CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS. 45 
THE ATCHISON DIAMOND-DRILL PROSPECT HOLE. 
BY A. E. LANGWORTHY, ATCHISON. 
Read before the Academy, at Topeka, December 28, 1900. : 
In the spring of 1899, Mr. Chas. Crawford, a coal dealer of Atchison, men- 
tioned to Mr. 8S. C. King, of the executive committee of the committee of forty, 
that Mr. J. E. Carr was about to retire from the management of the North 
Leavenworth Coal Company, and incidentally told Mr. King that Mr. Carr be- 
lieved the same seam of coal existed under Atchison as that mined at Leaven- 
worth. 
Mr. King wrote Mr. Carr inviting him to come to Atchison and look over the 
situation. Mr. Carr and his son did so and gave it as their opinion that coal ex- 
isted; but they expressed a wish to see the records of the prospect holes which 
had been drilled in and about the city. When the writer learned of this desire 
on the part of the Messrs. Carr he at once placed at their disposal copies of such 
university reports and transactions of this Academy as he had. 
The writer then became interested in the matter himself and began looking 
up records which did not appear in those publications. He also began studying 
the geological formation near Atchison, making numerous trips to various points 
where there were outcroppings of coal or rock. On one of these trips, in com- 
pany with Prof. E. B. Knerr, of Midland College, especially valuable information 
was obtained. 
In looking up records much assistance was given by Mr. M. Noll, a pharmacist 
of Atchison, who furnished several records as well as a chart of a diamond- 
drill prospect hole at Valley Falls, Kan., about twenty miles southwest of Atchi- 
son. This chart was plainly the work of Prof. EK. B. Knerr, since the initials 
‘*K. B. K.’’ appear in one corner. As neither this chart nor a record of the 
prospecting at Valley Falls has, to the knowledge of the writer, ever been pub- 
lished, the description accompanying the chart is quoted in full, in connection 
with this paper. 
Recorp of diamond-drill hole at Valley Falls, Kan., drilled in 1888, by Ingells Bros., of Atchi- 
son, Kan. First column of figures shows thickness of strata, in feet; second column shows 
total depth of hole, in feet. 
SO Eres eerste sie os sisss wrerels Sars dinlee’s) aries 8 SMe Wal Otrrcrs senareceis. sce ted atetecrererayecce mance 7 391 
MAT AV Olnctetre tise sisted videlsdacescbseg eele 9 17 Grayisandstonomnncucssouseanseemene 15 406 
So ralOtamecy cen wemobe s «caiieeclcccesiseee 17 34 White sandstone... ..0.cc.0.ssccccne 9 415 
ATAVIO Lips lat torais atv wloisie etc ciavereecyotele ercrslSen 3 37 Vellowlsandstone- teen assee eae eceen ne 417 
BANGSLONG sien eicticer iow ces cine iawn aogs 3 40 MarkisAnastonecescee ces seee eee eeee 40 457 
BACLT ATLL TOG Ke cc opie isis tale tare eseinone 16 56 Shale vse cence ciscecneneeneeterene 1 458 
White limestone. ..................-. 12 68 | Light sandstone..................... 34 492 
STG) Ep cea HEU aSHOG Dab eee EOE eee 22 90 Shale, changing to limestone mixed 
WORINGStONG Mie tec einen ate da cine slefsietcie 15 105 WITHIN Ge oat cas co conten cece 6 498 
PRIM A PNOSL AIA, wae cieeeeierae nciew's.cvslerroers 3 108 Darkishalogeccsscacecuus tence ences 2 500 
IGIMGSUONO |. westerns coe useeitesios ee Susu. 12 120 Hard limestonetts-c.ssonceceee ete oe 3 503 
Blweishale; sansa cesecloa a auldae ae 5 125 Darkishalo ii tesae kaeke Guce eae aaeees 1 504 
WGIMOStONG) eves cecledeeycewsceceseecees 10 135 TAIMEStONG aia ccd cvajecisiaiiaosidialeeietea cic 2 506 
GIGS no hihastrecaelecsciccaalesiecissiaeen e's 40 175 Dark, soft limestone................. 4 510 
ATMOS TONG cctv cist Sain tedioere ao wita/carvelaee U4. 179 Soft, white limestone,............... 8 518 
DANOSGONG sc c-ac ckaridintes awecico dace 8 187 PAUMESCONES a ieialaye ania: crecinate etsiere re heetowiee 13 531 
Shale and limestone mixed.......... 11 198 Shales. sie ccsane vevoeawiceGreatnraeercs 9 540 
TAL G so cl aivic ava wsusctecora ste era re ayete ciieaiealons 5 203 Hard limestone, with irregular 
EA INOSTONG aces asc lote clone sade alte aottcice 22 225 BULORESH cc ssiicicivecccie ccutencclens 23 563 
13 rings [Fret ERs aseeceesac DECOOaan Cone 7 232 Bandstone sis sicwis stevia sa aicrsistsaleneeee 9 572 
(PAMOESHONO coe a.ccssiice dese baesscvebcleos 10 242 BHA Seta cccc etcetera eee eee 1 573 
PVATOUSH AOR So: accceretane shiek nice aces 19 261 PMEStOMG sie sesianwseni canine sie see Oe 577 
BANC y SHALO I sce csc we ceidcleurcneieeeens 25 286 Limestone with streaks of dark 
Soft, light limestone.. i dbewdeaies 7 293 SAE ays lsoaceoee ct cate dae cee 10 587 
J 295 ‘“*Honeycomb”’ stone........06..-... 3 590 
311 Warkigrayseranite sees eee eee 22 612 
325 Yellow rock, with gravel and shells, 3 615 
340 Shales. cies, cceniiss forcue ee note 1 616 
Sandstone, bearing salt water...... 42 382 Hardilimoestoness-c5. cosocnosestnncer 3 619 
Light, soft limestone................ 2 384 Shaloes cowie save aeetwonccuauaoude. 3 622 
