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

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quite peculiar. 1t contains large guam
titles of broken, angular fragments Of
E white and yellow ebert, with a profu-
, sion of fossils, which, understand, Mr.
, Meek decides belong to the Carbonifer-
GUS formation. If so, they point to the
deposition of asub-carboniferou lime
stone, which has been cut out and re-
moved by the agencies which brought
in and deposited the materials of the
, Conglomerate. Small fragments; OF
precisely similar cherty material, have
found at the base Of the Conglomerate,
at Nelson Ledges, in Portage county.
In the larger part of the county, the
Conglomerate is entirely wanting, being
r represented, in places, by thin layer
of coarse sandstone without pebbles
sometimes by hard, compact, white 81
licious rock, few inches in thickness,
and filled with stigmaria, while at other
places the Coal-measures are seen rest
ing directly on the Waverly.
| About mile and half south of the
Conglomerate, above Lozier's quarry, in
Washington township, the Coal-meas-
ures are at least one hundred feet be-
low the level of this Conglomerate,w while
no corresponding dip of the strata, in
that direction, is observed. 1t would
seem, therefore, that the Conglomerate,
and large part Of the upper por-
tion of the Waverly, was here cut out
and removed, before the deposit of the
Coal-measures.
Coal No. 1.-Above the Waverly, or
the Conglomerate, where the latter is
found, appears Coal Seam No. l, or the
block coal, ordinarily resting upon
bed of fire-clay and sometimes separated
from the sandstones below by few
feet of shales. 1t may be seen in many
places west of the Killbuck, in the ter
ritory south of Paint creek, and north
Of Black creek, the most productive
coal region of the county. On the east
Of the Killbuck, it has been mined, on
Mr.. Cameron's land, in the south part
of prairie township, and the shales
which accompany it may be identified
in the ravine north of the Shepler or
Holmes county Cos. bank.
At Smiths bank, in the northern
part of Monroe township, it reaches
thickness of four feet, is a true block
coal of fair quality, and reasonably
free from sulphur. 1t inclines to break
up in small pieces, is quite rusty and OF
rather an uninviting appearance. The
blacksmiths do not like it, as they
prefer softer and more melting coal
As their opinion, where little coal is
mined, is potent in determining the rep
utation of different Goals, that from
this opening has not had the valuation |
it deserves.
At Motifs bank, in the north west
part of Monroe township, coal No. is
three feet thick, hard, bright, and OF
good quality. 1t rests upon compact
fire-clay, said to be nine feet thick; be-
tween the coal and the everything sand |
stone are only two to four inches OF |
highly carbonaceous shale. The sand |
stone is strong, unbroken, and would |
readily admit of working chambers Is
to % feet square. On Stephen R. VIII
liams' and Washington Williams land. |
near the centre of Monroe township,
this coal is little over three feet thick, |
resting on the fire-clay and capped |
with dark, bituminous shale. 1t is a |
block coal of fair quality. but has not
been sufficiently opened to determine,
accurately, its character. The best ex-
posure is so nearly on the level of an
adjacent stream that the water would |
be troublesome unless a lower opening
can be found.
At James Martins bank, north, and
in the same township, it is two feet
thick, hard, bright, compact, semi
block coal, but containing much sui
phur. Above it are ten feet of hard,
dark, sandy shale.
On John and Charles Steele's land,
north of Judge Armor's in Hardy town.
ship, it is two or three inches thick, in 8
benches, roof massive bituminous black |
shale. Coal semi-bituminous and with
much sulphur. 1t has been opened only
to distance ofa few feet, and the seam
is said to be increasing in thickness and
improving in quality.
At John Carey 4, s,west of the Killbuck
and near Millersburg, it is also two feet
three inches thick, in three benches sep
arated by sulphur seams,and of no val
lie. The sand-rock rests directly upon
the coal.
The out-crop Of this seam can be
seen in the ravine below Day & Shat
tuck's bank, ,on Barney Carpenters land
near the east line of Monroe township,
and in various other places. Over more
than half the county the deep ravines
are below its horizon, and it will doubt
less be found in many other places.
The shsles above this coal vary from
a few inches to fifteen feet IN thickness,
and in places are entirety wanting, the
sandstone resting directly on the Coal.
1t is probable that they were originally
deposited of nearly unifarm thickness
and that the agencies which brought in
the coarse material of the sandstone
have cut down and removed the shale,
doubtless, carrying away, also in places
the entire coal seam.
From ten to thirty feet above Coal
No. is local deposit of coal and iron
ore, which l have been able to trace
over large part of the county west OF
Killbuck. The best exposures of it are
on Locust Lick run, OH Mr.. Ellison's
land, in the west part of Monroe town.
ship, below Mitchart's bank, little
north and west of this; on Carpenters
land, west of Day & Shattuck's and
Mr.. Saunders banks; in the ravines |
south and west of the Strawbridge mine
and Shaffers' land, west of Nashville, |
in Washington township. 1t consists
of ten to twelve inches of camel coal,
and about the same thickness of btu
minous coal below it, with a band OF
hard, massive iron ore between the |
benches of coal. The iron ore is, in
some places, highly bituminous, resem-
bling compact black band, in other
nlocas In is calcarpouS or aluminOus IL |