210 GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
parting than in other portions of the bed, and that is known as the 
‘“bearing-in bench.” For the most part the coal is of good quality, and 
contains about thirty-three per cent. of volatile matter. 
In Moorefield township it is extensively worked, near Moorefield village, 
by Mr. C. A. Skinner in section 23, Mr. J. Comper in section 22, Mr. R. 
Moore in section 25, Mr. J. Mansfield in section 17, and by many others. 
A section of Mr. Wallace’s bank in section 12 is as follows: 
FT. _IN 
Vi SCOT eis oie aise, ouieieiase sapere eS Sea entrants ae ene eee ae © i@ 
PON cA Uhr UF Hats km DMeN eS MRE RS A Si Ae eo Cao e eRe 0 1 
Ss POOF SS See Ne yD cc IU IAP ahaha Crm Vite Sag Y MER OEN snes fas EV MPAUR RON) REY OE IL 1@) 
Ab (RABUN G eRe RUS Eis Sk NOS se eee eerie baie ete Eee ee ey spare be 0 14 
55, |\COalwesisenvlvenutes aceite Gas Cee: che SOAs yee Bete 1 2 
Motal oss eee Ee acta ape cane te iar ate Sine eta Seat eI oP 4 0 
In Mr. Mansfield’s opening the coal is about five feet thick. The pyrites 
band is well marked, and nodules of pyrites are sometimes found weigh- 
ing twenty or thirty pounds. There is no roof-coal visible in any of the 
epenings, the bed being roofed by two feet of shale. The coal is gener- 
ally regarded as inferior to that obtained further to the east. 
In Athens township this coal is worked at numerous openings for 
domestic use. It is accessible in nearly all the deep ravines, and may be 
easily found, as it lies from ninety-five to one hundred feet below Coal No. 
10, which is frequently seen along the ridge roads. The roof-coal was 
not seen at any of the openings examined, and the roof appears to be 
sandstone. Situated for the most part in ravines, the openings afford no 
satisfactory section of the overlying rocks. At Mr. James Clemens’s 
bank, section 30, the coal is as follows: 
1. Sandstone (not measured). 
PA O10 y:1| ee ae een ee SRO en NOE SAMA Saupe HES Ne hd baie 1 6 
30), / Rant NG) poet eae ee ere aie eet eye totes eee sete eee an raee 0 1} 
Ax. Coals dag vote sa ca'cid a. cpe ciate ase aleicc sislatc ior erenitve orale Naver atay oe ehetevotaree ee reteset 0 4 
oy HPAN UMNO 5 ho oc teegataatovcinets rele fate ioneraten rs Crecente a eee eee eee 0 04 
Cit Crore Wena Ae Bee epee Gb dooo baad SoOS bobo USU Sb ooodiddS S66 Wobs 4 1 3 
Co Parting fae Secu te estas talaiaiarele cee syole fia ee are ara met atee Un ar eee eee 0 1 
Bi I Coals. SS NeP ons CANS) 5 Ge See BILE ME RE Ee pags 0 10 
Totals. See eye ears sae oiele Sete melee ete SIste Oe eee ae pate Eee 4 2 
Here the pyrites streak in the upper bench is not well marked, though 
the upper parting contains much of the sulphuret. The parting near 
the bottom is full of pyrites, and is distinguished near the mouth of the 
bank by its white incrustation. 
In Short Creek township the openings are numerous near Harrisville 
