Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-07-13
,enort Of Geological survey Of
MARION COunty--GOnlfnued.
BY W. p. FOX, GEOLOGIST.

DIToR VOTER:
The past two weeks have been
eyoted to explorations made east
nj southeast from Knoxville. This
kg;on is the most interesting Of
x section Of the County we have
i surveyed. Some > miles little
buth of east from Knoxville, on
|nrlish creek and its breaks, and
!. btween the breaks of the English
i. hd the breaks of Walnut creek, and
e breaks of Honey creek, from to
and II miles southeast of Knox
lle, is grand field for Geological
vestigation. Through this section.
the country we have been deeply
Mterested and engaged. On one
1rtion of the s. 4. of the S. +. / of
&c. 0, 70, 10, ton the English, q
tiles from Knoxville, we discover
te outcroppings of Camel coal. By
3fareful inspection of this land and
quality Of coal, we find it to be a
,erb article. BY testing this coal
two different points we find it to
Fasure at its Outcrop nearly feet
thickness Of Camel coal. Gaping
Is coal is a heavy hydraulic rock,
|ainst which the coal hugs closely,
sring under a heavy bluff, some 60
|etabove to its summit. At several
1 Their points around this body of
d nd, this same coal crops out, with
hehydraulic rock above, displaying
efact that a heavy body of Camel
bal exists, not only under the above
j act of land, but also under portions
Sec. ID and Is, as this body of land,
interrupted, includes a portion of
ese Sections. This coal we have
sted in every possible manner, by
lrning, powdering, whiting, max
< ornaments out of it, and by send
9 samples of it to different places
y analysis, to Des Moines, Iowa
Pity, Chicago and other places; and
e result of the same pronounces it
he superior quality of Camel
bal.
There seems to be a range Of this
palm this portion of the County,
dalso small range southwest of
knoxville, in the Fuller district.
here must certainly, from all indi-
tons, be very heavy deposit of
al underlying the above land. On
her bodies Of land, surrounding
Pc above, which are divided by
] leaks, the bituminous coal crops
ID, and all symptoms of the Camel
al disappear, proving that the
hnncl coal lies in body by itself.
Ilindman's bank they have a
hm of this Camel coal, but it is
J INJECTED with a bed or vein Of
luminous coal, which symptom is
d for its ever amounting to much
a vein of Camel coal. It's quality
bwever is good, but there not
Tough Of it. There are other lOcali-
5 connected with this range of
Pnnel coal, which we have not
llahed IS yet, and cannot conse-
hently report at this time. It's
tent we propose to explore thor
9hly, after which to report it.
Following the breaks of the creek,
+ strike Sec. 10, portion of which
4 Potion we have heretofore reported.
pc high land Of the y. w. ! of the
+. of Section 10, owned By Mrs.
larlotte Pugi, is without doubt
lderiaid with heavy deposits of
aI. Here we fad all the coal
>soms, and in places the coal Itself,
opping oat around this land. We
satisfied that the coal can be
med from this land to a good
vantage and in paying quantities.
ne samedeposit OF Goa. Also extends
lder another piece of land, adjoin-
< Mrs. Pugh's, said to be owned
aman by the name Or. Young,
40 Keeps a Drug store in Knox
ie. The coal also crops out On
Is land at its base, and has without
abt heavy deposit OF coal under
ing it, which can be worked 90
pod advantage. \ shaft sunk on
rs. Pugh's land VIII also tap the
pdy underlying both pieces, and
20 other tracts in close proximity,
injecting the same tract Of land.
in the east side OF the northeast !
,. W. of same Section, owned by
8. Pu9h, "a magnificent stone
larry can be opened to good adyan-
&c. Here the stone crOpS out to q