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tions of the strata through all this region, that it is very difficult to 

 make out the equivalents. 



At Alexander's Mill, section 3, in this township, another section was 

 taken, showing the coal and associated strata, as follows : 



It. In. 



1. Sandstone 25 



2. Shale 46 



3. Sandstone .". 20 



4. Clay shale 50 



5. Coal, somewhat slaty 1 3 



6. Clay shale, with coal plants 1 



7. Coal 6 



8. Slate 2 



9. Coal 8 



10. Clay and clay shale, with nodules of siderite ore 9 



11. Limestone, nodular 1 



12. Shaly limestone 3 



13. Limestone 3 



14. Clay shale to bed of creek 3 



(Map XIII., No. 7.) 



Another seam of coal is reported as having been found eleven feet be- 

 low the bed of the creek, or about thirty feet below the other seam. We 

 had no opportunity to see it. The seam given in the section is opened 

 and wrought in section 35, in the same township. It is also mined in 

 Center township. 



JACKSON TOWNSHIP. 



This township lies upon the Ohio River. The dividing ridge between 

 the Ohio and Little Muskingum waters extends through the western and 

 north-western portions of the township. There is a long stretch of rich 

 alluvial land bordering the Ohio River. This must compensate for a 

 comparative dearth of valuable minerals. The township is not, how- 

 ever, destitute of coal, but the quality is not the best ; and there is also 

 promise of iron ore. 



On the land of Win. Raper, section 34, the following seetion was taken : 



It. In. 



1. Laminated sandstone 12 



2. Sandy shale •' 8 ° 



3. Coal, upper three feet slaty 4 ° 



4. Underclay, sandstone, and sandy shales 30 



5. Bed shale, with ore near the top 35 



6. Heavy sandrock 25 ° 



7. Shale, with traces of coal 10 ° 



8. Buff sandy limestone ° 10 



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