GUERNSEY COUNTY. 537 
Mr. Hunter’s bank is said to be just south of the township line of 
Spencer and in Brookfield township, Noble county. The analysis of the 
coal will be given in connection with that township. 
Two miles east of Cumberland the following section was obtained: 
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Len Uthe NIMES COMO Merete n tac wentnace city deena on usebeteetatess ci tedMectcese/atuecesteses 18 0 
MAMMALS CRS AM SLOMAN eS nal unas ccsn sence seneesioseicc ere ctneen sue eslevaclscesee 30 0 
So Oodla(Cumberlandyseama re pORbed Lie. sesiiccte-Heecesssss secs scesksccaclloces sides 4 6 
4. Not exposed .. en Weak RE a AAA eat eH UU Ve Meant nl a moine de yy 0] 
5. Black foauierous, cae (Race SBR AHS Se She Core FRSC CH EAA MCHC TEES 1G 
6. Not exposed... Sanaa ira teu Oke Mmm sacl suahicdacule Mons pautalede haste ste iil One! O 
7. Blossom of a eee, me 
8. Not exposed... Deets aac eaieiecee run Suu ceeaneeneucty ase loon iO) 
9. Limestone aes Tian. eeieras © Bette el aan eee RIL a NO) 
The Pomeroy seam of coal has its place ee about one hundred 
and forty feet above the Ames lhmestone, and the place of the Cumber- 
land seam of coal is from ninety to one hundred feet higher. The coal 
about Cumberland is high in the hills, and, consequently, there is less 
area of the seam. The coal is used for household purposes and for the 
generation of steam. 
The large amount of limestone high up in the hills fertilizes the soil, 
and as an agricultural region this is one of the best. Cumberland is an 
important and thriving village. 
JACKSON TOWNSHIP. 
This township les directly south of Cambridge, and is drained by 
Wills Creek and its tributaries. 
The Cambridge seam of coal is every where seen in the northern part 
of the township, but disappears below the surface to,the south. The 
presumption is that it extends continuously through this and Valley 
townships, for it is found by boring at Ava Station, in Buffalo township, 
in Noble county, where it is reported as six feet six inches thick. There 
may be thin places and even breaks in the continuity of the seam in so 
great a distance. This can only be ascertained by borings. There is no 
doubt, however, that there is a large area of this valuable coal field, 
through which the Marietta, Pittsburgh and Cleveland Railroad passes. 
.The coal has long been mined for local use in the vicinity of Bysville. 
On the land of J. Jennings the coal measures three feet three inches. 
At J. Long’s, lot 6, it measures four feet two inches. Near Bysville, in sec- 
tion 6, the following section was taken : | 
Ft. In. 
1. Limestone (Ames limestone), fossiliferous .......ccceccsecceeerreseererere «20 
as | INO GP] NOSE Cicdss cddince Gon pcciacoce GHOULS HES EE SEER USER ECEIEEL cot AB AIH AEE Ea RE DD Nr a 330 adel 
3. Blossom of coal. 
