COAL MINES OF JACKSUN COUNTY. 1015 
Along the line of the Ohio Southern Railroad, two and one-half 
miles west of Jackson, several mines have been opened in this coal for 
shipping purposes, but they have been at best but feebly operated. The 
coal rises above the valley, and is accessible by drift mining. Its 
average thickness is a little over three feet. 
The composition of the Shaft coal in Kyle, Shotts and Co.’s mine 
is shown in the accompanying analysis, made for the Survey by Profes- 
sor Lord. The samples were taken by Mr. C. N. Brown from the loaded 
cars at the mine. 
Jackson Shaft Coal (Lord). 
Moisture ......... s0000200v00000009040 0000000000090040000000000003000000099000000000000 000006 8.57 
Volatile combustible matter ............c0..sce0eee BORIS 6 DLE SOS A? . 2 AYES 32.70 
Hixedecanbonienscccccssdecsssecesele VEE NEEL SEARS HE TEENIE, BESTA: 8 99 Lisl oD 55.43 
INE V8) acc 5cbdeuOGOSHACe NOB. AOREOSTE ESRC O EERO CE RENE tnt, ERT BOnE piss DUE HTS 14 + nT Cae 3.30 
ANGTHIM| Secceocisic AG eI Se Po A a te a Ee a 100.00 
Silpo lense nee SMnG Sea Pench aoa Ahl ana coaAuaihasnnan tie? Sah UKMREL cere vetits ss os 0.47 
These figures represent the seam at its best and mark a coal of the 
highest grade. ‘The only drawback consists in the high percentage ot 
water, which is one of the characteristics of the coal. 
The Coalton or Wellston Field.—Jackson Hill Coal. 
The Wellston or Coalton coal was discovered in 1872 by the Hon. 
H. 8S. Bundy, of Wellston. He was drilling for the Jackson Shaft coal 
at the time, and was under the impression that it was this seam he had 
discovered, a view shared by all the practical men of the region. This 
coal is present in the hills surrounding the village of Jackson, but is 
quite thin, measuring from 20 to 30 inches. In its progress north and 
east, it gains in thickness till at Wellston, 7 miles north-east of Jack- 
son, it rises to 4 feet. It proved, like the Jackson Shaft coal, to belong 
to the same family, being dry and open-burning, and adapted for furnace 
use as it comes from the miner’s pick. So well assured were the prac- 
tical furnace men of this region in regard to the quality and open- 
burning character of this coal, that the Milton Furnace and Coal Com- 
pany erected their stone coal furnace at Wellston before any practical 
test of the coal was made. 
The Wellston seam extends through the same townships as the 
Jackson Shaft coal, but covers a greatly larger area, though it is not 
always met of mineable thickness. The floor of the seam is compara- 
