1875.] Oijb [Stevenson. 



Ft. In. 



1. Arenaceous shale 4 



2. Bonj Goal 3 



3. Parting | 



4. Coal 11 



5. Clay parting ^ 



6. Bony Coal 6 



7. Slate 11 



8. Bony Coal 1 4 



The coal from this bank is not very highly esteemed. About a mile 

 farther down the run, an exposure in a bluff is as follows: 



Ft. In. 



1. Cannel, very poor 4 



3. Coal, houj 1 11 



3. Clay, fclickensided 2 2 



4. Coal, semi-cannel 8 



5. Shale, carbonaceous 8 



6. Sandstone 3| 



7. Coal ' 4 



8. Cannel, poor 1 1 



9. Coal, slaty 11 



10. Coal, good 1 4 



11. Clay 9 



12. Coal,'bonj 4 



IB. Clay 6 



14. Coal 5 



15. Shale, drab 8 



16. Coal 1 6 



17. Clay, slickensided with remains of plants 



and streaks of coal, seen 1 



Total...! 18 ft. l|in. 



A similar section occurs on Buckhannon River about ten or eleven 

 miles above the village of Buckhannon, but it is unnecessary to give it 

 here. The coal is visible at many points along Roaring Creek to Tygart's 

 River, and on that stream to within a few miles south from Grafton. On 

 Roaring Creek, Mr. Jabez WooUey has measured it at three exposures, 

 where he found the thickness eight, twelve and twenty feet respectively. 

 Wherever it falls below twelve feet, it contains coal in sufficient bulk to 

 be workable. The quality seems to be quite inferior throughout this 

 region. Ex-Gov. Pierpoint informs me that some years ago it was i^ro- 

 posed to mine this bed on Tygart's River, seven or eight miles above 

 Grafton. The coal exhibited was very handsome, and to the naked eye 

 showed no evidence of pyrites, but as soon as it was put under a glass it 

 proved to be loaded with minute crystals of that mineral. It was thought 

 A. p. S. — VOL. XIV. 2x 



