The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-10-28
THE TITLE IS UNoUEsT1oNABLE,

having been definitely settled by the Circuit Court
of Kanawha
This tract is seven miles in length and varies in
width from of miles to two miles. 1t has an
available frontage of some six miles on the waters
Of Smthers Creek and its right hand fork from the
Kanawha; and of ~ 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-1frhs OF
this estate natural level free outlet to the Ka
nawha down Smther's Greek, which enters that rlv-
or In the pool made by the Paint Creek dam, recent
iy constructed by the o. s. Government. This outlet
is opposite to and about one mile distant from can
Melton Station the Chesapeake Ohio
Railway on the other side of Kanawha and adjacent
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 adjacent
mines in the same formation, and part of the origin
al tract large quantities of this coal are now being
shipped for gasmaking purposes. IL is regarded as
OF 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
in the West Va. Reports of 1876. SIT is abundant,
and in adinixture with more or less bitumtnous
COAL is found in thick as 10 or II feet For
the combined purposes of steam, domestic use, ana
manufacture Of iron, it may be looked upon as
the useful and valuable coal of the State, and
it ranks high that in the New York retail
market it quotes higher than any other W. Va. coal
except camel. Its value is due to Its hrmness and
solidity which enables to be handled shifted and
stored with very little loss. 1t burns well, leaving
but little ASH has both high calortc power and In
tensity, is usually remarkably free from sulphur
cinker is free from the danger of firing from spon
taneous combustion-a great desideratum In storage
and ocean transportation lis first rate as steam
and household fire. and it has particular adaptabtli
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 The foot seam Of coal above referred
to, at Coal Valley is opened this estate near the
mouth of Bakes Branch just above the level OF the
Greek Valley, so it may be entered and worked with
out the Intervention of incline. This superior
of coal found fully feet thick at the point In
Dictated, and being near the bottom Of Smithers
Creek 1t 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 1OO0 tons OF
gettable coal to the acres, and this seam would
give 1000 tons per acre or tons this
tate And this is but one of the dozen or more work
Waes eRe IN Iph portion Of the coal eds varying
| in thickness, including the slate partings, from
three to eleven feet. have measured, upon the es-
below this the side of the river and less
thick, about 400 feet above the river level This is
THE NOTED CANNELToN CAMEL COAL
| is mined from seam opened the adjoining prop
up of 3k of camel at the bottom with SH feet OF
'f'''-' Facilities FOR MINING.
The moderate inclination of the stratt6cat.on d
the beds would render the mines self draining and
self ventfating, and the coacou be easily to
| daylight on down grade. The land is most favor
ably situated for ping purposes for all its beds Of
coal may 2sa1 from the valley Of smither's
Creek ab1oiKed up their inclination, consequently
this pI1berty is much more valuable than one that
the outcrops of its where they decline
into the hills This property is exceptionally val
liable in this that 1t has so extended frontage on
Smithers Creek, and that all its Goals can be most
| conveniently mined into the moderately inclined
valley of that stream and through 1t conveyed to the
| navigable Kanawha River and g. 4 o. Railway.
| TRANSPORTATION.
| ha hmm ia off ha KanQ anvil
| U. S. Government, now nearly completed, anord
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 the
| mines.
Part'of the original survey Of which this estate
portion owned by G. P. Huntington and Others and
held to of the valuable pieces of proper
| ty on the continent.
| TIMBER.
The land also has upon 1t millions Of feet of the
finest timber, such as Oak, Walnut Poplar, Birch,
Beach, Tulip &C. Offers at good price have been
made for the timber by the U. S. Government, but
| the owners have refused to have any of it taken
from the land.
Considering the richness Of the coal deposits, the
value of timber, favorable location for mining,
and facilities for marketing, this property stands
almost unequaled. The attention of capitalists is
| specially invited to examination. Maps and
full geological reports made by jed Hotchk1ss, Con-
sulting Engineer, are published in THE vIRaINIAs
for March, $780, 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,