792 GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
The coal of the old mine was widely known and valued. It was 
styled the Blue Chippewa Coal, the designation coming from the ap- 
pearance of the coal at the outcrop of the seam. 
The facts as to this property were kindly furnished by Mr. Phillip 
Sonnhalter, one of the proprietors, who is thoroughly acquainted with 
this whole field. 
The Fox Lake Mine of Baughman township is located in section 
12. It is about 2 miles directly south of the old Chippewa mine. It 
is reached by a branch of the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Rail- 
way, about 2? miles in length. 
There are 500 acres under lease by the company, and it is counted 
that, 100 acres, more or less, hold the coal. There has been already 
mined 50,000 tons, though the mine was opened but two years ago (May, 
1881.) The output is 250 tons per day, and the capacity 500 tons. 
Three-fourths of the coal finds market in Cleveland and on the lakes. 
Tt has the average thickness of the seam, 43 to 5 feet. The coal is 
steady in quality, is strong and hard, and comes out well from handling. 
The royalty is 10 cents per ton on all the coal sent out. 
The roof, as shown in the slope, is slate or shale, covered with 15 
feet of sandstone. The rider seam of coal was found in many of the 
drill holes, generally holding a thickness of 13 inches. 
The floor is slate or hard shale for 6 inches, under which 4 feet of 
fire-clay are found. The clay rests on a conglomerate sandstone. 
The upper part of the seam is somewhat long-grained and makes 
a little more ash than the balance. The lower 3 feet of the seam is as 
fine a coal as is yielded by any portion of the field, and the whole seam 
shows unusual excellence. The analysis of the lower part, taken by 
itself, is given herewith, as sampled by Prof. A. A. Wright: 
Coal of Fox Lake Mine, lower 3 feet (Lord). 
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Biwed Carbon siesascictevec Reed cee Cees ec eee ee A aera erate nee me ES 55.50 
Y= | § Pee Pr eR ARR SDE ECHiS hr uo Todoncbecsopded Saduee aaonde odadoc 1.67 
Motale ere Eee ROY IN URS NUNS TSUN ACRE SERN Led co at ope a ra ee a 100.00 
