Supplemental Indenture No. 4



 Exhibit 10.78 
  
 CONSOL ENERGY INC. 
  
 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 4 
  
 $250,000,000 
  
 7.875% Notes due 2012 
  
 THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 4, dated as of August 8, 2005 (this “Supplemental Indenture No. 4”), by and among CONSOL ENERGY INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Guarantors listed
on Schedule I hereto and THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York trust company, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”). 
  
 RECITALS OF THE COMPANY 
  
 WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an
Indenture dated as of March 7, 2002 (the “Indenture”), a Supplemental Indenture No. 1 dated as of March 7, 2002, a Supplemental Indenture No. 2 dated as of September 30, 2003 and a Supplemental Indenture No. 3 dated as of April 15, 2005
(such Supplemental Indentures, collectively, the “Supplemental Indentures”) providing for the issuance of the 7.875% Notes due 2012 in the aggregate principal amount of $250,000,000; 
  
 WHEREAS, Article IX of the Indenture provides for various matters with
respect to any series of Securities issued under the Indenture to be established in an indenture supplemental to the Indenture; 
  
 WHEREAS, Section 9.01(a)(12) of the Indenture provides that the Company, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Trustee may enter into an indenture
supplemental to the Indenture to provide for the release of a Guarantor Subsidiary in respect of its Subsidiary Guarantee pursuant to Article XI of the Indenture; 
  
 WHEREAS, all the conditions and requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture No. 4, when duly executed and
delivered, a valid and binding agreement in accordance with its terms and for the purposes herein expressed, have been performed and fulfilled. 









 NOW THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 4 WITNESSETH: 
  
 For and in consideration of the premises, the Company, the Guarantor
Subsidiaries and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders of the Securities of such series as follows: 
  
 ARTICLE ONE 
 RELATION TO INDENTURE; DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION 
  
 SECTION 1.1 Relation to Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture No. 4 constitutes an integral part of the Indenture. 
  
 SECTION 1.2 Rules of Construction. For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture No. 4: 
  
 (a) capitalized terms used herein without definition shall
have the meanings specified in the Indenture; 
  
 (b) all references herein to Articles and Sections, unless otherwise specified, refer to the corresponding Articles and Sections of this Supplemental Indenture No. 4; 
  
 (c) the terms “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar
import refer to this Supplemental Indenture No. 4; and 
  
 (d) in the event of a conflict with the definition of terms in the Indenture, the definitions in this Supplemental Indenture No. 4 shall control. 
  
 ARTICLE TWO 
 GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES

  
 SECTION 2.1 Releases. Effective as of the date
hereof, each of CNX Gas Company LLC and Cardinal States Gathering Company is released from its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee. 
  
 SECTION 2.2 Guarantor Subsidiaries and Guarantors. Effective as of the date hereof, (i) the Guarantor Subsidiaries listed on Schedule
I of the Indenture shall be as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto and (ii) the “Guarantors” as defined in the Supplemental Indentures shall mean those subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule I
attached hereto. 
  
 ARTICLE THREE 
 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
  
 SECTION 3.1 Ratification. The Indenture, as supplemented and amended by the Supplemental Indentures and this Supplemental Indenture No. 4, is in
all respects hereby adopted, ratified and confirmed. 
  
 SECTION
3.2 Trustee Not Liable for Recitals. The recitals contained herein are made by the Company and the Guarantors, and the Trustee assumes no liability for the correctness thereof. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture No. 4. 
  

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 SECTION 3.3 Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture No. 4 may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 
  

SECTION 3.4 Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 4 SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND FOR ALL
PURPOSES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF SAID STATE. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture No. 4 to be duly executed
as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	CONSOL ENERGY INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/    John M. Reilly

	 Name:
	 	 John M. Reilly

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President and Treasurer













			
	 GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES and GUARANTORS:
  
 CENTRAL OHIO COAL COMPANY
 CHURCH STREET HOLDINGS, INC.
 CNX MARINE TERMINALS INC.
 CONSOL FINANCIAL INC.
 CONSOL OF CANADA INC.
 CONSOL OF KENTUCKY INC.
 CONSOL PENNSYLVANIA COAL COMPANY
 CONSOL SALES COMPANY
 CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY
 EIGHTY-FOUR MINING COMPANY
 HELVETIA COAL COMPANY
 IC COAL, INC.
 ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY
 KEYSTONE COAL MINING CORPORATION
 LAUREL RUN MINING COMPANY
 LEATHERWOOD, INC.
 McELROY COAL COMPANY
 NEW CENTURY HOLDINGS, INC.
 QUARTO MINING COMPANY
 ROCHESTER & PITTSBURGH COAL
COMPANY
 SOUTHERN OHIO COAL COMPANY
 TWIN RIVERS TOWING COMPANY
 WINDSOR COAL COMPANY
 WOLFPEN KNOB DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

		
	By:	 	 /s/    John M. Reilly

	John M. Reilly, Vice President and Treasurer of each Guarantor Subsidiary listed above on behalf of each such Guarantor Subsidiary
	
	 CNX LAND RESOURCES INC.
 MTB INC.

RESERVE COAL PROPERTIES COMPANY

		
	By:	 	 /s/    William D. Stanhagen

	William D. Stanhagen, President of each Guarantor Subsidiary listed above on behalf of each such Guarantor Subsidiary












			
	
	CONSOL DOCKS INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/    James J. McCaffrey

	 Name:
	 	 James J. McCaffrey

	 Title:
	 	 President

	
	TERRA FIRMA COMPANY
		
	By:	 	 /s/    James A. Russell

	 Name:
	 	 James A. Russell

	 Title:
	 	 President

	
	CONRHEIN COAL COMPANY
		
	By:	 	CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY, a general partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/    John M. Reilly

	 Name:
	 	 John M. Reilly

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President and Treasurer

	
	CONSOL OF WV LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/    Robert M. Vukas

	 Name:
	 	 Robert M. Vukas

	 Title:
	 	 Manager













			
	TRUSTEE:
	
	THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, as Trustee
		
	By:	 	 /s/    Warren A. Goshne

	 Name:
	 	 Warren A. Goshne

	 Title:
	 	 Vice President