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The Koontz Mining Co., New Martinsville, W.
Va.; capital. $50,000; incorporators, Jacob Koontz
and Henry Koontz, of New Martinsville; John E.
Koontz. of Parkersburg; C. H. Collins, of Pennsboro,
and A. T. Hughes, of Moundsville.
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Holly Ridge Coal Co., Gauley Bridge, W. Va.;
capital, $50,000; incorporators, F. S. Arter. E. N.
Brohler, of Bloomer, W. Va.; Berkley Minor, Jr.,
of Charleston; A. S. Bretherton and H. A. Merz,
of Cleveland.
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New River & Pocahontas Coal Co., Philadelphia;
capital of $1,000,000; incorporators, Henry A.
Berwind, John E. Berwind and E. B. Chase, Philadelphia;
and E. J. Sprain, of Wilmington, Del.
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Haring-Wilson Coal Co., Massillon. O.; capital,
$30,000; incorporators, J. C. Haring, James A.
Wilson, William Penman, Thomas F. Whalen and
Robert W. McCaughey.
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South Canon Coal Co., New York City; capital,
$600,000; incorporators, J. H. Koehler, New York
City; N. R. P. Malony, Brooklyn; F. P. Woodruff,
Elizabeth, N. J.
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W. M. Whitmore Coal Co., Dayton, O.; capital.
$75,000; incorporators, W. M. Whitmore, R. E.
Murphy, C. G. McMullen, S. A. Dickson, Joseph
Light.
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Struthers Coal & Coke Co., Uniontown, Pa.; capital,
$500,000; incorporators, W. C. Runyon, New
York; George L. Fairbank, Albert Crossman, Cleveland.
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M. A. Hanna Coal Co.. Cleveland; capital, $100,-
000; incorporators, J. S. Ashley, R. L. Ireland, W.
B. Whiting, Samuel W. Folsom and G. W. Richard.
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Hoosier Smokeless Coal Co., Sebastian, Ark.;
capital, $400,000; incorporators, J. A. Lingle, B. F.
Turley, Edward Andrew, E. S. Scott, W. W. Lingle.
Crescent Coal & Coke Co., Connellsville, Pa.;
capital, $15,000; incorporators, James S. Bryner,
Henry J. Hetzel, E. L. Marietta, Connellsville.
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Cochran Coal Co., Jackson, O.; capital, $25,000;
incorporators, A. J., and Mary B. Cochran, George
and M. M. Wheldon and Wesley Harrison.
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The Wayne Coal Co., Lodi, O.; capital, $30,000;
incorporators, W. S. Reed, C. S. Reed, R. R. Woods,
J. A. Hower, R. K. Gamble.
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Center Mountain Coal Mining Co., Union City,
Tenn.; capita], $200,000; incorporators, J. A. Coble.
E. H. Marshall and others.
Beaver Creek Coal & Coke Co., Ashland, Ky.;
capital, $100,000; incorporators, M. F. Fleming and
others, of Ashland, Ky.
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Freeburn Coal & Coke Co., Lynchburg, Va.; capital,
$75,000; incorporators, J. R. Gillam and others,
of Lynchburg, Va.
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Price Hill Fuel Co., Fayetteville, W. Va.; capital,
$250,000; incorporators, S. Dixon and others.
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Tennessee Consolidated Coal Co.; capital, $500.-
000; incorporators, E. L. Hampton and others.
Acetylene Gas as a Mine Explosive.
Acetylene gas. generated with water from carbide
of calcium, is now being used as an explosive
in German coal mines. By means of an air mixture,
explosive force is obtained which can compete
with that of powder and dynamite. The explosion
takes place in an air chamber and is
caused by an electric spark. For this purpose
carbide of calcium is reduced to small particles
and put into a cartridge, consisting of a tin box.
Tn this the carbide lies at the bottom and above
it is a partition filled with water. Above this is
a vacant space with the electric percussion device.
On the side of the cartridge is an iron pin by
means of which the partition between the carbide
and the water can be perforated. After the drill
hole has been completed the cartridge is placed
into it and the hole is closed with a wooden stopper.
Then the protruding iron pin is dealt a blow,
by which the partition is perforated and the water
is caused to come in contact with the carbide,
whereby acetylene gas is generated. This mixes
with the air of the drill hole. After five minutes
the gas is ignited by an electric spark. By this
method of blasting the rock is said to be not
thrown out but rent with innumerable cracks, so
that it can be easily removed afterwards. About
1.7 ounces of carbide, which produce about 16
quarts of acetylene gas, are used for each cartridge.
The property of the Riverview Coal Mining Co.,
with an appraised value of $76,000, was sold in
bankruptcy court at Buffalo, recently, for $40,500
to Frank S. Smith, of the Shawmut Coal ~ Coke
Co. The Shawmut company owns the mines adjacent
to the Riverview company at Riverview,
Armstrong county, Pa.