1879.] 



187 



[Piatt. 



1. That the Bernice coal as mined from the Big Bed, called bed B, is a 

 semi-anthracite coal, of the usual chemical composition of anthracites, but 

 differing from them in appearance and fracture. 



2. That the coal bed lying sixty feet below the coal bed B is a semi-bitumi - 

 nous coal, of curious structure ; holding much water in combination ; ami 

 not coking. 



3. That in a coal bed opened only one and a half miles east of Bernice, 

 the upper bench is semi-bituminous coal, and the lower bench an anthra- 

 cite, or more nearly semi-anthracite ; with only a six inch black slate part- 

 ing between these two benches ; the semi-bituminous coal bench not coking, 

 and holding a very large percentage of water in combination. 



4. That the Forksville coals are semi-anthracites of unusual appearance 

 and structure. 



5. That the Laporte coal is really bituminous coal, of very curious struc- 

 ture, holding much water in combination. 



In order that the main features of the character of these coals may be 

 more forcibly presented, they are grouped together thus : — 



1. Bernice, Sullivan County. Run of mine. Bed B. 



2. " " " Top bench. " 



3. " " " Middle bench. 



4. " Lower " " 



5. " Cannel-like coal in upper bench. 



6. " " " Coal 60 feet below Bed B. 



7. " " 



8. Pigeon Creek, 4 miles east of Bernice. Bed B. 



9. 1^ miles east of Bernice. Top bench. 



10. " " Lower bench. 



11. 3^ miles S. W. of Forksville. Lip. & Mercer mine. Top bench. 



12. " " " Lower " 



13. 1 mile south of Laporte. S. Hall's Coal. 



Water ,.. 



Volatile Matter 

 Fixed Carbon.. 



Sulphur 



Ash 



Color of Ash . . . 



1.295 

 8.100 

 83.344 

 1.031 

 6.230 



1.840 

 9.835 



76.788 

 .647 



10.890 



100.000 



1.800 

 9.650 

 32.373 

 .622 

 5.555 



100.000 



Cream. Gray 



(5 



5.815 



15.085 



62.329 



.474 



16.297 



100.000 



Reddish 

 Grav. 



