▁had ▁to ▁overcome ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁pre jud ice , ▁White ▁and ▁his ▁partner ▁Er sk ine ▁Haz ard ▁would ▁found ▁the ▁Le high ▁Co al ▁and ▁Navigation ▁Company , ▁creating ▁the ▁Le high ▁Canal , ▁and ▁insp iring ▁the ▁explo itation ▁of ▁the ▁anth rac ite ▁depos its ▁found ▁by ▁William ▁W ur ts ▁around ▁Car b ond ale , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁which ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Sc r anton . ▁The ▁M ills ▁of ▁White ▁and ▁Haz ard , ▁and ▁the ▁regular ▁large ▁boat loads ▁they ▁proved ▁they ▁could ▁supply ▁had ▁t ipped ▁the ▁pre jud ice ▁against ▁anth rac ite ▁to ▁a ▁w ary ▁pla us ibility ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁by ▁ 1 8 2 2 - 1 8 2 4 ▁when ▁the ▁Le high ▁was ▁much ▁dam aged ▁by ▁flo oding . ▁The ▁news ▁of ▁its ▁rapid ▁repair ▁and ▁rest oration ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁fact ▁anth rac ite ▁stock s ▁had ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁run ▁down , ▁but ▁not ▁out ▁establish ing ▁the ▁reliable ▁s our cing ▁finished ▁off ▁the ▁bias , ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁mine ▁output ▁reaching ▁the ▁Del aware ▁bas in ▁mark ets ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁long ▁delayed ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁Sch u yl kill ▁Canal . ▁ ▁W ur ts ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁think er , ▁and ▁inspired ▁his ▁brothers ▁to ▁back ▁forming ▁a ▁company ▁to ▁deliver ▁the ▁new ▁High ▁Te ch ▁fuel , ▁anth rac ite ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁by ▁building ▁an ▁am bit ious ▁canal ▁to ▁connect ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁and