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Coal Mines in the vicinity of Richmond; Va. 1 
eight anda half cents. This high cost of transportation forbids, 
for a time, successful competition with mines enjoying greater 
facilities. It is designed to remedy this inconvenience by con- 
structing arailroad to the Appomattox, a distance of five miles, 
or one to intersect with the Richmond and Petersburg road and 
reach James river some where about Osborne’s or Bermuda Hun- 
dred. ‘Fhe country through which both ofthese routes would 
pass, is admirably adapted to the purpose, being very level and 
abounding in timber and other railroad materials, Either of these 
contemplated improvements would place these mines ina state of 
fair competition with any other mines in Virginia, or eae 
this country. 
These mines have recently been sold by James H. Cox to the 
Clover Hill Company, who are now working them with a force 
of ewaphy laborers. Moody & Johnson have a lease of Ander- 
son’s land, next adjoining that of the Clover Hill Company, and 
employ a force of twelve operatives. ‘These two workings to- 
gether, last year, produced two hundred. thousand bushels of 
coarse grate coal ; the fine coal not being able to bear the cost of 
transportation, is still remaining at the pits. Whatever has been - 
said about the quantity and quality of the Clover Hill coal, is ap- 
plicable to Moody & Johnson’s coal, as all is taken from the same 
= ‘The deepest shaft whieh dae yet rhe uk is two bundaslk 
a aed feet ae ‘The measures passed through were:princi- 
'y. sandstones and Impressions were frequently met 
other aati Maottegions ‘bt no fish or other 
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Scotland, and next nes to the soaiaaneni Staffordshire. It contains6 per cent. 
more salatile matter than the Richmond bbl which i — used at the gas factory 
in this city. It will answer very well for the grate, an make a cheerful fire. 
The following table will show the jose ¢ of rei matter in each kind of 
coal mentioned, and also the quantity of ashes 
Cherry coal, 44.75 — — ' a8 es ee 
Splint coal, 30. 
ichmond coal, 32. . 6 “ 5 “ & 
Clover Hill coal, 385 * “ 65 « ‘ce 
Newcastle coal, 226 “ 15 * « 
I am, sir, your obedient servant, 
Grorce W. AnpEEws. 
