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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-25
Kentucky Coal Field.

The Eastern coal field OF
Kentucky, in cxpanse OF pro
ductive area and in number of
easily accessible workable
seams, IS one Of the greatest
fields of coal in the world. 1t
covers an area of more than
$1,000 squire miles, contains a
remarkably large number Of
superior Goals for domestic and
steam purposes, and includes
the largest areas of rich camel
and of thick, uniformly high
grade coking Goals known.
In addition. it includes large
areas underlaid by excellent
clays of several sorts, CONNER
cially important deposits of
iron ore and of ocher, superior
sand for glass making and
other purposes, proved fields of
oil and OF natural gas, pure
limestone for iron furnace fux.
and stones well suited for
structural purposes; its hills are
still in large part clothed with
forest, and it's many : utiful
valleys, together with the table
lands and tillable hllsides,
afford the basis for large
agricultural development,which
will come as the development Of
mining proceeds That our
Eastern Coal field is to be. with
in reasonable time. one Of the
greatest coal producing fields in
the United States, aud that it is
to bee one of the busiest, aud one
of the most populous and most
progressive areas of the State,
is as certain as the passing of
time
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-25

Is widely recognized. The steam
and domestic Goals rate high in
the markets, and the coke made
from the Pineville seam. on
Straight Creek and below. liz
known as one of the best metal
lurgicui cokes in the country.
Licking Valley Region.
The Big Sandy Valley region
embracing about 1000 square
miles south of Louisa, carries
nine or ten workable Goals
above the "Conglomernte Sand
stone" several of which. as
already indicated. carry camel.
The whole thickness OF the
cont bearing measures above
the "Conglomernte formation"
here is estimated to / -"
1000 to Zoo feet. The G Is
range ina thickness from three
feet mp To eight feet or more.
Great interest has been taken
IN this region because OF the
surprising excellence of the
Elkhorn' coal Cor coking. aud
it's occurrence as a thick bed
over large areas There is no
better cokirg coal known in the
United States. Few Goals are
SO good That Pittsburg Will,
Within "a comparatively few
years. be coming TO Kentuck
for metallurgical coke made
from this seam is now pretty
understood
This coal nov designated as
the Lower Elkhorn). in it's
thickest development as "A high
grade cokiug seam, was discov-
cred by the State Geological
Survey some years ago. on
Elkhoru Greek. in Pike county.
Ii extends as "a thick coking
coal quite across the southern
part OF Pike county, and it is
found Well developed Though
not every where preserving its
great thickness and exceptional
excellence for coke makngl in
Martin. Johnson and FLOYD
counties. but iIs occurrence in
maximum thickness, eight feet
10 nine feet. lis ON the upper
waters of Russell and Levisa
Folks in Pike, aud ian the upper
Beaver region in Floyd and
Knott counties Ia also occurs
ns "a thick coal maintaining it's
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-25

min;n, nrooa,,,s Tt
ras,"', (aal am
IN roosanaI,i, ,;, 49,, 49,.
,ra.,,',s,'a,'', 49, 20 ~ w.
tho Irn;,o, G,,,o, i,i'. ,''n
to ~. ano of ,La I',,'.;a', ,'' -
of t,o mos. no,,,,Il,,,' a,,', Wv ,.'''.
nro,,r.ss,,o ,,,a, - a.,
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time
The Drainage Areas
nj,
ne ''e'u Is ulNided naturally
into several regions, the outlines
of which are determined hy the
several drainage areas of IN.
,ri,,;,,,l strao,,,s ,l,., .,;...,..
i''' ''' ''''' '''''' w x '.''' 'o
III OF across some part oil the
held. ihe most important of
the regions are the Big Sandy.
the Three Forks of The Kan.
,ncl,, pi,or ~, ;J.;u H.
w 49, ~ we
l'''N ''S'''' an" "' = PIPER
Cumberland; coupled win the
latter are the "Jellico" and
other mining districts i'm Whit
lov K,ox T,nrel ami prl..L;
'''
ooui'ieS W nose J 7 II T. p "
streams HOW INTO the Cum
berland.
rs H.. c.,r.,
"s 0PP'' N"'''"'' ''"' '
The most important portions
of the Upper Cumberland
drainage include the region
between the Pine and Cumber
land Mountains lin which stand
the Big and Little Black Noun
tains To the Northeast and the
Log Mountains To the South
vest, and the Pineville Gap
region north of Pine Mountain
Gncluding Straight Greek TO the
north and northeast, and the
various streams that flow into
the Cumberland as far down as
Barbourville and someW hat
beyond).
The highest point in the
Stale, about ! 200 feet above sea
level, is on the Big Black Noun
tain, IN Harlan county, and
there the coal measures attain
their greatest thickness, nearly
5000 feet. For number of work
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-25

ELECTRIC s6 fHS PEST EoA
sn BIT EEaS ANb Kidneys
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-01-25

is widely recognized. The steam
and domestic Goals rate high in
the markets, and the coke made
from the Pineville seam. on
Straight Creek and below, is
known as one of the best metal
nrgicui cokes in the country.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
Rain Knock. Out Game.

