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wants. At an' opening belonging to Mr. Edwards, the bed shows the 

 following : 



Roof coal 5 feet. 



Clay 1 " 



Coal 5 " 



I 



The bank had fallen in near the mouth when visited, and preparation 

 for winter work had not yet begun, so that detailed measurement could 

 not be made. The thickness of the roof coal is given on the authority 

 of Mr. Edwards, as at the bank only four feet could be seen. This ex- 

 pansion is extraordinary, no more than three feet having been observed 

 at any other locality. The coal from both iDortions of the bed is said to 

 be of very fair quality. In the same neighborhood the coal is worked 

 by Messrs. Cusic.k & Caminski, and is about five feet thick, but the roof 

 coal is much thinner than at Mr. Edwards' bank. 



Two miles above these openings, No. 8a is seen in the road, barely one 

 foot thick. Near by is an old opening upon No. 8c, which shows almost 

 three and one-half feet of very fair coal. 



In the extreme north-western portion of the township Coal No. 8 is 

 -mined by several laersons residing on Mclntyre's Creek. At Mr. Shackle- 

 ford's bank the bed shows — 



FT. IN. 



1. Coal 1 



2. Clay 1 



3. Coal 4 6 



This bank had partially fallen in, and no exact measurement could be 

 made. The coal is much harder than in banks further up the stream. 

 The "brick coal" contains many large nodules of pyrites, which, being 

 in the "bearing-in bench," render the coal hard to dig. There ajDpears 

 to be a great deal of pyrites throughout the bed, as the coal slacks quite 

 readily upon exposure. In Mr. J. Southerland's bank, near by, we find — 



FT. IN. 



1. Coal 1 



2. Clay 2 



3. Coal 4 6 



The roof coal is quite good, and the clay is very regular, showing little 

 variation in thickness. Lenticular masses of pyrites are not uncommon 

 in the "brick coal," and weigh from one to thirty pounds. The pyrites 

 band near the top is quite distinct. The coal is soft and easily mined. 

 At Mr. Ezra Fell's opening the bed is — 



irr. IN. 



1. Roof coal 1 6 



2. Clay 6 



3. Coal 4 6 



