The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-02

generally, one of these seams is found of workable thickness--2S inches tc 36 inches. The coal from both of thesa seams Is of fine quality.
 A combination of Brookwood and Milldale or Brookwood, Milldale and Carter coals makes a fine coke for furnace and foundry purposes The Ala bama company's mines at Brook wood and Searles and the Central Iron and Coal company's mine at Kellerman are working these seams and producing coal for the steam and blacksmith trade and coke for furnace and roun- dry purposes.
 "A considerable tonnage of coal from the Brookwood, Milldale and Carter seams is available to the river on both sides from the territory between Tide water and Davis creek; 50,000, 900 tons is conservative estimate.
 From Davis and Blue creeks to Val ley creek is supposed to be a barren territory; no coal of workable thick hess outcrops in this territory, except small seam about 32 inches thick, just below the mouth of Valley. creek, which shows in a limited area. No seam of workable thickness has been dis covered from diamond drill borings, al- though there has been some consid- erable work of that kind done in this territory.
 From Valley creek to Lost creek, on the Mulberry Fork and to Coal creek on the Locust Fork, there is no seam outcropping of workable thickness, but it has been determined by diamond drill borings that the Pratt and America seams are of workable thickness in this territory and can be reached with shafts at 8 depth of from 100 to 800 feet
 "On the Locust Fork the Pratt and America seams are being mined at Maxine by the Pratt Consolidated Coal company and at Short creek by the Woodward Iron company. Tho big mines can be developed on this seam within the limits of navigable water for river transportation.
 "On the Mulberry Fork the America and Pratt seams outcrop, beginning at Lost creek and the big seam outcrops, beginning at Shepherds bend. The mines of the Pratt Consolidated Coal com pany-Colta, Gamma, Wegra and Praco-on the Louisville and Nash vile. few miles southeast of Ehep- herds bend. are working the big seam The mines at Dora No. s, Dora No. 10, Clipper. Samoset, Benoit 'Burnwe1i. Red Star. Barney. Ruby and at and around Cordova are working the big seam. Mines can be developed on the big oS"Ah SCtCIdi lHAlcS hoONC NOAuO 4 HS Pratt, America and big seams, as they occur in the territory along the river north of Valley creek, will average in thickness as follows: Pratt, 36 inches; America, 46 inches, and big seam. 72 inches. These seams all carry oae or several slate or clay partings, but if cleaned with picking telts and washers is good steam coal and will make a fair percentage of lump for domestic purDOsea.
 Immense Tonnage Aavilable
 ''An immense tonnage of coal from these three seams Is available to the river. It is conservative to say that on Mulberry and Locust Forks, within the present limits of slack water, 6O,- coo, 900 tons of coal from the Trait seam, 150.000.000 tons from tho Amer lea seam and 100000. 900 tons from the big seam are available for transporta- tion down Warrior river.
 Above the present head of naviga- tion (six-foot stage of water) on Null berry Fork, the Black creek seam out corps and is being mined by the Mary land Coal and Coke company at Sip sey, and the Empire Coal company at Empire. Undoubtedly a large tonnage of coal from this seam will be made available to the river by short tram hauls. A considerable tonnage Of this coal ia now moving from Sipsey by rail to New Or1eans and sold to tho sream Ehip trade. w. H. LEAKE."