MINES OF COSHOCTON COUNTY. 863 
the coal is sold to outside parties it is screened over 14-inch screens, as 
is customary in the valley. The coal stands screening but poorly, and 
the value of its slack is such that screening might well be dispensed 
with. The result of a series of experiments at this mine shows that 
about 40 per cent. of the contents of the bank cars will run through 
the large screen before it is on the cars ready to ship. The mining 
price is about 55c. a ton on run of mine, which corresponds to about 
‘90e. a ton on screened coal. | 
The structure of the coal is shown in the following section from 
Davis’s mine, No. 1: 
TLEVU RE WX 
SECTION OF DAVID DAVIS COAL 
SER I R08 a 
Top Cea ae 
Slate avtiad CO COMBI 
BR sue! Coal ASS oe sly See ; 
Connel Skeeak ) 
Fite- choy Ti 4 fell gal ; 
The coal at mine No. 5 is exactly the same, but without the cannel 
streak at the bottom. ‘The coal at both banks is of the variety called 
peacock. Like the Coshocton coal generally, it is best suited for 
household purposes, though also an excellent steam coal. 
Its composition, obtained from a careful sampling of the seam, is 
as follows: 
Coshocton Coal from the Davis Mine ( Lord.) 
IMIG SCUn CMR RES ik lA ee es ys 4.61 
NVol atile gh dirOy CAT WONS saccc. see. cscaasesecccendesentsanseeo tert etececees socaeus séees 44.73 
ODN CM CAT OOM earns taceaee Mee ole cies cio sacislsigals delodeisisciae vance oe eme Rea ceas oo keceeces 47.83 
IAS hires hace eee cesssecetiesoe se Bob db top OUP a neEoHace Sc boson BCG Ke HIrcrC ir Sica is Aa oo 2.83 
AO Ger erree ener secon ce Ne cons ware ole een ce ccneiiecce s cstactetes Eeehapvieniveus asus vacates 100.00 
Sullyplatgsese esse Ne cccisacitot es des aicae cos sseoree casei ansicncessivsncss cseesiemecsciecwnee o¥oe'e 2.28 
From its analysis we would infer just such qualities as the coal is 
noted for; it is low in ash, rather high in tarry matters, and cokes 
quite strongly. .The ash is of a characteristic purple-red color, and 
