The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-09-25

The above all shaft mines. varying from SO to
100 feet in depth The coal is OF an average thickness
of three feet nine inches occasionally falling TO three
and onehaf feet and rising to four aud onehaf feet
The easterly mines contain the thickest coal.
The Welston Coal and Iron Co., the Milton Fur
| mace and Coal Co., and the Eliza Furnace Co. have
blast furnaces along side of their mines, which
ceve their supply of coal from this The Wells
ton Coal and Iron Co. have two blast furnaces both
located at their No. shaft These mines in addition
furnishing coal for their respective furnaces, ship
considerable coal over the ohio Southern and the
Cincinnati, Toledo and st. Louis Railroads. All the
other mines of the district rely exclusively upon
shipping.
All the coal OF the wellston Coalton district in
which there Al mines in operation. is drawn
from the same vein. The coal is remarkably uniform
in character and thickness As will be observed, in
following the line of mines from jackson to Wells
the gradually gains in height, rising from
2H at jackson feet at Wellston. At the south
end of the region the coal is noted for the small
amount of ash it tcontans-frequentiy less than per
of the whole. To the north and east as the coal
thickens, the amount of ash increases to and per
| cent.
The seam is a homogeneous mass, and is met under
firm cover of blue shale which forms excellent
roof, and is underain with soft, fre-clay floor.
West of Weston the roof shale is replaced by mas
sive bed of sandstone considerable area; and
| at the Murfn mine the sandrock has cut down into
the coal, forming horseback. With the exception
of this faplt which is merely local. other mining
This coal is of rather tender nature and is not t
ted to bear heavy burden in the furnace. In the
of mining, fully twofths of the coal is con-
verted into and slack. This large per cent. of
and slack, however ts not all made by reason of
the tender of the COAL part of it being the
suit of the unskillfu manner in which the seam is
mined The operators of the region exercise con-
regard the practical skill of their miners
in employing them, as the nut coal for which the
miner is paid nothing, is of nearly equal value In
alnpn fc IN mil
to make as much round lump coal possible,
as he is paid for lump only, but unskillful
workmen succeed in turning out large round
coal the trained miner, accustomed to under
ground life from early boyhood. oflae years the art
of digging coal has degenerated in Ohio, more rel-
ance being placed upon blasting-powder than for
merly. Coal is often blasted out of the solid and
shattered into small pieces in reckless and shame
less manner. without any excuse save the careless
ness of the miner.
The aggregate annual capacity of the mines of the
county tons; the product of the mines for
1888 has been estimated at little over 100000 TONS
During the months there is great falling off
in the trade.
petition with best Ohio and Pennsylvania Goals
in all the great coaess regions west and north Last
year it successfully introduced on the lake
(Erie) steam COAL 80 900 tons being used for this
purpose; during the present year the lake trade will
double that of 1888.
At several of the mines three grades of coal
made, viz. lump, nut and pea. The size of the
is: for lump coal, II inches space between
bars; for nut COAL u inch between bars:
the coal is made by screening the refuse slack
which is raised into revolving circular screen by
selloading elevator and sifted of fine dust coal,
the coal falling back the ground, whence it is
hauled away refuse.
AS the coal seam is remarkably free from impure
ties of every kind the and coal of this county
has no superior and perhaps equal in Ohio ad-
joining States.
The composition of the Wellston coal is shown in
the following analysis made for the Survey by Pro-
fessor Lord The sampling done in all instances
by MIR. G. N. Brown:
4Ralysis of Wellstcn Coalton Coal (Lord).
l. Wellston Coal and Iron Co.. shaft No.2.
2. Southern Ohio Coal and Iron Co., Coalton.
3. II. l.. Chapman's New Mine, Section 9, Lick TIP.
l.. 2. 3.
Moisture. Observation-Disclosures. 8s7 7.46 $50
Volatile combustible matter. 36.40 36.40 3t92
Fixed Carbon Observation-Disclosures. 5l.39 54.97 5260
Ash Observation-Disclosures. 364 LII 448
Total taI.................lOO 100 90 100 90 10000
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