212 GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
The coal in the lower portion is hard and compact, and is in high re- 
pute among blacksmiths. 
In the bank of Mr. William Holmes, on the 
road from Hopedale to Miller’s Station, the intimate structure of the bed 
is very well shown. We there find: 
FT. IN. 
RO0f-cOal sa. Jaa as st cata alajra tae fe oe alate ore eRe eee en er etete sence Eee 0 3-8 
Pire-clay = ctos ce cesetatteic ters leretotac nero coe oe taper eta eae att onenaperelteeteto tate 0 6-8 
O00) ee ee eee en ee ee ae ee As AON he Gs SHARC EOnoe 2 4 
Balti )2)55.s.sis)s)s, ate, oue:d otajescim'sieusan cites saseje iota nein eeiate tee eee Serer eee uy) i 
Ofer) a Ae AMM Rr SC Dena HAaa Gana aA GUar HO BOOO GOODE Gebd6s Sa eeasbo be 1 3 
Parting, witht pyritest io oecadetmcc- metecine ae seteele atlas eialaeree ae eye eyeret= 9 1 
(Ore (Ret) BA Bene AO Bobo DSO BCG COE COOU OTS UO6OU0 Gb bono FOOGue da6be0 Hada 1 0 
Specimens from Mr. Allison’s bank were analyzed, with the following 
results: 
TOP. MIDDLE. BOTTOM. 
SOCOIINS AEN, 3555 Ga05 Cousoe 69 696000 900068 S504 1.295 1.278 1.2&3 
Moistureso. 2chee deceit ules tae meses sameee 2.00 2.60 2.20 
TS Oh a eee ee ee MASP SEC OPPS Ae rs Sci 5.20 5.45 5.20 
Volatile combustible matter.......-.....-..----- 33.00 31.40 32.20 
UDG GIDE NS Songs Sa0d sad cdaods boGc0 bbud60 shddd 58.80 60.55 60.40 
Motalase tives sey eee aaee noe iners a ceiem eraeieterciers 100.90 100.00 100.90 
Sulphuras soso see sestecsicicee seer ae ee eae doe 2.39 2.26 
Sulphurglettpnicokessee-ee ee eee eee eee ena 1.75 1.19 1.45 
Sulphur forming of the coke........... ecteay anes 2.75 1.80 2.22 
Fixed gas per pound, in cubic feet......-...--..- 3.40 wayes 3.64 
Ash Teese Geese cosee Cec ee ope eaeee cen semeecieie Fawn. Gray. Gray. 
(OG) Datate dodo bunh Gocco oocbbd bodGos dasdbo00b5 ome Ste Compact. 
In German township the coal is extensively worked in the neighbor- 
hood of Jefterson to supply a large district of country. No workable bed 
being known in North or Rumley, or in the adjoining portions of Carroll 
or Jefferson counties, coal is drawn from Jefferson to meet the demand. 
At Mr. Hibbs’s bank, near Jefferson, the roof-coal is not exposed, but the 
lower coal gives the following section: 
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The coal is traceable south from Jefierson into Green township, and is 
worked at various points. 
At a short distance north from the tunnel, 
