268  CONTRIBUTIONS    TO    ECONOMIC    GEOLOGY,  1905. 
Section  of  coal  No.  5  from  Young  bank,  at  the  head  of  Cherokee  Creek,  Lawrence  County, 
Inches. 
Coal 4 
Shale  and  bone 12 
Splint  coal 8J 
Lustrous  coal  with  splint  layers 50$ 
Bone  floor. 
According  to  an  analysis  made  by  the  Kentucky  State  chemist,  a  sample  from  the  Young 
mine  shows  the  following  composition: 
Analysis  of  coal  No.  5  from  Young  bank. 
Moisture 7. 04 
Fixed  carbon 53. 72 
Volatile  matter 36. 88 
Ash 2. 36 
1(10.  00 
It  is  probable  that  this  is  the  same  coal  which  makes  such  an  excellent  showing  well 
up  in  the  hills  north  and  south  of  Johns  Branch. 
Coal  No.  7  maintains  its  importance  in  this  region, and  has  been  mined  atWillard  and 
as  far  south  as  Webbville.  Several  country  banks  are  woiking  this  coal  on  Belle  Trace 
Creek  and  at  Partloe.  At  the  latter  place  the  Eastern  Kentucky  Railroad  is  utilizing  the 
coal  for  use  in  its  engines  and  for  shipment  to  various  points  along  its  track.  Sections  of  this 
coal  from  a  country  bank  on  Belle  Trace  Creek  and  from  the  mine  at  Partloe  have  already 
been  given  (see  table,  p.  265). 
