The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-05-05
1856 ACRES,
THE TITLE Is UNDERSTANDABLE,

having been definitely settled by the Circuit Court
Of Kanawha.
width from Of miles TO two 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 az 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 courses which penetrate 1t. Fourfths Of
this estate has natural level free outlet to the ha
nawha down Smither's Creek which enters that rfv-
er In pool made by the Paint Greek dam, recent
iy constructed by the U. s. Government This outlet
Is opposite to and about mile distant from Can
Melton Station the Chesapeake l. Ohio
Railway on 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 adjacent
mines In the same formation, and part of the origin
al tract large quantities Of this coal being
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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
and In admixture with more or less bitumtnous
COAL is found in thick 10 or II feet. For
the combined purposes of steam, domestic use, and
the manufacture of iron, it may be looked upon as
the most useful valuable coal OF the State,
even now 1t ranks SO high that in the New York
market, 1t quotes higher than any other W. Va. coal
sody Which enables Ssd
stored with very little loss 1t burns we'll leaving
tensity is usually remarkably free from sulphur
and other impurities; has little or no tendency to
clinker is free from the danger Of firing from spon
taneous combustton-a great desideratum In storage
and ocean transportation lis first rate as steam
and household fire, and 1t has particular adaptabii
ty 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 of coal above referred
to- at Goal Valley opened this estate near the
mouth of Bakes Branch Just above the level OF the
Greek Valley, 1t may be entered and worked with
out the Intervention of an incline. This superior
of coal found fully feet thick at the point In
dicated, and being so near the bottom Of smithers
Creek. it underies 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
foot of thickness in coal seam yields LOCO tons OF
gettable coal to the acres and so this seam would
give 1000 tons per acre or 4s 600 tons for this es
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 the side of the river and less
than mile distant, seam Of coal IL IT, inches
thick about 400 above the river level. This is
splint and bituminous coal with thin slate parngs
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
of 81 feet OF camel at the bottom, with 81 feet Of
splint at the top.
FACILITIES FOR MINING.
The moderate inclination OF the stratifcation Of
the beds would render the mines self draining and
self ventatng, and the coal could be easily &c
Daylight on a down grade Inc lanQ is most favor
ably situated for mining purposes for all its beds Of
coal may be entered from the valley Of Smither's
Creek and worked up their inclination, consequently
this property is much more valuable than one thai
presents the oucrops of its where they decline
into the hills. This property Is exceptionally val
liable In this, that 1t has extended frontage
Smtther's Creek, and that all Its Goals be mos
conveniently mined into the moderately inclined
valley of that stream and through 1t conveyed to the
navigable Kanawha River and C. & o. Railway.
TRANSPORTATION.
The Improvements of the Kanawha River by the
U. 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 faciI
tiles for the transportation OF the products Of the
mines.
Of the original survey, Of which this IL
portion owned by C. P. Huntington and Others and
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 beer
made for the timber by the o. s. Government, but
the owners have refused to have any of it taken
from the land.
Considering 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
specially invited to examination. Maps and
full geological reports made by Jed. Hotchkfss, Con
sulttng Engineer, are published In TIE VIRGINIA.
for March, $780, and Will be furnished together with
and other Information in regard thereto by the I'm
dersfgned upon application.
Address G. M. HARRISON,
W. B. HARRISON
Attorneys in fact,
1T Staunton, Va