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Coal IN CHINA.-Ihe western mountains
in the neIghhorhuod Of Pekin are remarka>
BILE for the coal they enclose. So abundant
is it, that space Of half league cannot
be traverseG without meeting with rich
strata. Yet, either because Of this very
abundance, ors from the inveterate habit
which the hinese have of leaving all things
unprotected, the art Of mining is yet in ITS
infancy amongst them. NJ chinery to Iigh.
ten labor is there unknown. They have
not even an idea of the pumps IudIspensa>
hle 10 draw off the water. If local cIrcum~
stances allow, they cut drainage galleries;
if not, they ahand In the working when the
inundation has gained too far upon them
Their system of ventilation consists in max
ing openings at certain distances, over
which they place wheels turned by men;
but these wheels, though necessarily in mo-
zion, introduce very little air into the mines.
The ma.tock, pickaxe, and hammer, are the
mining insiruments;a furrOw is traced With
the pickaxe, the mattock IS inserted and
driven in with the hammer, and in this man.
ner, Jumps Of coal are detached, weighing
from 60 lbs. to 50 lbs. Coal is at nIoder.
ate price in the capital.


Capt. Pidd ng's Chsnrse Olio.