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J. W. Burk Farm Mine No. 188 on Map II. 



On Cedar Creek, 0.7 mile east of Cedarville; Pittsburgh Coal; 

 butts, N. 85 W.; elevation, 795' B. 



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Draw slate 



Coal (to slate pavement) 3 3 



A sample was collected from this coal, the composition 

 of which is published under Mine No. 188 in the table of coal 

 analyses at the end of this Chapter. 



The Bennett and Chapman Farm Mine (No. 189 on Map 

 II), on Cedar Creek, just across the county line in Otter Dis- 

 trict, Braxton, showed 4' 2" of coal, at an elevation of 80S' B. 



Along Left Fork of Steer Creek, no Pittsburgh Coal was 

 found in Gilmer but its bench was traced across the county 

 line into Otter District, Braxton, where the coal was found 

 at the following opening 2}/2 miles from the county line : 



Christian Engel Farm Mine No. 190 on Map II. 



On Granddaddy Run of Left Fork of Steer Creek, 0.5 mile south- 

 west of German; Pittsburgh Coal; elevation, 995' B. 



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Coal 2' 3" 



Slate, gray, with coal streaks, 



0%" to 6 



Coal (to slate pavement) 1 3 4 



In the southwestern productive area in Center District, 

 the coal was once opened at the Daniel Huffman Farm Mine 

 (No. 191 on Map II), on Right Fork of Steer Creek, 2.6 miles 

 southeast of Stumptown, at an elevation of 945' B., but the 

 mine had fallen shut, and no information was obtained regard- 

 ing its thickness. At the following mine, near by, the coal 

 was well exposed : 



Eli Shock Farm Mine No. 192 on Map II. 



On Right Fork of Steer Creek, 2.4 miles southward from Stump.- 

 town; Pittsburgh Coal; butts, N. 70 W.; elevation, 920' B. 



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Coal (to slate pavement) 4 8 



