The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-04-22
The Mineral Region,

A. ~ IN q letter from Professor W. W. MatneT
head Of the geological survey made in 1888
IItoJ. v. Robinson, ESD, President Of the
iIS & H. v. r. Company.
i JACKSON c. H., April 10, 1850.
.lI Y. Robinson, Esq, M \
i My DEAR SIRi-.In your letterto me some
time since, you wished to know about the
lnainefal resources that could be made availa.
bic by any bhe, or all bFthe practicable rail.
road routes from Portsmouth, via jackson
land Richmond to Cbillicothe.
In answer, it may be said generally, that
Jail the high grounds on the eastern and
noIthern waters iof Little Scioto river, are
moe OF less stored with iron ore, and gener,
ally also with coa., SO that line drawn .
! little east OF the mouth of Little Sci0to,
lhoftk byeast to A miles west OF Jackson G.
h and prolonged 80 as to pass near Allen
1ville, six Of seven miles west OF McArthurs-
town, would be near the western limit Of
the coal and iron region in this part Of the
State.
The iron ore in some places extends 10 the
west of this line onthe bill tops, but much
y: ,,..a ~ -. ~. T,r,..css Tba cc,l s.d
sns ~ ~ i;a. os.lS s - the sast of that line
sl,ho,sb ns .bsre nav he some hills to the west
| of that line that hare q few acres Of coal
neaFtheir SUBMITS. ~
TIE coala and ore beds dip slightly to the
e. 81 E, 90 that from one to three miles
east III this line, the hills are mostly under
l ~ z u I'M ~ = s,,ssn,s M so as n bs easily
No, VA a ,s;sho,,t @ Il v;no tbe mines tronhled
-. ..-sss s.'., -. Z. .sbs, n, tho
~ ~ Z, tbass so.I "H .nd ore beds a;ssnnesr he.
low Low KS M IL q vsi I of ths yallsrs fhnt conld he
T.. I; s;.,L;rr n. n. dor,, n tbaIr Law
ais ~ : ,.S,,e | nthas hsds cf coal l;msstone
;ron ,o, o,a ml snd inb,.stone s Are fonnd In the
h;Iis @ IN Ts;nn ~ nss,lv bn,;znntal, liz those. he.
@ ass II .hss,n hs T San,s miles q a,tber ~ The east
,hsse Ip y bads also Ain nrear near bvdinninp heneat6
ths s yslIsss ,,i. "a snd si;il a,her heds If Coal
,;,o.sY .s ~ "a ;,on i've anrear IN tbe h;Il.
49, .' INV S'''S fr
''ls; b F;,b4, of ,be ,o,,,ea ;nd;cated to Won IN
nv lIt,sr of last l,ctober or November. nas-
-. ~ ',t, asa,,sh o. ~ ,,sas Iaclso" would pass
5 - % n sIe ,r;les ,bronab the mineral rep;on
,bar <,al :. ~ .r,t. ora ahnt1t1d aArIsV
scra ss;hIs snn.i - ~ ths hast II the;r nsefnl
a.si;t;ss ~ s5 n,as bs Considered as nrac,;-
dda,in da1, 49, Jnr rs.;hIs 1a y ~'S''' ~
T IL r. Tha naD.sl ,on.s io,v, Rncleve cyeek and
ao,rs,ba - 'so,,.h I so,i, ~ ~ - Sait creet would
,,sss - La, [ &c r,;Ies AMONG the coal and
pss pusI hs,,s ,es' y : ~ ~ ~
o's oS S'us1 m, 4, Fo,,,.,,,;le crest .be,ce bv
I. ce.,a snd l or,, 49, ,hs ~. so,,,h so,L ~ Sal,
.sss a.c''sd cn ,,sss w e.s 10 rn;,es ,,,,on. The
~, Con- (, Z, ss',N t,.s ss,,s ssas ) ''ss =.
- ad TSat h. ~ e.s, Mad. waters ofIit-
a. So;o,n - Ha,r;,,s fo,I ofSvunoee, c,eeL
VI e $780, 49,, ~ ~ az .e.ha,, @ had Of he soutb
enI .uesI ns Ss,. ~ I ~ J Ia,n that strson, h.
III T.nhso .o,iJ ,,,ss ,oono Inc coal and ;,o,
ae1son, oaS hads ahout J % S Ho;ias Wv ''
"a an ~ Tia, bv Sc;oto furnace and Bloom.
fs1d n sc;oto connty Hals;s creeI in law.
.,c :. - .J =" placL ~ ns Snror,ss - c-sst
anJ tbsncs 10 The son,b head Of The sonth
sort I I of Sslr I creeL and down that stream by
Tactson I wonld mass tb,ouob the heart NJ
The - rom rso;on aoon. @ tbs hest coal and ore
haJs G G,nes3ona hnbr n,;Ii. iii .stone and mate.
s;ais T Co. tbs ,..nufao,rra D of alsss marhle
lime | Il ;ron &c e., about a, n miles
AS AS to the srconnt of the mineral resoprces
and A. their - M cansc;tv for Giving emnlovment to
can can;iai sk;li and ;nd,,strv which NAV he
nc ppe,rated p e bv The The Sc;oto and Hooking K R.
e II he made thyonoh or near Jackson in
I.ctson conn countv refa5ence NAV he made IN
,hs Gsoloo;cai Rsno,t of Ohio N The Tep;s.
iaturs % in January fSaa in wb;ch II will he
sssn % Ina, P,of 4 Rr;sos who was intrust-
ed with the geclooical Examinations Of the
Mineral reso,,yces Of that region. renorted.
that the belt Of coal deposits from near
Enntl;n furnace nortbwaras hy Jackson and
R;chla nd in Jackson 20 and thence 10 the
Hooking Iiver d miles west Of Nelsonyille.
WAS 60 sbnndantlv stored with coal ss 10 he
equivalent 10 \ solid rmbroken stratum SO
niles LONG five miles wide. and nine feet
th;cL Ee then SAVE.
"This amount If coal will Weld about
n;re millions of tonst per sonare mile
This estimate includes bnt 4 small mart 81
the coal which can he obtained from the
Mods hsretofore Described for after d;san.
nearing beneath the water courses tbey
5ouhtjess cont;nue eastward toward the
Ohio river sinking deener and deeper he.
meath The surface so that thew can he reach.
cd onlv hy shafts near The I,,;o At The dentl
of some @ hnodred feetn GepIoo;cal Rem. II
Oh;o 1aaa n ~ :
II w;il hs esen 8 from, This ono,st;on tha,
Prof. Briees. who was a disinterested wit.