Dallas, Tex. March 24.-Rain knocked
out the scheduled game OF the Giants
here and at Fort Worth to-day.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
JUAREZ RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Scycn furlonss. Jack stryker. q
CSolan), even. won; Denecn, LIZ (Cotton) 8 To 5
second: Plume. llo tReynC lds), even third Time
In Is. Sure On. Ben Wilson Mr. Dock, Southern
Light, Cirita Dene, and Parton also ran.
SECOND RACE-Tire furlongS Clara w, To-
CMciesworthl. to l. won; War Jig, 1c2 Hcnschot
teu,. 10 :, second; Soon, 20 Denny. to l.
third Time. o:5s rs Lady sthvnt. Red Lass
Sain Fox. Royal Stnnt. Tirhnshast, Tom Nc
Grath and Doninrrs ArTi also ran.
THIRD RACE-Mile. The Poer. 10 CMcGee)
10 ]. won: Hearts Relief. iD CNoian). to l.
second: Mauritania. los Cam. even, third. Time
i:ic rs. Rinda. Lake Gates. Mr. Bishop, Mis-
prlsion. and Hush Money also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Si1 furlongs. Enfield, Ii
tRice). to 10. Won: sLali 9s tGarner1, S to .
place. second: lack Atkins, Is OicCice) to TO-
show. third. Time. LIE IS. Bob Lynch, Jacquelina
and Beaman also ran
FIFTH RACE-six frr!onGs; selling. Marian
casey. lci Glass. to l. won: Butterbal, q
tNolam. } to ;. place. second; Hidden Hand. III
lRicc). to .. third. Time. lib 3-5. Dubois
Roberta. Rey Fl Tovar. Emma c., June W., Doc
Allen. and Gladys Louise also ran.
SlATH RACE-onc Mile; selling. AG1msn l1a
tGarner'. to ?. won: Gross Over. lc2 DENNY,
10 :. piacc. second; KOpck. lOJ tRooncyD. to S.
show, third. Time. IaO Is The Hague, West
Point. and Dennis Stafford also ran.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
All the Latest News About Go Boating and Horse Racing

the attendant concomitants of war,
threats of splitting from the parent body
OIL golf, and other dire things that more
or less impressionable critics had pre-
dicted for this annual session.
The Indoor golf fever has not struck
this city yet. but when it does come you
viii see every gymnasium in town
equipped with golf nets and canvas poe
kets. An excellent scheme for this game
would be to lay out indoor courses in i
place like Convention Hall 1t would paw
the management of this hall to fix up tho
large auditorium for the near-golf game
and install 1t with first class parapher-
MALTA. Admission to the links could be
charged and the hall owners would frd it
a profitable venture. In all large gym
nasiums of the principal cities is now
heard the switch of the driver and the
kerthump of the golf ball against the
canvas
They were both golf enthusiasts and she
had promised to marry him just as
they were starting the game at the Col
umbia links. They were married shortly
aftcrward and after the wedding tour was
over they hied themselves back to the
same links and played & single. AS they
reached the spot where he had proposed
to her he pulled the book of rules from
his pocket and said. Dear, do you know
why l was so anxious to marry yOu?"
She thought there might be many rea-
sons. but he simply asked her TO read
part of Rule ]. II reads as follows: "A
single player has no standing, ard shall
always give way to a match of any kind.
Yes" she replied. and Rule II reads:
The option of taking the honor at the
first teeing grounds shall. of necessary.
be taken by lot And then-well the
caddy blushed so strongly that you could
not tell where his red hair began and his
left off.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
CLOSE FINISHES
AT JACKSONVILLE
Judge Walton Takes Second
Race Handily.

