He had at last founded the association of Desruinaux, Fauquenoix Co. to exploit the Montsou concession, and the pits began to yield a small profit when two neighbouring concessions, that of Cougny, belonging to the Comte de Cougny, and that of Joiselle, belonging to the Cornille and Jenard Company, had nearly overwhelmed him beneath the terrible assault of their competition.
Il venait enfin de fonder la société Desrumaux, Fauquenoix et Cie, pour exploiter la concession de Montsou, et les fosses commençaient a donner de faibles bénéfices, lorsque deux concessions voisines, celle de Cougny, appartenant au comte de Cougny, et celle de Joiselle, appartenant a la société Cornille et Jenard, avaient failli l'écraser sous le terrible assaut de leur concurrence.