, 1869-08-02
THE INDIANA COAL MEASURES
Interesting Investigations.

From The 5t4dtundj1lis Journal, July 70.
Or. Edward T: Cox, State geolo9tst, returned On
portion Of the state, where he has been engaged
ior nearly three weeks In the prosecution Of hia
oven, vIgo and Iarke Countless and tho dlscoV.
cries haye been highly Important. He las sue
tetded In tracing the belt Of block coal through
part Of oven County. aud extending IN 2 dire;
lion rather west Of north through Gay, SiNo anu
PaIke Counties, The bels Is nhout six mles "a
margin Of tho telt Throughout thls distance thts
COIL Is found In good beds, ranging from three to
n'e ~ see 1ses y e same pels through Foansh I'D
Wa1ron Counties. All Of this IA very accessible,
snd much q !, cal, be readll. reached by "df'''
HcaI All Ito iniItc Of Clay County enc deposit Of
log Iron orc wBs foun! in quantities suticieas
70 run furnace, md IN most o. INC .as1nes s,s1,es
through thr hIstHct tnrrc arr largo 1uRnt1tlcA
uI Kidney ore, IN no p1acc sufficient 70 SUPPORT
i fuEnare, hut all Of which can tc fua'l1
sno M sso oTs rss csgna:c o
Farkc County. Tin has mt Jcs tr~tcti fts Quality
ra ~ ia 10 taisncl a. IL is ricbnrsa. hut I. rather
.nuna , to ., u,ttJ I IL ,nns u.c ~ ii orr These
irtn lrttlaHs 1ir rxpcr4a 70 ttsrt ihto tisceno
"n .n1 4 H a"f ao w.ss
will i,e e1trnhru To TIM nctRhbnftoHl III Dlool1l-
| neId.; .;utrcnp t"'ihly, f1r that pnrf,~e,
arr,tint Vi lin trtnF hTslIn!,r fns tm"nina iFnn
wttll1ul tx,knR. hr'ls If hlsufnihoHa rskihx eoAa
wrtu fpi1 thinnRhniIt thr ketlIQtl, III fnlha tatH
tIR frun, II, 10 eight levi III ehErkncss, wrh WI
| tahr rxrcIlrll l~k TIT" tiiftrfrhnn tnfH"1h iha
snti the lit.t coxl H. that ihr latter tiora nt,t
nriI ami s1. t,us kreIa IT, "sRihal shal'r fishlff
!hirnp teAt, thereby nIatlna II rntAtlr IL krri'
| NJ, ttIutlE strnft lhtunRh It. which rAthht =,
| tnns with Tho calling rhaL Tin aAltrf nhe ~
snur, hnnrtrr, tnr fri. alI ls ,rrI arecslll'e ~
| lntnlla ut drifts nr shatInw sf1aila.
l,r Tux IA k1tis:,~i thai thrte IA very bright
| futurp 11 htnr4 tnt ImiafA ~ \ manufacturing
| Etate; thhs II Will nut lre long urttl ihe rhA!f
1ertcrn rpttn hf tfIF RtAte will Il" rnffrFi htet
with fufllArrs aud thai We shall ftaiil aecnhli "
| reiInR{l " snA only In ManufMturra. Ihe Selao ~
ihla h,T rual, which II tH!nK found IN suca large
quantities rn scarcely l'e Uycr-estlinate.l. ~
,nus, very grestfy lessen ii,e eost " eheh'i
tAttnrtna Iro. Tne only nthcr rlaee where II T. T.
Frnury ,sailln, and there ohir u
| limited qusAttlrs. Thr reople thrnnRhunt ,he
rceiIun OF the slste liz visited arr Wild with ex
citeDeni and take grr6t ihlcretl IN tile tnscstiQa
| tJDlIe wlIirh arr i~Irr male. RnTh tfth42Rf fhsc
lis nnctnf fuuhl erFt{lA}y teaAI TO 4eHu nlnl =!
the assistance lie ttrEl desire. EAetef1l cafitA!
isis are R}+ fecatnltta ruru Arl mere Interested
| TnpI are uItEun4 i.eIr Inv esxatnns tlhetIf. stu
nune The ItPs artirrI, and AnMe OF t,f't OWN nv
tnaf wahp ur 10 the Importance u th|e enter
rttae, 10 If1I that Eastern Mrl, are afrMl} hifat
IT tbrfil. lie fuln sntsle tHe1i n'l4t4e'l III tts
tx4tiHx fnf tHiifnAt 10 rin IltFTcllt lhfunQH tHR
trF tan, ara they w~Fa ~ixtNhs IL hFFafr shn AZ!
| ~, tpr, trut lie iAlH them hf' wnHl hrAte ~
| rnat tua at{ tEsy might lDr~l1 tfIe fh'EfttaIl,
| F,ne al*4 ItnrIls Of HerAf"Hr NJ etrnMeht qua
| III fur t'tlLltng puttnstp. were iaHta thf"axhe3
| titC Af+'iIua SUIT e.14 "a.
IN tu4 ttt,t,uhs 1.utnn y III hsu Two tA'xoa a'lr
| With s3wrIH1ri,a Ut The tnais *iiil "*ts tt'!h
AHer snrk slcl1t IN ihla WAY. he Will staff at"
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