The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-03-24
THE TITLE IS UNDERSTANDABLE,

having been definitely settled by the Circuit Court
of Kanawha.
This tract 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
of Smithers Greek and its right hand fork from the
Kanawha; and Of 2H 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 which penetrate 1t. Four-hfths Of
this natural level free outlet to the Ka
nawha down Smither's Creek, which enters that r1v
er in the pool made by the Paint Creek 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, the other side of Kanawha, and adjacent
to the village of Cannelon, 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
tract large quantities of this coal 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 the splint coal of this region NJ F. Maury says
| in the West Va. Reports of 1876. at Is abundant
and in admixture with more or less bitum1nous
COAL is found seems thick 10 or IL feet For
the combined purposes of steam, domestic use, and
the manufacture Of tron it may be looked upon as
the most useful and valuable coal of the State and
even now 1t ranks high 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
soidty which enables it be handled, shifted and
stored with very little loss. 1t burns WE'LL leaving
but little ash; has both high caloric power and in
| tensity, is usually remarkably free from sulphur
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 as steam
and household fire, and it has particular adaptable
ty 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
1877, says 'rhe foot seam of coal above referred
to- at Coal Valley is opened this estate near the
mouth Of Blakes Branch us uae leyea
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
/ Creek 1t underlies the entire estate 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 Of
gettable coal to the acres, and this seam would
give 1000 per acre, 900 tons for this es
tate And this 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
below this the same 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
splnt and bitumnous coal with thin slate partingS
THE NOTED CHAMELEON CAMEL COAL
is mined from seam opened on the adjoining prop
perry This seam Is seven rect thick ana Is m, maze
| splint at the top.
FACILITIES FOR MINING.
The moderate inclination Of the qualification Of
the beds would render the mines self draining and
self ventilating, and the coal could be easily to
daylight on a 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 Sm1ther's
Greek and worked up their inclination consequently
this prOperty is much more valuable than one that
presents the outcropS Of Its seam where they decline
into the hills This property is exceptionally val
liable in this, that 1t has 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 g. & o. Railway.
TRANSPORTATION.
| The Improvements of the Kanawha River by the
| o. S. Government, nearly completed afford
water communication with the markets Of the worl
direct from the property, and the G. o. Railway,
less mile distant, furnishes the amplest facl-
tiles for the transportation Of the products of the
mines.
Part Of the original survey, of which this estate is
portion owned by G. 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
Beach, Tulip &C. Offers at good price have been
| made for the timber by the U. 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
full geological reports made by jed Hotchkiss, Con-
sulting 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,
| ". B. HARRISON,
Attorneys in fact,
1T Staunton, Va