria tol,• and elea'red iron other places 'was as 'fol lows:- • In 1852, 555,742 tons. " 185 3 , 440,500 f' 1854, r _ 523,628 f` ME Emu= u mpzinwaus REOWIL Windeaored to procure. the 'quantity of Coal shipped by the different. Operators in 1854 froM I the Shamokin and Wilkesbarie Regions, bni failed in doing so in time! for this paper. We give those we have reeeited: • SHAMOKIN. TOES. ) COC it a teak, : , !?;€.!42 I 15,000 Neal AI ee rtlinr &' Co., .2,500 Ayres; I will 4. Co., . 250 PITTSTON COAL TRADE. I ' i I . TOSS. . Pennsylvania Coal Co, •.. 496,648 Morganville! Mines, by 11. Blanchard, 18;000 James Freeland, •17,000 Polen; Brov i rn & Co., , . , 20;000 J. McFarlane & Co., • 24;000 Pittston Coil Company, about , 15,000 D. P. Fuller & Co., .18, 000 _ ._ _ _ . A . titlech., A. Price, _; ,_ 31 - 000 J: Bowkley & Beyea,• ( 1 0 20000 , Samuel H lland, Pt. Blanchard,aboutlB4l 00 Lyshon&B ' titer , " 4 , " 20,000 H. B. Mr; " if " ' 10;000 Sterling & wady" ' " ; " 5;000 Gould No n&Co" new Colliery " 3,000 David Lewis, Plymouth, • 24000 W. L 4 & Co., Nanticoke; 35,000 , Attie above Coal was . shipped by Canal, except the supply furnished by the Pennsyl vanialCoall'Company, which was sent ovet the mountain to Hawley, and shipped by the DO aware& Hu4n Canal to market. i At one I tune there was a get rage , for Coal Corporations in the Wilkesbarre , valley, but eiTerience has, proven there as ivell as . hereilhat the mining business can be con ducted Vetter by individuals than ,Corpora tions.. The Wilkesbarre Basin produced a lit tle rising one.and a half million tons of Coal in 1854. i 1 • 1, I 1 , Il . ' 1,111T11111110E8.1 '' :, .. The following is the quantity of Coal pent from the Cumberland Coal Region, from! the commencement of the trade in 1 4 842 to 1854 inclusive, together with the annual increase TEARS. ' TOTAL. ANNEAL I Tons. INCREASE.I 1842, • 1,708 8,374 1843, ' ' 10,082 4,808 1844, i ' 14,890 9,763 ; - 1845, , 24,653 1 5,142 1846, ; 1 29,795 . 23,1451 1847, , 52,940 24,631 i 1848, 1 79,571 62,878 1 1849, , 142,449 1850, ' 196,848 60,831 ;. 1851, ~ 257,679 ' 16,499 1 1852, , ' 334,178 -4 109,802 1853, 533,980. 114,310 i 1854, 648.299 1; 1 Total tons, 2,327,Q72 Showing an , increase in the table this Year of 11: , 1,319 tens. The increase; of Foreign Coal imported: into the country in 1854,i was 21,353 tons, Makini the increase of Bitumin ous Coal sent to the sea-board in;-1854, 672 tons, independent of the, Virginia CoaL The increase from the same sources in 1853 was 229,802 6:ms. COAL MADE a =minx Reiellot• of Cool at Rollins °redo!. the Part ten *ears, to the aka of Deeeither. CUMBERLAND. ANTRRACItE. 16,000 tons'. 90,000 tons. .18,393 " 100,000 "; 50,259 " 110,000 ": 60,280 " 125,000 •`I 71,699 " 140,000 "I 146,645 ". 160,000. 163,855 14 200,000 ; 256,000 "' 125,000 406,000 " 183,000 451,070 " 238;740 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1 1852, 1853, i 1854, The supply of Ahthracite Coal continnes to increase at Baltimore, notwithstanding the in creased supply of Bituminous Coal at` ; that • ! • point. • RAILBOADB, &c. Dnring the last year several Railroad ex tensions were 'completed, as follows On the Little Schuylkill Railroad, .tbout two Miles of a double truck, have beett laid down---end the junction of eight miles with the Cattawissa road completed. OU the West Branch, the - Ashland exten sion iof 15 miles completed—also an eteri. Rion of 3 miles to the Peaked Mountain, 14 miles of laterals built, and mile of sidlings made. ,Thiky-eight turnouts were put down during the year.. Three new Locomotives for btirifing Coal, all of the first class iwere put on the road, and three more hew odes of the same class ordered for the