The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-11-04
THE TITLE is uNoUEsr1oNABLE,

having been definitely settled by the Circuit Court
of Kanawha.
This tract is seven miles in length and varies In
widln from of miles TO two miles. IL mas an
available frontage of six miles on the waters
of Smithers Greek and It's right hand FORK from Inc
Kanawha and of 2 Il miles on the waters OF twenty
mile Greek from the Gauley. Every portion OF this
land be easily reached by the narrow valleys OF
the water which penetrate IT, Four-lIlns VI
this has natural level free outlet TO the Ma
nawha down Smithers Creek, which enters that nv
er in the pool made by Paint Greek dam recent
iy CONSTRUCTED by the o. S. Government. This outlet
Is opposite to and about one mile olstant IRON 0
Melton Station on the Cnesapeaae d sd,a Oal1
to the village of Cannelton the coal mines of which
have to the railroad by a ferry and railway
track -
This property contains immense deposits OF
CAMEL COAL
of the most superior quality. From the adjacent
mines in the formation and part OF the origin
al tract large quantities of this coal are now being
shipped for gas-mak1ng purposes. 1t Is regarded as
price in the markets of New York and other uaoe
centres.
in the West Va. Reports OF 1876. "lt is abundant,
and in admixture with more or less b1tum1nous
COAL is found in seems thick as 10 or II feet FOR
the combined purposes of steam, domestic use, and
the manufacture of iron, it may be looked upon as
most useful and valuable coal of the State and
even ranks high that in the New York retail
marked it quotes higher than any other W. Va coal
except camel Its value is due to its frmness and
soidity which enables it to be handled, shifted and
stored with very little loss. 1t burns WE'LL leaving
but little ash has both high calOrihc power ana In
tensity, is usually remarkably free from sulphur
and other impurities: has little or no tendency
clinker is free from the danger of firing from spon
taneous combuston-a great des1deratum IN storage
and ocean transportation lis first rate as steam
and household fire, and it has particular adaptapl1
ty in Its state to the manufacture OF iron IN the
blast furnace
Quoting the above paragraph, Maj. Jed. Hocthkiss
who made geological report of this property, IN
1877, says: tThe foot seam of coal above re1errec
to- at Coal Valley, is opened this estate near the
of Blakes Branch, just above the level OF the
Greek Valley, it may be entered ana worked WIN
out the Intervention of an incline. This superior
seam of coal found fully feet thick at the point In
Creek, # nnderlies the entire estate as AN ALMOST
UNBROKEN STRATUM OF SUPERIOR GAS COAL
while equally valuable for almost all other uses
some idea Of the quantity Of coal here existing may
be had by calling attention to the fact that eacf
foot of thickness in coal seam yields looO tons o.
gettabe coal to the acres, and so this seam woulC
give 1000 tons per acre. 49, 900 tons for this es
tate And this is but of the dozen or more work
able seams of coal that have been proven above
water this portion of the coal fields varying
in thickness including the slate partngs, from
three to eleven feet. have measured, upon the es
tate below this on side Of the river and less
than mile distant, seam of coal II # inches
thick about 400 feet above the river level This Il
splint bituminous coal with thin slate partfngs.
THE NOTED CHAMELEON CAMEL COAL
is mined from opened on the adjoining prop
perry. This seam is seven feet thick, and is mad'
of 3k feet of camel at the bottom with sH feet
'pi'-'' '' '--' Facilities FOR MINING
The moderate inclination of the stratffcatton o
the beds would render the mines self draining ant
self ventilating and the coal could be easily
daylight a down grade. The land is most favor
ably situated for mining purposes, for all its beds
coal may be entered from the valley Of Sm1theri
Greek and worked up their inclination, consequently
this property is much more valuable than one tina
presents outcrops of its where they decline
into the hills. This property is exceptionally val
liable in this, that 1t has extended frontage OF
Smither's Creek and that all It's Goals can be mos
conveniently mined into the moderately inclined
valley of that stream and through 1t conveyed to the
navigable Kanawha River and C. & O. Railway.
TRANSFORMATION.
The Improvements of the Kanawha River by thu
q. S. Government now nearly completed, AFFORD
direct from the property, and the c. & o. Railway
less than mile distant furnishes the ampest fac1l
tiles for the transportation of the products OF thu
mines.
Partof original survey of which this estate is
portion owned by G. P. Huntington and Others anc
held to be of the most valuable pieces Of proper
ty on the continent.
TIMBER.
The land also has upon it millions OF feet OF the
finest timber, such Oak, Walnut Poplar, Birch
Beach, Tulip, &c. Offers at good price have beer
made for the timber by the q. s. Government, bu
the owners have refused to have any of 1t taker
from the land.
value the timber, favorable location for mining
and facilities for marketing, this property stands
almost unequaled. The attention of capitalists is
specially invited to examination. Maps ano
full geological reports made by jed Hotchkiss, Con
Sultfng Engineer, are published in THE VIRGINIA.
for March, 1885, and will be furnished together with
and other Information in regard thereto by the un
dersigned upon application.
Address G. M. HARRISON,
W. B. HARRISON,
Attorneys In fact,
1T Staunton, Va.