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to ten inches from the bottom there is frequently a thin streak of pyrites 
about one-fourth of an inch thick. Throughout the bed, at distances 
varying from four to six inches, there occur charcoal seams, rarely more 
than one-eighth of an inch thick, and with difficulty traceable in the 
solid coal, though very distinct near the outcrop. Nodules of pyrites oc- 
cur in many banks, but are easily separated. Excepting in Warren 
township, the coal appears to be of excellent quality, and, aside from the 
portions referred to, comparatively free from pyrites. 
The relations of the Pittsburgh bed to those above it are of no little 
interest. The three beds, marked No. 8a, No. 8b, No. 8c, are found only 
in the eastern portion of Belmont, and are absent in western Belmont as 
well as in Harrison and Guernsey, while they are only doubtfully pres- 
ent in southern Jefferson. It is observed that in the eastern portion No. 
8¢ is about one hundred feet below Coal No. 10, while in the west No. | 
8 occupies that position. From Bellair to the summit of the Central 
Ohio Railroad nine coals are seen, beginning with the Pittsburgh, while 
from the summit westward only six coals appear in the section. In both 
sections the succession is the same from the top to Coal No. 9, below 
which the sections differ, as shown on a previous page. That the lower 
coal worked at Barnesville is the Pittsburgh there is no room for doubt, 
and that the upper coal is No. 10 is equally certain, for that coal can be 
traced, without any difficulty, from Barnesville round the divide back to 
the railroad at Belmont, and thence along the road to Glenco; thus giv- 
ing indisputable evidence that it is not the Glenco coal (No 8c), as has 
been maintained by some. The accompanying plate of grouped sections, 
arranged with Coal No. 10 as the base, shows the matter very clearly. 
The sections are as follows: No. 1, from Bellaire; No. 2, from Glenco; No. 
3, from Warnocks; No. 4, from Belmont; No. 5, from Belmont to Morris- 
town, three miles; No. 6, from Morristown to Badgersburg, two miles; 
No. 7, from Badgersburg to Railroad summit, two miles; No. 8, from Rail- 
road summit to Spencer’s, along the railroad. 
A reference to the map will show at once the relative geographical 
positions of these localities. 
In order, however, to remove all doubts respecting the identity of the 
coal at Barnesville the following sections were compared: 
No. 1.—Bellaire to railroad summit. No. 2.—Railroad summit to Spencer’s. 
1. Coal No. 13. 1. Coal No. 13. 
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3. Coal No. 12: 3. Coal No. 12. 
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5. Coal No. 11. ; 5. Coal No. 11. 
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