present ear's business. ' - I On the Mt. Carbon and Pt.. Carbon:Rail road 21ntiles of additional track have ;been laid down. On the Mill Creek, about three-fourtha of a ' mita has been-laid, and - Abont one-half mile on the Sehnylki Val ley Railroad. The Railroads in the County will suntupba follOws: & Sehayikin Haven and branches, Private connections with same, dwatara'lbdlroad, ' Private connections with sains„ • Union Canal t Larberry Creek, Mount Carbon, Private eonnectkins with same. Mt. Carbon d Pt. Carboni, • y. Eldlings ,on same, Min Creekt Brattehts, 21 ' Private connections with same, SehrOlkill VaiW & Branches, Private conneetleas with same. Little debnylitißi bidlinge and Braiding 1 • - mad& Mlles of La - 2oi To Irbil& may beteral added Ra y, mada under ground - about. 130 . - .• 1 331% Add :potion of Phliadelphb & Beading Road in Sawn/Ili Ctottn - ty and Sdiltdpi, i 37 Portion of Daupbbr & Susquehanna and Sidling ) ! = , *lies of Railroads in the *nutty, • • 1 49511 . 1 , Ntrarszß OP OPERATORS, CCUSERIESI, We give below the number of Op+ators and Collieries; together with the numberabove and below the - imter level, in the differeat sec tions of th‘lliegion. Some of the Collieries designated as , below are also worked above water level ' West Branch,' &hay). Valley; Min Cheek, Morita Carbon t Tremont, Lotherrreredc, , COAL 'MADE. OPI3. VOL 11.. AT. UM /IL IMAZY 42 50 21 ;9 '29 33, 18 15 19 23'1 11 11 14 1H ~ 10 - 16 8 13 5 18 - I - 7 8 L 8 1 3 3:; 3 ' 1 122145) [anroatati roa Mut irons,' Ismenk Patiees_ stakinikkin 14ba The ngl email 'in pregnant in the .enit enk-pmthm of the . Simmekin:ind. Mahan.* CO l d Ills are itS WOW*: I Gielt Bickelnlirclreinate company. - 1 One breaker completed—four gangways, each 10 to - 1.5 ketr—twp of themj leased with the, breaker, &c.„ to Apes; Lewm & Co., and two to Enke another colliery. 'twenty min err' _hottses _completed, blaelanni* aboh cart ;tenter shop, &c. Two - tlximinnd acres of hind. Pruideni, Caitctss W. CIIUSCILMAN Manager, Jos. S. Duos: Coal MI Anpraelamad Company. One thoinCand acres of Cold land, and one thousand acres Of timber land. ;One breiker commenced, several gangwayn begun, six or eight dwellings finished. ProWTeat, Jos.: 8: • Boron.' Piobst 2'red. • Lessees, Fegelyi Cleaver t Cc 4 Five hun dred acres. Small breaker eonimeneed, - and veins opened. Owned by Judge; ifelfenstein, balately deedid in trust with o#LOitracts for the poor, to endow the College at, Shan:Oki% and for Colonization: - • "'must CV Par Perii% Two thOusand acres, lately parchasedily' a new, party,. and Company to be organized.— Several veins opened,arid , dwellings begun. Coal Ran Impmement . and Railroaci . Co. Three thousand amen Coal land and fifteen hundred acres timberland. One colliery in progress near Mt. Carmel. Brinker ,raised and machinery mostly on the ground. /Tun nel driven 150 to 200-yards. One vein, 7 feet thick cut through, and three others ,to‘ be reached. Twenty-four miners' dwellings 'fin ished. Two collieries in progress' near Sha mokin, and twenty = font dwellings finished President, JOHN M. pICILELI Ara l , GEOHGE Sulam- Railroad in progress knit Mt.. Ca rmel to Catawissa railroad, twelve miles: in length. Grading half completed. Engineer, Joirs• C. TRAUTWIN_E.' ' Loots! in. Coal d-' Iron -Company. , • •• Six thousand three hundred acres of and,l partly . in the Shamokin, and partly in the Ida hanoy basin. Six collieriq in progress—three in Shamokin basin and three in Mahanciy.-- In the Shamokin basin • The Coal Ridge Colliery.—Completed— breaker, and double Set schutes;, thirty - . horse engine, blacksmith And 'carpenter Shops.