Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-01

been found of sufficient thickness to be
profitably mined. On the Kilbuck Goa
and Mining Co.'s property, in Mechanic
township, it is associated with iron ore
in the everything shales, and it is possi-
BILE that further explorations may show
that the two minerals may be proftably
mined together. The presence OF this
coal is disclosed almost everywhere in
the county, but it must, for the present
be esteemed of no economic value.
Coal No. 5.---The shale and sandstone
everything Coal No. A. range from 20 to
30 feet in thickness where the horizon
of Coal No. 5---or the Grey limestone
seam-is reached. This coal attains It's
maximum thickness in this county, In
Salt Creek township, where it is three
and one-half feet thick, with six feet OF
limestone resting directly upon it. very
good coal can be obtained from the
openings here, but it is in three layers
with many sulphur seams. In other
parts of the county it is OF similar
character, and, generally, of less thick
ness. Still, it is from this vein that the
citizens of Holmes county are to obtain
material for restoring the fertility OF
their farms, and securing their future
productiveness. The coal is, usually, OF
sufficient thickness to suffice for burn
ing the lime, and as the coal and lime
stone can be taken out of the same en-
trv, and both mined with facility, there
is no place where quick-lime can be OBJ
tanned at less expense than here. Prop
erly used, this deposit will add largely
to the wealth of the county. The Ben
nington mine, near Nashville, which L
refer to this horizon, furnishes very
good coal, much superior to that from
any other opening in the Grey lime
stone seam with which l am acquaint-
ed.
Coal No. 6.-At an average distance
of 45 feet above the Grey limestone, Is
found the Sauders or Shepler coal, which
occurs in all the higher hills OF the
county. 1t is from this seam that the
county are most widely known, and
from which a large part of the coal
mined in the county will probably be
taken for many years to come.
At Day s. Shattuek's, and at Mr..
Saunders mines, in Hardy township,
This coal has been successfully mined
for many years. 1t is here hard, bright
moderately cementing, is an excellent
crate and steam coal, and makes conn
pact coke. 1t is in three benches, the
middle one containing much smaller
percentage of sulphur and ash than the
,ther two, and making a good black
smiths coal. The peculiar purple color
Of the ash of the top and middle benches
enables one to identify this coal wher-
ever used. At a few places only the
,sh is light colored. The seam in this
1eighborhood, at Day & Shattuck's,
Judge Saunders, Judge Armors, john
IONS and Shutz's banks varies In thick
ness from four to six feet, and lin places
reaches a thickness of feet, and it IS IN
his vicinity that the most valuable de-
oosits of this coal in the county, so far
IS explored, are found.
At Saunders and Day & Shattuck's
mines the roof is shale, with shells; the
potion is six to ten feet Of fire-eiay.
At Johnson's mine, roof shaly sandstone;
1t bottom ten to twelve inches of COM
,act sulphury iron ore. At Judge Ar
nors' mine, sandstone roof; bottom
ire-clay, with parting of clay or shaie
L-6 inches in thickness; at two feet
rom the bottom of the coal lower bench
rood blaeksmiths' coal. At Shutz's
nine. sandstone roof: bottom fire-clay.
At the Taylor mine (No. p, Knox tp.,
he coal is 80 inches, hard and good;
andstone roof, with few inches shale
smells. At Sears's mine'
Walnut Creek township, the coal is OF
rood quality, three and one-half feet
hick, black shale roof, with sandstone
bove. In the same township, on Hen
V Coley's land, and entry of 130 feet
Exposes coal three feet seven inches
till increasing in thicknessi coal in one
,eneh, of excellent quality; ash white.
1t Thompson's bank, Farmersville, a
eetion from aboves black shale,in thick
heets, 10 feet; black shale, with a great
bundance of shells, S inches; camel
oal. , inches; bituminous coal, feet;
,lue shale, inches, fire-clay at bottom.
,oal good; ash white. The camel
oal and the blue slate here apparently
epresent the upper and lower benches
f the Saunders and Day & Shattuck's
mines. At an abandoned opening, on
he same farm, the sandstone rests upon
he coal.
At Berlin village, this seam is struck
" boring at 95 feet below the surface,
nd is four feet thick. 1t crops out and
accessible in all the neighboring ra-
ines. and, at an opening on DR.. Pom
rine's land, is three feet thick, and of
ood quality.
On the Killbuck Coal and Mining Cos.
in Mechanic township, the
ORION of this coal is from seventy to
ighty feet below the top of the highest
ills, but no explorations have been
lade for it.
This is the seam of coal worked on
he property of the Holmes Co. Mining
'ompany.
Coal No. THE Sandstone above the
aunders coal is generally massive,
caches thickness varying from 80 to
o feet,and forms one ofthe most prom
nent features of the geology of the
ounty. In places it is shown in bold,
brupt cliffs, and in others its debris, in
arge masses, so covers the slopes of the
ills as to entirely unfit them for cuiti-
-ation. 1t marks, accurately, the hori-
on of Coal No. 6 below it, and of No.
I, the Taylor seam, above it. The lat
er is an excellent block coal containing
small percentage of ash and but lit
lie sulphur. At Taylor's bank, in Knox
ownship. il is from four TO six feet
hiek, with 4 shale roof, and iireclay
,eneath. No better coal than this Is
ound in the county, but it is so near
he surface that it is soft, rusty, and un-
INVITING in appearance, and the area
overed by it is not so large. On Mr..