Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-15
A MATTER OF INTEREST.

Under this heading the Mansfield
Herald has quite long article.
We make only some extracts, to
show how Holmes Co. stands to-day
in mineral sense:
Our geological surveys all show that
we have no coal under our own soil,
however deep we may go. Our surface
| is all below the coal measures, in this
county, the western portion OF Wayne,
with all OF Ashland, Huron, and the
northern and western counties are of a
formation previous to the coal drift. We
must therefore look to the nearest point
for the supply of coal, and to the cheap
est method of transportation, because
every hundred miles of road costs, in
| transportation, from 81 to So per ton,
which with the immense amount of
coal used in manufacturing, forms an
item of immense Importance sufficient
to determine the success or failure OF
most manufacturing enterprises.
We must strike the nearest coal, (which
is to the southeast, and our city and
towns at the north and west, Tiflin, To-
ledo, Coldwater and the whole north
west, will fully sustaina road and give
it all the business it can do, if we can
strike the nearest mines of good coal.
10 show where they are, We resort to
the report of Prof. Newberry, confining
ourselves now, TO Holmes Co.
As we go along let us see the valuable
material for transportation which would
be developed by Il railroad running di-
rectly southeast. In Knox TIP. is Il lay
er of the Waverly stone which is OF the
true Berea grit and will make excellent
grindstOnes. South of this is Il deposit
of three feet thick of Il superior miner
al paint. In nearly the whole surface
heavy deposits of limestone are found
In this county and all north of us, lime
stone does not exist. 1t is well known
that lime within the coal deposit is
stronger and better than any other
lime, for ordinary use; but the value OF
this lime as freight over road here
will soon be immense, as at the price i
can be afforded it will be the most
profitable manure that can be put on
our lands. The time is not far distant
when all our farmers will use it freely
Here follows part of the geologic
al report which we published sever
al weeks ago.
We have given thus much space tc
this matter to show that with a road
some thirty to forty miles in the direc-
| ton indicated, we can reach as rich q
mineral country as we have III the
State, and if continued on to the Pan
handle road in COshocton or TuscarawaS
counties to meet the Wheeling & Lake
| Shore road we can have continuous
line from the river to Toledo, and the
/ Northwest, with an almost uniform
coal of the best quality for all but 30
miles of the route. Coal can be laid al
our depot by a road understood to be
and prepared for, that work, allowing
literally for coal in the mine, digging
and freighting, at less than - per ton
and can be laid in Toledo at $3.50
Good black band ore can be sold here
also for 81, and lime for manure for s.
if the coal is found with the limestone
as stated in the report. The lake Su-
perior iron can be brought to this point
We have the trade already opened, rail
roads in every direction tor shipping of
fertile country, therefore cheap Hv-
ing, water works, and gas, healthy To-
cation, cheap lands, and the wealth and
energy to put the wheels in motion.
We have carefully prepared this ar
ticle from perfect data for the consider
alton of the Board of Trade, not that it
is complete, but it presents facts enough
for the present, and the primary move
ments of that body should be speedy il
they would make them available. When
they choose to hold meeting every
thing necessary for action will be laid
before them,if they wish.
We hope the brethren in that di-
rection will take it upon themselves
to inaugurate railroad move into
our county. We can give you all
the coal and other minerals you
want, cheap. These hills in 1ittle
Holmes were not made for moth
inU.