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PRELIMINARY REPORT ON COAL-TESTING PLANT, [bull. 261 
Iowa No. 5. — Run-of-mine coal from mine No. 1, Inland Fuel Com 
pany, Chariton, Iowa. 
A charge consisting of nearly 5 tons of this coal was washed for j 
coking test, but the coal did not coke, although the washing was fairll 
successful in reducing the impurities, as shown by the following 
analyses: 
Analyses showing effect of washing Iowa No. 5 coal. 
Ash .... 
Sulphur 
Car 
sample. 
12.63 
*3. 19 
Washed coa 
for coking. 
7.9; 
2.2; 
Kentucky No. S. — Run-of-mine coal from Barnsley mine, St. Ber 
nard Mining Company, Earlington, Ky. 
A charge of about 5J tons of this coal was washed for coking pur 
poses. It produced a coke of fair quality, although little reductioi 
was made in the impurities by washing. The analyses are as follow^ 
Analyses showing effect of washing Kentucky No. 3 coal. 
Washed co»» 
for coking 
Ash ... . 
Sulphur 
Car sample. 
10.06 
3.52 
7. 1 
2.1 
Kentucky No. If. — Run-of-mine coal from Wheatcroft Coal and Miii 
ing Company, Wheatcroft, Ky. 
A charge of about 5£ tons of this coal was washed for a coking tes 
Washing was very much more successful in this case than in that of I 
other coal from Kentucky. The change is shown in the following tab] 
Analyses showing effect of washing Kentucky No. 4 coal. 
Ash ... . 
Sulphur 
Washed c \ 
for cokii - 
isl 
6 [a] 
2 
Missouri No. 2. — Run-of-mine coal from mine No. 8, Northwest* p 
Coal and Mining Company, Bevier, Mo. ] 
A charge of about 6i tons of this coal was washed for a coking t<jL a 
with the following result: 
