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PRELIMINARY REPORT ON COAL-TESTING PLANT, [bill 
( 'oking tests — Continued. 
Name of sample. 
West Virginia No. 6A. 
West Virginia No. 6B. 
West Virginia No. 6C. 
West Virginia No. 7 .. 
West Virginia No. 8 .. 
West Virginia No. 9 . . 
Do 
Wesl Virginia No. 10 . 
West Virginia No. 11 . 
West Virginia No. 12 . 
Do 
Coal. 
Condition. 
Raw 
do.. 
Raw, fine 
Raw 
do.. 
do.. 
Washed 
Raw 
do.. 
do.. 
Washed 
Chemical composition. 
Mois- 
ture. 
Per et. 
1.76 
2.27 
1.73 
3.85 
3.82 
3.81 
5. 74 
1. 61 
3. 35 
1.53 
8.36 
Vola- 
tile 
matter. 
Per ct. 
21.48 
22. 03 
21. 12 
20. 55 
31.77 
31.08 
32.14 
18.39 
15. 94 
IS. 23 
IS. 211 
Fixed 
carbon. 
Per ct. 
71. 92 
70.30 
71.57 
70. 58 
57.21 
57. 04 
57.(11 
71.65 
68. 76 
74.08 
68.54 
Ash. 
Per ct. 
4.84 
5.40 
5.58 
5.02 
7.20 
8.07 
4.51 
5. 37 
9. 95 
6. 16 
4.90 
Sul- 
phnr. 
Per ct. 
.55 
.88 
.64 
1.36 
.89 
.83 
.90 
.61 
.47 
.97 
1.11 
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Pounds. 
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9,000 
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