5 68 COAL - 



Bakerstown Coal, Skin Creek District, Lewis. 



In Skin Creek District, the Bakerstown Coal is exposed 

 only in the southeastern corner where it has a thickness of 2 

 to 3 feet. 



At Exposure No. 230 on Map II, on Skin Creek, 1.5 miles 

 southeast of Vandalia, the coal was noted along the public 

 road at an elevation of 1110' B., and had a thickness of 2' 8". 



At Exposure No. 231 on Map II, on Skin Creek, 1.7 miles 

 southeast of Vandalia, it was 2' 6" thick, at an elevation of 

 1135' B., in the hill road. 



Bakerstown Coal, Collins Settlement District, Lewis. 



In Collins Settlement District, the Bakerstown Coal was 

 mined extensively for local fuel before the Coal and Coke Rail- 

 way was built, and was used for mill and domestic purposes 

 in Walkersville, Crawford and Ireland. The thin nature of 

 the seam made mining expensive and laborious, but the coal 

 was regarded as good. 



At Exposure No. 232 on Map II, on Sand Fork, 3 miles 

 northwest of Frenchton, the coal is 2 feet thick and slaty, its 

 elevation being 1115' B. 



At Exposure No. 233 on Map II, on Sand Fork, in the edge 

 of Banks District, Upshur, 1.5 miles west of Frenchton, the 

 coal is 1' 4" thick and bony, its elevation being 1405' B. 



George Blair Farm Mine No. 234 on Map II. 



On Laurel Run, 0.5 mile northeast of Crawford; Bakerstown Coal; 

 butts, N. 80 W.; elevation, 1115' B. 



Ft. In. 



Sandstone, coarse 10 



Concealed 10 



Slate, dark 4 



Boal, bony 1' 2" 



Bone i 



Coal, bony (to slate pavement) .0 10 2 1 



The coal was formerly mined at the James Moore Farm 

 Mine (No. 235 on Map II), on West Fork River, 0.3 mile 

 southeast of Crawford, at an elevation of 1125' B., and sup- 



