298 GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
ticular, a three-fold division was made of the samples brought up, into 
top, middle and bottom, of the seam. The samples submitted by Mr. 
Norris scarcely constitute a true coal seam. There are particles of 
bright coal among them, but the bulk of the seam, as judged from the 
facts above given, consists of a peculiar carbonaceous deposit, that is 
nearer to a coarse cannel than anything else, though it lacks the con- 
choidal fracture of cannel. It is without luster, has no joints or faces, 
and shows no lines of deposition. The samples guaranteed by Mr. 
Norris, as representing the top, middle and bottom of the seam, were 
submitted to chemical analysis, with the following results : 
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1. Upper portion of seam. 
2. Middle portion of seam. 
3. Lower portion of seam. 
1 2. 3 
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(Aisha jie oe HOS cd Ha a Se oe 2186 | 2303 | 17.34 
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Sulphur ot aaah ch aas Lines see ekensoaae coomeeeesees 0.76 0.92 0.70 
The claim has since been made that all of the samples analyzed 
came from the upper portion of the seam, and that a bed of bright coal 
is found below. It is possible that the true order of the facts was not 
carefully enough determined while the work was going forward. If 
this is the case, all statements in regard to the facts are clouded, but 
judging from the statements submitted, the deposit does not seem to be 
_a valuable one. The average of the ash of the three specimens is 20.74 
per cent. This fact will rule the product of the seam out of present 
markets. The percentage of sulphur is remarkably low for a deposit of 
this character. 
The character of the bed is settled by the statements already given, 
as far as the facts that are furnished will warrant, but a question remains 
as to the geological position of this interesting deposit. ! 
