The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-08


the Report Of the Geological SURVEY
of Indiana. made during the year 1870. =
This report was intended for publica-
tion n year ago, but the health and en-
gagcments OF the Professor have nccrs-
sarily delayed it until now. But the dc.
lay has given him the opportunity 10
make the report more thorough and
complete than il would have been il il
Ind appeared at the usual time. In his
introduction the Professor thus gives a
summary of his labors:
"Since my last report. have been
principally engaged. with what assist
tance could be obtained. in determining
the extent and importance OF the coal
seams adapted To household and manu-
featuring purposes in the counties which
lie Ia the South Of the limits Of last wears
survey. namely: Sullivan. Knox, Da-
vess. Martin, Dubois, Pike. Gibson.
Warricl. Spencer, Perry, Vanderburgh
and Po>ey. Only three OF the above
counties Sullivan Davicss and MARTINI
could be surveyed in dctail.while Perry.
Nanderburgh and Posey had to he en-
tirely omitted, aud the Others only al
ludel to in brief manner from the
notes of reconnaissance which | made
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This partial examination has, however,
been sufficient to furnish q very good
general knowledge Of their Geology,
and proves the continuance Of the BLOCK
or IRON SMELLING COAL from the north
crn limits OF the Indiana coal basin to
the Ohio rivera Geological discovery
81 incalcillatle advantage to the State. as
the day can not be far distant when this
coal, which IL unequaled for smelling
iron. will induce the building OF blast
furnaces along the entire margin of the
coal basin. Its great Importance for man.
ufacturing purposes has already been
the inducement Tor locating number of
railroads that traverse this coal field in
several directions, some Of which are
already under construction. with a fair
prospect Of being completed at ali early
day"
After referring in detail to proposed
railroad improvements. North and
South. through the coal-fields. and TO the
stance he h,s received in his labors,
Pho ess'r Cox says:
1T is highly fiattering to me that this
able report Colonel Fostcrs) bears tcs-
timony to the accuracy Of my previous
geological work, and fully confirms ali
that have said in regard TO the value
of the block coal for the manufacture OIL
iron and shetland sets forth the incalcu-
liable advantages possessed by Indiana
for controlling the iron market of the
new West and for conducting the most
gigantic mctallurgical operations in the
country.
''Tre existence of two seams of block
coal II Clay county, below the seam
kno, at the time Of commencing INV
snrvc., as shown in the vertical colum n
of the Goals given in the first report.
1869. has been fully proved BY borcs and
shafts sunk TO the coal"
The report states that in Clay County
the 81. Louis, Vandalia. Terre- Hnutc
and indianapolis Railroad has extended
switches into the coal-fields, both north
and south Of the main track. and that
now thirty-five mines are reached. and
seven mines in Clay and one in Vieo
are now opened Oh the Indiana oils and
st. Louis road, yet not enough is mined
TO supply the increasing demand from
all quarters for the block coal.
We have not the time or space 10 re.
view the very full and complete report
OF The explorations in Sullivan. Dayiess
and Martin counties, but they deyelop
nal wealth, especially most valuable
deposits of coal, beyond the expectations
or anticipations Of the most sanyuine.
The report gives sections Of the bor-
lngs and shafts in all the localities sur
veyed. showing the depths at which coal
j. reached. the number of seams, and all
the geological developments. These
sections add greatly to the value of the
report, as thcy show at a glance the re-
suits OF the surveys in each instauce.-l
And the explorations were not confined
10 coal, but include all the geological de-
vclopments of the sections visited. and
Whatever was found of value or interes {
are set forth in the report.
In the report Of Vigo county, sections
0f the artesian well on the river bank Mt
Ierrc-Hante are given, showing the va
rious stratas down to the depth of 1900
feet. A seam Of coal, 6 feet 2 inches
thick. was found at the depth Of 1854 feet
inches.
Accompanying the report is a paper
read by Professor Cox before the Ame
lean Associal ion for the Advancement oi
Science, held in this city in August last.
on Western Coal Measures and lndi-
ana Coal" which gives a great deal of
valuable and practical information in
small compass. With this paper are sec
tons OF coal measures in Indiana. Son. |
thcrn Illinois and Kentucky, and analv-
sises Of the Goals in the various conn
tics OF this State. and Of illinois, West
virginia and Colorado Territory, and
u. ssz.