576 GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
Traces of two higher seams of coal were seen, but the seams are no- 
where opened. They are probably thin. Limestones are found in the 
hills, which tend to fertilize the soil. 
BENTON TOWNSHIP. 
This township is situated upon the southern border of the county. It 
is east of Washington and west of Jackson townships. The Little Mus- 
kingum River flows through it. 
No very interesting geological facts were obtained here, the only coal 
seam mined, so far as could be learned, being one of the higher ones. The 
upper part of the seam is often quite slaty. On the land of Eli Hddy, 
section 11, the seam is mined, and found to be three feet thick. This 
seam is believed to be the same as that found on the lands of Wm. Raper 
and George Shy, section 34, Jackson township. 
About thirty feet below the coal in Jackson township is found nodular 
iron ore. It is worth looking for in the same geological horizon in Ben- 
ton, for it may be found to exist in a regular seam of much value. 
In section 18 a seam of coal is reported to be four feet thick—three feet 
of it slaty—overlain by thirty feet of sandstone. 
PERRY TOWNSHIP. 
_ This township lies east of Washington, and is wholly upon the waters 
of the Little Muskingum. There is much limestone in many of the 
hills, and the soil is generally good. 
Coal is seen at several points. At Basil Dye’s, section 21, the seam is 
unusually thick for this region. A geological section at this place re- 
vealed the following: 
Ft. In. 
Pe SIAN i cioase dee sbeaaciessldeeiges toe deere eabese oun aclenioc cate saat cle arene Reina arene tear Ot 6 0 
Zon Hard. brittle Limestone se cutesticenseulecescsat mantescee nos neeieon ence ae Aaa 0 10 
Ss luaminated crum|plin ophimyestOmeman wesc nessestecsaeeee ee ene rele eeeeaentes G0 
AS INOG SOOM Hs cievicecaauess Dove ee teat ceuecas ines Wen setaeacess cree nese eC a RUE een eee 8 0 
ow) Hine-crained)/ereenishi san dstoMmeesceqcsec sees reece eee cece eee eee OME 
6/5 Laminated: blue limestom eee eee naan a atataacurersee ie aaanas a) 
(aiiklards blue tlimestomeryitc se yescecceccesaeceaeucs ects eee codes Ae AN EOIN 3 0 
8. Not exposed........... ‘ais’ shduclsaleial Ue ars as wretuintes) alates ladle etale a aude ees ect ene RE LH cies 80 0 
AS aio 0 CS aR ATRIA RU RI an PaO ALA SEIN NU BML aN A ceo Hy cent (Ald 
DOE SO Oa ers WU SU UN ST UNE USTs RTO Tur tes ats aR LRU a ani tae se LOC) 
Hy Lick Oring ake H Coy RMMM nnn RARE URSIN Ar NC UA Ar CEN AMAA UN e oatucoeiceoug. 6 AOt, 2 
LOR ee eee AUN ON SUIS ICES AILA naar tehar ec eu et a ea Se 
(Map XIII., No. 8.) 
This seam of coal is thought to be the Cumberland seam, and is so — 
grouped on the map. There are so many changes of dip and undula- 
