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the point of confluence. Along Wheeling Creek the height of the coal 
above the stream varies from thirty to one hundred feet, as the creek falls 
more rapidly than the coal. The openings are very numerous, averaging 
one to almost every farm. On Barr’s Run the coal is opened on Mr. G. 
Lost’s land, section 31. The lower coal is five feet thick, while the roof- 
coal is double, five inches and ten inches, separated by two inches of 
shale. Further up the run, at Mr. J. Henderson’s mill, section 32, the 
lower coal is five feet, and it there disappears in the hill. On Hughes’s 
Run two openings are seen near the county bridge. On Mr. J. Harris’s 
land, section 19, the coal is one hundred feet above the creek, and the 
lower division is five feet eight inches. On Fall Run it is opened at sey- 
eral localities, but shows no peculiarities, averaging about five feet. 
On Flat Run are several openings. That of Mr. Boggs, section 17, 
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Below this is one foot of clay, resting on the lower division, of which 
four feet ten inches are seen. The pyrites band is fourteen inches from 
the top, and the upper bench is twenty-nine inches thick. The coal is 
irised, and so hard as to bear transportation well. At Mr. §. C. Wilson’s 
bank, on same run, the roof-coal is not exposed, and the lower coal is five 
feet four inches. At Mr. J. Nolan’s bank, in section 10, the lower coal is 
five feet four inches to five feet eight inches, and the roof-coal varies from 
nine to twelve inches. The intimate structure of the coal at the open- 
ings in this township is as follows: 
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