MINES OF COSHOCTON COUNTY. 855 
Lower Kittanning Coal (No. 5). 
This horizon is an uncertain one in Coshocton county; in a large 
part of the district it does not appear at all; in only one township 
(Jackson) does it appear in workable dimensions. Along the hills 
fronting the Muskingum Valley, and about 1 mile south of Roscoe, the 
refuse of the old coal mines attracts the eye. On investigation it is 
found that debris has been accumulated on two different levels. The 
upper is seen to be the Middle Kittanning, and the Lower Kittanning 
‘is found 30 feet lower down. All the workings have long ago fallen in, 
and even the character of the vein is forgotten. Southward it disap- 
pears entirely, but along the Bedford road, westward from Roscoe, it is 
seen occasionally. In the S. W. corner of Jackson township a few 
exposures of it are seen. On the lands of J. M. Passmore the following 
section was measured : 
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The lower coal is not worked; it is covered by a peculiar deposit 
of caleareous sandrock of local character. On the lands of Robert 
Crouch, Sec. 16, Jackson township, both coals are opened, but the lower 
is not worked to any great extent. It is inferior to the Middle Kit- 
tanning coal. 
The Middle Kittanning Coal (No. 6.) 
This seam, which is quite widely known as the Coshocton coal, is 
the main economic feature in the geology of the county. It is the only 
coal in the county which finds its way to outside markets, and besides 
this it supplies the bulk of the home demand. 
The line of western outcrop of the coal and the areas occupied by 
it are shown on the map that accompanies this report ; at Spring Moun- 
tain, Monroe township, its westernmost exposure appears near the top 
of the hill on which the town is situated, but it makes but a point on 
the map. No further workings are found to the eastward until about 
two miles from Helmick, Clark township. On the land of John Moore, 
one mile east of Mohawk, an outlier of No. 6 coal is found in the very 
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