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tion of which is given under Mine No. 196 in the table of coal 

 analyses at the end of this Chapter. 



The coal was once opened at Prospect No. 197 on Map II, 

 on Barn Run of Right Fork of Steer Creek, 0.7 mile south- 

 west of Rosedale, in the edge of Birch District, Braxton, at an 

 elevation of 965' B., but had fallen shut. It was observed 

 also at several points along Mill Fork, in Braxton, southeast 

 of Rosedale, but in the immediate vicinity of the town, none 

 could be found. 



Quantity of Pittsburgh Coal Available. 



The amount of Pittsburgh Coal already mined, when 

 compared to the sum total of all that is available in the two 

 counties, is a negligible quantity and is disregarded entirely 

 in the following table which shows the probable amount of 

 the coal, for those areas indicated as productive on Map II 

 and Figure 6. In the regions where the coal is known to be 

 somewhat defective or patchy, the average thickness is reduced 

 to allow for the decreased tonnage that may be secured. The 

 table shows that about 37 per cent, of the area of tne two 

 counties is underlain with Pittsburgh Coal : 



Probable Amount of Pittsburgh Coal. 



i Thickness | 



Counties by | of Coal ' 

 Districts. | Assumed. ISq. 



| Cubic Feet | Short Tons 

 Acres. I of Coal. I of Coal. 