Jacksonville. March with several
races on the card and cloudy skies over
head the crowd present at the races to-
day was one of the largest of the sea-
son. The LIE Blonde entry. Gold Mine
and American Girl. was the second choice
in the fourth race. The former finished
second, being beaten a half a length.
while Duval, the favorite, was a half a
length back. High Brow. coming from
behind, took the lead away from Gold
Mine within fifty yards of the wire.
The finish of the second race made the
crowd gasp. Goose rode a perfect race
on Judge Walton. and when he turned
him loose on the home stretch he
bounded away and won handily. Robert
Bruce. an to l shot, was right behind
the winner.
The summaries:
FIRST RACE-Five and one-haH furlonss
Naughty Lad. lo4 tkosrncrj. 20 l, won: John
FcndorsaS, lo4 wilson. 10 5 second: Eria. %
CGooseJ to s. third. Time Is 3-5. Golden Ruby
Dolly Bultman, Aunt Kate. Busy Miss. Danish
Girl. kingpn. Crina, OUtpOat. Jolly, OutcaSt
Blossrm. johnson. and Catrokc also ran.
SECOND RACE-MjIe and seventy yards Judge
Walton. lo5 &c Dooe,. Is TO l. won; Robert Brucs.
lcl tkocner). TO /. sNDnd; RoSeburs II. los
DaEenpOrtI, TO !. third Time l:i6 -. Galley
Slave. Hcine. Limpct. St Joscph- Castlswood.
Louis Katz, Pirate Diana. Lighthouse. Common
Sense. Bob Co. Dr. BarIey. and Den Diaz also
ran.
THIRD RACE-si1 furiongs: three -ycarclds and
IN. Harb-idSc. lT DaVcnprtl. to 10. won
Raleigh +. D.. lH tMcTlEGarD. l To = second :
Alfred the Great lG (Koener) to I. third.
Time. liz -. Moncrid. See 1t, and Chtrosse
Rnsc also r7n-
FOURTH RACE-FrTe furloEss. High Brow. 10
tkOrrner'. II 20 !. wop; Gold Mine Ill H'ain). 6
To 5. second: DuIal. los 0iOosci. . to 5. third.
Time. 0l J5 American Girl. Working Lad. Col.
loo Eyiwi ri Ep-V
and Eii or also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Mile and one siItecnth. Console.
III GOose). To , won; Gov. Gray. lu2 CMcIntyTel,
to !. second; Aymere. lis (Fainl. TO 10. third.
Adrian. lsSd Wine. Judge MoLck, and Leanence
also ran
SIXTH RACE-Sn furion.s- Parkriew 10
tKocrncrI. d to ). won: Eye White IOl CHufnasrD
3 to l. second; Amorct, C7 CFainl. / to ., third
Time. lib IS Darling. Emily Ice Toison dor.
Camel. Inferno QUEEN. nanfc!d. FUrt Carroll,
Golden. AMI Col. AShmcade also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-NTe and Onc-siNteenth Fal-
cada. lo9 tKoernerJ. to l. won: Efcndi, lo7 bur
toni. TO ). second: ROYAL RCprt. lO1 ODaverportl.
TO s. third Time. La IS. MufT. My Gal Dis
npntent. Dress Parade II. Font. and Ia Nun Da
also ran.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

ton, and declare that if the concrete is
properly made and laid that it will be
more satisfactory in every way than q
wooden wharf. The majority, however
Pin their faith to the structure of planks
| and 1t is quite likely that within couple
of weeks a wooden wharf Will replace
/ the damaged concrete one.
John Hadley Doyle, who has probably
done more for aquatics IN this city than
any one else, has just recovered from a
severe spell of sickness which confined
him to his bed for Eve weeks He is
now recuperating fast and will soon as
sumo his old-time activity in boating
circles.
The Old Dominion Boat Club of Alex
andra has invited all OF the boat clubs
of Washington to the smoker" that will
bc given by the club on March % at the
Old Dominion boathouse. A large crowd
of boatmen of this city will attend the
affair and enjoy the hospitality of the
VirSinians.
Conditions for the long g-distance motor
boat race from New York to Bermuda
were recently announced The race will
start at Gravesend Bay, New York. Sat-
u~day, June Il. under the auspices of the
Notorboat Club of America and the
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club for the chaI-
lenge cup. with $1,000 in cash to the
owner of the winning beat, with a Sec
cnd prize IL three or more boats start
and third prize If five boats start.
The East Washington Rod and Gun
Club has elected the following officers
for the coming season: John Guethler,
president; Ambrose Cook. vice president.
Archie McNelly, secretary; Leopold Bir-
kle, treasurer: Edwin Na;ley, master-at-
arms, and William Lohman, custodian.
The cozy houseboat of the club, which is
moored in the waters of the Eastern
Branch, has been the scene of many
merry gatherings during the past winter.
Pig roasts, oyster roasts, and delightful
shore dinners have been given twice a
month, and the club has had as its guests
many persons prominent in official and
commercial circles in this city.
. The seventh annual regatta of the Palm
Beach Power Boat Association will be
held on Lake Worth March Il Is, Is. and
Il. Eighteen motor boats will contest in
the several events during the four days
CT the regatta.
Claude r. Zappone, who was delegate
from Washington to the thirty-ninth an
nual spring meeting of toe National AS
sociation of Amateur Oarsmen, held in
New York last Monday, deplores the fact
that Saratoga was chosen for the regatta
to be held July Is and o. There are no
at Saratoga" said Mr.. Zap
pone. and the. hastily erected shacks
where the oarsmen and boats viii be
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

