GUERNSEY COUNTY. 535 



In this well salt water was found at the depth of five hundred and 

 ninety feet, and again at six hundred and fifty feet. Mr. Scott's well 

 No. 1 struck brine at the depth of one hundred and eighty feet and at six 

 hundred and twenty feet. 



A mile east of the Scott mines the Cambridge seam of coal is mined at 

 the "Williams's bank" by a shaft. The coal seam is reported to be in 

 the bed of Leatherwood Creek. The top of the shaft is upon the slope 

 of the hill, high enough to secure easy delivery of the coal upon the rail- 

 road. 



The following analyses were made by Prof. Wormley of four samples 

 of coal from this mine, representing the seam as follows : 



No. 1, 6 inches from top ; No. 2, 1 foot 8 inches from bottom ; No. 3, center 

 of seam ; No. 4, to 10 inches from bottom. 



No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. 

 Specific gravity 1.294 1.299 1.295 1.336 



Water 2.50 3.10 3.00 3.00 



Ash 4.34 7.32 6.99 3.98 



Volatile combustible matter 31.59 27.90 32.69 35.60 



Fixed carbon 61.57 61.68 57.37 57.42 



100.00 100.00. 100.00 100.00 

 Sulphur 2.48 2.94 3.96 1.06 



The coal from this mine is shipped somewhat exensively by the Cen- 

 tral Ohio Railroad to different parts of the State. Much of it has been 

 sent to Toledo. It is an excellent coal for most uses. It is quite prob- 

 able that the samples analyzed came from a part of the mine where the 

 percentage of sulphur was unusually large. The coal is acceptably used 

 in locomotives and in rolling mills, and is valued for domestic uses. 



WESTLAND TOWNSHIP. 



This township is south of Adams, and borders the county of Mus- 

 kingum. A section was obtained near Claysville, as follows : 



Ft. In. 



1. Laminated black slate 3 



2. Coal (Cumberland seam) 3 3 



3. Not exposed...; 4 



4. Limestone 8 



5. Not exposed 15 



6. Laminated sandstone 4 



7. Not exposed 56 



8. Limestone 8 



9. Not exposed 23 



10. Laminated sandstone 4 



11. Yellow clay shale 63 



12. White clay 6 



13. Limestone, ferruginous and fossiliferous 2 



(See Map XII., No. 8.) 



