Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-18
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In the meadow lot belonging to J /.
L. Mccormack, near his residence, is
a good point to tap heavy body OF
coal by shaft. Here the coal would
be good, and also the roofing-that is
overlying the second and third beds.
The first vein would not pay; but the
second would pay heavy, and also
the third. The depth would not be
great to the second bed at this point.
This land is in Section Z.
There is also a heavy body OF coal
underlying a portion Of the land
owned by +. Baker, Esq, situated a
'i:tle northwest Of the city, being in
Section !. There isa very good point
here to tap the coal where it would
pay heavy to work, on the south side
! Of the branch. The first vein would
he passed through in sinking shaft
to the second vein. The second vein
or bed would pay to open here. The
roofing would be good. 1t would
have to be opened by shaft; but the
depth to the second vein at sinking
point would not be great. have
Iexamined several tracts Of land with
in three and four miles Of Knoxville,
of some Of which / will briefly speak:
Underlyinga heavypOrtion Of land
owned by r. II. UnderhilI Of Knox
vile, situated some .! miles east Of
| the city, on Section 10, without douat
| three beds of coal exist. A careful
survey Of lands surrounding this
land, with the different coal banks
already opened, leads me to this con
clusion. This land is high and COM
manding, situated on the line Of the
A. X. & ID. Railroad. The second
and third veins or beds of coal under
lying this land will pay heavy to
work. They will have to be W orked
by shaft. Here first-class coal bank
could be opened. The roofing over
the second and third beds We uld be
superb, consisting in bastar | lime
rock, hydraulic slate, soapsto ne slate
or steatite, with sandrocl- above,
which would make the roo ing dura
bic and safe.
Also underlying land o' med by f.
G. Barker, being on Sect on 10, some
q miles east of Knoyvill :, til zee beds
of coal exist. The frs vein has bee n
proven, being some tv 70 feet in thick
ness; aud some 3J or 10 feet below. on
the English creek tot com, the black
steatite slate crops ',ut just above the
second vein. Tbi vein must neces-
sarily make to all Of six or seven feet
in thickness, aft n penetrating the
heavy body Of t. rs bluff by an entry.
Here is an exec lent point for run
ming in s!or ing entry, where a
heavy body Q coal can be proven
and worked. The third bed would
have to be- proven by shaft. The
second vein however, is the one to
work now. It's roofing would be
good, and II G coal can be taken out
to good adj, antage. The range rnps
north and east, with the dip tothe
southeast. There are some tWent y
acres cont i ned in this piece Of lind
with the English creek passing al
lis base IA The south end OF the land
with a / Inf above to a height Of some
sevent, five or eighty feet, having Q
spiend ID point for proving the see
ond b. Il OF coal by sloping entry. 4
|
So. .ie 3 miles southeast Of Knox.
vile, l examined coal bank owned
b. Luther Burt and VIM. O. Burt
rhese gentlemen own some - acre.
Of excellent coal land, upon which
this coal bank is now opened. ]
passed through the entries and room;
OF this bank. The coal in this bank
as an average, ranks higher than any
coal / have yet seen i'm this section o
The County, it being by far Tho
strongest gas coal, aud very highly
ehemicalized. BY actual measure
ment of this vein, find it to be from
four to six feet in thickness. At the