East. The chairman of the green COM
nittee, DR.. Thomas ]. w. Brown, has
been directing the workmen engaged to
remove the pine trees that cover large
part of the tract, and the work has been
done very eXpeditiously with the aiG of
block and tackle and a pair of horses
The blocks used are one double and one
triple, rigged with 500 feet of 1A-inch
rope The triple block is attached to the
tree near the roots, the double block
being fastened by means of a rope slung
around another tree eight or ten feet
from the ground.
When the Bannockburn played at Chevy
Chase Circle niue-hole course, the field
ahounded with mushrooms. When Connie
DOYLE came over to play 4 game it was
noticed that he always carried a paper
bag and gathered a good mess of the
luscious fungi. Connie would take the
mushrooms to the cook at the clubhouse
and have her prepare them for his sup
per. Other guests or members did not
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

care to take a chance with the fresh
product and invariably preferred the
canned kind. with their steaks. Connie
ate many pounds of these fine mushrooms
and is still living.
John McCubbin declares that a golf
club is nothing more or less than "shin-
NY stick with a college education.
At the seventeenth annual meeting Of
the United States Gclf Association, held
in Chicago recently. the association put
into its organic law a basic principle
that golf club which has no mechanical
device or contrivance to render its owner
a tricky service is a suitable club to play
with. The much discussed Schenectady
putter. placed under the ban by the Royal
and Ancient Club of St. Andrews. was
saved TO the golfers of the United States
by the adoption of a resolution prepared
by the members of the National EXecu-
tive Committee and men accustomed to
deep thinking on golf problems. without
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

housed during regatta week will afford
poor accommodation for the visitors. .
President John .Pilkington asserts that
the above dates and place were agreed
upon because at that time Saratoga will
be visited by many turfmen and the
dates selected are bound to bring good
results from an attendance standpoint
In connection with the regatta champion
ships, Saratoga will have motor boat
championship contests and a special shell
race between Riley and Ten Eyck> the
famous veterans, will take place on the
day prior to the start of the rowing
races.
Word comes from New York that Her
bert Doyle, who was prominent in aqua
tics in this city and played on the
Georgetown baseball team, has Joined
the Nassau Boat Club and will partici-
pate in many of the evef-s in which the
Nassaus are entered the coming season.
Doyle was a crackerjack sculler when he
lived here, and rumor mas it that he has
shown great form and is rowing better
than ever. The Nassua toyS are enthusi-
astic over him and predict that he will
be one of the best oarsmen of their club.
This is not entirely surprising. seeing
that his father is our own John Hadley
Doyle. Herbert has inherited his fathers
getthereitiveness. We wish him the great
est success.
At the Army and Navy Club the other
night the question arose among several
members touching on the cause of the
abandonment of the naval boat races
that were erstwhile a fixture in this city.
These races were participated in by row.
ing crews of the various war ships at the
Washington Navy Yard and were inter-
esting in the extreme. These regattas
attracted great crowds and were consid-
cred one of the summer society events
Intense rivalry existed among the Jack
les and there were many spirited events
rowed on the Eastern Branch waters. 1t
was suggested that the fact that no big
gunboats come to the local navy yard
now and that the men who are assigned
to duty here remain but a short time be-
fore they are ordered to do duty on ships
of the different fleets is the main cause
of the abandonment of these regattas
1t was also pointed out that at the navy
yard there are q number of excellent
oarsmen in the seamen gunners' class
and that enough crews could be gotten
together from the boats stationed here
and at the Norfolk Navy Yard to furnish
rowing crews to compete in these events
if the affair was sanctioned by the Sec
retary Of the Navy. II these regattas
could be pulled on IL is admitted that 1t
would greatly stimulate interest In aqua
tic sports in this city. Several officiais
Ct the Navy Department have expressed
themselves as being heartily In favor of
a resumption OF the regattas. They de-
clare that there Is no sport that is better
enjoyed by the sofficers and men OF the \
United States navy than boat rscea
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

