, 1869-08-11

Tho SSRfC GrOloEbhf In Fountain
nnd Warren-IsrshSy Important
DeveiopE1 Enk.-Stx Hundred N4utkfe
Niles OF lBiorK COhl-Au hmm cnxc
He'd of Bituiniuous Equsai TO Pitts.
hufGh-SnIt N1tcr Equal to that
Of ahc lknnasxho Valley.
FIr1n n. Isldiuhn}r,its Journal .Auuslo.
Professor F 7. COX Stase GeolpsIst, rrturne4i
N SATURDAY eyenins from rs lip 10 Fountain
following ul his Survey OF The rna1-n.is. DlHnx
This LINE he traced the bel Of bhcE coal which Nc
.pokc Of upon his TURNER return Is commencing
IN owen and ruunug in wrs. Of nusth direction,
hIout The same .,l.h-s1 mics-aud from Tires
q Atiiea. A. his pout, ,ae sand.
| unt- Tile tAne Lei appears al'out te.en 1n,l.s
northwest of Attlca in Warm County. but Is
limited to tnl1 extent OF courtry, nnti tol sn
thick as the main ttd. II thus appears that t1s
led Of block cool, The value of which c4rcely
1T orctestlsnasc!I; Instead q te!uK con1nth to
discovered, e1trndA Ia ons solli mas stx nile.
vide. and thrce or Tour feet thick, a dlstluco OF
nearly Que hundred iniez in length It ,nay be
still longer. It ha5 not been full5 surveyed and
defined further south tl0n lle northern tue nf
Greene County, but that which We n1rcanr
anil industry which Viii Faise Inllana to u mu.l
.nvtaSlc position IN this country, Aud not rnany
f.ars viii elapse unit! TIL entire section Will be
In addition TO de1 ntnR the portbern limit Of this
1 & ess @ s' & ao sonT cSs ces es,
| III Fountain County. II is fouu! iii three seaiua
the nprcE one being from eighteen inches III i*o
feet III Thickness, lne middle Que from four
l!aif tu I'VE feet, autl thr lover from stx 70
seven feet: The aggregate dtPin VI the thrcc
veins raisiua fruu4 Twelve y fourteen feet In
taking largely OF the clklng or bitnmInous qnats.
II Is thn opinion Q! Professor Coz that this
t,l:ll. for blpc..ng iron wtthon, cokne, although
ln has lot fully tested It's quality tn this respect
As heating coal II II Of particular value, beinx.
frcr from rulrnur md fuls rqua IN cyery respect
10 " hat IL knuHn here the Pittsburgh coat. pfu-
Jcs-pr Cox r1eL1c.l hs FAit to DAnslIle, 1liuUls
uld q, IMPAIRED II with the coal thAs vicinity. lie
fu'E the inal Greek cnal 5ar Superior It: aud
hits hr rn.ls to he the general caar; that the
1uailty uf the coas In these Rcasurch Is always
lrEce ,l!ni1pshes ~ II extrn1s west wArd. 4 test
w=t recently applse. NJ large mil In Lafayette,
showing the Comparative Salue anil heatilx quail
Is of thr Two knds Of c'al. which was certainly
convincing. he cuals tired were the best quality
ui Ilnnvr coal, and some OF the S1lsrr Island
coal, taken fru.n Ihr mitdr seam in Fountain
,'oun,y. As tho result OF It, 4.elp ponnis OF The
Sl!Yer Island coal kept the pressure Of steam up
III sixty pounds and run the machinery seren
Ip1B Ail4 fnrty-flve minutes. .fGl pounds OF tue
Only portion Of the time. and run the niach!aery
.aiisage 10 the silver Island coal ~ sho*n "
1his lflal Ii as lar cent: nr. seventy pounds ol
The sli.r, Island co.i Is equal to one huudrrd
Tie i,anviiic coal il furn,rhe-. at the nncs q,
81 ~ I.rr to the rAsual COMPANY, al 81 Il 10
n,lla The Inuaua coHls can he furnished aifuott,
| II NOT quite, IN chrap. lille their frrcncsA from
| tulphur aid superior hcnEhE qua''t1sa FENDER
i.Tnf. i.ox found tracck OF iron orc throughout
ttl1 rrgtpn tut moi to snfncIrut Itent ~ rIu 4
| furnace. 1nr eanlstone UNDERLYING. 1ie csli Is
,w.ls fCT,y right irtt lh,ck. Tns n.uestn1e il
'tunt 10 belt cu the cnrt aide Of the blocs rna
ascca.sr5 i"s nuains. 1n one r!acc.. on coal
tI4ek he found ve!u OF coat nine lett thick hut
I did not extend 10 ally great dlssaacc u! this
In Ccol rrcsk, also, extensive veins OF salt
wattI ms5 ,e iurnd " lorine. and n strength II.
tLureushl, itr,c,', AMI s2s g.lluus II TIL. l,rtne
Viii make a silshrl-s3 puultus--ti salt, Nhltc OF
ite ktnahwa l1'i'e. - caot'> arc REQUIRED. This
t,.!Ec II cGInrar1tiytIy fire. fFtE impurities 1lso
! aLl NUT prove highly valuable fer tnrsrsun1n
putpoert "a soon AZ tcttei communication Is
/ aufd uC = iih the ontcr World
lhi. viii hoon te done Thepeopls every xher.
lint he has tsen eee:I: fully avc 10 thr tulnoe;-
| 1ice Of the deve puirnt being male. mud With.
uut iuuch EUisc rafiR Aye being planned aud MI
rnrEtMruss nsde for ,reet1.Iy 1ll:1tng them. In
fortunately. The fact continues to exist. that the
ters.ns p no arr no~t actrrly Interested ner MT
lHdann nCn, aid The. need 10 wake m AtIll murc
~ the fnlEe o! Ie Elines VI Itch are pear them.
The t1awtorsissll': lsoai, when extended tnwaraia
| l,An.ll,c, will pass d!srctJ through thc seam OF
| flock rlu!. aid will Rsn directly connect WITH
o;tcr foAd., rrajcrtrd. leading north and sou1h-
I;k yatuc TO Indianapolis Will te Tffy great and a
his. can tr done tn A It aE.l rush l'atnmetlasciy
forward 10 SPECIFY ron't'ltuon should IN. dane still.
| tut delay. Several Other roaas arc pro
| pcstt, witch ~tll -oon take definite shafe- Wneu
we khHll epaeAsnr to krer oar rraders Informed
| coIcelnirR tie location, u! one 9! these, It NIL
le remembered. extending IRON Harmony. Clay
| lhe extension OF thr Evansville Koek!oEl l.nr
inrthwA. 10 Ian, Tile arti At.!cs, artc!ts Of ass-
| ctatiOn ere filed last week. ..
| Nu,.nS lite present week, r1nf Cox viii reunata
| al hone, and nrxt Monday he will star to Greene
,nuntr. 10 csa1nne the lron rtginn tnerc, and
! will most certainly make ho1le very Interesting
| nE4j saluHhla ttisFUtCytcA