The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-02-10
THE TITLE Is UNDERSTANDABLE,

having been definitely settled by the Circuit Court
Ths sract 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
u smtthers Greek and is right nana 81
mile Greek from the Gauley Every portion OF this
Land be easily reached BY the marrow valleys ot
the water courses which penetrate 1t. Four-nfths OF
this estate has natural level free outlet TO the Ka
lawha down Smithers Greek, which enters tnat NV
er In the pool made by the Paint Greek DAM recent
ly CONSTRUCTED by the U. s. Government This outlet
opposite to and about one mile distant from Can
aeton Station on the chesapeake ONO
hallway on the other side of Kanawha, and ad1ace
TO the village Of Cannelton the coal mines OF which
nave access to the railroad by ferry and railway
1 This property contains Immense deposits of
s56 gi s9tR5. CANNED COAL
II the most superior quality From the adjacent
mines formation, and part OF the origin
tract large quantities OF this coal are now being
shipped for gas-making purposes II Is regarded as
Il the very quality, and commands the highest
price In the markets OF New York and other trade
or the spint coal of this region, M F. Maury says
the West Va. Reports Of loI6. ut Is abundant,
Ind In admixture with more or less bitum1nous
oal is found In seems thick as 10 or IL feet For
the combined purposes Of steam, domestic use, anu
she manufacture OF iron, 1t may De looked upon as
useful and valuable coal OF the State, anu
sven now it ranks SO high in New York retail
Market 1t quotes higher than any other w. Va coal
except camel Its value is due TO Its hrmness and
,oidity which enables 1t to be handled, shifted and
stored with very little loss. 1t burns WELL leaving
little ash; has both high caoric power and In
sensity, is usually remarkably free from sulphur
md other impurities; has little no tendency to
ltnker is tree from the danger OF firing from spon
,aneous combustion-a great desideratum In storage
md transportation = is first rate as steam
ind household fire. and 1t has particular adaptab1li-
y In Its state to the manufacture OF iron In the
last furnace"
Quoting the above paragraph, Maj. Jed. Hocthkiss,
Who made geological report OF this properly, IN
1911 The loot seam s STsi as9 fee
Mouth of Blakes Branch just above the level OF the
reek Valley, 1t may be entered and worked with
ut the Intervention of an Incline This superior
eam found fully feet thick at the point In
ticated and being SO near the bottom OF Smither's
;reek. 1t underles the entire estate as AN ALMOST
JNBROKEN STRATUM OF SUPERIOR GAS COAL,
While equally valuable for almost all other uses
idea OF the quantity OF coal here existing may
oe had by calling attention to the fact that each
DOT of thickness in coal seam yields 900 tons OF
,ettable coal to the acres, and so this seam would
give 1000 per acre, tons for this es
ate. And this Is but of the dozen or more work
.ble seams of coal that have been proven above
gater level in this portion OF the coal fields, varying
n thickness, including the slate partings from
hree to eleven feet. have measured, upon the es
below this the same side OF the river and less
mile distant, seam OF coal II II, inches
hick about 400 feet above the river level This Is
,int and bituminous coal with thin slate partngs.
THE NOTED CHAMELEON CAMEL COAL
is mined from seam opened on the adjoining prop
perty. This seam is seven feet thick, and Is made
splint at the top.
FACILITIES FOR MINING.
The moderate inclination of the qualification o.
he beds would render the mines self draining ant
elf ventilating, and the coal could be easily run
daylight down grade. The land is most favor
tbly situated for mining purposes for all Its beds
,oal may be entered from the valley OF Sm1theri
;reek and worked up their incination Consequent!
| his property is much more valuable than one tina
PRESENTS the outcrops of its seam where they decline
ntO the hills. This property Is exceptionally val
liable In this that 1t has extended frontage OF
'mithers Creek, and that all its Goals can be mos
conveniently mined into the moderately tnclinet
ALLEY Of that stream and through conveyed to TN
lav1gable Kanawha River and c. & o. Railway.
TRANSPORTATION.
The improvements Of the Kanawha River by tn
J. 8. Government, now nearly completed, anor'
water communication with the markets Of the worl
trect from the property, and the =. Il y. Railway
than mile distant, furnishes the amplest fac1
| mines.
Part of the original survey, Of which this estate
portion owned by c. P. Huntington and others, ant
eid to be Of the most valuable pieces of proper
| " on the continent.
inest timber, such Oak, Walnut, Poplar, Birch
beach, Tulip, &C. Offers at good price have beel
made for the timber by the U. s. Government blu
he owners have refused to have any Of it takel
from the land.
Considering the richness OF the coal deposits, tn
value Of the TIMBER favorable location for mining
Ind facilities for marketing, this property stand
! Utmost uneQualed. The attention OF capitalists
specially invited to examination. Maps am
tull geological reports made by Jed. Hotchkiss, Con
5ulting Engineer, are published In THE VIRGINIA
March, 1880, and will be furnished together witt
Ind other Information in regard thereto by the un
| iersgned upon application.
| Address G. M. HARRISON,
| w. B. HARRISON,
Attorneys In fact,
| 1T StauntOn. Va.