-- , Three veins Opened, each front ttvelve- to eighteen. feet; five hundred' yards -of , gang way driven: Lessees; Henry.. ckel & Son. The Red Ridge Cclliery.—Four veins rav el!, (four, nine, eighteen and six ".feet,. thick) and tunnel driven 140 yards. • The , Locust Mountain Colliery:—Two veins proved, eighteen and twenty-two feet thick. Tunnel driven 120•yaids. - For the accommodation of t these three Col lieries, sixty-five Awellings iCsv, been built, about half a mile' east of 31t. Cannel, and the place designated • Stuartville, in respect George H. Stuart, one of the t _Directors. • The th'iSe Collieries _ in' the Nfahanoy, ba• sin, are,-7. • .The Bip Mine Run Colliery.—Worked ' by G. Bast & Co. The breaker and schutes are nearly finished; two sets of breaking rolls; three 25 horse engines for 'hoisting and brE*ik- - ing. Vein 28 feet thick; 150 i yaid,s of gang- Way driven. Twenty-four "mine r fs' . dwellings, saw mill, ite. Will 13n ready for business by the opening .of the Mine Hill railroad, in the spring. z The Locust Run CoAiery.--Worked by George S. Repplier Nearly completed: Large breaker and schutp, and thirty horse engine for breaking. :itinnel driven : 15 . 0 yards; .two veins - cut; 200 yards gangway driven; thirty miners' dwellings; -carpenter and smith shops ; steam' Atiw . The Big Run Colliery.—Breaker • and schntes nearly finished.- 'funnel driven 10 yards; vein cut, 27 feet thick, _and twenty four dwellings for miners. The Ashland Estate Owned by Messrs. Brock & Co, has some l five or six collieries in-. progress,, Among them Messrs. Bancroft 41; Co.'s finished; Col. J. J. Connor's, W. ,DeHaven's and Mr. At kin's—breakers and schutes up, an gang ways driven considerable distances. - ° ,About 150 houses built for the . aceiimModii tion of miners and laborers. • _ . , DIEPORTZD FOR THE. MINERS' .JOURNAL.] OFFICE OF THE PE NA. COAL CO, New,York, Decembir 16th 1854. Mn. BANNAN--Dear Sir:-:—Youi commu nications in reference to statistics, relatingio the business of this Company, have ben re .ceived. We have' not the particulars of all the information sought for, and can therefOre only give a part. The average tonnage of our Canal boats is about 120 tons; the number of boats 500. ' . The railroad of the Crnapany extends from Port Griffith on the SUsquehimea 'and ~I : gorthl Branch Canal, abtnit 'two miles south of -Pitts- I ion, through Pittston to Hawley on the Dela-i ware and Hudson Canal, a distance' of 471 miles. It is in fact two distinct roads, one to I transport the loaded cars from the mines to Hawley, and one to' return the empty ears and ordinary freight. They are both operated by, stationary power and gravity. There are - 12 planes on the loaded track: one oq which .is I / operated by water power and the' others by • steam; three engines being used at each sta tion, whose united power is equal to that of 60 horses. There are tin planes on the enip tyltrack three of which aye..operated' by .Wit ter powdr, and seven 4 - .)5 , steam;' two engines to each station.. Between the stations the Cars run:by the force of gravity, on moderate grades ; 47 feet per mile on -empt.ttrack and 44 feet per mile on loaded (rack. The-nom ber of Mines worked is fifteen; 8 above level and 7 below. Four' additional openings -are in progress, two of which are into the . Coal. Four openings arefin 'the 5 feet vein, one, in the 8 feet and 9 in the 1.4 feet vein. • • The 4 additional openings in progress will work tha 14 feet vein., There is one engine_ to each'• shaft below level, which does the pumping and hoisting. The Coal is principally - mined at Pittston, and hi ealled,Pittston Coal; the ashes are,white: , - • • The veins lie horizontallyin - wa,ves or rolls and extend generally und4 the whole surface. The shafts at the openings worked are from 70 to 120 feet below the surface. The re aie two engines:mu' foi screening; none for. break ing. -2 • The Company 'Owns all the lands from which it ,mines Coal. ,Its capital consists of $3,145,500 of capital stock a me nd $600,000 of 7 pp . cont.