COAL MINES OF JACKSON COUNTY. 1031 
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of Jackson county, but the trouble is that this must be sold by the side 
of and at about the same price as the Wellston coal, which is one of 
the most admirable fuels of the entire bituminous coal field. 
In Section 7, Madison, this seam is worked for local use. It shows 
the structure indicated below : 
Ferriferous limestone, making roof of coal, 6 feet. 
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A lower bench is also claimed for the seam at this point. 
The Brookville Coal. 
This seam is not worked at many points in Jackson county, but in 
the northern townships it is occasionally opened for local use. It is 
chiefly confined to Bloomfield and Milton. In both it is about 40 to 50 
feet below the limestone. It does not exceed 4 feet in thickness in any 
sections that have been reported, and it falls to 2 feet in some. At 
Keystone Furnace it is 23 feet thick. In Section 14, Bloomfield, it is 
3 to 3% feet thick. Considering its mineable character in Vinton 
county, it is a matter of surprise that the development of it in Jackson 
so scanty. Its place can be easily remembered, lying as it does close 
