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inches at the outcrop to 20 inches at the end of the pit, a 

 distance of say 6 feet, or about 2 inches to the foot. The 

 coal appeared to be of good quality, and may yej^pfove thick 

 enough to be valuable. The outcrop of this seam was 

 noticed in many places along the face of the ridge, but is 

 not known to have been cut at any other place, unless the 

 opening made by Mr. G. F. Gaitlter in section 4 of this town- 

 ship, heretofore alluded to, is on this seam. That it is, 

 seems very probable. 



Its position and surroundings correspond better with this 

 seam than any other. The difference in the thickness of 

 the seam at the two openings, one 20 the other 36 inches, 

 may be altogether due to the depth to which the respective 

 openings have been cut into the seam. 



Neither of them had penetrated far enough into the hill 

 to make a fair and satisfactory test the capping rock and 

 roofing slates were not reached only enough exposure was 

 made to render it reasonably certain that this is an import- 

 ant and valuable seam of coal. 



THE Bijuum Scant No. 27 OF THE General Section. 



This coal seam was opened by IJlijah By mini, near the 

 middle of S. 17, T. 12, E. 3 E., on the southeast side of the 

 quartzitic ridge. This seam is about 180 feet above the 

 Phillips or Loicer Boine Seam, and just above the fourth con- 

 glomerate rock, some of the pebbles of this rock are found 

 in connection with the seam. It has as yet been only par- 

 tially opened, and accurate measurements could not be 

 made, but it shows approximately the following 



SECTION : 



Shale and soft sand rock 20 feet 



Roof, blue slate 4 feet 



COAL, very good 4 feet 4 inches 



Under clay 3 feet 



Soft sand rock and conglomerate 30 feet 