-bonds, which - inch - Iles the invest meats in, Coal lands, mines, railroads, 'curs, canal boats and depots, and the Working cap ital requisite for carrying on the businnss. • I Jam I BO 10 5 5 6 118 21 1 :4 IA 36 • lira! SCUrYLKILi NAPIGATIqN COSITANY.z.:•- it the annual meeting at the office of the Company, iu Philadelphia, on the first - of January; inst., the following officers were ch'6*- sea for the ensuirii year PiCßidelli-=-FREDEBICK FRALEX. • Maqayeral John. R. Worrel, • Eli K:Price z Joshua Lippincott, Benjamin Gerhard; Thomas T. Lea,' Richard. D. 'Wood, 7 , Triasurer—C Sec,rdary—Willi /16,- Tue. Boston Courier gives the follow ing table in relation' to. the. imports of Coal into that city and vicinity Tone. War. 115,348 1849, 135,665 1830, 10,738 1851, 182,364 3852, 249,195 1853, 261,285 1854, Year. 1843, 1844, -1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, innate. OP 'MIL BOATS AND - PACITY, The number of Coal boats runnin on the I Sclitqlkill Omni is 700—average capicity 150 %Annus capacity 200 to This irsteinentdoes notinclude several talon Ca nal boitti running ; I On the Lehigh, Morris Canal a ware Division•there were in 1854,;1 'employed. On the Morris Canal th capacity is 59 tons. On the Lehigh aware Division, 70 tons. ' The Debiware and Hudson Com 1 1 400 boats running lastyear—average 115 tons. - The PenOsylvania Coal Cotapany had 500 I re boats runnjk-,-arerage capacity .1 tons.. , 'On the North Branch Canal there about 1000 boats running—Flat-bottoms and Shaw nee boats carry 68 tons; Tidewater 62, tone ; Jiiniata boats, 54 tons; Union; 28 tons; old Sehttylkill, 45 tons—overage capaety of all 581 tons. . , RECAPITULATION. . No. Us. 'do - Schuylkill Canal; - 700 'Lehigh, 1916 Del. A Hud. Canal, 900 North Branch Canal. 1000 4516 ". Giving 4516 Canal boats engaged ing Coal to market in . 1854 on the Canals. • DELAWARE & RARITAN CA The Canal boats engaged.in carry throngh this Canal in 1854, were as No. Us. .Ar. 298 286 228 110 1 From the Schuylkill, Lehigh. itiehmorid, Bristol, ME Official', quantity of Coal trans the_lifferent lateral Railroads in ' County in 1854, together With the over last Eta rt Mine IIUI k S. Mayen, AchitylkUl Valley; famcreek, Little &hay Mount Cartx#4 - Swatars, Lorberry Creek, 4, 82,001 Mt. Carbon 8 Pt. Carbon, 658.cas 12e.581 Union Canal % • 91,462 10,800 The Cotil transported over the Df;tint Car bon and-P,ort Carbon Railroad, was received from the Schuylkill Valley. and *ill Creek Railroads-i 7 -•and the Coal transported over the Union Canal Railroad wash received from the SW:itara and' Lorberry Creek Railroads. The tonnage, it will beobserved, was increased on • - every,.Railroad in the County in • , 13:1MATIONS HOE 184 Nearly sII the new lmprovement's we no tired last fear have been completed. A num , fi ber produced Coal last year—and others are now ready for the present year's be We will commence with the 1 WEST BRANCH REGI.O2I this RegiOi -last year, all have beet .or are ready to ship Coal, except o, lieve: . • JAMES DRNDAR is opening a new the Sharp ! Mountain. BROWN it { WurrE are opening , a Inew Col liery on tie Forest Improvement mpany's Lands, at Swatara. Will be y about L, GREENWOOD is opening a new olliery at Peaked Mountain. Will be rea yin the Spring. AT'WOOD it.,Co. are open Colliery on the, Forest Improvern patty's Lands, of the Broad 3founta be ready about July. GEoau: H..Porrs is ,opening a liery on the Fdrest Improvement a Lands, near Rorer's Colliery. ,W • ready before Fall. - JouNr.C.