34 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA. 



yards. The opening was caved and filled up, but from Mr. 

 Waide was obtained the following 



SECTION : 



Hard arenaceous sand rock 10 feet. 



Blue clay, or decomposed blue slate 4 feet. 



COAL, bright, glossy, nearly solid 3 feet 10 inches. 



Clay, parting 4 inches. 



COAL, cubical 4 inches. 



Under clay. 



This coal, so far as seen, appears to be of good quality, 

 and is reported to coke well and to work well in the black- 

 smith forge. It has not been as yet otherwise tested. 



From the regularity of the uplift in the southeastern edge 

 of the Cove, it is probable that this seam may be found at 

 the proper level both above and below the Waide opening 

 for a space of eigjht or ten miles. Toward the Locust Fork 

 of the Warrior Kiver it evidently is sunk downwards, passes 

 beneath the river and is not seen any more on the north- 

 western side of this field. 



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The Howard Seam No. 3 of the general section is found at 

 the widest part of the field 125 feet above the Caskie Seam, 

 and just beneath the base of the great second conglomerate 

 rock. An opening was first made on this seam by Mr. 

 Howard on the S. E. of N. E. of S. 9, T. 14, R 2 east. It 

 shows the following 



SECTION : 



Hard massive sand-rock at face 12 feet. 



Yellowish-gray shale and blue slate 10 feet. 



COAL, hard, bony ..1 foot. 



Dark shale parting J inch to 2 inches. 



COAL, good 2 feet 6 inches. 



Fire Clay, bluish- white, very fine 2 feet. 



This seam, like the former one, (No. 2,) will not probably 

 b? found farther to the southwest than the drainage of the 



