The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-04-14
THE TITLE is UNQUEsT1oNABLE,

having been definitely settled by the Circuit Court
of Kanawha.
widln from of a 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 can be easily reached by the narrow valleys OF
the water courses which penetrate it. Fourhfths Of
this estate has natural level free outlet to the ka-
nawha down Smither's Creek which enters that riv-
In the pool made by the Paint Creek dam, recent
iy constructed by.the q. s. Government This outlet
Is opposite and about mile distant from Can
Melton Station the Chesapeake Ohio
Railway on the other side of Kanawha and adjacent
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 formation and part of the origin
al tract large quantities Of this coal are now being
shipped for gas-making purposes 1t is regarded as
of the very best quality, and commands the highest
price in the markets of New York and other trade
centres.
OF 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 b1tum1nous
coal, 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 and valuable coal Of the State and
even 1t ranks high that in the New York retail
market, it quotes higher than any other W. Va coal
except camel Its value is due to its hrmness and
soidity which enables it to be handled, shifted and
stored with very little loss. 1t burns WE'LL leaving
little ash; both high calorffc power and In
and other Impurities has little or no tendency to
clinker; is free from the danger Of firing from spon
taneous combustion-a great desideratum In storage
and ocean transportation lis first rate steam
and household fire, and it has particular adaptable
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: taThe of coal above referred
to- Coal Valley, is opened this estate near the
mouth of Blakes Branch just above the level OF the
Greek Valley so 1t may be entered and worked With
out the Intervention Of an incline. This superior
coal found fully feet thick at the point in
dicated, and being the bottom of Smither's
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 quantity of coal here existing may
be had by calling attention to the fact that each
foot of thickness In coal seam Yields 1000 tons of
gettabe coal to the acres, and SO this seam would
give 1000 tons per acre. 49, 600 tons for this es
And this is but of the dozen or 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 eleven feet. have measured, upon the es-
tate below this on 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
splnt 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 feet thick, and Is made
up of feet of camel at the bottom with 3 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 yentilating and coal could easily 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 incinaton, 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 on
Smtther's 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
q. S. Government, nearly completed, afford
direct from the property, and the c. & o. Railway,
less than mile distant furnishes the amplest fac1
tiles for the transportation Of the products Of the
mines.
Part of the original survey of which this estate is
portion owned by C. P. Huntington and others, and
held to be of the most valuable pieces of proper
ty on the continent.
| TIMBER.
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 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 examination. Maps and
full geological reports made by jed. Hotchkiss, Con-
| Sult1ng Engineer, are published in THE VIRGINIhS
for March, 1880, and will be furnished together with
and other Information in regard thereto by the
dersigned upon application.
| Address G. NJ. HARRISON,
| W. B. HARRISON
Attorneys in fact,
| StauntOn. Va