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than one hundred feet above Coal No. 10, and are therefore almost with- 

 out available coal. The sections lying on the north being cut by Wheel- 

 ing Creek, and those on the south by McMahan's Creek, have ready access 

 to Coal No. 8. 



At the infirmary, in section 28, Coal No. 12 has been worked to some 

 extent, probably to give employment to the paupers, as it is little more 

 than eighteen inches thick. In sections 3, 33, and 34, Coal No. 11 is 

 worked by Me.ssrs. Young, Roscoe, and McKelvy. At their openings the 

 following section is seen : 



FT. IX. 



1. Sandstone lii 



2. Shale 2 



3. Coal , 2 9 



4. Fire-clay 8 



5. Limestone 2 



The coal has been opened rudely, and is worked only for domestic use. 

 It is of very poor quality, containing much pyrites, and marked by num- 

 erous clay seams one-half to three-fourths of an inch thick and three to 

 six inches apart. Coal No. 10 is worked at East Richland, where it is 

 three feet thick. 



Coal No. 8c is worked by Mr. W. Caldwell in section 29, near the point 

 where the Uniontown road crosses Wheeling Creek. It is overlain and 

 underlain by heavy limestone, which has been quarried for use on the 

 roads. It lies about thirty-five feet above the creek, which soon rises 

 above it in Union township. As the creek flows from the south-west, 

 the coal lies but a short distance below the surface for a couple of miles, 

 and is worked by stripping. No other opening was observed on Wheel- 

 ing Creek or its tributaries. 



On Jug Run, a tributary of Wheeling Creek, both No. 8 and No. 8a. are 

 well exposed. Near the crossing of the Athens road No. 8a lies in the bed 

 of the run. Half a mile further down No. 8 has been rudely worked bj^ 

 stripping, and shortly beyond several openings are seen just above the 

 level of the stream. The opening made in section 6 by Mr. W. Christie 

 appears to be the most characteristic. The following is the section : 



1. Clay shale 2 



2. Coal 6 



3. Clay 8 



4. Coal 1 



5. Clay 1 2 



6. Coal 5 



7. Fire-clay 5 



