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GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 



The shipments of coal from this region, so far as I can obtain the 

 statistics, have been as follows since the opening of the Hocking Valley 

 Railroad : 



Year, 



By railroad. 

 Tons. 



1869 53,644 



1870 193,581 



1871 213,767 



1872 377,397 



1873 464,476 



1874 341,458 



1875 496,614 



1876 



1877, to July 1 



Totals 2,140,737 



By canaL 

 Tona. 



Not reported. 



Not reported. 

 3,905 

 1,748 

 1,804 

 3,287 

 2,517 



13,261 



Total exported. 

 Tons. 



.53,644 



193,581 



217,672 



379,145 



466,280 



344,745 



499,131 



782,283 



389,089 



2,154,198 



Hudson, Ohio, August 13, 1877. 

 T. J. Jannbt, Auditor H. V. B. R. Co. .- 



My Dbak Sir : I had the pleasure of receiviug from you some time ago a statement of 

 shipments of coal over your main and branch roads up to and including the year 1875. 

 Can you favor me with a supplemental statement of amount shipped in 1876, and six 

 months of 1877 ? My report will go to press in a few days, and I would lite to add these 

 statistics. 



Very respectfully, 



M. C. Read. 



CoLUMBrs, Ohio, September 3, 1877. 

 M. C. Ebad, Esq. . 



Dear Sir : Below you will find numher pounds of coal shipped from stations on the 



C. and H. V. Eailway during the year 1876 and the first six months of 1877 : 



Numher pounds from Straitsville for 1876 700,234,270 



Gore 



Haydenville 



Lick Run 



Oreville 



Nelsonville 



Floodwood 



Salina 



1,560,000 



121,404,500 



116,787,000 



10,323,150 



554,798,300 



34,161,000 



25,298,000 



Total for 1876 (pounds) 1,564,566,220 



Number pounds shipped from Straitsville for first half of 1877 330,053,000 



Gore 



Haydenville 



Lick Run 



Nelsonville 



Floodwood 



Salina 



" 1,692,000 



" 100,932,500 



" 54,240,000 



" 257,734,000 



" 18,916,000 



" 14,612,000 



Total for first half of 1877 (pounds) 778, 197,500 



Yours, etc., 



T. J. Jannbt, Auditor C. and S. V. By. 



