The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-04-07
THE TITLE Is UNQUEsT1oNABLE,


1aylg been definitely settled by the Circuit Court
If Kanawha.
width from Y of a miles to two miles. 1t has an
available frontage Of some six miles on the waters
OF Smfthers Creek 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 Four-hfths OF
this estate has natural level free outlet to the Ka
nawha down Smither's Creek which enters that riv
or In the pool made by the Paint Creek dam. recent
~ constructed by the q. s. Government This outlet
Is opposite to and about mile distant from Can
Railway on the other side Of Kanawha and adjacent
to the village of Oannelton 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 are now being
shipped for making purposes. 1t is regarded as
or the very best quality and commands the highest
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 s'It is abundant,
and in admixture with more or less bituminous
COAL is found in seems as thick as 10 or IL 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
1t ranks high that In the New York retail
market, quotes higher than any other W. Va. coal
except camel Its value is due to Its frmness and
Sod1ty which enables 1t to be handled shifted and
stored with very little loss 1t burns well, leaving
but little ash; has both high caloric power and In
and other impurities; has little tendency to
clinker is free from the danger Of firing from spon
taneous combustion-a great destderatum In storage
and ocean transportation is first rate as steam
and household fire. and 1t has particular Adaptable
y In its raw 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
1871 says: sThe foot seam Of coal above referred
to- at Coal Valley, is opened this estate the
mouth OF Bakes Branch Just above the level Of the
Greek Valley, may be entered and worked with
of coal found fully feet thick at the point In
dicated, and being near the bottom of Smither's
Creek 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 1000 tons Of
gettable coal to the acres, and this Seam would
give 1000 tons per acre. 49, 600 tons for this
tate. And this is but of the dozen more work
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 II It, inches
thick about 400 feet above the river level This is
sptnt and bituminous coal with thin slate parngs.
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 3x feet of camel at the BOTTOM with SIX feet Of
spltnt at the top.
FACILITIES FOR MINING.
The moderate inclination of the sterilization of
the beds would render the mines self draining and
self ventilat1ng and the coal could be easily to
daylight 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
Creek 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
Smither's Greek, and that all its Goals be most
conveniently mined into the moderately inclined
valley of that stream through it conveyedto the
navtgable Kanawha River and G. o. Railway.
TRANSPORTATION.
The improvements Of the Kanawha River by the
q. s. Government, 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.
Part of the original survey of which this estate
portion owned by @. p Huntington and Others and
held to be of the most valuable pieces OF proper
| ty on the continent.
The land also has upon 1t 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 Hotchktss, Con-
| sulttng Engineer are published In THE VIRGINIAs
for March, $780, and will be furnished together with
and other information in regard thereto by the
dersigned upon application.
Address G. M HARRISON,
W. B. HARRISON
Attorneys in fact,
1T Staunton, Va.