The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-03-31
THE TITLE IS UNDERSTANDABLE,

navn been definitely settled by the Circuit Court
of Kanawha.
This tract is seven miles in length and varies In
width from of a miles to two miles. 1t has an
available frontage of some six miles on the waters
Of smithers Creek and It's right hand FORK from me
mile Greek from the Gauiey. Every portion o1 thts
land can be easily reached by the narrow valleys OF
the water courses which penetrate 1t. Fourfths OF
this estate natural level free outlet to the Ka
nawha down Smither's Greek which enters that rtv-
in the pool made by the Paint Greek dam, recent
~ constructed by the U. s. Government. This outlet
Is opposite and about one 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 the same formation, and part Of the origin
al tract large quantities of this coal are now being
shipped for gasmaktng purposes. 1t Is regarded as
Of the very best quality, and commands tne hghest
price In the markets Of New York and other trade
centres.
In the West Va Reports of 1876. SIT is abundant,
and in admixture with more or less bitumtnous
COAL is found in thick as 10 or II feet For
the combined purposes of steam domestic use, and
the manufacture Of iron, 1t 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 any other W. Va. coal
except camel. Its value is due to its frmness and
solidity which enables 1t to be handled shifted and
stored with very little loss. 1t burns WE'LL leaving
but little ASH has both high calorifc power and In
and other impurities; has little or no tendency to
cnker; is free from the danger of firing from spon
taneous combustion-a great destderatum In storage
and ocean transportation lis first rate as steam
and household fire, and 1t has particular adaptab1-
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 Blakes Branch, Just above the level OF the
Greek Valley, so it may be entered and worked with
| mt tho fpfa anti Of incline.
Of coal found fully feet thick at the point In
dicated, and being near the bottom OF Sm1thers
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 quantity of coal here existing may
be had by calling attention to the fact that each
foot Of thickness in coal seam yields 1OO tons OF
coal to the acres aaa 14 80 o ans seam r m
tate And this is but one OF the dozen or more work
able seams Of coal that have been proven above
level in this portion Of the coal heds varying
| In thickness, including the slate part1ngs, from
three to eleven feet. have measured, upon the es
below this the same side of the river and less
than one mile distant seam Of coal II It, inches
thick about 400 feet above the river level This Is
splint and btuminous coal with thin slate parttngs
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 feet Of camel at the bottom with 81 feet Of
| splint at the top.
FACILITIES FOR MINING.
The moderate inclination OF the qualification Of
the beds would render the mines self draining and
self ventlating and the coal could be easily run to
daylight on down grade. The land Is most favor.
ably situated for mining purposes for all Its beds OF
coal may be entered from the valley of Smither's
Greek and worked up their inclination, consequently
this property is much more valuable than one that
presents the outcropS of Its where they decline
into the hills. This property Is exceptionally val
liable in this, that 1t has extended frontage Oh
Smtther's Creek and that all its Goals be most
conveniently mined into the moderately inclined
valley that stream, and through conveyed to the
navigable Kanawha River and c. & 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 G. & o. Railway
tiles for the transportation of the products Of the
mines.
of the original survey, of which this estate IL
| portion owned by @. P Huntington and Others and
held to be Of the most valuable pieces Of
| ty on the continent.
The land also has upon 1t millions Of feet Of the
finest timber, such as Oak, Walnut, Poplar, Birch
Beach, Tulip, sc. Offers at good price have beer
made for the timber by the q. s. Government, bu
the owners have refused to have any OF 1t taker
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 stands
almost unequaled. The attention Of capitalists ID
specially invited to an examination. Maps and
full geological reports made by jed Hotchkiss, Con
sult1ng Engineer are published In THE VIRGINIAs
for March, $780, 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
| --tf Staunton, Va.