54 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA. 
The Blackshale seam outcrops a few yards northwest of 
the south “Y” switch of the Helena and Blocton branch of 
the Birmingham Mineral Railroad. The old Stevens and 
Norton slope on the Blackshale, can be seen a few yards 
northeast of said switch. Leaving the Blackshale seam and 
continuing southeast along the South and North Railroad, 
after passing over ninety-seven feet of measures mostly 
coarse micaceous sandstone, you arrive at a thin seam of 
about twelve inches, surrounded by rusty slate; the test in 
this seam is close to railroad on south side. Continuing 
southeast and passing over one hundred and fifty-six feet of 
measures, mostly coarse hard grey and red sandstone, you 
arrive at a double seam, here named the Moyle seam, and 
varying in thickness from one to three feet, thence south- 
east, passing over thirty feet of laminated sandstone, brings 
you to the Little Pittsburgh seam. These two seams out- 
crop opposite the foundation of an old burnt building on 
the north side of the South and North Railroad, barely off 
the right of way; they also outcrop at the south side of 
Buck Creek where the two old test drifts are seen near the 
edge of the creek. One of the drifts was made in the Moyle, 
the other in the Little Pittsburgh ; the wash from the hill 
has now nearly filled them up. The Little Pittsburgh is 
also a double seam. At this point, the coal of this seam is 
of remarkable good quality, but its thickness is too small to 
justify working. The following is a section of the Little 
Pittsburgh seam taken from tests made close to this point: 
[Little Pittsburgh seam, in section 16, township 20, S., range 3, W.: rate 
of dip 35°). 
SAINO STONE 
se /Foory 6INCHES COAL 
SS SPIVeHeES SLATE 
Beet IFooy 2BineHes COAL 
YM Fire-clLpy 
The Little Pittsburgh seam is generally rated as a two 
and a half foot seam, in this basin. Leaving this seam and 
