The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-11-28
HEAVY BEDS OF DRIFT

HEAVY BEDS OF DRIFT
Fill the valleys, but the branches of
the Mahoning undoubtedly cut below
it All the central part of Edinburg
high above the coal. The coal reach
ed at the borings and shaft of Mr..
Chapmaa is the same with that work
ed in Freedom, namely the limestone
coal, or rather Goals, for there are two
(coals and ~ not far apart. The
block coal may not be found at
this point by boring, but its place is
something like 150 feet<below Mr..
Chapman's coal. The coal mined at
Palmyra is the Briar Hill or Block
coal and of excellent quality.
THE COAL WORKED IN .ATwATER
Is the same seam as that near the GEN.
ter of Edinburgh. Both the limestone
seams are found here, the lower very
thin, the upper of good thickness and
quality But the Block coal, if found
at all, in the center Of Arwater lies at
least 200 feet below these. At Lima
vile the Block coal has recently been
struck at the depth of l69 feet from
the surface when it is considerably
lower than at .Atwater. Borings at
this point were made at my sugges-
ton and the success which has attend
ed them affords good ground for the
expectation that many similar basins
of this coal will be found in southern
Portage County. 9m Blot aiare
THE SoRTH-wEsTERN oUrcRoP
OF the lower coal in Portage is OBJ
scured by beds OF drift. This DRIFT Is
in pisces 100 feet in thickness aud it
is almost, impossible to find an out
crop ofrock along the coal level from
Ravenna Ito Talmadge. The town of
Ravenna lies considerably above the
coal, being 565 feet above Lake Erie,
while the coal level there is less than
500. qsAt Kent zthe Conglomerate
which dnderliess the coal, is exposed
and forms the banks Of the Cnyahoga.
South of this point IN Brimfield, Suf-
field and Rootstown the drift deposits
are very thick and yet all the higher
lands rise SO much above the coal lev
81 that we may expect basins of coal
to be discovered there by boring. 1t
should be remembered that the dip of
the rocks is toward the south and east,
varying from 10 to 20 feet to the mile,
so that the coalsmust be carried far
below the surface in allpthe southern
part of the country. The altitude of
the A. q G. w. Railway depot at
Ken, is 474 feetabove Lake Erie the
A. s. G. w. depot at. Ravenna $40, of
the canal at Ravenna SOL; Rootstown
depot $50; Atwater depot $50; Lima
545; Beech creek All. The depot at
Garrettsville is 455 feet above the
lake, the top ofSthe Conglomerate 4S0.
The highest points in Freedom, Edin-
inburgh, Charlestowno and Atwater
are about $50 feet above the lake. The
level of the coal in Talmadge is from
490 ito 5l5 feet above the lake, I'm the
Mahoning Valley in Palmyra about
400 feet; at Limaville its level has not
| yet been accurately taken but is about
FROM THESE FACTS 80
It viii be seen that the level of the
Block coal passes considerably below
the surface over much the larger part
of the county, and which nothing but
careful explorations can determine
how much of the area where it is due,
is occupied by it, yet we regard it as
almost certain that it underlies so
much of the surface as to make it
worthy of 9fsl re gs
PERsEvERING AND EXTENSIVE RE-
stxa5 SEARCH.
Occupying such q position as Por-
tage county does relative to Cleveland
and the great market of the lakes it is
almost impossible to over-estimate
the value which the Briar Hill coal
would, have there if it were found
over even one-tenth of the area where
it may yoibeilooked for; and shall be
surprised and disappointed if the
search where I have heretofore en-
couraged and now, advise, does not
result in contribution of not merely
thousands but millions to the wealth
of the county. ,ss.tr. (.
Yours Respectfully.
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