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nection between the different coal beds ; and numerous cases might be 

 cited in Mahoning county where the Briar Hill coal is found in good 

 thickness, though covered with one hundred and fifty to two hundred 

 feet of rock, containing the limestones and limestone coals. 



6th. Numerous borings made at Canton by Raynolds Bros., H. S. Bel- 

 den, and others. The Massillon coal was reached in several holes, but 

 was generally quite thin, varying from one to three feet. The most on- 

 encouraging borings made near Canton were by Mr. Geo. Schwalm, about 

 one mile east of the town. He reports that at the depth of one hundred 

 and sixty feet he found six feet of bright, handsome coal, on the surface 

 of which a blue stain was visible, similar to that on the coal mined by 

 the Pulton Mining Company. Mr. Schwalm's boring was begun about 

 the level of the lower limestone, which is visible at this point, so that 

 there can be no reasonable doubt that the coal struck was the Massillon 

 seam. How extensive this coal basin is we have at present no means of 

 knowing. It appears to me highly probable that a coal area, perhaps of 

 great irregularity, but yet of considerable extent, will be found connected 

 with the basin penetrated by Mr. Schwalm. As the borings in the 

 vicinity of Canton are likely to be resumed, it is important that some of 

 the facts al:feady learned should be put on record. Raynolds and Ault- 

 man bored three holes south and west of Canton, about one quarter of a 

 mile apart. In the first, eighteen inches of coal (Seam No. 1) were found 

 at the depth of one hundred and sixty feet. In the next and more west- 

 erly hole, three feet of coal were passed through at one hundred and 

 sixty feet, and in the third, still more westerly, twelve inches of coal 

 were found at one hundred and sixty feet. 



In a hole bored by Raynolds Bros., one quarter of a mile north-west 

 from the last, the following section was obtained : 



FT. m. 



1. Earth 4 



2. Shale 15 



3. Hard dark sandstone 1 



4. Cavity *• 



5. Hard limestone 1 2 



6. Coal 5 



7. Black and gray shale 2 



8. Gray sandstone 14 



9. Shale 4 5 



10. Hard blue rock 2 1- 



11. Shale 11 4 



12. Light sandstone 3 2 



13. Shale 8 



14. Sandstone 3 6 



15. Sandy shale 5 



16. Sandrook, in layers varying in color and hardness 35 9 



