STATE GEOLOGIST. 



BIm 



Bituminous coal, 



lay 1 ft 



(as ascertained by 

 boring,) the lov black, terminating in a bard 



.inn, 148) ft. 



ur the mouth of Six Mile Creek, in the township of New 

 Haven, numerous explorations have been made. A shaft sunk 

 at the mouth of the creek, furnished the following Bection, accord- 

 ing to information received from Mr. George Ott. The shaft 

 was sunk by lf< ssrs. Silliman and Walker, 27 J, feet, and the 

 scctiou continued by boring: 



Superficial matei nils, 11 ft. 



Clay, bluish black, 9 ft. 



Calcareo-argillaeeous black band, 2 ft. 



Cannel coal, 2 ft. 



Clay and coal, 3] ft. 



Coal, 5 ft. 



Clay, light colored, 2] ft. 



Coal, 2 ft. 



Clay, light colored, 1 .', It. 



Coal, 2 ft. 



Clay, light colored. 



A sandstone is seen in the vicinity, overlying the bluish black 

 shale. The black band outcrops in the bed and bank of the 

 Shiav. iver at the bridge, and has been quarried for build- 



ing purposes. Half a mile up the Creek it is seen presenting a 

 compact, fine grained, calcareous character, of very black color, 

 and l able of taking a polish. According to the state- 



ments given al have here 11 feet of coal within avcrti- 



ickness of 1^.', leet The shafts which I have visited havo 

 generally been found filled with water, so that it has 

 possible for me to mate il obscrvatioi uch cases 



■ ■(' deemed the statements of persons who watched the pro- 

 . than an entire absence of inl 

 tion At this place, as in i. 1 had the opportunity to 



| :: out As to the nature of the i 

 therefore, I have judged for mynelf, wii: ir thick | 



have had to depend upon others. If the information obtained 



