522 COAL. 



Redstone Coal* Freemans Creek District, Lewis. 



In Freemans Creek District, the Redstone Coal crops 

 along the eastern and southern portions, being above drainage 

 in about half the district. In the northern part this coal is 

 of minable thickness as far west as the region where it goes 

 under drainage on the dip of the measures. In the southern 

 part, it is of minable thickness as far west as Alum Bridge on 

 Leading Creek, beyond which the coal disappears, although 

 its horizon is exposed down the creek all the way to the 

 Gilmer Line. In the northwestern part of the district, the 

 records of numerous wells drilled for oil and gas fail to show 

 any Redstone Coal of minable extent, warranting the conclu- 

 sion that it is not good in. this region. Map II shows by an 

 appropriate symbol the western line beyond which the coal is 

 apparently not of minable thickness and continuity and Figure 

 5, on a previous page, gives the same information in a differ- 

 ent form. On Map II the crop lines are extended westward 

 only as far as the coal is known to be of minable thickness. 

 In the eastern and southern portions numerous openings were 

 examined, the sections of which appear in the following pages. 



George Gardner Farm Mine No. 75 on Map II. 



On McCann Run, 1.7 miles northwest of Lightburn; Redstone Coal; 

 butts, N. 45 W.; elevation, 1307' B. 



Ft. In. 



Slate, black 



Coal, good (to slate pavement) 5 6 



A sample was collected from this coal, the composition of 

 which is shown under mine No. 75 in the table of coal anaylses 

 at the end of this Chapter. 



A. H. Hughes Farm Mine No. 75A on Map II. 



On Elk Lick Run, 0.3 mile southeast of Mineral; Redstone Coal; 

 elevation, 1050' B. 



Ft. In. 



Shale 



Coal, visible 5 



Concealed, with shaly sandstone 20 



Limestone, hard, yellow, Redstone... 5 



