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The opening has been driven into the hill about 40 feet 

 but encountered some shale horsebacks. A sample was col- 

 lected from the coal, the composition of which is published 

 under Mine No. 87 in the table at the end of this Chapter. 



The Bland Brannon Farm Mine (No. 88 on Map II), on 

 Town Run, 0.8 mile southeast of Weston, at an elevation of 

 1160' B., showed 3 to 4 feet of coal, badly cut up by clay 

 seams. 



The Curtis Brothers Farm Mine (No. 89 on Map II), on 

 Town Run, 1 mile southeast of Weston, showed 3' 6" of coal, 

 and numerous clay seams, the elevation being 1140' B. 



On the Weston State Hospital Farm, at Weston, the Red- 

 stone Coal has been opened and mined at several points, but 

 all the openings are now closed. Map II shows that the coal 

 crops about half way up the hill and that the southeastward 

 dip of the seam would make mining easy, so that, with the 

 large acreage available, the State could well afford to mine 

 this coal for the use of the Hospital when the cost of natural 

 gas reaches a prohibitive figure. 



Jacob Flesher Farm Mine No. 90 on Map II. 



On West Fork River, 0.7 mile southwest of Weston; Redstone 

 Coal; elevation, 1130' B. 



Ft. In. 



Shale, sandy 



Coal 0' 5" 



Slate, black 3 



Coal, visible 3 6 4 2 



The above mine had fallen partly shut and the thickness 

 recorded may be slightly smaller than a measurement at the 

 face would show. 



I 

 Michael Mulcahy Farm Mine No. 91 on Map II. 



On Murphy Creek, 1.3 miles southwest of Weston; Redstone Coal; 

 elevation, 1095' B. 



Ft. In. 



Shale, dark 



Coal 0' 7" 



Slate, black , 3 



Coal 4 8 5 6 



