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D. S. Bennett Farm Mine No. 217 on Map II. 



On Sand Fork, 3.1 miles southeast of Roanoke; Elk Lick Coal; 

 elevation, 1102' L. 



Ft. In. 



Shale, dark 



Coal, hard, bony 2' 6" 



Bone .0 1 



Coal, softer (to slate pavement) .2 3 4 10 



R. H. Hornor and Son Farm Mine No. 218 on Map II. 



On Sand Fork at the mouth of Sammy Run, 4.4 miles southeast of 

 Roanoke; Elk Lick Coal; butts, N. 85 W.; elevation, 1174' L. 



Ft. In. 



1. Slate, black 



2. Coal, bony 0' 9" 



3. Coal, hard 1 11 



4. Bone 1 



5. Coal, softer (to slate pave- 



ment) 2 2 4 11 



A sample was collected from Nos. 3 and 5 of section, the 

 composition of which is given under Mine No. 218 in the table 

 of coal analyses at the end of this Chapter. 



A commercial mining plant was built about ten years ago 

 at Emmart Station on the Coal and Coke Railway, to operate 

 the Elk Lick Coal, but after about 5 years the mine was aban- 

 doned and the plant dismantled, it being reported that the com- 

 pany failed to use proper care in rejecting the bony coal at the 

 upper portion of the seam, making too large a percentage of 

 ash in the shipment. The mine has now fallen shut but the 

 following measurement was made at the mine mouth : 



Jacksonville Coal and Coke Company Mine No. 219 on 

 Map II. 



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On Cap Run, 0.9 mile northeast of Emmart; Elk Lick Coal; eleva- 

 tion, 1200' B. 



Ft. In. 



Shale, sandy 15 



Coal, slaty 1' 4" 



Coal, bony 11 



Bone 1 



Coal, good (to slate pavement) .3 2 5 



