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Ft In. 



9. Clay , i 



10. Coal, semi-cannel 1 1 



11. Clay i 



13. Goal, Taostly semi-cannel 3 2 



13. Clay, slickensided 4 



14. Coal 1 9 



15. Shale, drab 4 



16. Coal, poor, seen 1 11 



Total 



Of this section, the portion from No. 4 to No. 14, inclusive, yields a 

 coal, fairly good, but of very uneven quality. It is a good fuel, and care- 

 lessly examined, appears to be quite clean. Under a glass it shows many 

 minute crystals of pyrites, and when exposed to the weather, soon be- 

 comes streaked with copperas, so that its commercial value is at least 

 doubtful. On Sand Run, several miles south from the crossing of the 

 Beverly road, a remarkable expansion of the bed is exposed in the bank 

 of the stream. The section is as follows : 



Ft. In. 



1 . Bituminous shale 5 



2. Coal 7 



3 . Cannel, poor 2 6 



4. Shale, slightly carbonaceous 4 



5. Coal, slaty 1 10 



6. Shale, slightly carbonaceous 1 3 



7. Coal, partly cannel 2 2 



8. Clay, drab 8 



9 . Coal, bony 6 



10. Clay 8 



11. Coal, slaty 1 1 



12 . Clay, with streaks of Coal 1 2 



Total 21ft. Gin. 



In all this, the only coal which is fit for any purpose is No . 7, and even 

 that is good for fuel only in case nothing else can be had. Yet this 

 enormous mass of bituminous shale and bad coal has aroused great ex- 

 pectations throughout Upshiir county. Its vastness, as reported on by a 

 voluntary committee of the Legislature, is said to have caused a number 

 of the legislators to look with favor upon Buckhannon as the site for the 

 State Capital. The prevailing opinion respecting this bed is that its 

 value is incalculable, whereas it is utterly worthless. Passing over to 

 Grassy Run, another tributary to Buckhannon River, we find this bed 

 mined on the property of Mr. G. Marple. Only a portion is exposed, 

 giving the following section : 



