The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-10-21
THE TITLE IS UNDERSTANDABLE,

having been definitely settled by the Circuit Court
of Kanawha.
This tract is seven miles in length and varies in
width from of miles miles. 1t has an
available frontage Of some six miles the waters
of Smithers Greek 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 valleys OF
the water courses which penetrate it, Four-flfhs OF
this natural level free outlet the Ka
nawna down SmltherS Creek, which enters that r1v-
er In the pool made by the Paint Greek dam recent
ty constructed by the u 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
village of Cannelton the coal mines Of which
have access to the railroad by ferry and railway
6 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 Delng
shipped for gasmaking purposes. 1t Is regarded as
of the best quality, and commands the highest
price in the markets of New York and other trade
centres.
OF the spl1nt coal of region NJ. F. Maury says
in the West Va. Reports of 1876. sit is abundant
and in admixture with more less bituminous
COAL is found in seems as thick as 10 or II feet For
the combined purposes Of steam, domestic use, and
the manufacture of iron, it may be looked upon as
the useful and valuable coal of the State, and
even now it ranks so high that 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 ii to be handled shifted and
stored with very little loss 1t burns well, leaving
but little ash; has both high caloric power and In
tensfty, is usually remarkably free from sulphur
and other impurities; has little tendency to
clinker is free from the danger OF firing from spon
taneous combustfon-a great desideratum in storage
and ocean transportation:-is first rate as steam
and household fire. and 1t has particular adaptabili
V In its raw 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 of coal above referred
to, Coal Valley, opened this estate the
mouth Of Bake'S Branch Just above the level of the
out the Intervention of an incline. This superior
of coal found fully feet thick at the point in
dictated, and being SO near the bottom Of Smithers
Creek it underlies the entire estate 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 the fact that each
foot of thickness in coal seam yields LOO tons OF
gettable coal to the acres, and this seam would
give 1000 per acre, 49, 900 tons for this es
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 the coal fields varying
In thickness, including the slate part1ngs, from
three to eleven feet have measured upon the es-
below this the side of the river and less
than mile distant, of coal IL fit, inches
thick about 400 feet above the river level This is
Spnt and bituminouS coal with thin slate partingS
THE NOTED CHAMELEON CAMEL COAL
is mined from seam opened on the adjoining prop
perty. This seam is seven feet thick, and is made
up of 81 feet of camel at the BOTTOM with 3 feet OF
FACILITIES FOR MINING.
The moderate inclination of the qualification OF
the beds would render the mines self draining and
daylight on down grade. The land is m ost favor
ably situated for mining purposes for ali its 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 Il at
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 on
Smithers Creek and that all its Goals can be most
conveniently mined into the moderately inclined
valley of that stream and through conveyed to the
navigable Kanawha River and G. O. Railway.
TRANSFORMATION.
The Improvements of the kanaWha River by the
o. s. Government, nearly completed, afford
water communication with the markets of the worl
direct from the property, and the G. & o. Railway,
less than mile distant furnishes the ampest facil
tiles for the transportation of the products OF the
mines.
Partof the original survey, of which this estate is
portion owned by G. P. Huntington and others, and
held to 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, &C. Offers at good price have been
made for the timber by the q. S. Government, but
the owners have refused to have any of it taken
from the land.
value of the timber, favorable location for mining,
and facilities for marketing, this property stands
almost unequaled. The attention of capitalists is
specially invited to an examination. Maps and
full geological reports made by jed Hotchkiss, Con-
sulting Engineer, are published in THE VIRGINIAs
for March, $780, and will be furnished together with
and other Information In regard thereto by the
ders1gned upon application.
Address G. NJ. HARRISON,
W. B. HARRISON,
Attorneys in fact
1T Staunton, Va.