866 GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
The ‘coal is found to have a local undulation, or to lie in alternate 
elevations and depressions; from the center of one of these elevations 
to the valley corresponding, the distance ranges between 150 and 300 
yards; the vertical rise and fall in that distance is about 10 ft. The 
entries are driven at a definite grade to secure easy hauling and 
drainage; this makes a good deal of stripping down roof and shooting 
up floor necessary, and hence a good deal of unusual expense for dead 
work. 
The quality of the coal is very good; it is popular in a number of 
western markets. Its composition is shown in this analysis: 
Coshocton ._Coal—Home Mine—( Lord). 
WAGER Sick caseticccescestacecet ene reece rotale cee OO eee CSS NCEE ee ET aN CRN ee REE aE 5.07 
Volatile: bituminous: matters: i ere Eee 42.07 
PUES Carbom aces ei aeeccsee sole oa Na ee ee ees Cet ee 48.40 
D-|0 Geer OR PD AICPA R EAE Er ot EES POSER CAM a i HC RIC onc a ba CaCO BOL eka ca moor ation SoosoDboecs 4.46 
TO Gall socsets oaascd oa reears eee eee ae ela eo ee Ear Ten 100.00 
SUV OLONBEP 40606 00000000600000006 loheusleilenes anu tousinac seme ed voun@tes seueaeacen ceaens smececumeeees 2.91 
The diminution in thickness from the Union mines is attended 
with a slight improvement in the quality. ‘These mines ship nearly all 
their coal to distant markets; none is now used by the railroad. The 
mine employs about 55 or 60 men, about 20 per cent. of whom are day- 
hands. The mining is done without powder, pick and wedge giving 
the best results. The only other mining enterprise now in the county is 
the Morgan Run Coal Co.’s Works. The company belongs in Cleve- 
land, and it is intended to get the Coshocton coal into that market, 
direct by the Connotton Valley narrow-gauge railway. The mines are 
just-ready for shipping, and the entries and openings are being pushed 
as rapidly as possible. The equipment of the mine is excellent, leaving 
nothing to be desired for efficient and economical work. ‘The entry is 
made upon the dip, and to escape from trouble as to drainage, its mouth 
is located about 17 feet below the coal. The mine is about 160 feet 
above the level of the railroad track in the Tuscarawas Valley, 3 miles 
distant. It is reached by a narrow-gauge switch. It is expected that 
loaded cars will run down to the main line by gravity. 
The mines are worked on the double entry system; the coal is 36” 
thick, and remarkably steady, so far as the entries have yet advanced. 
Its quality seems excellent, and it works very kindly. Thicker coal is 
