94 ALASKAN MINERAL RESOURCES IN 1905. 
Ft. in. 
Shale and bone 2 I 
Bony coal « 6 
Coal a b 11 
Bone a 1 11 
Coal « '< 2 4 
Bono a 5 
Coal a b 8 
Bone a 5 
Hard shale floor. 
Dip almost vertical toward mouth of tunnel. 
It is reported by the owner of the property that a 1\ foot seam was discovered, after j 
the writer left the region, at a distance of 22 feet fail her in. 
Section in tunnel No. 5, Chickaloon Creek. 
Ft. in. J 
Shale 10 
Coal c '. 1 8 
Shale 6 
Bony coal 1 8 
Sim le " 10 
Coalc 6 2 
Shale 28 
Strike \. 62° E., dip 51° NE. 
The coal seams exposed or opened on Kings Creek gave the following sections: 
Section in opcnimf on urst honk of Kings Creek at upper bridge. 
Ft. in.j 
Coal'' 2 I 
Sandstone 2 
Coal'' 1 4 
Shale l 
Coal d 1 f, 
Sandstone l 
Bony coal d 1 
Sandstone 1 
Coal d 3 4 
Strike N. 42° W. (magnetic), dip 40° NE. 
Section in tunnel on east bank of Kings Creek 100 yards above upper bridge. 
Ft. in. 
Dense impure coke 5 
Bony shale 1 
Coal 1 
Shale 1 
Coal 8 
Bone 1 
Coal 1 2 
Bony coal 9 
Goal 2 6 
Hard shale. 
Strike N. 18° E. (magnetic), dip 18° SE. 
12 3 
Section in open cut 10 feet south of last opening. 
Ft. in. 
Coal (no cover) 3 
Shale 2 
Coal 1 2 
Soft impure coal 2 
Coal 1 8 
Shale 3 
Coal 3 
Shale and coal 7 
Coal 2 8 
Hard shale floor. 
9 11 
" Jncludi d in samp] >. No. 2, p. 93. c [ncluded in sample No. 6, p. 98. 
i' Included in samp] i No. 3, p. 98. d included in samples No. L3 and No. I ». p. 98. 