-NFFILLE is sinking a W. Hughes & Company's lands, 'n lyn. Will not be ready in 1855. MESSRS. TAYLOR & ATWOOD are Slope at their present Colliery. MESSRS. RORER are also sinking their Colliery. Messrs. Heckscher do Borda are, tunnel from the bottom of the Black Heath vein, to the Back thick. , They are also driving two tun wuter level, from the Big vein , tO 'vein. Daniel Mclntyre,' ,Charles E. Smith, Thomas-Williamson,: Samuel Sillyrnan, , ~}. Lewis Cooper, - . , rtes W:.,Bacon. • ' in M. Tilghman. . Tons. 244,026 265,525 315,918 384,371 1 298,483 281,355 MEI Total boats, T " r DMUS 1,7,605 178,387 342.861 69,677 486.622 34,809 444,184 54,489 189,066 40,336 63,062 213 38,401 10,59 d Of the .st.cteen in9rorements noticed in MigSR.S. STANTON & PAYNE'S CO ' completed on the Carey, Patterson tract, is a very extensive one. erected a 200 horse power engine in.!, besides 4 other steam engines ; ing, breaking, &C., making an Steam Power equal to 320 ItorseS. • They are also sinking .a shaft 20 feet, on two new reins,. North Dip' 1854, and will erect three Engin gate power, 160 horses, for int* ASHLAND REGION.' - The following Collieries are tio preparing in this Region: Cot.. J. J. CONOR has opened on the property of John Brock, an Coatbreaker, with a 30 horse engi MESSRS. B. CROFT & BRETT opened a Colliery and erected a 31 gine for a breaker; on the prope Brock, we believe. , MESSRS'. 'ATKINS & BROTHER h a Colliery and erecteda 30 torte a breaker,.at Ashland. - W, bEHAvEN & Co; have °perm also at Ashland. JAMES. E. DAY has also opened at Ashland. • GIDEON BAST & Co. have ope Colliery at the Locust Mountain three engines for breaker, d;c. GEORGE S. REP . PLIER & CO. hay ed a Colliery at Locust Mountain a 30 horie engine for a breakerL M. G. ,BEILYER has also openei at Big Run Gap.. • FREDERICK PAtrErisoN is also Colliery on property belonging,i w John Brock.''• - The supply from the Ashland depend entirely on the number the facilities - for transportaiion! t obtained. • , ; • The Colliery, capacity of the !IV, the Swatara and tjie Ashland Beg made equal to an increased eapac 400,000 tons this year, if the Ma require it—but the transporting' carry , it to market, will limit it to ,of about; 150 to 200,000 tons. 3.101.7 NT CARBON BO . P. BROWN & Co. are - Si Slope on the Oak Hill tract, an' chased and are erecting the 90 b heretofore used.at the Centreville have beertabandoned. • • 1, *IB9RB. ROGIkR9 7 SINNICKSOX! on the West Peach Mountain VI Delaware Coal Company's lam ready by Spring. 'The increase!of Coal on the Mnunt Carbon Railroad .can bq.increased froM 40 to 30,000 tons should the,market require it.! Ecw,tan rutin . has comnienced sinking a Shalt on the Primrose Vein on the Mount Laffee tract. SkILL I CREEK REGION. •E. W !deGnixEs' Shaft will' b ready for this year's business; and can produce a large amount of Coat I . & Co. have opened a small -Ce!Herrin Crew HolloW, on the Wetherill -ProPertY7 ! Many of the !old Collieries 'ate 'prepared to extend their Mining facilities. 'rile supply from this secticin could be increased from 75 to 100,001;itoin4 if facilitieicfor :tritisportation Can be obtained, and the Coal should be re 121 ; quireti. S,CIIITYLKILL VALLEY REGION 31a.. A. LAWTON has sunk a Slope nn the Bar ele4h Vein, on the Bacon property on the Sharp Mountain, and .erected an engine for hoisting and pumping. Um4as. ClegwELL & Dorrr are sinking a Silva on the BarloW & Evans tract, we be- Here. Will be ready about July. MIL Cast:owlet is also sinking a Shaft on the Meredith property, we believe. Will be ready about July. . a Dela -16 boats average, nd Del- ny had capacity :Di. A. STEtitscitcra is sinking a Slope, alsa4t his Colliery, which will be ready about July; Mtssus. ROGERS, INNICKISON & Co: are sinking a Slope on the Big Mammoth Veiaat Kaaba William, White Ash, and also on the Luther Vein;lied Ash, which will be ready in the Spring. SCveral small openings are also progressing in the valley.. The supply from this section can' b e i n . creased considerably, should the trade regain ; it, as . several new Collieries were preparpl during the last year, from which but little Coal, was taken. p ac . 