86 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA. 
[Helena seam in section 18, township 21, range 8 W.; direction of strike N. 
78° E.; 8. 75° W. magnetic; direction of dip 8. 15° E. magnetic; rate 
of dip 88°]. 
THINLY LAMINATE SpylosTofe 
S GWeHles GRITTY SLATE CONTAWE 
Fossils 
a FEET 2 iWeHles Gooo COAL 
SincHes WHiz1sH SLATE 
Spoor Se INGHES ‘Goon COAL 
GINCHES SLATE 
Lpoor lincH COAL 
I+ Feo7 6 iWeHES BOTTOM 
SLATE : 
SAN STONE 
As will be seen the Helena has two thin layers of slate in 
it. The Helena seam has higher rate of dip here than it 
has further west, but is thicker at this point, having four 
feet eight inches of coal. The following is another section 
of the Helena seam with a less rate of dip: 
(Helena Seam in Section 13, Township 21 S., Range 4 W.; direction of 
strike N. 41° E.; direction of dip S. 49° E.; rate of dip 13°.) 
SPNOSTONE 
QFEET FINCHES GRITTY SLATE 
FOOT IOINCHES COAL 
(INCH SLATE 
MINCHES GooDp COAL 
QiwleHes SLATE 
SrvcHES COAL 
> 
KR FEET GOTFON SLATE 
SfINOSTONE 
The next seam of workable thickness outcropping above 
this, and farther south is the Yeshic seam. While I have 
not seen this seam more than two and a half to three feet 
