Ra] Daer River, four miles and a-hotrsootl) of Bull Pound Creek, boundary of townetiip 23 

 and 24. nuigo 14, weHt of the fourth initial meridian. Dislrict of Alberta, ^orth-Weat Terri- 

 tory. Senm one foot «nd a-half thick. Geo. I'«t.— ("retaL-coiiB, below I'ierrc. 



Nortti S4ukal«)iewan River, riglit ban):, aflhorl distance below lort Edmonton, District of 

 Alberta, N'orth-West Territory. Seam four feel thick. Geo. i'os.— l-ower Laroinie, Ed- 

 iiionluii series. 



Vroxa seam on brancti of Willow Creek, six miles eoulb-east uftioad of mountain, Cj-press 

 Ilills, townahip 7, range 3, weat of the fuurth initial meridian, District of Assiniboia, North- 

 West Territory, ^am four foot thick. Geo. Pen*. — larauiJe. 



North i^lalchenun Itivor. right bank, Hi'clion 23, townsliiti 5(1, range 4, west of the fifth 

 iniUal aieriihan, Dintnrt of Alberta, Norlii- West TerriU.ry. Seam twenty-five feetlliick. 

 Geo. Poa.— Lower l.araniie, Edmonton «eriea. 



Sourie Kiver, one mile wvat of La RoL'he I'erc^at the junction of Short Creek andSonris 

 River, township 1, range 5, west of the second initial meridian, District of .\tiaiiiiboia, North- 

 Weit Territory- Sutherland's minE?- Peam live feet thick. Geo. Poe. —Laramie. 



Ketl Deer River, tHOuiileH t>elow the mouth of Rosebud or Arrow-wood River, township 

 2», range 19, nest of Die fourth initial meridian, District of Alberta, North-Weat Tern- 

 tor)-, fl-l i^am livo feet thick- Geo- Poa. — Lower l^ramie, Edmonton series. 



Hay Flat, Wood Mountain, ten milea and o-half east of Wood Mountain Post, township 4> 

 range 1, west of tlie third initial meridian, Dtstrifl .if Aasinilioia. Nortb-West Territor>'. 

 Seaui six feet thick. Geo. Po^ — Laramie 



j Suutb Snskalcbewun River, north bank, seven milea west of .Medicine Hat, township 13, 

 range 6, weat of tlie fourth initial meridian. District of Agsiniboia, Nortli-Weat Territory. 

 Saskatcbowan Coal Mining and Transportation Company's Mine. From No. t( level, three 



I hundred and twenty feel from Uio eulrani-e, Geo. Poe.— Cretaceous, Belly River series- 



I Red Deer River, two miles south of Hull I'ound Cii*ek, townahipLM, range 15, west of the 

 fourth initial meridian. District of -Mberia, North-Wesl Territorj'. North -north-east exten- 

 sion of the Coal Bankb main Neam (ajiedmen No. 381. Geo. Poa— l-'retaMous, base of Pierre. 



V'rom ^it. Hubert. Cliaudily county. Pi 



South Saskatchewan River, north hank, seven miles west of Medicine Hat. township 13, 

 runKc U, weat of the fourth initial meridian, Mstrict of Aesiniboia, Norlh-West Territory. 

 ' Saskatchewan Coal Mininc and Traoaportation Company's mine. Main seam. Seam 

 I about live feet thick. Geo. Pa». — Crelaceou», Beliy River series. 



I Red Doer Rivar; ninemiltw and a-half south ofBuIl Pound Creek, aoulh-caet comer of 

 I township 23, range 16, weat of the fourth initial meridian. District of Alberta, North-Weat 

 Territory. Seam throe feel and a-half thick. Geo. Pos— ( 'relaceous, below Pierre. 



t'n^nis«am near moulh ofEgg Creek, North Saskat<;tewan River, opposite Victoria, town- 

 ship 58, mnge 17, west of the fourth initial meridian, Dietricl of Alberta, North-Weat Ter- 

 i riu>ry. Seam thirteen inches ttiick. (îeo. Pos.— f Cretaceous. Pierre. 



j Red Deer River, at the mouth of Rosebud or Arrow-wood River ; township 28 range 10, 

 west of the fourth initial meridian, Dietricl of Alberta, North- Wiii-t Territorv. |7). Seam 

 six feet thick. Geo. Pos — I«wer Laramie. Blmontou heriM. 



Iron) roulée six miles and a-half south -oaat of Blackfoot Crossing, township 20, range 20, 

 west of Iho fourth milial meridian, Dialrict of Alberta. Nortb-West Territory. From the 

 lower or throe feel aeum. Geo. Poa.— I.«wer Laramie, Edmonton series. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Structure fino lamellar-- tolerably compact ; color black ; lustre of eurf&co along the plane of bedding 

 dull, that of the cross fracture resinous ; fracture uneven, occaaionaliy somewhat concboidal ; powder 

 black, faint brownish tinge ; by ox|)osure to the air aphta in the direction of the bedding and falls 

 to pieooa- 



Siiuclure very compact and homogeneous; color lirowuiab-black ; lustre dull, occasionally aub- 

 reaiuoiii ; tough ; fracture large concboidal ; powder black, with a hrowniah tinge ; by exjiosure to 

 the air becomes more or less fissured. 



.Struclurellne lamellar — tolerably compact; it contains an occasional interatralified layer of mineral 

 charcoal ; color black ; lustre, sub-resinous to reeinous ; fracture uneven ; powder bltnk, with a faint 

 brownish tinge ; by exposure to the air splits along the line of bedding and falls to piece». 



