254 GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
and one-half feet thick, and of good quality. Along Wills Creek this 
coal is mined by J. Wilcox, C. Wilcox, and 8. Voorhis, in section 2, and 
by H. Schmueser, in section 3. Being worked only for domestic use, and 
left untouched in summer, none of these banks were in condition to ad- 
mit of satisfactory measurement, and no specimens could be obtained. 
Coal No. 4 is not reached on Symmes Creek, and is nowhere satisfac- 
torily exposed along Wills Creek, though it can be recognized here and 
there, and, with some difficulty, can be traced from Johnson’s Mills 
to Frew’s Mills. Fragmentsof the gray limestone were occasionally seen, 
but it was not observed in place. Nodules of iron ore are common in the 
sandstone above Coal No. 6, but are not in quantity to be of economical 
value. 
Salem Township —Like Adams, this lies at such an elevation as to be 
without available coal. The Crinoidal limestone is seen on nearly all 
the roads, with Coal No. 7b, eight to ten inches thick, about twelve feet 
below it. In the southern portion, on Salt Creek, there are one or two 
openings upon the “ Norwich” coal, which are worked irregularly dur- 
ing the winter. The coal used here is obtained chiefly from Madison 
and Monroe townships, where Coal No. 6 is mined. 
Monroe Township.—Here we have the following section : 
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Bee COMIN STD Se he 8 5 ae ee cach so Nr ae = 0 8-10 
ANY ‘Shaletand/ sandstone ssc sccce sscmeere Sosa are 120 0 
Payal OXOF: ED (0 Peay ee Sim ge NE eee Me Oe ME a Ag AI so lila tee 6 to 8 
GyemSandstoneweeLe Hess ANG. Ger eo aes AT ee, RUN eel MEP RL otc. 2d 60 0 
CS SIVA era oe ta SONS RIE ee tk MIN Su Ia pA us a aa a UR 10-15 0 
Be WO BIN s.G vers sha haley hy SS Ec eg 4 0 
Os SHAPe2 Clay: oc aisle ae ci ie ia Wis sevsicrbiare ee ace ce ee ee eee eee te 3 0 
TOS) Sal. cs Sete cca Arete pian NYO Se RN hata Se 35 0 
Wb“ CoaliNow 4 i. sec woes Sed aos Ja ASS a rae err tne 2 0 
Coal No. 76 is nowhere of any value, and is seen only occasionally 
with the Crinoidal limestone, and then on the tops of the highest hills. 
The limestone is very shaly, and contains few molluscan remains, being 
made up almost entirely of crinoidal fragments. Coal No. 7 is usually 
very thin, and can be traced only with the utmost difficulty; but one 
mile south from Otsego, on the farms of C. Buker and C. B. Painter, it is 
developed, locally, to a very considerable thickness. There it shows coal, 
four feet; clay, one foot; coal, one foot six inches. The upper coal is of 
only moderately good quality, as it contains much cannel of low grade, 
but the bottom coal is said to be very fair. No banks are now in opera- 