The members of the various boat clubs
of this city are At present actively en-
gagged in overhaulinS their craft and pre-
pairing for training that will commence
\ about the middle part of April The ar
dent oarsman at this time of the year
transforms himself into painter. ma
chinist and carpenter and at any of the
lighthouses may be seen crack scullers
shellacing shells oling oarlocks. and
furnishing brass fittings. and they will
all tell you that it is not that they aspire
10 the work OF an artisan. but that they
Just think that no one can put their pet
beats in so good trim as the men who
take a wholesome interest in the work
ing qualities of the craft they race in.
All of the owners of launches are also
busy Frightening and tightening boats
preparatory to a season of splendid
n6torboating which they all feel they
will enjoy. A discouraginG feature to the
cwners- of launches. and cne which has
forced a number of ardent enthusiasts
of bosting to dispose of their craft at
sacrifice, lies in the fact that during the
winter, when the boats are housed, a
band of thieves make il a practice to
break into the lighthouses and carry off
anything they could get their hands on
ArtisticaIIy embroidered cushions were
just for the hair or feathers they
sonfained. which were sold for few
,snnies Parts of machinery copper fit
s.rrx clothing. and in one instance the
.-fire motor, have been stolen by these
-.,dals and the police declare they are
,ouerIess to prevent these depredations
t,ca,,se there IS no provision made by
Conrress for night crew to man the
,-srbor boat Lieut. Dean has recovered
-.,,cb property for the launch owners,
ut declares that an addition to his force
= absolutely necessary If the river is to
-. noliced properly. The thieves work
W tha cover of darkness, and Green
~ N the lighthouses in small boat,
~ aiything the can lift.
artbur Varela, who sold his handsome
otorboat Levant a short time ago, de-
.red r,at about the only way to save
q hoate from vandalism was to have
q gunner take his boat home at night
nd place it under his pillow.
The Potomac Boat Club will hold the
nn,,aI election of officers on April Il at
+bei, boatborse The c1mmittee appoint
Ii IN superintend Improvements of the
boatbouse and TO decide whether the club
+.;u mild a new solid cement wharf or a
: sayv wooden structure will meet on
E,ridav night Most of the members of
The Potomacs are In favor OF wooden
wharf made of heavy tipoers' as the
wharf that was desuoyeo ourihg
q freshet last August ano sah ~. ol
sight was In no way sausia Lilly
claim 1t was because OF iaui''
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
Fast on His Feet.

This embryo champion is an exception
ally fast man on his feet and is the
possessor of an awful wallop. which will
stand him in good stead when he meets
the negro.
Sturkey's father is a man of consider
able means and an enthusiastic supporter
of Oscar in his desire to have a go with
johnson, and is willing to back him at
any time for any amount up to $4,000.
Among fighters of the South he has
already established himself as fast. ag-
gressive man. having engaged in combat
with the pick of the fifteen-round fight
artists. and always besting his man in
short time. In fact. none Of those with
whom he has competed has been able
to stand the pace for more than several
rounds, and when it is taken into con-
sideration that he has met some good
men at the game. his performances are
s.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
A Former Newspaper Man.

Sturkey's manager, William Hubbard.
a former Philadelphia newspaper man,
and other Floridians have the utmost
confidence in his ability to take the title
from Johnson. and are willing to back
their opinion to the. extent of half
million dollars in real money, should any
one come forth with coin to be placed
on the colored scrapper.
Young Sturkey is twenty years old, and
his measurements are as follows:
Neck. l6h inches; across shoulders. 50; over
shoulders. 3k: chest tnormAD, HA; chest (de-
fated). % chest tinHatedi. 81; waist. q; abdo-
men. nj: wrist. 8: forearm. 12s1; uppcf arm. l3s;
eiceps. lf4; calf. 15h; thigh, 3: weight. B
pounds, height. 6 feet inches; reach. G inches
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

Fistula of the withers had set in
and had. slowly burrowed down deep
Into the muscles of his shoulder. and yet
he responded cheerfully to every call
made upon him. Tho disease, which was
sapping his vitality, proved to be incur
able, and he died the following spring.
1t was at Minneapolis, Mimi, SeptembeS
4. 1873 that he got his mark of 2:211s
he defeating Bonesetter. 2:l9: Indian
apolis. 2:Z1, and Scott's Thomas, 2:21, in
straight heats; time. 2:211.. 2:22A ano
2:22S4.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

|artbur yarela, who sold his handsome
|otorboat Levant a short time ago, de-
ared chat about the only way to save
e boats from vandalism was to have
,e owner take his boat home at night
i'd place il under his pillow.