Structure coarse lamellar ; made up of alternate layers of more or less dense, bright and dull coal, 

 and numerous interatraiilied layers of mineral charcoal; color black; lustre along the surface of bed- 

 ding dull, that of the cross fracture sub-resinoua to resinous ; fracture uneven , that of the brighter 

 layers nomewhat concboidal ; pov^do^ almost black ; by exposure to the air falls to pieces. 



A brownish-black, compact lignite ; ligneous texture very marked; lustre for the greater part dull, 

 in more altered parts sub-resinous to resioous; lough; fracture on the whole uneven, occasionally 

 verging on the s ub- conchoid at : powder black, with a brownish tinge; by exposure to the air be- 

 comes more or less fissured and falls to pieces. 



Structure very fine lamellar; the lines of bedding are, however, oflen almost oblitoraled— tolerably 

 compact; color black; luatre sub-resinous to resinous; fracture uneven, occasionally appniaehing 

 the concboidal ; powder almost black ; crai'ke somewhat by exposure to the air and boa a tendency 

 to fall to pieces. 



Structure, for the most |)an, moderately line lamellar, it contains, however, an occasional some- 

 what thick, irregular shaped layer of dense material— tolerably compact; color greyish-black ; lustre 

 sub-reainouB ; fracture uneven ; the dense material has a pure black color, a resinous to vitreous 

 lustre, and a more or less concboidal fracture ; powder dark brown, inclining tu blackish-brown ; by 

 exposure to the air becomes somewhat liasured and lient* tender. 



Presented, with the exception of one layer, a general sp[<earance of great uniforniity alike in tex- 

 ture, color and lustre. The material composing the layer was very compact, exhibited a delicate 

 ligneous structure, had a black color, a resinous luatre, and a concboidal fracture. The otlier portion 

 t'xhibited a very fine lamellar structure, was compact, had a greyish-black color, a reainous 

 luittro, and an uneven, occasionally imperfectly concboidal fracture; powder black, with a. slight 

 brownish tinge : by exposure to the air becomes fissured, and hence tender. i,G. | 



Structure fine lamellar — tolerably compact; color black ; lustre along the plane of bedding dull, 

 that of the cross fracture, resinous ; fracture irregular - intersected throughout by numerous thin 

 plates of gj'pbum ; powder black, slight browniisli tinge ; by exposure to the air falls to pieces. 



Structure somewhat dense; contained a rather large proiiortion of intermixed rootlets ; color clove- 

 brewn; dull; fracture uneven; powder brown. Thispeathad been pulfied, sticks and rootsseparated, 

 anildriedbyexjN>suretotheaii^ithad nut been coinpresaed. (5- J 



Structure somewhat coarse lamellar— moderately compact; with the exception of one layer 

 presented a general appearance of great uniformity, alike in texture, color and lustre- This 

 layer was very comoact, exhibileil a delicate ligneous structure, had a black color, a resinous 

 lustre and a concboidal fracture- The other portion bad a greyish-black color, a resinous lustre, and 

 uneven fracture; powder black with a slight brownish tinge. By exposure to the air becomes 

 fisiureil and tender. (C)- 



Structure Bomewhal line lamellar ; contains an occasional layer of mineral charcoal ; reticulated 

 throughout with delicate laminu- of gypsum ; lustro in the direction ortlmbeddiD>{dull, that of the 

 cross fracture resinous ; powiler almost black ; by exposure to the air becomes very tender. 



Structure somewhat Hue lamellar— tolerably comi>uct: rantain» numorous interposed patches 

 of mineral charcoal ; color greyish-black to almost black ; luatre along the surfaces of bedding dull. 

 that of the cries fracture sub-resinous to resinous; fracture uneven; powder dark brown, inclining 

 to blackish brown ; by exposure tti the air falls to pleas. 



Structure very fine lamellar— tolerably compact ; color black ; lustre sub-resinoua to resinous ; 

 fracture uneven, occasionally verging on the concboidal ; ix>wder almost black ; by 6\|»oBure to the 

 air hecumes somewhat fiasured and has a tendency to fall to pieces. 



The material here referred to, and which has been designated "concboidal" lignite, is found onl^ in 

 auuiii parts of the seam. Structure compact; homogeneous, like jot — some fragmenta exhibited, 

 uillioQgh but faintly, a deUcate ligneous texture ; color velvet black ; lustre resinous ; brittle ; 

 >ructure Concboidal ; feel smooth ; powder black, faint brownish tinge. (Si. 



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I'KOXIMATE ANALYSIS— PA3T COKINil. 



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Tba nae» aiolrcij ' 



ilurinc coking tbv Coke 



burnt Willi ii — ' 



rollowiiti, *il>hllr Hiiii-uiili«ro 

 nnokeliKS flotne. 



.ollowigli, 

 jîi«Ully "im 



iiuta )' I'll awl ah, 

 iksicsi Hnuiv. 



I'ellonltli.iillKbll; 

 lumlnoui, Kluimi 

 imoktles» flsnic, 



vellowiBli, loioe- 

 nfanl luminiow. 

 iliglitly aiDoky 



Aiaukele» llikiuc. 



vollowisb, feebly 

 iinokelua Saine. ' 



..'How. lumino 



BOUIDwhul •UK 



pule yellow, a I iibt- 

 ly liiaiin<>u>, 

 sujnhelt»» floiDC. 



yvllonisb, «liihtlj 

 ■inoki'lp^» Uuiue. 



yell'iifi^li, toDiE 

 *lia[ luuillioua, 

 >l<«l>lly •luiiky 



follnwish.iliahtly 

 Iiiuiiiinu*, alma - 

 •luukuleu Ha mo. 





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