858 GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
liers, and the line of workable coal is very short; about 4 miles is the 
usual distance. The coal in these townships exists in too small areas 
to become a basis of large mining operations. It is too near the out- 
crop, and consequently too poor in appearance to bear competition in 
railroad markets, but it will serve an important purpose in supplying 
the home demands of the population for years to come. 
In the second tier of townships, just east of those described, this 
seam possesses quite unequal values. In several of the townships it is 
at its best for Coshocton county, while in others it has but little worth, 
as will be shown. ‘The townships of this second tier are Mill Creek, 
Keene, Jackson and Virginia. | 
Mill Creek.—The coal developments of this township are limited. 
The lands on the north are very high, and rugged, and the coal does 
not seem to be of any value onthem. On the south, the coal is worked 
in a small way, but the abundance of wood, for fuel, makes the use of 
coal less general. 
Keene Township.—The Middle Kittanning coal is worked in this 
township on only 2 farms, though nearly all the ground holds the seam.. 
The proximity ot the constant and cheap supply of the mines around 
Coshocton discourages the opening of the usual number of country 
coal banks. At the mines of Messrs. Boyd and Wolf, near the center 
of the township, the coal is much like the true Coshocton coal, though 
a little diminished in thickness. 
Jackson Township.—The whole of this township was originally 
underlain with the Middle Kittanning seam, and it has managed to save 
80 to 90 per cent. of the seam from the accidents of erosion. In the 
north-western corner of the township, the seam appears in the hill tops. 
In the south-eastern corner, in the direction of the dip, it has fallen to 
an accessible level above rail or canal. The coal workings thus far are 
confined mainly to 2 districts. The north-western corner of the township, 
being so near the Bedford mines, obtains its coal mainly from this 
source. The eastern edge gets its coal partly from Coshocton, and partly 
from mines to the southward. In the center and south-western parts 
of the township a number of banks are kept running. Prominent among 
these is that of Wm. Parks, Esq., in the extreme south-western corner 
of the township. The Parks coal is 44 inches thick and of good quality. 
The following section was obtained at his mine: 
