Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-02-01
ssFss-, SaE Vol. II, No. "a.
lickness, exceeding, largely their usual

thickness. exceeding, largely their usual
development.
This seam rests upon from six to ten
feet of white fire-elay, apparently quite
pure and of excellent quaity.- 1t is
capped with sandy shale in places pass
ing into shaly sandstone, which, at
top, frequently becomes massive, and
contains nodules of silicious iron ore.
At the Strawbridge mine, in the north
ern part of kIllbuck township, this seam
is seven feet thick,a hard, compact, semi
camel coal, reasonably free from sui
phur. 1t is, doubtless, fair domestic
fuel, and an excellent locomotive coal.
At Mitchart's mine, in the south part
of Knox township, it is not yet pushed
far enough into the hill to determine,
accurately, its character.
The Out-crop of this seam may be
seen in the ravines near Mr.. Glascos',
in Knox township; on Steele's land,
north of Mr.. Armor's; on Carpenters :;
land, in Hardy township, below Masts
bank, near the north line of Prairie
township, and in, perhaps, all of the
townships in the county. In most
places it is strictly camel coal. Near
New Carlisle, its out-crop is in the bed
of Walnut creek, and throughout the
eastern part of the county it is exposed
only in the deepest ravines.
Coal No. 3.-The sandy shales and
sandstones between this seam and Coal
No. 3-the blue limestone seam--are or
dinarily from forty to fifty feet thick,
but, in places, reach a thickness of from
eighty to ninety feet. This coal seam
-attains workable thickness over
larger part of the county than any 9TH
er, and, in places, affords coal of an ex-
cellent quality. 1t is liable to be split
up into separate seams by clay and shale
partings, which detract much from its
value and render many openings puite
worthlers. The blue limestone above it
Is so persistent as to contribute one OF
the best landmarks in studying the ge-
ology of the county, but it is sometimes
wanting, a highly calcareous shale con-
tanning the characteristic fossils of the
limestone taking its place. and some
times it is separated from the coal by
several feet of shale. 1t is, generally,
cherty, and in places assumes the char
icter of burrh stone. 1t is often found
in large cubical blocks, and sometimes
with mud seams filling the joints. When
This is the case, and it rests directly up
On the coal, it makes troublesome rool
and sometimes one that is quite unman-
ageable.
One of the best openings of this coal
in the county, is Dagger mine, in Knox
township. The seam rests upon black |
shale, is six feet thick, in two benches,
separated by clay seam five inches
thick at the opening, but which has
gradually thinned down to one inch, as
The entry has been carried into the hill,
md will probably thin out entirely.
The coal is here, bright, compact, semi
,annel, containing a rather large per-
;entage of ash and but small percentage
Of sulphur. 1t is, unquestionably, a
good domestic and steam coal.
At Mitchart's, in Knox township, it |
shows about three feet of coal, separat-
I'd into three nearly equal benches by
clay seams each six inches thick. Coal
Of good quality. On Stoker's Hill ll,south-
west of Mitchart's an out-crop shows
coal one foot, fire clay six inches, coal
eighteen inches. On Mr.. Ellison's land |
in the same township, an out-crop