NOBLE COUNTY. 523 



The Cumberland seam of coal is to be found in the high hills in its 

 proper horizon. On the land of Mr. H. McVicker, section 30, the follow- 

 ing measurements were made : 



Ft. In. 



1. Yellow shale 10 



2. Coal 2 



3. Shale 1 8 



4. Coal, with four inches slaty in middle 4 6 



5. Interval to creek 250 



A little below the coal is a limestone of a highly soluble nature, which 

 has a great fertilizing effect upon the soil. 



ENOCH TOWNSHIP. 



This township lies east of Olive and south of Centre townships. It is 

 drained by Middle Creek chiefly. Much of the soil is of good quality, 

 and the township is well supplied with coal of the Cumberland seam. 

 This seam is found almost every Where in the hill at its proper horizon. 

 At Archer's Store, section 6, we find the coal presenting the following 

 subdivisions : 



1. Sandstone 



2. Bituminous shale 



3. Coal ..... 



4. Clay 



5. Coal 



6. Slate • 



7. Coal , 



8. Underclay 



(See Map XII., No. 29.) 



On the land of John Boyd the same seam of coal is five feet thick 

 below the clay parting. Considerable limestone is seen in the hill above 

 Mr. Boyd's coal. 



The mines of the Ohio Coal Company, in the hills east of Dexter Sta- 

 tion, ahow a fine thickness of the Cumberland seam. The reported sec- 

 tion is as follows : 



Ft. In. 



1. Limestone and interstratified shales 30 



2. Sandstone and some shale 25 



3. Coal, upper bench, reported 3 



4. Clay 2 to 3 



5. Coal, lower beach 6 to 7 



The coal from this company's bank is shipped largely to Marietta, 

 where it is used for the rolling mill, for the generation of steam, and for 



