Our country, the marvel of nations; its past, present, and future, and what the Scriptures say of it . the precious metals, gold and silver, seem to bescattered in profusion, and the amount of mineral wealth yet to be discoveredthere seems to be incalculable. Our coal fields seem to be inexhaustible; and outof the bosom of the earth, in portions of our country, flow millions of barrelsannually of petroleum, or rock-oil, affording the cheapest illuminating materialin the world. [This is another source of wealth to the country, equal to theoutput of gold.] Mineral coal was first discovered and u
Our country, the marvel of nations; its past, present, and future, and what the Scriptures say of it . the precious metals, gold and silver, seem to bescattered in profusion, and the amount of mineral wealth yet to be discoveredthere seems to be incalculable. Our coal fields seem to be inexhaustible; and outof the bosom of the earth, in portions of our country, flow millions of barrelsannually of petroleum, or rock-oil, affording the cheapest illuminating materialin the world. [This is another source of wealth to the country, equal to theoutput of gold.] Mineral coal was first discovered and used in Pennsylvania at the periodof the Revolution. A boat load was sent down the Susquehanna from Wilkes-barre for the use of the Continental works at Carlisle. But it was notmuch used before the war of 1812; and the regular business of mining thisfuel did not become a part of the commerce of the country before the year 1820,when 365 tons were sent to Philadelphia. At the present time the amount ofcoal sent to market from the American mines, of all kinds, is equal to full15,000,000 tons annuallw.
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