The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-12-16
THE TITLE IS UNDERSTANDABLE,

having been definitely settled by the Circuit Court
Of kanaWha.
This tract is seven miles In length and varies in
widtn from u of miles to two miles. It has al
available frontage of some six miles on the waters
of Smithers Greek and its right handbook from the
kanawha; and of 4 miles on the waters or twenty
mile Greek from the Gauley. Every portion OF this
land be easily reached by the narrow valleys OF
the water which penetrate II. FOur-n1tns OF
this estate natural level free outlet to the ka
nawha down Smithers Greek, which enters that rlv
er in the 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 the Chesapeake Ohio
Railway, the other side of Kanawha, and adjacent
to the village of Cannelton the coal mines Of which
have access to the railroad by ferry and railway
track.
This property contains immense deposits Of
CAMEL COAL
Of the most superior quality. From the ad1acen
mines in the formation, and part of the origin
al tract large quantities OF this coal are now being
shipped for gas-making purposes. 1t Is regarded al
Of the very best quality, and commands the highes
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. at Is abundant
and in adinixture with more or less bituminoui
COAL is found in thick as 10 or II feet Fol
the combined purposes of steam domestic use, ane
the manufacture of iron, 1t may be looked upon al
the useful and valuable coal Of the State, anC
1t ranks 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 ano
Solidy which enables 1t to be handled, shifted anc
stored with little loss 1t burns well, leaving
but little ash; has both high caloric power and in
tensity, is usually remarkably free from sulphur
and other impurities; has little or no tendency
cinker; is free from the danger of firing from spon
taneous combuston-a great desideratum in storage
and ocean transportation is first rate as steam
and household fire, and has particular adaptable
ty in its state to the manufacture or iron In the
blast furnace
Quoting the above paragraph, Maj. Jed. Hocthkiss
who made geological report Of this property, IL
1877 says ssThe foot seam of coal above referred
to- at Coal Valley is opened on this estate near the
mouth of Bakes Branch, just above the level Of the
Greek Valley, 50 it may be entered and worked with
out the Intervention Of an incline. This superior
seam Of coal found fully feet thick at the point In
dicated, and being the bottom OF Smither'f
Creek it underlies 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 each
foot of thickness In coal seam yields 1000 tons oil
gettable coal to the acres, and this seam would
give 1000 tons per acre. 49, 600 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 fields varying
in thickness, including the slate partings, 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 IL IT. inche:
thick about 400 feet above the river level. Th1s
spnt and bltuminous coal with thin slate part1ngs
THE NOTED cANNELToN CAMEL COAL
is mined from seam opened on the adjoining prop
perty. This seam is feet thick, and is made
of 34 feet of camel at the bottom wtth3R feet
splnt 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 Smitheri
Greek and worked up their inclination, consequently
this property is much more valuable than one tina
presents outcrops of its whore they decline
into the hills This property is exceptionally val
liable in this, that 1t has extended frontage OF
Smithers Creek, and that all its Goals can be mos
mi mir into fha Inclined
valley of that stream and through conveyed to the
navigable Kanawha River and c. 4 o. Railway.
TRANSPORTATION.
The improvements of the Kanawha River by the
q. S. Government, now nearly completed, AFFORD
water communication with the markets Of the worl
direct from the property and the c. & o. Railway
less than mile distant, furnishes the amplest fac
tiles for the transportation Of the products OF the
mines.
Part'of the original survey of which this estate lie
portion owned by c. P Huntington and others, and
held be of the most valuable pieces of proper
ty on the continent.
The land also has upon it millions of feet of the
finest timber, such Oak, Walnut, Poplar, Birch
Beach, Tulip, sc. Offers at good price have been
made for the timber by the q. 8. 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 stande
almost unequaled The attention OF capitalists 1s
specially invited to an examination. Maps and
full geological reports made by jed Hotchkiss, Con-
sulting Engineer, are published in THE VIRGINIAs
for March, 1885, and will be furnished together with
and other information In regard thereto by the
ders1gned upon application.
Address G. M. HARRISON,
W. B. HARRISON,
Attorneys in fact,
-4tf Staunton, Va
DEAL ESTATE AGENCY.