The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-12-30
1886 ACRES,
IL known as the sMITHERS--GAULY TRAC
THE TITLE is UNDERSTANDABLE,
havlfg been definitely settled by the Circuit cou


Of Kanawha. a..
wtdt from 4 of a miles two miles. 1t mas an
available frontage of some six miles on Inc waters
of Srnthers Greek and its right hand FORK from tne
Kanawha; and OF ~ miles on the waters Oh Twenty-
mile Greek from the Gauley. Every portion OF THIS
land can be easily reached by the narrow valleys OF
the water courses which penetrate it, Four-n1ths OF
This estate has natural level free outlet to the Ka
nawha down Smither's Creek, which enters tnat riv
In the pool made by the Paint Greek Dam, recehs
iy constructed by the q. s. Government. This outlet
Is opposite to and about mile distant from Can
Mellon Station the Chesapeake & ONO
Railway on other side of Kanawha, ana adlacent
GO the village of Cannelton, the coal mines OF Wh1ch
have access to the railroad by ferry ana railway
track. :.
CAMEL COAL
| of the most superior quality. From the adjacent
mines the formation and part OF the origin
II tract large quantities OF this coal are now being
shipped for gas-making purposes 1t is regarded as
of the very best quality and commands the highest
price In the markets OF New York and other traoe
centres.
in West Va. Reports Of 1876. ut Is abundant,
| md in admixture with less bituminous
COAL found In thick as 10 or II Feet For
the combined purposes OF steam, domestic use, anu
the manufacture of iron, 1t may be looked upon as
sne most useful and valuable coal Of the State, and
1t ranks high that in the New YORK letall
market it quotes higher than any other W. Va. coal
Except camel Its value is to its frmness aud
sodity which enables it to be handled, shifted ana
tored with very little loss 1t burns WE'LL leaving
| .ensity, is usually remarkably free from sulphur
md other impurities; has little or no tendency to
tinker is free from the danger OF firing from spon
| 5aneous combuston-a great desideratum In storage
| md ocean transportation-is first rate as steam,
Ind household fire, and 1t has particular aoaptapli
sy its to the manufacture OF Iron IN the
blast furnace.
Quoting the above paragraph, Mai. Jed. Hocthkiss,
| Who made geological report of this properly, I'D
1877, says: sThe foot seam Of coal above referred
o. at Coal Valley, is opened on this estate near the
mouth Blakes Branch just above the level OF the
|
nut the Intervention OF an incline. rms superior
seam of coal found fully feet thick at the point In
Heated, and being so near the bottom of Smtther's
Jreek, 1t underles the entire estate as AN ALMOST
| JNBKOKEN 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 each
loot Of thickness In coal seam yields LOCO tons Of
settable coal to the acres, and 80 TINS seam wouo
give 1000 per acre, 49, 900 tons for this es
tate. And this is but one OF the dozen or more work
able seams of coal that have been proven above
water level in this portion of the coal helds, varying
in thickness, including the slate partings, IRON
| 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 IT. inches
thick about 400 feet above the river level. This IL
spint bituminous coal with thin slate partings
THE NOTED CHAMELEON CAMEL COAL
Is mined from a seam opened on the adjoining prop
perty. This seam is seven feet thick, and is made
up of 3k of camel at the bottom, with 3x feet
splint at the top.
/ FACILITIES FOR MINING.
| The moderate inclination OF the qualification O
the beds would render the mines self draining ant
self ventilating and the coal could be easily run
daylight on down grade. The land Is most favor
ably situated for mining purposes for all its beds
coal may be entered from the valley OF Sm1ther
Greek and worked up their inclination, consequent!
| this property is much more valuable than one tina
presents the outcrops Of its seam where they decline
into the hills This property is exceptionally val
liable In this, that 1t has extended frontage OF
Smithers Greek, and that all It's Goals can be mos
| conveniently mined into the moderately inclined
valley OF that stream, and through 1t conveyed TO th
navigable Kanawha River and G. & o. Railway.
TRANSPORTATION.
| The improvements Of the Kanawha River by thu
| o. S. Government, now nearly completed, affOr(
water communication with the markets OF the Wori {
| direct from the property and the G. 4 o. Railway
less than mile distant, furnishes the ampeSt fac1l
tiles for the transportation OF the products OF ths
| mines.
Part Of the original survey of which this estate IL
portion owned by g. p Huntington and others, ant
held be Of the most valuable pieces Of proper
ty on the continent.
TIMBER
The land also has upon it millions OF feet of thu
| 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, blu
the owners have refused to have any OF 1t takeI
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 II
| specially invited to examination. Maps ant
full geological reports made by jed Hotchkiss, Con
sultng Engineer, are published in THE VIRGINIA.
for March, 1885, and will be furnished together will
and other Information in regard thereto by the un
| derSigned upon application.
Address G. NJ. HARRISON,
W. B. HARRISON,
| Attorneys in fact,