COLLINGWOOD COAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 195, 4 July 1870, Page 2

COLLINGWOOD COAL.

The. arrangements for •ppnyeying . the coal jfrpmv^^ L to ihe river having been completed, the Lady Barkly on her-iast trip to Golden Bay l steamed up the Aore.re to the company's wHarf^tbe depth o£'"wfy&f^%.£fer v &eing ;less !!thsn Bft.,)' "where'sjae;: took; on board >between two and ithree tons ibf- coal With fwhich she-steamed bajck ibNel^on^ ".. pn : Saturday ' morning a party"'"' of gentlemen (.interested \[ in the matter^' assen>t>j^'i on board ithe iittie. steamer, by! invitation of 'Mr. Cr^ss, and<a shorttrip up Ihe^Bay wastntf^.fpy.thp^ purpose, ,of_ testing., jthe coanjQVM6if presenc^ iour /reporter; -as in duty hounds at i^once' made -hi^ way to the -engine room where he;; fpubjf a clear'fir^^urnihg.;aftpf.ijn^ect;ing; iphTcb, he,' not -being Salamander, was glad to make his Way ion deck, and there in a less ■ fiery St&o^phere- and a .cooler frame - ! bf mind to^nWinTb^cbbversation with Mr.; Ross, tha'pngineer,. who 'courteously furnished ; the r: information ' sought for; .The coal, ■it^ppearedi' Was so excellently adapted for steaming purposesthat',.the engipeer.-lstated that with ithe could gel Up-steam in a much shorter time; than ; with .thejfar-fanied produce of Newcastle; ami the -fires once lighted, a ipleai' steady -flame could be kepfc'up; but, unfortunately, there was one serious, drawback, .! .namely; that ,fchere f wasc a considerable amount of shale in it and consequently a quantity- cif What is technically termed '■ "*' cfi hker T ,'" TwasT^brpaed.;; .7rrhis"clinker ,hpweyeTJpo^se>aed*;this 'advantage y oyer i that prbducid' by 1 sbnie other coals, that < it 'did ~irot J adhere to the furnace bars i

on which &osepiiffis s£ffes sJMfii extent that-,^ulesr cleafea^way^pvepy r four or five hours, it choked the spac,es r ..k?t w 6en_the .bare and proved a formidable b^a^clSTo ''toVn^cWs^ryilrauga'tT The co^oivbfCthK finoMe was the object of much favorable comment from the cognoscenti on^^oardV 7|fiLft~jbuK a' JuftgQ^ \oP s^c^ '^atlerl "is D couront to give the opinion of those capable of forming one without hazarding any >f his^Swin^dflfiiiake^nfiUtaK/rtKß^ as in amateur, he was convinced, from the dense' black- volume'- bel6ae"#lfb>W FrohOhe chimney, thaV'the^-wa's'f •i rlr |3o? J fi^ ( . burning below, the results 0 f which wer e f manifested oy She 1 pace T at! which the little boat cleaved her" way through the some? -| what' turbulent wafers 51 the'-Bay 1 ; Arhile, I at tbe samßtimiej v a L considerable amount of spare steam, issuing forth from the steam- pipej-showed-fchafr there-was motive power enough and to spare. Although' the quantity of, clinker is withput-dpubtl a grave objection JiPltbe coalbemg largely used by ocean stearaeps,' we may :3tatet that it should not -oh/ that account be has ; tily condemned; ; 'pit' coal is found in three, distinct Yearns one, above: the.-iotheri. the Jc*w,e'ciPne: being pf such, a poor character ti.at it has been deemed ' : advlsable^tp.ft%Mddh'iti; vj'nilS the. two upper ones have proved' 'to 'be of a far superior quality ,-but the drive which has been m«d^jin£eifsectsjas $bree,- and copr sequ'en^ly. , thft;. : .egaL hitherto taken, • out ! comprises portions of eabh, v and thus the. .quantity. .oJLdirJL and „sun.erfl.uAU3. . matter may be easily accounted for, aud it may be reasonably hoped.. jthat_ when.. the! produce Vf rr the'twVuppe¥' beams' 'can 1 be/ obtained withojiflbTe dross and dirt which areknpwn; to^exißt , ln r tli^ l l6w^r3''^iie^ the coal will be of a far superior* "character ;to that .tested ronr; Saturday 4ast.. T For: domestic 'purpose^-this l^ ssat, j ' f£ wfrich his, within the last "two - or three days, been 'tried in'Saoy p^W6 [ atiiiPpnval£€fli6\Jses'in Nelson^ has" proM ''PiteF 'eqiuat- to'-flUt imported from Australia, T .but, ..as it must be < a' matter ef 'great importance that | it should pro ve lfit'tefiPfdf itefeM og purposes, we shall look with considerable anxiety for a fair test of its qualities when "obtained froin~what arerknownto ber ihe best and purest seams. As it is not gejer&%: %W3fi tp ! teWJcapital has been expended upon this mine, ive may state ihat^the company, which consists of 'MjS^irehp^dejs^^hay^ralre^dy^-laid; out £30dd7i6 Hthe we\ feel ■Bure>lte&ithe're , is : nbtWsifrgle iresident l in thV'p*oWce7Wp rf^ .. mos^, heartily that the succes4a|hejr f r so nchly ; , merit for the perseverance! anff snerjgyr! they have tf ts^layeu.™ tiittr -"Attend fie sharehßifdPrs W\h^§j^m^fMl otty< for their^gwartN&ejbW the town,- and: provmce-iatitlaTge )which must necessarily benefit to so jjre&t^n extent ffiojg f e r M^ln^^r^^%cet:sf r ' '""" '■' '■ '' — r~-