The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-11-18
THE TITLE is UNREASONABLE,

having been definitely settled by the Circuit Court
of Kanawha.
This tract is seven miles in length and varies In
width from of a miles TO two miles. 1t has an
available frontage of some six miles on the waters
of Smithers Greek and its right hand fork from the
Kanawha; and of az 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 courses which penetrate it. Four-ffths OF
this estate has natural level free outlet TO the IA
nawha down Smithers Creek, which enters that rfv-
er In pool made by the Paint Greek dam, recent
iy constructed by the q. S. Government This outlet
Is opposite to and about one mile distant from Can
Melton Station on the Chesapeake ONO
Railway, on the other side OF Kanawha ana aa!acen
to the village of Cannelton the coal mines OF which
have to the railroad by a ferry and railway
track.
CAMEL COAL
of the most superior quality. From the adjacent
mines In the same formation and part OF the origin
al tract large quantities this coal now being
shipped for gas-making purposes. 1t is regarded as
the very best quality, and commands the h1ghes,
price in the markets of New York and other trade
OF the splint coal of this region, NJ F. Maury says
in the West Va. Reports OF 1876. at Is abundant,
and In adinixture with more or less bttum1nous
COAL is found in thick as 10 or IL Feet Fol
the combined purposes of steam, domestic use, and
the manufacture of iron, it may be looked upon as
the most useful and valuable coal of the State and
now 1t ranks so high that in the New YORK retail
market, 1t quotes higher than any other w. Va Goa
except camel. Its value is due to Its frmness and
soidity, which enables it to be handled, shifted ano
stored with very little loss. 1t burns WE'LL leaving
but little ash has both high calortfc power and In
tensity, is usually remarkably free from sulphur
and other impurities has little or no tendency &c
clnker; is free from the danger Of firing from spon
taneous combustion-a great desideratum In storage
and ocean transportation:-isf first rate as a steam
and household fire, and it has particular adaptabli
ty in Its state to the manufacture OF iron IN The
blast furnace"
Quoting the above paragraph, Mai. Jed. Hocthkiss
who made geological report Of this property, IL
1877 says: tsThe foot Of coal above referred
to- Coal Valley is opened on this estate near tht
III . D1oya noh rs
Greek Valley, so 1t may be entered and worked Win
out the Intervention of an incline Th1s superior
of coal found fully feet thick at the point In
dictated, and being so near the bottom of Smithert
Creek it underlies the entire estate as AN ALMOST
UNBROKEN STRATUM OF SUPERIOR GAS COAL
while equally valuable for almost all other uses
idea of the quantity Of coal here existing ma.
be had by calling attention to the fact that eacf
foot of thickness in coal yields 1000 tons O
gettable coal to the acres and so this seam woult
give 1000 tons per acre. or tons 1or TINS e
tate. And this is but of the dozen or more work
able seams of coal that have been proven above
water level in this portion of the coal fields varying
In thickness, including the slate partings, from
three to eleven feet. have measured, upon the es
tate below this the same side of the river and les
than mile distant, seam Of coal IL TT inche
thick, about 400 feet above the river level This Il
spint and bituminous coal with thin slate partings
THE NOTED CANNELTON CAMEL COAL
is mined from seam opened on the adjoining prop
perty. This seam is seven feet thick, and is mad
up of 3x feet of camel at the bottom with 81 feet
''-'-'' a' Facilities FOR MINING.
The moderate inclination Of the stratfncation 0
self ventilatng, and the coal could be easily run q
daylight on a down grade. The land Is most favor
ably situated for mining purposes for all It's peds
coal may be entered from the valley OF Sm1ther'
Creek and worked up their inclination, Consequent,
this property is much more valuable than one tina
presents the outcrops of its where they decin
into the hills This property is exceptionally val
liable In this, that it has extended frontage OF
Smithers Greek, and that all its Goals can be mos
conveniently mined into the moderately inclined
valley of that stream and through 1t to tn
navigable Kanawha River and c. & o. Railway.
TRANSPORTATION.
The improvements of the Kanawha River by tn
q. S. Government, now nearly completed, anors
water communication with the markets OF the worl
direct from the property, and the c. o. Railway
less than mile distant furnishes the amplest fac1l
tiles for the transportation Of the products OF tn
mines
Part.of the original survey, of which this estate II
portion owned by C. P. Huntington and others, ant
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 tn
finest timber, such Oak, Walnut, Poplar, Birch
Beach, Tulip, &c. Offers at good price have beel
made for the timber by the U. S. Government, bu
the owners have refused to have any OF 1t takel
from the land.
Considering the richness of the coal deposits, TIL
value of the timber, favorable location for mining
almost unequaled. The attention of capitalists
specially invited to examination. Maps ant
full geological reports made by jed Hotchk1ss, Con
sulting Engineer, are published in THE VIRGINIA.
for March, $780, and will be furnished together VIII
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.