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PRELIMINARY REPORT ON CO AX-TESTING PLANT, [bull. 261. 
Analyses of mine and laboratory car samples of coal — Continued. 
Laboratory sample No. 
Loss of moisture on air drying. 
A7ialysis of air-dryed sample. 
Moisture 
Volatile matter 
Fixed carbon 
( Ash 
(Sulphur 
Hydrogen 
Carbon 
Nitrogen : 
I Oxygen 
Calorific value determined: 
Calories 
British thermal units 
Calorific value calculated from ultimate 
analysis: 
Calories 
British thermal units 
Analysis corrected to 
as received. 
B- 
Moisture 
Volatile matter 
Fixed carbon 
( Ash 
t Sulphur 
Hydrogen 
Carbon 
Nitrogen 
Oxygen 
Caloric value determined: 
Calories 
British thermal units 
Calorific value calculated from ultimate 
analysis: 
Calories 
British thermal units 
West Virginia No. 3. 
Mine 
samph 
B. 
1108 
1.50 
1.42 
29.08 
61.19 
8.31 
0.77 
7, 863 
14,153 
2.90 
28.64 
00.27 
8.19 
0.75 
7,745 
13,941 
Mine 
sample 
A. 
1109 
1.42 
29.68 
60.51 
8.39 
0.81 
2.21 
29.44 
60.03 
8.32 
0.80 
Labora- 
tory car 
sample. 
1252 
1.30 
1.00 
30. 25 
58.38 
10.37 
1.07 
4.91 
76.12 
1.44 
6.09 
,7, 631 
13, 736 
7,605 
13,689 
2.29 
29.86 
57.62 
10.23 
1.06 
4.99 
75.13 
1.42 
7.17 
7,532 
13, 558 
7,506 
13, 511 
West Virginia No. 4. 
Mine 
sample 
B. 
1116 
1.10 
1.17 
29.03 
61.97 
7.83 
0.86 
7,863 
14, 153 
Mine 
sample 
A. 
2.26 
28. 71 
61.29 
7.74 ' 
0.85 
7,777 
13, 999 
1.20 
1.07 
28.88 
61.37 
8.68 
1.28 
2.26 
28.53 
60.63 
8.58 
1.26 
1262 
