MONROE COUNTY. 575 



BETHEL TOWNSHIP. 



This is the south-eastern township of the county. It is chiefly drained 

 by the waters of Clear Fork of Little Muskingum. The Cumberland 

 seam of coal is found in this township, it being readily traceable from 

 Elk township, of Noble county, on the west. On the land of Lorenzo 

 Manly, section 2, the following geological section was obtained : 



Ft. In. 



1. White limestone (not measured). 



2. Not exposed 25 



3. Sandstone 12 



4. Shale 7 o 



5. Coal (Cumberland seam) 1 10 



6. Clay, " " 1 8 



7. Coal, " " 3 



8. Clay, sandstone, and shale 9 



9. Impure limestone 1 



10. Shale 8 



11. Sandstone 18 



12. Ked shale 6 



13. White limestone 2 



Bed of Indian Eun. (Map XIII., No. 21.) 



Mr. Frank Halliday, in the same section, has mined the same seam of 

 coal quite extensively. The coal must be found in all the hills in its 

 proper geological horizon. 



WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP. 



This township lies east of Bethel. It borders Ludlow, in Washington 

 county, on the south. It is drained by Clear Creek and other tributaries 

 of the Little Muskingum. 



The Cumberland seam of coal is found in this township, but so far as 

 could be ascertained it is in limited development. Very little coal has 

 been mined in the township. The village of Graysville is supplied from 

 Indian Fork, in Bethel township. 



On the land of J. Knowlton, section 24, we find the following geologi- 

 cal section : 



Ft. In. 



1. Buff limestone 8 



2. Shale 15 



3. Sandstone ■ 8 ° 



4. Shale 4 



5. Coal 1 ° 



6. Clay 2 6 



7. Coal ! ° 



Bed of run. (Map XIII., No. 20.) 



