BELMONT COUNTY. 275 
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Flushing Township.—That portion of the road from Sewellsville to Flush- 
ingtown which passes through sections 19 and 14 may be regarded as on 
the north-western outcrop of Coal No. 8. Before reaching the Stillwater 
this line is deflected to the south-east through section 138 of Flushing into 
sections 18 and 17 of Kirkwood. It returns northwardly through sections 
11 and 12 of Kirkwood into section 7 of Flushing. It then passes through 
14,9, and 3, and enters Harrison county in section 10 of Moorefield town- 
ship. On the Stillwater the Crinoidal limestone is seen, and toward the 
north-west corner of the township the valley is cut deeply enough to 
reach No. 7a, which, however, was not observed. 
Between Rock Hill and Flushingtown, in section 26, Coal No. 8 has 
been worked in a small way for upwards of sixty years on property be- 
longing to Mr. J. Hollingsworth. In section 25 it has been opened by 
Mr. Isaac Holloway, and in section 26 by Mr. Samuel Fisher. At these 
openings it lies barely above drainage, and the coal is mined only toa 
slight extent. It is about four feet ten inches thick, with a roof of black 
bituminous shale containing much coaly matter. At the outcrop the 
coal is marked by several thin streaks of pyrites, most of which disap- 
pear at a short distance in the entry. The upper bench is held in high 
repute among blacksmiths. 
Flushingtown and the surrounding country dopeud upon Coal No. 10 
for supply, and the openings are quite numerous. In section 20, at Mr. 
W. Johnson’s opening, the following section was obtained: 
FT. IN. 
1. Sandstone (not measured). 
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3b Sao ang) Clea Ses SABES BA a aaRece A mn mEeiTe 1 Ape Atay, Nlatlgis Eee ain ome 1 4 
4, (Chel co ase e se eae ae yes ees MAURER AE Ue eee i 0 
In many of the other openings the thickness is four feet. The propor- 
tion of pyrites is variable. At Mr. W. Holloway’s bank, in section 21, a 
portion of the bed yields a coal so admirably adapted to blacksmiths’ use: 
that charcoal is no longer employed in the vicinity, whereas at Mr. 
Wilson’s bank, on the other side of the hill, no part of the bed is fitted 
for such use. An analysis of Mr. Holloway’s coal gives the following 
result : | : 
