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This high dip evidently does not continue far in that di- 

 rection. In the S. E. of N. E. of same section, about one- 

 fourth of a mile east from this opening, and at several other 

 places the southeast dip is 3 degrees to 5 degrees. It prob- 

 ably diminishes to about that declination within a hundred 

 yards to the southeast of this opening. 



In the southwest | of section 8, same township, an open- 

 ing was made on this seam by Mr. Samuel Smith, but a 

 tunnel was not driven in on the seam. This opening ex- 

 posed the following 



SECTION : 



Cap rock, coarse-grained sand rock 15 feet 



Roof, reddish clay slate 8 feet 



COAL, good, nearly 4 feet 



Under clay. 



Dip southeast, 3 degrees. 



CARNES' COAL MINE. 



Half a mile farther to the east in southeast \ of the same 

 section, is the Canies opening and tunnel, on the same seam. 

 Coal, 3 feet 8 inches, solid, good quality. Cap rock and 

 roof similar to the above section. By aneroid measure the 

 Carnes mine is 75 feet higher than the Smith opening, but 

 the dip of the strata is here 5 deg. west, showing a local ele- 

 vation or roll in the strata. The direction of the dip will 

 fully account for the difference in elevation, while the simi- 

 larity of the coal and all the enclosing strata fully proved 

 the identity of the coal seams at the two places. 



THE GAITHER OPENING. 



An opening on this seam has been made by Mr. Gaither in 

 the northeast corner of S. 10, T. 12, E. 3 East. Coal covered 

 up when visited said to be 4 feet thick. A wide opening 

 had been made here, and the bluff cut into the solid rock, 

 but no tunneling done. The coal is said to be of very good 

 quality, but when visited could not be seen, being buried by 



