BITUMINOUS COAL STRATA. 249 



Section of the Coal Strata on Kenawha River, Ohio* 

 By Dr. Hildreth. 



1 



6 

 4 

 150 



4 



Fig. 45. 



■ft 



1. Sandstone — coarse-grained, 



containing fossil trees. 



2. Argillaceous iron ore — 1 foot 



thick. 



3. Slate — silicious, used by In- 



dians for arrow-heads. 



4. Coal — bituminous, 4 ft. thick. 



5. Sandstone — coarse, 150 feet 



thick. 



6. Coal — bituminous, 4 ft. thick. 



7. Sandstone — argillaceous, con- 

 taining an abundance of 

 vegetable impressions, 200 

 feet thick. 



8. Coal — 20 inches thick. 



9. Shale — bituminous and slaty, 

 with sand, 40 feet thick. 



Coal — 6 feet thick. 



11. Sandstone rock — compact, 60 

 feet thick. 



12. Bed of the Kenawha river. 



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