1070 GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
Center Township Coal (Lord). 
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No. 1. Jno. Wainright’s, S. E. + Section 28, Centre township. 
No. 2. R. W. Combs, in S. W. 4 Section 9, Centre township. 
The Meigs Creek coal is found in the tops of the highest ridges in 
the eastern part of Blue Rock township, Muskingum county. The area 
of first quality coal is small, as it is so near the hill-tops; the covering 
is thin and light. The coal is opened on Hunter’s land, in S. W. 4 
Section 26, Blue Rock township, near Rural Dale, where it is nearly 4 
feet thick, with a parting near the center. | 
The coal is opened on a number of farms in the vicinity. 
Meigs township, Muskingum county, bas a large and valuable area 
of this coal. It connects with the coal in Bristol and Manchester town- 
ships, of Morgan county, and with Brookfield, of Noble county. On 
Howell’s land, in S. E. ¢ Section 8, Meigs township, the Meigs Creek 
coal is found 39 inches thick, in three almost equal benches, having 
slate partings of an inch between them. 
In the N. E. ¢ Section 9, Meigs township, Muskingum county, the 
Meigs Creek coal gives the following section : 
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Bottom, not exposed. 
On Paisley’s land, in 8. E. ¢ of same section, the seam shows the 
same structure, except that the re parting is 6 inches thick, and the 
upper parting is nearly lost. 
