THE ALLEGHANY COAL FIELD. Ill 



Passing southerly along the eastern margin of the field, 

 from the waters of the Monongahela to those of the Ken- 

 hawa River, we present another section, taken from the 

 Virginia Reports, 



This is made down the valley of the Kenhawa, nearly 

 opposite the one first given, and dipping in a contrary 

 direction. 



No. VI. 



SECTION OF COAL ROCKS ON THE KENHAWA RIVER, IN VIRGINIA. 

 GEOL. REP. 1840. 



Feet. 



1. Conglomerate, ^ 



2. Micaceous Sandstone, slaty, . . - . 



3. Gray Shales, ^100 



4. Limestone, two feet eight inches, 



5. Yellow Shales, .--... 



6. Coal, 3 



7. Micaceous Yellow Sandstone, - - - - ^ 



8. Yellow Shales, I 30 



9. Fire Clay, J 



10. Coal, "Huddlestone Seam," with three bands of 

 Shale, - - - 7 



11. Bluish drab Shale, with madrepores in septaria or 

 nodules, ( Vineyard Hill-,) 40 



12. Coal, one foot eight inches, 2 



13. Argillaceous Sandstone, ------ 200 



14. Coal, . ^ 



15. Sandstone — surface at river level, Charleston, Va., 215 



16. Coal, 4 



17. Hornstone., blue and black, (Buhr?) - - - 7 



18. Iron Ore, 0^ 



19. Grit, coarse yellow, 140 



20. Red and yellow Shales, 



752 



In section No. 1 of this article, the counterpart of this, the 

 Buhr or Hornstone bed was not noticed, and the same for 



