Occurrence of Coal in Monroe County. 173 
depth of seventeen feet and struck a vein of coal having a thickness of 
about two feet. In an entry running in the direction of the well above 
mentioned the coal shows evidence of thickening. The coal at this point 
underlies seventeen feet of grayish colored sandstone. Underlying the 
coal is a layer of fire clay. 
The deep well above mentioned was drilled at an elevation of about 
970 feet above sea level. The strata pierced are as follows: 
Feet. 
SS Olax (LOD) Masrucraicercre tec clacincicvalsteumlens ba eee nosso n & 6 
OMSL OM CMP rare) cis eaclan, sine eione orotctete steieatiet tie eee tl 
Wali ys lial emeterie suciane, seer oper sista ova sear ola ahapea nen oraeemere 5 
BONIS HOM CR Memeo eae sieebe eee ce OT aha TT See ee 5% 
BIMeESANUStON Gare eet enc iietietenerersienuctotela oeteraras 34 
CoEnil oo.eGhe Sono et oinisio cn oD OR elo Oa ee OO enc 6 
biwershalescontaining-=pymites en -aiece cee ae cee 22% 
Biteysandstonempeere er eee eee oo aera 1L'7/ 
mon stonerandgoresse asec a nicenicrae 27% 
NF IMES TOM Gamera aah eiesrecwsroe eee bakerctensiss orekOs oo ris cseaeee 3 
INGLE Len arora Oro eB URC NG eh N ce GEM = 133 
COMPOSITION OF MONROE COUNTY COAL. 
A sample of the coal taken from the reopened shaft on the Coleman 
farm was analyzed by Mr. H. M. Burlage of the Chemical Department 
of Indiana University. The sample was obtained by taking a bushel of 
the mine-run cecal, crushing and quartering down to about one pound of 
crushed coal, which was turned over to the analyst. The results ob- 
tained from the analysis are recorded below: 
ANALYSIS OF MONROE COUNTY COAL, 
Per cent. 
Wolatilemmattenonscaracecertin« semiee « srertee 42.74 
Mixes CALDOM Ge ae atu eda ein eheee ue tegeieee 52.96 
IN GUI Sete ote eboache cannes fee otc a Re cE eR 4.3 
Sea Tere ore jarce eee eM ol cag Sha chose) Slows Dee 
IES epidemics eNO Stones ater ord <ib,a)-<) odes st 14,599.70 
Comparing this analysis with the analyses of 115 samples of Indiana 
coals, this sample showed the highest amount of fixed carbon; only three 
samples run higher in volatile matter; only six are lower in ash; and 
it is the highest in recorded B. T. U. 
