808. GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
part of Springfield, it consists of two feet of cannel and two feet of bitu- 
minous coal. At Heindel’s bank, section 13, the lower bench is twenty- 
six to thirty inches, bituminous, the upper from twelve to eighteen 
inches, cannel. Jacob Wilderson’s coal is only two feet thick, but is 
partially cut out by sand-rock. 
In the north-west corner of Beaver township two wells have recently 
been bored to a considerable depth for the Block Coal. The first is on 
the farm of Samuel Barr, and the second on that of Noah Messerly, some 
forty rods distant. . 
The register of these borings is as follows : 
3 FT IN 
Ls Sariace deposit {osc ccceccisccocesnineecineseceteemeeniteeacecioes 32 a5 
2c. /Sand-rock 20.52) cc sos tcee sos cee cutie eee enema ee cies ceeees 34 6 
3. Blackishalossccecn eet. soao tes, Pe et er ee at aR a 5 aA 
4.0Cannelicoal((No:!4) cee coer me eee eae rte tenets 4 
By Blacksahalo tins cusses ces so ous al cas ele aso calememe cease me meee ere Dee, 
6. Up Hire-elay: ou ccsccesis Go eee Os sos Soolncavate eelabenelohen ere sterets 14 Be 
7. Fire-clay rock .....-----. acicetthn cine semis sere Nese seme miareemerae 17 3 
8h" |Gray/shaleswithothinvcoal i tases seesccos ccc eenatineceeseceyer 8 6 
9. Gray shelly rock..---...--.. ...2-.--- +6. ---- --- 26 2 - =~ «=e k 4 
LO AGray shalei cet o see ee ee ceea soe cies cas etee seme emneeer 17 fe 
11. Dark blue shale, with thin coal .......--. 2-2... -- 2-2. 2-2. eee - 3 oe 
$e SS Very: hard ‘rock?? .\.25%stijcscemsecniccesiee oes see eee ease t 6 
13. MP Browmnusnalornciac ccc sen cleeieioiche crensicionieersniceeia sae raleiaetee eta stas @ se 
Tae Mirezclay: 25 208 S oS Uae ae ee a eee rs ieee tine peng ete eae 4 6 
Sy Grayishale. cos so hace eee cc serncisccclcete rere cicieco soe cme cresteineeias 8 as 
16. Light sand-rock...........-.-- Jobe Medeor eecans weenie eee ean 9 6 
L7. Gray shale ss. 88 33350 ese e esses stlane ee coma Nes Sebel sents 5 aS 
18... Black shale. sccnsos 2533 0l seen ee oe oe Secs eee aereniners I ak 
190 CMH Dty Lock <6 25 oo sss ceue end wersta sore ceisio eee cies wore aeeutos eine as Nea if 8- 
20.5. Coal-Nowy ce scc coe ce eS ete ce cee calaicleions/o Sie areteenetevarene cravat 1 6 
Qs Sand-Tock (ic sooo oes 5 bers Sasa aise a Cee ee ae ee ae eae ee ge eae a bts 
22. Bottom rock (Waverly). 
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To Surface Ceposits ss css... fake cae eae eee CEI ETEN aici eee ae 30 Sc 
2 (Sandsrock 22sec selector wesc ge oe adie aes See Ca een AC nat 
3. (Black'shales 222. foe sue Sec eae ee ee cee crapware wefarats 8 ae 
4. Cannel Coal (No. 4):......-.....- Nob ro aercnc UNN S Aters Oahat eal app 5 6 
5s WBlack shales. sos sy oct cis sere tee an ener penance iceman anit: ae 
6. |): Coal, very sulphurous.. 525 S552 cee ccs cece ecinecm cenet ihe == 
2. (Dark gray shale. . jscdi 27 oyna We ee Se = slate oy ooeeneetere inicio a 
83:; Coal Nos S@2cce 2 cc conse sce eee og ee ae Oana eet: 2 Jae 
9. Black shale.....- a Ses rerel Sig POS ola) ats iaiare SIA nue ee) Ser ene 9) ae 
HOM Sand=rock' vn 2.2 cS Soe Ge ste cetes bee cece conte a eeaeeniacee ines 16 =e 
ll. Gray shaly rock......... DASE aR: SHRM ERA UALS Fe ES Bis te Sa 15 
