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Kittanning. It is 3 feet thick, in one bench, but with sulphur partings, 
from 2 inches to nothing, sometimes appearing in the middle of the 
vein. The ash is purple. The shales above carry shell ore, and 30 
feet above it the Middle Kittanning, a white ash coal, was formerly 
mined. ~ 
The productive area of-this coal is probably limited to German, 
Walnut Creek and Berlin townships. 
Middle Kittanning Coal (No. 6). 
This seam is by far the most valuable and accessible in the county. 
It may be said to lie in all the high hills in the southern half of the 
county, and to retain the characteristics which it has in other counties. 
It is a cementing coal, often with a purple ash; it contains a large 
percentage of sulphur, but makes a good steam and domestic coal. 
In German township the following mines may be mentioned 
among others : 
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The coal here lies 60 to 80 feet ubove the Putnam Hill limestone, 
and 25 to 40 feet above the Lower Kittanning coal. It is 25 to 33 
feet thick. At Mr. Yagley’s it lies in one bench without partings, the 
upper 6 inches being cannel, and the ash white. At Noah Slaubach’s 
it is 3 feet thick, including the upper 6 inches of cannel, but thickens 
in the hill. It has a purplish ash. At V. Hershberger’s it is 28 to 36 
inches thick, and should hold over 50 acres. The annual output here 
is 16 to 17 thousand bushels. The coal has a very good reputation in 
the neighborhood. Its physical qualities are excellent, though the 
analysis, herewith given, shows no specially strong points : 
Middle Kittanning Coal, V. Hershberger, German Township (Lord). 
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