30 tons. 68 " 18 " 681 , li The new improvethents- at Tamaqua, and in the Western end of the Region are noticed iwriither parts of the paper. The 'want of transporting facilities have chehked many other improvements projected in this Region„; •4 large number of steam engines were ad dedqo the old and new Collieries during the year,' In carry different ng Coal follows: .Ipac. 70 tons. 71 ' " 90 " 70 " a:oil :. c)(}lL1rq~);f FRIDAY, Oth—SELir E.—The vote by whilt the Speaker was elected, (telegraphi cally announced in our last issue), on the twenty-seventh ballot, stood Messrs. Brown, Creswell, Darsie, Fry, Good-. wini Haldeman, Hamlin, Hoge, Jamison, 31'. Cliutock, Platt, Quiggle, Sager, Walton, Wher ry-415i voted for Wm. 31. Hiester. Messes. Grubb, Ferguson, Flenniken, Frick, Jordan, Killinger, - Lewis, Mellinger, Sellerß, Shuman, Taggart-11, voted for James Skin ner; irted by chuylkill increase =I • 3tessrs. Frazier' and Skinner voted for John Hendricks. Mir. Hendricks voted for W. E. Frazier. The reading of the Governor's Message co:. copied most of the remaining time of the ses sion. • 4ti Ttfti Housr, likewise; the principal bu. siness . was the reading of the Governor's '.lies.-- sage, when that body' adjoat-n ° ed to the follow. ing, Tuesday. SATURDAY-L-SeNsve.—The election of offieurs, for a complete organization, occupied th e wh o l e cp.:Rion—resulting as follows; George W. Hammersly, (Whig,) of Lances. ter 'county, was elected Chief- Clerk over Mr. Makifire, (Dem.,) Henry Pettibone, (Dem„) was re-elected Assistant Clerk over. 'John K: Zeilin—Mr. Darsie voting for Mr: Pettibone. The Transcribing Clerks elected are Nelson Weiser, (Democtat,) and John H. Follei, John Ewing .andt , John W. Kerr, (Whig).— Sergeant-at-arms !and' first and second As.4is tants,--Cyrus P. Miller (Whig), Wtn. P. Brady (Whig) and John J. Stewart (Dem).. Door keeper and first and second Assistants,-0. D.,lenkins (Whig), of Schuylkill, E. B. Lytle (Whig) and George J. Bolton (Dem.). The Meuengers were re-elected. The Senate then' . adjinirned to Tuesday. mess.— worked, e, we be- lliery at TUESDAY—SENATE.---Mr. Buckalew. of Columbia, had returned from his South Amer ican tour, and appeared in his.seati The, late decease ofTLevi Foulkrod was of 6• ciaily announced; Several eulogistic speech es, followed, appropriate resolutions weir adcpted, and the Senate-adjourned. Ilouss.—Standing ComMittees appointed; Auditor General's report presented, and a message from the . Governor, giving reasons for certain vetoes. among them the famous La c ter Beer Bill of last session. WEDNESDAY—SENATs.=The Speaker announced the several standing Committees. llehdricks, we observe, is on the Judiciary: ng- a new nt Con?. n. Will new Col - ompany's 11 not- be The Registration act was repealed. A num beri of bills were read in place. Among them peon F. r Llewel- ,Nr. Christ, a supplement to the act incor porating the Pottsville Mutual and Joint Stock Life Insurance Company. Mr. Fraley, a . bill relative to Over-paid State taxes in Schuylkill Co'linty; also, a bill to in corporate the Anthracite Bank. :inking a Slope at liery, just Hughes Mr. 