THE BIjOrXT MOUNTADv COAL FIELD. 33 



with a dip of 10 northwest, would show the thickness of 

 strata between them to be less than 250 feet About the 

 place where the Caskie Seam would be looked for there are 

 good signs of coal One large Chalybeate spring probably 

 comes from this coal seam. Seemingly the coal is near the 

 surface, but it would be an unfavorable place to prospect or 

 dig for it The Gap is a low one, with a cross fault running 

 through it; much water accuniukr I many springs 



break out here which would be a great impediment to min- 

 ing. This is the gap through which the T. A- C. K R 

 Co. have run the line of survey for the location of their 

 road 



From this gap toward the northeast the second conglom- 

 erate makes the top the mountain mainly, and the seams 

 lying beneath it are found on the face of the mountain, The 

 debris and slides on the steep slope towards Greasy Cove 

 haye generally obscured the outcrop of this seam for many 

 miles. Its position was seen and recognized at Gregory's 

 Gap, in the southwest corner of & li*. T. 11. E. 5 east, and 

 also in the same section on one of the branches of Clear 

 Creek. In this region the seam is thin, and the strata be- 

 tween the first and second conglomerates is reduced to 110 

 feet by aneroid measurement 



On Line Creek, in sections 8 and 17. T. 11 i,st, this 



seam has again become thicker. Several openings have 

 been made on it by l>r. Dozier and others. The works were 

 closed up and a section could not be obtained. The reputed 

 thickness is 30 inches solid coal Its position was also seen 

 here on the lands of Mr. Gordon, on the north side of the 

 creek. 



This seam was next found in S. 1, T. 11. E. 4 east, where 

 it had been opened by G. B. Waide. The opening was 

 made on the eastern rim of Brisk - - ' feet above 



the floor of the cove- The first conglomerate, not seen, its 

 place is beneath the surface. The dip of the seam here is 

 60 east at the surface, but it is gradually lessened after 

 passing the immediate rim of the cove to 10 or less in 200 





