COAL. 1 59 



six miles west of the town of Trickham, in Coleman County. The following 

 section made in the vicinity of this coal will show the surroundings: 



No. Feet. In. 



1. Sandstone 4 



2. Yellowish clay *. 10 



3. Bluish clay 8 



4. Limestone, massive 4 



5. Clay 8 



6. Fire clay ' 2 



7. Coal 28 



8. Fire clay 10 



9. Bluish clay 20 



10. Massive sandstone 8 



67 2 



There has been some prospecting done in this vicinity, but not of a very 

 satisfactory character. The coal outcrops in several places in a ravine and 

 in the bed of Home Creek. This coal is of a sufficiently good quality to be 

 of economical value, provided it can be found to extend over sufficient terri- 

 tory, which I think is quite probable, and may be decided by proper exam- 

 ination and exploration. This seam was seen again two miles east of Wal- 

 drip, at Chaffins' mine. 



At this place the coal is 20 inches thick and is immediately below the 

 massive limestone. It is of excellent quality and has been mined to some 

 extent by following the seam under the hill from the outcrop. 



The second seam of coal is that found on Bull Creek, in Coleman County, 

 a few miles northeast of the town of Waldrip, in what is known as the Gibson 

 shaft. In the vicinity of this shaft I made the following section: 



Feet. Ins. 



1. Limestone 3 



2. Sandstone 10 



3. Clay 40 



4. Sandstone 3 



5. Shaly limestone 2 



6. Clay 6 



7. Coal 10 



8. Slate 2 



9. Coal 24 



10. Fire clay 2 



11. Sandstone 3 



The coal outcrops in several places in this vicinity showing a variable 

 thickness. In places the seam is almost entirely cut through. by "horse 

 backs " from the under side. 



