The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-07-22

Talks on Coal Measures Of West
Virginia

Virginia
Cur University Mast Fortunately Le
Gated for STUDY Many i'c~pe nay'
Coal to Sell Eat None to Burn Nexl
Lecture on Oil ana Gas Ia Commence
meat Hall.
! Or. G II White gave his second
lecture on the geology of West v;r
GINA Friday at the University
The coal fields OF the state was his
specisl subject tor The second lee
lure.
A history of tie origin and lorna
tioa Of coal measures was first giver
together with an insight into The
whole geological history of the state
from the earliest times, when this
seciis II OF country was probably The
upper end of the Gulf OF Mexieo.
The heat and lumi iity Of the per.o
al c val formation was referred tn.
0nly crickets and some low forms OF
lnpiil.s Iheu inhabited the earth
Ian.' il iai;.t.d ess'p many times oft u
~ aud harder than ltdid last week.
The lecturer spoke af tn different
kinds and qualities ol coal from the
soft bitaminaus kind which IL found
IN the new river field TO the hard
anthracite variety of eastern Penn
:, lsania He told INV the i allie
mater is driven out of suit coal nv
a folding { the surface in n,onn-
famous ses;ians This pro, es ,,rn-
Gees s,G-;bi,utninous ,'.al; where
The folding is auh NO Ter te Where
intense strain has b,cn put nl,en the
seams and great heat generated,
har.i anthracite csal has been form
ed.
Peat is the FIRST stage in the forma-
ton of coal beds, and the extreme
formations at the other end OF the
series are graphite and the diamond
the later heing pure cfystalized
carbon.
he same seam of coal known as
the Pittsburg Sem here, and con
tanning 40 II NJ volatile matter is
found in the Cumberland region
with only about Is II of volatile
This is caused BY the
greater folding in the mountains
about Cumberland.
Dr. White spoke OF the fortunate |
location OF West Virginia University,
as a place to study the great coal mea-
sure of the state. Within ten miles |
0f MorgaDtown, the whole series can |
be studied from the lowest 10 the
highest Neither the University OF
Virginia, Cornell, Yale, Harvard, Chi.
,ago, johns Hopkins. nor any OF the
United States is so fortunately locat- |
ID is this one Tor the study OF the |
greatest wealth producing mineral OF |
the country. Morgantown is right Ia
5he midst OF the richest coal measures |
% this country. and yet the city itself |
IS located on barren belt along the |
liver bank, between the out crops OF |
he Pittsburg and the t'reeport Goals,
md away from the smoke and dirt of |
mines and coke ovens.
DR.. While dwelt upon the excelI- |
,nce and worldwide reputation OF the |
New River and Pocohontas coal SER
es the lowest found In the state. The |
nigh quality and great thickness OF |
The aPlttshurg seam found SO abundant
y 10 this county, also received atien-
Lehtion.
DR.. White saidlbat many people in |
this section Of the state, who had |
plenty OF coal for sale and ROne tu
burn were incensed at him for not |
putting coal under their land IN his
,ual lnap OF the state. But he was
governed by diamaBd drill 4 SITS made |
At Pine Grove 10 Weizel County by |
Elk. Senator Camden, showing that |
The Pittsbntg coal seam is only two
feet thick AZ that point. Two tests
were made about two miles apart
Or. White said that 10 France he
saw coal measures l50 feet thick.
where they remove all the surface earth
and stone before mining IL.
| be third and last lecture Ia this
series by one OF the most eminen
10 the country will he given
in Commencement Hall at 8 o'clock
morning. The subject will
be oil and gas. DR.. Purinton insisted
upon having the lecture Ia Commence
meot Hall, where large audience
can assemble to hear 1t. All who can
possibly avail themselves OF this op-
should hear the last lecture
morning.