The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-08-21
. CTS FOR iNvEsTo 2 $.

% GOALS.
slowing arc five analyses of the cok'ng
.ea Of Big Stone Gap: go, q, %
s.. ..,,o, C740 64.64 6o.5s SS':S % % 90
xxea ,,,.tbe 1895 32lo $3.50 3l!6 no
esa'''e o'"'' l.N LG8 2.40 3.4o 1:ov
ssa; -. o.oio OIL o4l2 o3so o'4'
81 ! nd this that of averaged samples OF 'ne
va;n by Mr.. Andrew S. McCreath che"-
IL Of the Pennsylvania Geogicai survey
rSscd carbon. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. '.'''' ~ 600
|ss,fa,ilr combustiblc. ..'''''''''' l5l5
ssh .................. q Sa4
Bagphur OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1900. s,c.
ghe coke made from this coal is great sue
Isl. a. * shown by Mr.. McCreath's letter;
M. f. b. LxIsExnIsc,
~ Pre.,. The Virginia Coal a Co.,
& Iig Stone Gap.
5s4h S.s ~ coke received from Mr. j. H. Taggart
@sss,ny. Yields on analysis the following 'eSu mca
Mater .56&
sEt1 I'D carbon. E82
s ss1uh 1 90
Ash ........,.....'..... -
100. 600
y, coke Of great purity: low In bCih
al and osh aud high in fixed carbon; chemically
sas fnv as good the very best iocan .,,
Esli |, should rank high as ne'a'Iui's" toc.y,1u
Es s Yours truly, ASDnEw ). acC"hA''
.u uoCreath might have said more, ana
Bsubtless would have done so but tor MS 'oel-
ssca,ion with Pennsylvania interests. But nc
Ives the facts and the intelligent reader may
yau his own conclusions. The following
.,,snparative table will show the superioi'y Oh
I'LL cok. produced here over that PRODUCED
E;Fhor ut Connellsvilc or Pocahontas.
- Fixed Sui
@& ,.,cvox Carbon. Ash. phur.
F5ss,nnles Biz Stone Gap cOke,mane IN o,,o
~ A., opcu rick and by barrel test @'23 'o' '''''
Il SAMPLES Conncsville, Pa, coke, ~, o.,n
s3s oven test ........,........: .oooo 49,
tasmples Chattanooga, Iein.,coRe' ,e,, 70,
ssTsbt,ven test .......... 'o"'"A N"'"-
samles ,a birmingham "'" .'" .s72s 1854 l.l95
Examples Pocahon,as, Va, coke, ~, y 20,
ssss oven test. ................ .e@.o' '''- ~
b Examples New River, W. a.,coke, 80, o,ro
ss over. test MOD ''- 0''o-
I sampc Big Stone Gap coke, oven
5s fest annysis made by A. \. ,o,
z Mc,,rea,I Sent. 1880 49,. 81 .04 4.74 .3SS
Il This coke besides having been Analysed, has
bsen thoroughly tested as to strength and por-
,s;ty. and is pronounced by capable experts 10
~ nearer perfect coke than any yet made.
sWbcn it is considered that this immense
saam of coal is from seven to thirteen feet IN
Esickncss: that il extends over an area OF over
$4,000 acres; that it is located mp above the lev
|ssof the valleys: that it can be drained without
lie use of machinery; that so much OF the ex-
ssnse which must be incurred in other iocall-
Esns in the manufacture Of coke are avoidca,
Ind that ample transportation will soon DC nj
nrded. i, will be seen what an immense advan-
Hge these fields have over any yet discovered
Ethe United States or elsewhere.
mo. below is splint coal feet thick, and
hi. q camel coal, both by McCreath:
Esxcd carbon. Observation-Disclosures. 5S.O59 800
F0iaiile cUnbustibe. .............. 3t.,SO 7a.Ooo
I'm Observation-Disclosures. 3.015 02Z5
HEtphur OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. o'4oo Woo
sS8 IRON ORES.
She analyses below are of the following: No.
Rs2, and red fossil ore two miles from Big
stcnc Gap, No. lim0nite or brown ore six
dulles away:
ssIpsac iron 1850 4o.43S 1882 52004
:as gIrIir ''. .2os7o 2loO 2452 iii
Sulphur ....... O.l32 Obs los
saThe following are three samples of double
ssesScmer ores tributary to Big Stone Gap, and
Is matter of fact will be used by the Appa-
Ehehan furnace, and is found elsewhere only in
Algicrs, Africa.
& Hard Ore. Red Ore. Fire Ore.
Sillca. ............... III GIL l465
Assmina ......... O.sO $50 s65
ss3so, nbor,,s . O.O2 eos 0.067
Natalie iron ........ 1888 CLIO 46.2S
"a nd this by another chemist of brown hem
ntise, (dricd at 2l2 deg Farcnhei) six miles
sway:
Silica. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. AS
Aiumina Observation-Disclosures. sos