The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-05-22

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The Coal Fields Of the Great Kaaawha
Valley, West Virginia.
Iii. clear that we should. like prudent
men look our own troubles in the face nnd
see whether they cannot 10 the future be
avoided. We should certainly learn by
experience. After having been starved by
the coalocmcy Of this country during the
past winter we should take means aud take
them encrgelicalIy aud promptly to pre-
vent in future any such condition ofnfnir'
1t was our privilege a few evenings since
to examine tho maps and the data Of the
roiIicld, of tho Great K nlsra Valley il
West Virginia Uoitei States, Hnl we
propose in this article to confnc ourselves,
simply to that locality; it would be useless
in tho small space we Rave TO arCmPt to dc
scribe the coaislds Of the Vrginia' which
have been specifically, although With
ability, referred to py Mayor Jen lI",cn
kiss, Engineer. 10 the paper read by him
before the Society of Arts, on the evening
of,hc 18th February last (see Jo""oi NJ
he Syciriy Of Arts, February Dist 1873 }
The coalIields Of this valley and IN u we
include ELK, Co1I, and Gay'ndoL'e rivers
cannot be oxceIIcd ~ variety aoa qu,""'y
Professor Rogers, the gcologls'o, Am,rl-
ca, in speaking OF this valley sara "Oo
the Great kanawha river aud 'i' 'r'ou'a''
les the exposure OF coal IS Que oil the most
extensive and valuable anywhere IN ID"
United States 1t exists IN numerous
strata, varying IN thickness rI',n4 from
the base to the blII'iops, nearly horizontal
aud dipping to the norm 'lhe ni,'' are
lofty, and increase 'helr elevation t''' 'nry
reach GnuIey Mountain Inc caO0e'
'PIInt, blinmInou'' ana at the yar'o'Les Of
each, are here found OF the OGst qnaII'leS
IieoIoglsls have Thoroughly investigated
this section, and they report from 'V TO-
80 feet OF these Goals extending upwards
Of ~ miles tue slrataS OelOg 'rou 10 i'|
feet in thickness These neId' nave also
been developed, bat owlngIog 10 tue "a0'
Of proper facilities to bring the '21's 10 "
market they have remained up " 'nI' TIME
III their Prlm'''vc rlcnO's'' ,.r
Now, however lno case Is dl"crPm' -
within the past lew months Tue o'e"
Peakc aud ONO lt'lIFoad na' oSen c'mP'ct'
cd between h,chmond on inc A''a"nc
coast aud the ONO hVer' WIN c"noect,
ions by rail aud water WIN C'nclh0a''l
and the valley Of the MISSISSIPPI liver
The West Virginia Central hallFo'd doW"
the Elk River brings those heIdS 10 tne
Pennsylvania Inc, IN successful Compel
ton (oclug superior IN qla'tyl WIN toe
coals OF the Allegheny valley Of fennSyI'
yann, aud lateral roads to the Chesapeake
aud Ohio ka'Iroad, are already 10 course
of construction to bring the Goals to be
found IN the canon8 Of the Great Mana
"ha Valley on to the man road !! Is on
Iy necessary that hngIlS'lmcn, WIN me
immense capital at their disposal should
take mold OF tins Iong'O"g,ecIed wealth
and render service to themselves a'd their
country, by putting 'aHse Goals before
next winter IN this market Inc amount
OF Goals to be ionad IN this valley Is lncrcd'
IDLE There Is nothing equal to 1t any,
where This part OF the great CoaIheld
OF America Is one quarter larger Than the
coaIheIs OF the British Isles aud our at
tentlon was called to tract OF lana OF
$4,000 acres OF which It Is estimated that
there are ~ OOO 0cres oil Goals above the
water line which are Tor sale at tue 10"
Out ",o" soo l"S S,"'s VI "' ""'s y, Jl0"o
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