The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-02-03
THE TITLE IS UNREASONABLE,

having been definitely settled by the Circuit Court
of kanawha.
This tract is seven miles In length and varies In
widtn from y OF miles to two miles. 1t has an
available frontage of some six miles on the waters
OF Smthers Greek and Its right hand fork rom the
Kanawha; and OF 2x 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. Four-hfths OF
this estate has natural level free outlet to the Ka
nawha down Smithers Greek, which enters that riy-
in the pool made by the Paint Greek dam, recent
iy constructed by the U. s. Government This outlet
Is opposite to and about one mile distant from Can
Melton Station the Chesapeake Il 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
III tract large quantities OF this coal being
shipped gas-making purposes. 1t is regarded as
of very best quality, and commands the highest
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 bituminous
COAL Is found tn seems 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 most useful and valuable coal OF the state and
it ranks high that in the New York retail
market, 1t quotes higher than any other W. Va coal
except camel Its value is due TO Its Hrmness and
5oidity which enables 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
tensiuy, is usually remarkably free from sulphur
and other impurities; has little or tendency to
cinker is free from the danger OF hiring from Spon
taneous combustion-a great desideratum In storage
and ocean transportation lis first rate as steam
and household fire. and 1t has particular adaptab1l
ty in its to the manufacture of iron in the
blast furnace
Quoting the above paragraph, Mai. Jed. Hocthkiss,
who made geological report of this property, In
1877, says: tThe foot of coal above referred
to- at Coal Valley, opened this estate the
mouth of Blakes Branch just above the level OF the
Greek Valley, it 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 near the bottom Of Smither's
Greek. it underles 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 OO0 tons OF
gettabe coal to the acres, and so this seam would
give 1000 per acre, 43 900 tons for this es
tate. And is but Of the dozen more work
able seams of coal that have been proven above
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-
below this the side OF the river and less
than one mile distant, of coal ii #, 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
of 34 feet of camel at the botom with 3 feet OF
splint at the top.
F.. FACILITIES FOR MINING.
The moderate inclination OF the Strat1ncat1On OF
the beds would render the mines self draining and
self Ventilatng 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 Smithers
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 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 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
less than mile distant furnishes the ampest fac1l
tiles for the transportation Of the products Of the
mines.
Part of the original survey Of which this estate is
held to be of the most 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 q. S. Government, but
the owners have refused to have any OF 1t taken
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 is
specially invited to an examination. Maps and
sulting Engineer, are published in THE VIRGINIAS
for March, $780, and will be furnished together with
and other Information in regard thereto by the
derstgned upon application.
Address G. NJ. HARRISON,
W. B. HARRISON,
Attorneys in fact
1T Staunton, Va.