248 GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
No. 1 is réally a bituminous shale. It will burn, but is not equal to 
the poorest cannel. Below No. 6 the coal is very bad and contains much 
pyrites in nodules, while above the same parting there are numerous 
streaks of the same. The coal here is by no means equal to that obtained 
east of the Muskingum River. The same coal is worked by Mr. C. Mat- 
tingly and by Mr. Lane, at whose banks it is said to be four feet thick. 
A specimen from Mr. Bland’s bank gives the following: 
Specilic Gravity we etic ec cce ste Ul Oe Se sae eran ele pa erate ameee ete ean 1.308 
MOIS GTO io acre creer ot eaten WHat NE ii ral oe rsa alae eee ga a IR 3.00 
Volatilercombustibleymattereeeseenee sete eee ree Eee nee eee rea ere 38.40 
BIRO: Carbon ne Ss ed Mie REO ie BUN en any am Ciena te wa pe sola SOREN maa RON 56.70 
STAT eS OSI USELESS I SED SESE IRR TAUREN ae SEW LO ie ths ont AML EA RRA 1.90 
ROGAN HON RN a St ar crt ed ne Fe AM pee Pp 100.00 
POEL 09 0b bh i xe yey ne eeu A ME eRe een RR Ws eR Ee es le a eae 1.83 
Synalar mene naDhAyS Tn, COG) 66 6ds5 soseas coccas c6odd5 sacc sodoow oosood auc 0.79 
SWI QUE aKoyMTOO ANODE AHIKeKO ada oonMeer eo desaon dodEbe cooecd senoeeeecbal 1.34 
IPOOL VANS FOP HOUMA! 1h GUO WOO ososcs seobus mod6 obomCO asbesoo0DRGE Sos 3.80 
Character of ‘coke 222255 2222-- EASE) seh pate rate Pe neh rire ce PR Satis 2 Compact. 
Coloro trashy secs See ee LE ee ay ey eee eel Si aie ners Yellow. 
A cannel coal, probably No. 4, was formerly worked on the old Blunt 
farm, near the line between Cass and Muskingum. It was found impos- 
sible to determine accurately whether it is No. 4 or No. 3a, as there is no 
satisfactory exposure of the accompanying strata. The thickness is vari- 
able, ranging from fourto seven feet. It was mined to a considerable 
extent by a Newark company for distillation. The discovery of petro- 
leum rendered the manufacture unprofitable, and the works have fallen 
into decay. 
The limestones here are three in number, each with a coal bed under 
it. The ore bed can be traced into this township, but has never been 
worked, and there are no means of determining its thickness or value, as 
the exposures are very bad. 
Madison Township.—At Mr. J. Closen’s salt works, in the northern por- 
tion of the township, Coal No. 6 is worked. It is about four feet thick, 
and yields a good coal throughout, though the upper portion is the better. 
Near the works Coal No. 4 is seen by its smut, accompanied by the gray 
limestone above. The salt well is 408 feet deep, beginning about 120 
feet below Coal No. 6. No record of the boring could be found. The 
brine contains from five to six per cent. of salt, and the average weekly 
manufacture is about fifty barrels. A specimen of Coal No. 6, obtained 
here, gives as follows: 