'Avery moved that a special committee of .Sven be appointed to prepare a Prohibito 'ry Liquor Pill for the consideration of the HOuse. •ey have ror pump for hoisi ggregate After some discussion; on Mr. Frailev's mo tion to refer the matter to the Judiciary Coin: mittee, it was postponed. driving a pe on the i em, 6 feet Mr. Foust moved that the bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Sabbath be; referred to a special committee of three. q'he motion was debated at some length by . Messrs. Wright, Foust, Franey and Cummings. and was then agreed to. M6srs. Foust, Avery and Clapp were appointed the Committee.,, feet by 12 found in s—aggre ping and the , bill for the sale of the main Ella the public works, with others of a simik c►iaracter, was, on motion, referred tea mkt eiiinmittee, with instructions to introduce bills to:sell the public works. • Messrs. Ball, Smith,. of Philadelphia, Stew- McCombes and Yerkes compose the caa 3 mittee. eels above the Small ready and a Colliery i f erected a e. Ready. • u have Foulkroirs death was officially arum ceii, when the customary proceedings sere hid. • • Among the standing committees announced by the Speaker on the day before, we observe Christ on Education, and Frailey on Rail roads. horse ee.- y . of John ye opened engine for ~THURSDAY.—porn HousEs . rnet in joint ecihvention, and announced the returns of the Gubernatorial eleclinn. a Colliery CONGRESSIONAL. SATURDAY.—THE SENATE was' not in a Colliery sossioli .7.,HOUSE. - Mr. Maxwell asked, but OW not obtain leave to offera resolution calling on the President of the United Stdtes to' furnish the. House with the number of persons hold ing situations in- the Departments; designa tiOg those appointed since March, 4th sting,the number of foreign birth. . T•he consideration Of Mime hills occupied Mii6t. of the remaining time of the seSsion.— Adjourned to Tuesday. ' a large d erected also open nd erected a Colliery opentng a believe, to ' , TUESDAY—SENATE.—Thc.;'Bouniy Lay! hill was laid on the table. eg,ion will • cars, and at can be • The Judiciary Reform bill was debated. House..—The Homestead bill was taken up, 'arid during the discussion, Mr. Etheridge gave . notice of an - amendment confining the bone , fita of the hill to native-horn citizens and - per; sons now naturalized. $ st Branch, ions catt.be qty of about capacity should to increase 'Tite Pacific Railroad bill was then taken up in Committee of the Whole. A resolution was passed to terminate debate upon it, on thC 16th: i WEDS ESDAY—SExAr Cass moved. that the first Monday of February next be as !aped for the consideration of Mr. Under wiMd's resolutions, in relation to the freedom of religious worship in foreign countries.— Agreed to. IThe judiciary Reform bill was further dis cussed, but without coming to a vote. ling a new hare pur 6rse engine ines, which Co:A Shaft in, on the ; will be IlorsE.—The Land Graduation Act was first in order, to which was pending Mr. Dan sin's amendment giving a homestaid o 164. acres, at l 4 cents per acre, on condition of actual settlement andcultivation. Both were rejected—the HOnes'tead amendment by it vote of 72 to 93 ; the former, by 68 to 75. THURSDAY--SENATE.-:-An Illinois !and bill NV;I3 passed, and a debate took place on the bill to increase the compensation of mem• rs of Congress, after which discussion fol lowed on the Judiciary Reform bill, and the bill to extend the provisions of the Bounty tand Act: • „ THE afters » explanatory speech ou-the diplomatic and consular Reform bill, Mr. Chandler, of Philadelphia, took the fl•Por• and made a speech on the subject orthp ruta• dons of American Catholics to the Pope.
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