Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-29
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themselves, which are different from

those of copper. Again, if gold is
predominant under the land, then it
is that it will make itself known at
the surface. lfsilver predominates,
then the silver blossom shows itself
If coal beds exist beneath, then we
find all the coal blossoms, essences,
oxides, &C., making out at the weak
points.
The indications of the various min.
erals are each different from all the
others. The symptoms of copper
cannot come from anything except
copper. The symptoms Of lead can
not come from anything but lead.
The symptoms of coal cannot come
from anything else but coal; and so
on through the whole catalogue of
minerals. Space will not permit me
to give the nature and names of the
indications to the different minerals,
in this report; l may do SO at some
other time.
Here comes the points, it is not
every person that can tell these
symptoms when he sees them. Life
long study and deep research are re-
quired. Theory alone will not do;
hook learning is a good thing, but
too much Of it, without practice, is
dangerous. Neither will practice do
without theory. The theoretical and
the practical must be united and GO
together. Again, n person may have
theory and practice combined, and
yet if they were not accompanied
with good comMon sense, tiicy would
do him no good. With these few
suggestions we start out.
We visited the Fuller district, some
six miles southwest of Knoxville,
and examined very minutely the
coal taken out of his land. This
land is in See. 20, IS, 90, being the
\. +. of the $. j.. !, and the S. f.. !
Of the n. T.. /. This tract Of land is
underlaid with two qualities of coal,
one Of which is pure camel coal.
The camel coal at its outcrOp mt one
point, is five feet thick, and runs un-
der q heavy hill, which hill covers
some - or 20 acres. We measured
this coal, and know whereof We
speak. Have also sent sample To-
IChicago, and received nm answer,
pronouncing it "A No. I Camel Coal,
The indications are TINT there is u
heavy deposit of this coal underlying
this land. On another portion OF the
Eabove 80 acres is n heavy deposit cf
bituminous coal. This piece, bearing
| the bitumin0us coal, is divided or
separated from the land bearing the
camel coal by n very deep rmvine,
which we call n fault.
Camel coal is the most scarce or
any coal in the United States. 1t il
also the most valuable. The gas
locked up in camel coal is the proI
erty which gives it its value or s,I-
periOrity over other coal. For man
ufacturing purposes it cannot fs.
eXcclled. The best quality Oi canncl
coal il what is called "fatty,' or
"fattn." The fatty portion would
necessarily extend under the heavy
body Of the hill. Here an entry can
be run in on this coal SO that, it caia
be worked TO good advantage. There
may not be heavy quantities Of this
camel coal underlying this land, but
we must confess that We have never
yet seen a sbetter showing for q
heavy bed Of it in the West. Our
best camel coal, and the most OF il >.
is procured in Kentucky, and shipped
to different parts Of the country. The
great demand for this coal cannot be
supplied. The apex Of the blur
above this coal is some Is feet.
Mr.. r. n. Fuller has a very finn
mineral spring on his land. The
medical properties Of the water in
this spring are strong, and we think
very conducive to health. Ifthis
spring was properly arranged it
would be fine resort for invalids
from different parts of the country,
1t is not only good for drinking, but
is good for bathing. OF course u
chemical analysis Of :he water w0nltt
better prove this theory.
We examined this section Of eOnn-
try for several miles, following tie
banks Of the Whitebreast. There car
be no doubt that along the banks of
this stream there are millions Of tuns
of coal, which it viii require ages TO
work out. Here is one vast coal " ),
giOn, where small coal banks ',ase.
been opened In large numbers. Goal
has been taken out in lvIxx, CON.