1084 GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
ville coal is mined at the foot of the hill, just to the north of Barnes- 
ville. . 
In Section 17, of Warren township, Belmont county, a section, 
showing the relative position of four coals was measured as follows: 
Upper Barnesville coal, 3 ft. shown, 96 feet above Pittsburgh seam. 
Coal, about 1 ft. shown, 72 feet above Pittsburgh seam. 
Coal blossom, 28 feet above Pittsburgh seam. 
Bottom of Pittsburgh coal, 5 feet thick. 2 
The two coals between the Pittsburgh and Upper Barnesville are 
not known to be at any place of workable thickness. _ 
On the Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling Railroad, at Flushing, 
Belmont county, the Flushing Coal Co., operated by O. Young & Co., 
of Elyria, have mined the Meigs Creek, or Upper Barnesville coal for 
the general market, to some extent, but the mine is now closed. This 
was the only mine in the Meigs Creek seam from which coal has been 
recently shipped by rail. The coal gives the following section: 
Sandy shale. 
Ellard, bro wmislaten: scicscccusscceetoecenee cence Seren ote eee eoeee cree ee ee 12-18 inches. 
“Soapstone,” full of slips, and very treacherous ...........0+ seer. 9-15 s 
(Oxorall, Sxovbiel ee, TROY) Gooaatiba5csd00d00000d00600 640008000 056606000 060000050000 338/742”, 
Clay) Scctacesic, ove oesqtassoaoadesnecsiiune secu essence dovsoseenmauae esos ceceeas — 
This coal gives the following analysis: ° 
Flushing Coal (Lord). 
IMOISTUTC rei niesecs weicce ence ucerceceemmeneomete BP it RRNA ARP ib Tans aN 3.18 
\VOIENBUS Govan OETA ONS TMENAKET ER 460000000000080800000050068000098000000000 0000600000000 38.31 
Hixed CANO hcl cee tec ones awe eee atone ances 5 de tSSie DRNGRY WARE ne Deets 50.10 
NA STaisys. S See ete SRN SSE Ae meiaie ari nin Skee ene meme ee ciatas Sas ol oA od RG AAD Ree RRR eE 8.41 
TOCA cs, eye te a cheers Retin ee ini eh pile onder corer ae Sein 100.00 
STI FOL ONIN? ccoscadbacda56sceaGon610066 66006860 SoddaddannbABOHA0d50c00000000000 00 Pas ANE ee 1.78 
PS NEXCIAKO FABER oc0006090086000600000 000200060 006080000. 609000600080000000. 050060000000 50059000 1.300 
This coal shows a much better composition than most of the Meigs 
‘Creek coal. The ash is much lower than usual, while in sulphur it will 
compare favorably with many other Ohio coals. The “soapstone” is a 
clay that is usually wet, and always full of slips or “kettle bottoms,” 
which make it dangerous to work under it. It is, therefore, taken down 
with the coal, or usually just after, to prevent mixing it with the coal. 
‘The hard slate above then forms an excellent roof. 
The mine, during 1883, put out 7 to 8 car loads of lump and 1 of 
