1068 GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
The greater part of Manchester township is underlaid by the 
Meigs Creek coal in its best development. The coal is rather low in 
the hills, so that the creeks have not cut away a great deal of it. Meigs 
Creek, through the central part, Brannon’s Fork, through the fnorth- 
west corner, and Olive Green Creek, through the south-east part, 
furnish every facility for reaching all parts of the coal with railroads. 
The coal is here usually known as the five-foot seam, but no 
measures we found over 43, although there may be such. The thick 
tough streak is replaced by a thin clay parting near the center of the 
seam. On Dan. Fowler’s land, in 8. W. ¢ Section 29, near Reinersville, 
the coal gives the following section and analysis, which may be taken 
-as representative of the entire township: 
Clay shale roof. 
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Clay partingtss.3.cis0. chewed b.uncaes quate sess caen soetec ite soareneoe tere teen enete IA Bo 
Call eases tae eh ios bes cnet wed sooo Ace Sen Oe ORE ee ee ee San We oE: 267 to 27”. 
Clay ic scun vee sotcvemotcscusescedees stasdelerscasc cess sctoute Son tometance meacecmme ees 5 feet. 
TEIMHVESCONIE’ 8.5 025 icleaceeen cee de octe cece nee tel Bho e eee see eee ce one nee aaa C Meera — 
At other places in the same mine the entire seam measured a little 
over 4% feet. The analysis is as follows (Lord): 
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Volatile combustible*matter ic.cs. ccc. cvccinceecaeee Gecenen seen oe ee eer eeeenaee 42.35 
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0 | [nner Ae SPUR SRNR Sra eA RE iy PREAH ON wa nen aaondes 100.00 
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SPCCHICLOFAVILY \-..0.-cesscesecccescocs cacopesessieg sacs sescset etose eos eee co aecceeeomeeines 1.382 
Centre township, Morgan county, has a larger area of the Meigs 
‘Creek coal than any other township in Morgan county. The coal is 
low in the hills, and Big and Little Olive Green Creeks cut only narrow 
valleys through it. 
The coal has been opened on almost every farm about Center Bend 
and up Olive Green Creeks. On John Wainright’s land, in S. E. 4 
Section 28, Centre township, the coal is in two benches—an upper one 
of 6 inches, and a lower one of 24 inches, with a 3-inch bone jcoal be- 
tween. The analysis of this coal is given below. In the 8. E. ¢ Section 
30, Centre township, on L. Andrews’ land, the Meigs Creek coal is 
found to be a fair cannel coal. The seam is thin here, as only 2 feet of 
coal was found. There was no parting. 
