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The scope of this communication precludes anything beyond a short 

 notice of the mineral resources of this State. The area of coal is 

 12,700 square miles. The detailed survey will show a larger area. 

 Thus it will be seen that the area is greater than the entire area 

 of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Most of the beds are 

 above drainage, and can be mined by drifting, without the expense of 

 deep shafting and costly pumping. The coals are of excellent quality. 

 In the western coal-field are twelve workable beds of coal. Associ- 

 ated with the lower coals are several beds of limonite and carbonate 

 iron ores. One bed of ore of good quality has an extensive area above 

 drainage, and is from three to five feet thick. In addition to the numer- 

 ous beds of bituminous coal in the eastern coal-field, there is an exten- 

 sive area of cannel coal of great richness and purity. The iron ores 

 contiguous to good coals in that field are numerous.* 



In addition to the facilities afforded in these coal-fields for profitable 

 mining and manufacturing, a wide field is afforded for development in 

 agriculture. The lands are very cheap, and will produce well under 

 proper culture. The large and growing demands for timber will insure 

 a market for the forest products, so that the cost of clearing will be 

 repaid when convenient to transportation. 



The demands for building lumber in the States north and west of 

 Kentucky are now supplied from the pine regions about the northern 

 lakes. The timber of that region is going at the rate of 1,500 square 

 miles a year, and will be mostly gone in ten years. After which, the 

 populous region referred to must look to Kentucky, and States south of 

 Kentucky, for the immense quantity of lumber needed. 



Building Stone of great excellence is abundant in the State; also 

 fire-clay and pottery clays of excellent quality. The great variety of 

 products, abundant water-powers, cheap fuel, and variety and abund- 

 ance of excellent timbers, will insure a healthy development of manu- 

 factures. 



For grazing or sheep husbandry, the cheap coal-measure lands offer 

 special advantages. To the farmer with money, who wishes for his 

 family the advantages of an old civilization, good roads, etc., the Cen- 

 tral or Blue Grass Region, and the Sub-carboniferous limestone region of 

 the State offers advantages equal, if not superior, to any other region 

 in America. The lands, measured by the productions, beauty of scen- 

 ery, healthfulness, nearness to market, are cheaper than elsewhere to 

 be found. 



* Persons desiring information respecting the mineral and timber resources will please 

 ■apply to the Kentucky Geological Survey, Frankfort, Ky. 



