MASSILLON COAL FIELD. 785 
The mine is connected by a branch with the N. Y., P. & O. 
R’y, and also with the Tuscarawas Valley R’y, and most of the output 
finds its way to the lakes, where it is used as a steam coal. Its compo- 
sition, which is shown below, is seen to be somewhat exceptional for the 
seam. It agrees, however, with the analysis of the Dennison coal, 
already given. The figures are as follows (Sampled by F. Keffer): 
Coal of Burnet Mine (Lord). 
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The Excelsior Coal Company, frequently known as the Wagoner 
Coal Company, of Akron, has both a slope and a shaft mine, which are 
located, respectively, in section 1, Wadsworth township, and on lot 81, 
Norton township. This mine finds its outlet, as do also the two 
previously described mines, by the’8 miles of branch railroad that con- 
nects the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railway with the Cleve- 
land, Lorain and Wheeling Railway. The mine was opened in 1881, 
and has been pushed vigorously since that time. Its daily output is 
600 to 700 tons, and on August 24, 1882, 1,201 tons were taken out in 
9 hours’ time, and loaded into 79 flat-cars, which is believed to be the 
largest output ever made in one day by any mine in Northern Ohio. 
The only extra force employed was 4 drivers and 4 dumpers. Such a 
fact attests the good condition of the mine and the general efficiency 
of its management. It is under the charge of Frederick Ries, Superin- 
tendent. 
The coal reaches an extreme thickness of 7 feet in the swamps, but 
this figure applies to but very small areas. It averages about 4% feet. 
It is worked down to 3 feet. In an entry, all but 6 inches of the seam 
was lost at one point. Fully one-third is left in the mine in the terri- 
tory that is worked. | 
The usual cover of the coal is shale, which reaches a maximum of 
15 feet, over which a stratum of sandstone is generally found. The 
sandstone descends frequently, as elsewhere, at the expense of the shale, 
50 G. 
