Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-10-15

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Mine in the State From which Coal is
Shipped Field work has about Stop
ped by the Parties Which we're Sent
out This Summer.
Another map has been issued by
the state geological survey under di-
rection Of Or G White. This map
il INC seCoud III ue lssueu by the sur
yey The map shows In separate
colors the three great coal formations
of the state, the New River of Poca-
hontas, the lowest. the Allegheny
Kanawha series in the middle and the
MonoDgahela or Pittsburg Councils
lville) at the top.
The location and name of every
coal mine In operation in the state is
shown on the map from which coal is
mined to be shipped by rail or river.
These are located on the map by
numbered black dots and on the
margin by name and numbers and are
given by counties. There are three
hundred and thirty eight OF these and
Int two of them are located in this
county
Besides the coal mines the promi-
nent anti-clinal lines are given on the
map This makes it valuable to the
coal, oil and gas men of the state as
they can see at glance just where
the things in which they are inter-
ested are TO be found. The state geo.
logical commission has placed the
price of the map at fifty cents and
they will be sent bysmail to any ad- /
dress on receipt of the price. Those
desiring them should write to DR..
White. They should address West
Virginia Geological Survey, Box 44s
Morgantown, w. Va.
The field work OF the survey has
about closed for the season. 1t will
be resumed early next spring. A re-
port on coal will be issued about next
July. A special from Wheeling tells
something about the work done by the
field parties during the present sum
mer. tits as follows;
& Mr.. WYCarvel Hall, chief of the
United States geological survey in
West Virginia, arrived in the city last
evening and is quartered at the Nc
Lure. When seen in the lobby of the
Mcclure house, he said that the work
of the survey In this state was practi-
cally completed for the winter as far
as outside work was concerned. After
November the first. the men will be
In the office making up their reports.
The result Of the work in this state
has been very satisfactory They
have surveyed ia and about the vicin- |
titles of Wheeling, Clarksburg, Fair |
mont, Grafton, Blacksmith, Hamlin |
and Guyandotte, and completed the
work all but the making out of the
final reports. The work has been
partly finished In and about Mounds
villes Ceredo, PhiIippi, Weston and
Buckhannon. In all there has been
thoroughly surveyed in this state
about 1900 square miles. The active
work in the field in this section al |
ways closes about the first OF Nogem-
Der. e6
All the camp equipment belonging
to the outfit will be left on the fair
grounds at, Clarksburg. The stock
which consists of about ffty head Off
horses and mules will be wintered at 4
South Springfield, Ohio.
Mary are the Incidents which help
to enlfven the life OF the men In their
work afeld. A short time ago, Engi-
neef Wilson Hoge, of this city, fell
from . tree while trying to place
flag In very tall tree. The distance
to the ground was about sixty feet
and Hogs bounced all the way from
bOugh to bough until finally the
ground stopped his further progress
In that direction. The only severe
injury he sustained was badly mash
ed hand.
This year the locomobile was tried
In field work. 1t was used principally
in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Towards |
the end of the season it was trans |
ferrsd to this state. 1t has proven
highly satisfactory. In this state,
however. the man in charge of the
vehicle was working in the vicinity Of
Philippi. He struck hill which |
proved too steep for the machine |
When part Of the way up the sprocket |
wheel broke and it had to be dragged |
to the railroad by mules and shipped |
home for repairs. AS long as there
are no West Virginia hills to buck
the locomobile will be all right.
During the year about 1900 miles
of accurate spirit levels were run and
Mr.. Hall asked that it be made public
that the elevations would be willingly
supplied To any one who desired to
know them.