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pare this series with the character of the Unibral in the vicinity 

 of Blossburg, as given by H, D. Rogers, we find an ahnost 

 identical distribution of similar strata. The upper portion of 

 the Umbral continues to be shown up to a short distance west 

 of Quinnimont, where the prevailing westerly dip takes it out 

 of sight. These upper strata form the base of the hills around 

 Quinnimont, contrasting strongly in all their physical features 

 with the overlying conglomerate series. This latter, whose 

 entire thickness lies above the level of the river at this point, 

 gradually sinks as we pass west, down stream, being kept 

 above water level for a long distance by several broad rolls. It 

 finally passes out of sight two or three miles below Kanawha 

 Tails, and is succeeded by the series of the Lower Productive 

 coals in the Kanawha Region. In this latter series there is a 

 four- feet bed of coal, about forty feet above the massive sand- 

 stone which closes the conglomerate series. This is the equiv- 

 alent of coal B of Lesley. This bed still remains uneroded in 

 the tops of some of the high hills around Quinnimont 



About two miles down the river, on the Raleigh County 

 side, Piney river empties into New River. A well graded road 

 from the mouth of this stream, passes over the outcropping 

 edges of the entire conglomerate series, and the numerous 

 cuttings made in grading aff'ord excellent exposures of almost 

 every member of the series throughout its entire thickness. My 

 section was made along this road. It was verified by a second 

 section taken at Quinnimont by another road, which also 

 passed over the entire series. These two sections were com- 

 pared with observations made at Sewell Station, and with 

 measurements made by Mr. Morris. The data in the cases in 

 the section, marked as not seen, are given on the authority of this 

 gentleman. The dip is northwest about fifty feet to the mile. 



Section from the mouth of Piney River, Raleigh County. 

 21. Upper conglomerate, 150-200 feet. 



20. Black slate, with thin coal partings, coal not seen, 10 feet. 

 19. Olive gray sandstones and shales, 100 feet. 

 18. Dark blue slates and sandstones, 80 feet. 



1^. Quinnimont coal seam, or coal Xo. 9, consisting of semi-bitu- 

 minous coal, 4 feet ; fire clay, 2^ feet ; and at bottom, sphnt 

 coal, 14 inches, =8 feet. , t , i 



16. A thick mass of rocks not fully exposed, which maybe diviJed 

 as follows: 16 e, olive gray shaly sandstones, 40 feet ; 16 d 

 coal 8, not seen, given as 20 inches thick; IGc, hliiifsh 

 Bandy shales, 60 feet; 16 h, coal 7, not seen, given as 2 teet 

 thick; 16 a, gray sandstone, 50 feet. Total, 154 iK't. 

 15. Fire clay and a 12-inch outcrop of coal, seen irnperiectly ex- 

 posed, given as 2-4| feet of imperfect spinit coal, coal 

 No. 6, =z2-Ah feet. 



