History of Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Carbon, and Schuylkill ...

3(l(i HISTOKY OF' SCrirTYLKILL COUNTY. i-
oi" veins, in tlio worlang of which a great deal of crq-- |.
iial has been expenihid. At the spur of this ridy e the 1
railroad teruiinaiL's ;it a working known as |--
.)Ar\IES iJiCKliY'S COLLIERY. |
Mr, Berry is worLing a low level of the Tnui-.i
vein. It IS 4f'oi ihi.'k, pitches sonth, and comnaiid.-
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about GO yaiJb' orid'casiing. The first opening v/as
mad.; many years ;.mj by T. Sillyman, Esq. Tlic
railroad was l;iui by Mr. Andrew B. ^Vilile. ,vbc
owns the proj^oiiy. Mr. Berry has worked the gangway
to a distance of abont 1400 yards, and has aixjiu
800 yards yet to- go before coining tothe line—ii ? tia<
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been woiking ibis vein abont one year.
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Returning t(( ilr..' junction of this lateral road ^viii.
the Schu}Hnll A^.-lley roadjtlie tlrst collieries we coni'j
to, are
TIIF. biUFAST COLLIERIES.
These colbVan s aie situated immediately on ih:
Valley railroad, about one mile from Port CaiLa-n, ]
and are worked by A. Bolton & Co. These gcnde- j •
men havti made o])(.iiings here into, three veins -the ^\
JJlack Mine, RaLI)it Ifole, and North Salem. Tlie.se
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in thickness from 2', to 7 feet, and have a soatlt !
pitch of about 35 degiees—Uiey haveail been opened ;
iliis spring, arc in good order, and with the proper ]
facibties could be made to yield from 10,000 to 1 5.000 I
ions per annum. They are all opened upon tiie ir.ict
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belonging to Samuel Bell, Estp, but continue on, by >
right of a leai-e, tluough the "Junction Tract." The <
whole length ol" range is about 1000 yards. 'J'be j
Coal is a first quality rod ash, and the veins are so
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celebrated and well known throughout the trade. That
all comment fronj us would be needless. The Me.isrs {
I'olioi! haA'c made the usual arragementS; by laL.iir:.
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