462 GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
the farmers deserve great credit for doing so well with a soil containing 
comparatively little lime. , 
WESLEY TOWNSHIP. 
This township lies directly north of Decatur, and borders Athens county 
on the west. The larger part of the township is drained by the branches 
of Wolf Creek. The south-eastern portion is drained by the tributaries 
of Little Hocking. A small area in.the south-west is drained by branches 
of Federal Creek. In the central portion of the township there is a good 
deal of comparatively level and smooth land. This is upon the elevated 
area from which the streams radiate. In the northern part of the 
township there is much excellent land upon the various branches of 
Wolf Creek. In this township we find two seams of coal. The lower of 
the two is the upper seam on Big Run, or what I have generally called 
the Cumberland seam, from the town of Cumberland, Guernsey county, 
where the seam is mined. The upper seam in Wesley is about one 
hundred feet higher than the Cumberland seam. I have called it the 
Hobson coal, it being seen upon the farm of Stephen Hobson, section 36. 
The lower, or Cumberland, seam is probably only to be found in the 
north-west portion of the township. It is low in the bed of Coal Run. 
On the land of Henry Barnes, section 6, both seams of coal are seen, in 
the following geological section : 
Ft. In 
eh US Tae eee sears saree Saesgls Geevale wee ielsreisccals Sey sce ae se arme mem let uereeactee ea terete Na ne 4 0 
PDs SOAMMEWSIATC ese auectel Sa leacel Sound ouee Meeeee See eee eRe ee eee ee aI Lee i ©) 
BEF I Coal MEOOSONSOATIN ee fses x cose tore ae eee reas Meee ae Ae ee ERT Acie 0 8 
Ale NOU SCSI eile seiesie dss Ce aae hee ad ast aie eRe leahie teeta es TRON hee unas 45D 0 
Fsiy MEDICS EOE |ecesesc dave o'caeeel ud Ghee wore calecetiatn te uee cuales conse see are ene wets Mel ape satan 2 0 
Ge INO ESOS B oo. 8 sa doe cote se awaige a seinen uworswan uermemeenine me carats telecon mate ce puna NMS ia aa 10 O 
(limestone andunterstratiiedyshales csmscesecsecseesceseneeeeaee aerate 8 0 
SUF MB WEE MUTIMESEOME Cares onc souece: coe etslectecerenca ceeeteisconselcee pence lseaemeree een cn CRE Lane 4 0 
COTE Se en ean eG IPP OR AE or AR ee IR a DL A Pe ie @) 
UO Mane Dib aaterci rcs ale meray em yy Ce astern ane EUR PEO R MAN aN Aba a Me A hee 0 10 
li Shales waithynodulestofslimvestomerccnscaclecscelecsceecee teseencee een meees 8 0 
TOE ABTS BIAS eee seslaecelarcccceen ate eo ceeine telwadatersishe alee saree apana eta ae eis tera Le ae 16 0 
18. :Coal\.Cumiberlandi seam) sreportedin. iwc. sicnsceeereetuceseceee test caseent I) 
(See Map XI., No. 2.) 
The lower coal has only been obtained by stripping in the bed of Coal 
Run. Possibly a part of the seam has here been eroded, and if the coal 
were mined by a drift it might be found considerably thicker. This geo- 
logical section reveals considerable limestone. If so much limestone 
were placed well up on the hills, its fertilizing effect would be much 
greater than where it now is, so low in the valley. 
On the land of Henry Wagner, on Coal Run, we find the lower, or 
