The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-12-09
THE TITLE IS uNouEsT1oNABLE.

navn been definitely settled by the Circuit Court
# Kanawha. j.,
vidtn from of miles to Two miles, 1t has all
vailable frontage Of some six miles on the waters
# Smither's Creek and its right hand fork from the
Aanawha; and OF IN miles on the waters OF twenty
nile Greek from the Gauley. Every portion OF This
and be easily reached by the narrow valleys Oh
.he water courses which penetrate It, Fourhfths OF
his estate natural level free outlet to the IA
lawha down Smithers Greek, which enters that riv-
r the pool made by the Paint Creek dam, recent
y constructed by the o. S. Government. This outlet
opposite to and about one mile distant from can
lelton Station on the Chesapeake & Ohio
Hallway on the other side of Kanawha and adjacent
the village of Cannelton the coal mines OF which
access to the railroad by ferry and railway
This property contains immense deposits OF
CAMEL COAL
f the most superior quality. From the adjacent
mines in the formation, and part OF the origin
II tract, large quantities OF this coal are now being
shipped for gasmaking purposes. 1t Is regarded as
# the very best quality, and commands the highest
price in the markets of New York and other trade
centres.
OF the splint coal of this region, NJ F. Maury says
in the West Va. Reports of 1876 SIT Is abundant,
Ind in admixture with more or less bituminous
;oal is found in seems as thick as 10 or II fee For
ohe combined purposes of steam domestic use, and
5he manufacture Of Iron, 1t may be looked upon as
she most useful and valuable coal of the State and
,yen now it ranks so high that in the New York retail
Market 1t quotes higher than any other W. Va. coal
except camel Its value is due to Its hrmness and
,oidity which enables it to be handled shifted and
stored with very little loss. 1t burns WELL leaving
out little ash; has both high caorifc power ana In
aensity, is usually remarkably free from sulphur
ind other impurities; has little or no tendency to
;linker Is free from the danger of firing from spon
taneous combustion-a great desideratu. storage
and ocean transportation Is hrs. rate as steam
md household 6re AND L mas particular adaptable
" in its raw sttto TO the manufacture of iron in the
Neg. furnace
Quoting the above paragraph, Maj. Jed. Hocthk1ss,
Who made geological report Of this property, IL
1877, says: The foot seam Of coal above referred
TO- Coal Valley, is opened on this estate near Int
mouth of Blakes Branch just above the level OF the
Creek Valley, it may be entered and worked with
,ut the Intervention of incline. This superior
seam of coal found fully thick at the point
Heated, and being the bottom of Sm1ther 3
Creek it underlies the entire estate AN ALMOST
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 each
foot thickness in coal seam yields 1000 tons Of
gettable coal to the acres and so this seam would
give 1000 tons per acre, 600 tons for this es-
And this is but Of the dozen or more work
able seams of coal that have been proven above
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-
late below this on the same side OF the river and less
than one mile distant, of coal II IT, inches
thick about 400 feet above the river level This is
splnt and bituminous coal with thin slate partings
THE NOTED CHAMELEON CAMEL COAL
Is mined from seam opened the adjoining prop
perty. This is seven feet thick, and is made
OF 3 feet of camel at the bottom, with 3H feet OF
5pltnt at the top.
FACILITIES FOR MINING.
the beds would render the mines self draining and
self ventating and the coal could be easily run to
daylight a down grade. The land Is most favor
ably situated for mining purposes for all It's beds OF
coal may be entered from the valley OF Sm1ther's
Creek and worked up their inclination consequently
this property is much more valuable than one that
presents the outcrops Of its seam where they decline
into the hills. This property is exceptionally val
liable in this, that 1t has so extended frontage on
5mthers Creek, and that all its Goals can be most
conveniently mined into the moderately inclined
valley that stream, and through 1t conveyed to the
laYigabl0 KaQaWla River and q. & y. RAILWAY.
TRANSPORTATION.
The improvements of the Kanawha River by the
o. S. Government, now nearly completed, afford
water communication with the markets Of the worl
iirect from the property, and the C. o. Railway.
less than mile distant, furnishes the ampest facil
tiles for the transportation Of the products OF the
mines.
Part the original survey, of which this estate is
L porti IN owned by G. p Huntington and others, and
held to be of the most valuable pieces of proper
ty on the continent.
TIMBER.
The land also has upon 1t millions Of feet of the
dnest timber, such Oak, Walnut, Poplar, Birch,
Beach, Tulip, &C. Offers at good price have been
made for the timber by the o. S. Government, but
the owners have refused to have any OF 1t taken
from the land.
Considering the richness of the coal deposits, the
value Of the timber, favorable location for mining,
and facilities for marketing, this property stands
almost unequaled The attention OF capitalists Is
full geological reports made by jed Hotchkfss Con-
sulting Engineer, are published in THE VIRGINIAs
for March, $780, and will be furnished together with
ind other Information in regard thereto by the un
lersigned upon application.
Address G. NJ HARRISON,
W. B. HARRISON,
Attorneys In fact
1T Staunton, Va.
SALE OF VALUABLE AND HIGHLY
- PRODUCTIVE VALLEY FARM
We offer for sale privately that excellent and high
ly productive plantation, situated two miles north of
Fishersville and five and half from Staunton.
THE FARM CONTAINS 2s3 ACRES
Of as fine land as can be found in the Valley. The
soil is naturally fertile has been carefully cultivated
and the greater part is covered with heavy sod
stone formation, and easily titled by machinery
Some sixty in timber, and the entire place
is well watered with running streams. The improve
ments consist of
BRICK MANSION HOUSE,
ence, In addition there is also frame building,
large barn, stable and all necessary out houses.
This place is susceptible Of division, and would
make two excellent farms Of 100 and 1873 acres.
We also offer the following tracts, adjoining the
above.
No. containing 11S ACRES of choice SOIL well wa
tered, with comfortable Improvements.
No. 2, contains 12O ACRES nearly all cleared, and
in fine condition.
These lands situated in an excellent neighbor-
hood, within two miles of Fishersville Depot
nient to churches, schools, &C.
TERMS liberal, and can be ascertained by applica-
ton to the undersigned.
F. M BELL,
]. G. BELL,
DAVID S. BELL,
feb27 Fishersville, Va