Rhode Island coal field hailed as vast and promising
A New England coal discovery near Portsmouth Rhode Island is described as vast with an 840 foot deep vein found by diamond drilling. The piece outlines a plan to mine, wash, briquet, and generate electricity, claiming potential revenues and regional fuel impact.
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Rhode Island Coal Company
Bortsmouth
R. I
Thi
Portsmouthtooal
Narragansett
New England
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
United States
Taunton Copper Property's Rich Deposits Largely Untouched
Slag piles testify to vast coal use at the Taunton Copper Company mine where engineers estimate 1,500,000 tons were mined from lower levels. Rhode Island’s copper smelting declined due to ore tariffs and freight limits on Western ore. The former superintendent recalled Crocker’s belief the site could have been developed further, altering regional industry. The property later sold to Worcester Steel Works led by George M. Wright.
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Rhode Island
Portsmouth
Pennsylvania
United States
Pittsburg
Taunton Copper Company
Rhode Island Coal Company
New England
Lécal
Crocker
Hhe
England
Worcester Steel Works
George M. Wright
Rhode Island Coal Company Plans Domestic Fuel Supply
The Rhode Island Coal Company will avoid sweeping power policy shifts for now, focusing on selling coal to nearby cities and towns at a profitable price. Estimated earnings run from 2.50 to 3.00 dollars per ton with daily output of four to five thousand tons at full operation. Briquettes may add fifty cents per ton in demand, and mining shows unusually stable roof conditions with minimal timbering and an extensive tunnel network.
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William F. Sekol
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Mr. Powell
New England
Edison Company
Boston
Rhode Island Coal Company
Calumet & Hecla
Pennsylvania
Mr. Williams
Bureau of Standards
United States
Williams
Johns Hopkins University
Whitney
Rhode Island
Portsmouth
Industrial Annals of
Rhode Island Coal Fires Up Promising Guarantee
Mr Williams asserts Rhode Island Coal will burn as well as top Pennsylvania anthracite. He credits N W Bloss for the original discovery and his own follow up work for a free burning, ideal quality fuel. The claim rests on three years of experiments starting earlier this period.
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Portsmouth
Rhode Island Coal Company
New England
Narragansett Basin
Narragansett Bay
Shaler
Rhode Island
J. W. Dennis
Rhode Island Company
N. W. Bloss
Pennsylvania
Bloss
Henry J. Williams
Boston
Williams
Rhode
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