284 GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
HEU ROOT COA cos SELES hale yeeee A ey eee say LA: 15 
ite Clay vai deseo ee ans ee eae eta ce eee ee eer er eee 6-20 
See Coal. bo soo relic Sik pce Ea I Prog ae nee nl tea ol 
As Parbin@s: .4 sochieeetecbece ct eect tee cee eee Re EEC Bet eee ee 2 
Bi Coal ie secs see kee lonie Beads ee Sin eee cee ee See Oe oe er are aes 17 
65. Partingy «72. 22 sith ce Ee See Re trae oes ere ee ee eee eee a ee + 
Mie COal ch eee ie Ben Se Ae eee a eV NY! 
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Here the upper pyrites band is from eight to twelve inches below the 
clay, and is sometimes triple. It is persistent. The clay, No. 2, contains 
many thin streaks of coal, and, where thickest, usually contains a layer 
from two to four inches thick. The coal, as exhibited here, is of very 
fair quality, but when exposed to the weather it, in matiy portions, be- 
comes covered with streaks of copperas, and, for the most part, shows a 
decided tendency toslack. Near the outcrop the coal 1s beautifully irised. 
Half a mile further on, and very near the Jefferson county line, we find 
Mr. M. F. Sterling’s opening. At this we obtain the following section: 
EDS Pe NE 
Dy“ DAMES LONE 5 Ss 5 ase EE a I TOE Elegie po Sn gtr ee aC) 0 
PARR] O71 (cts eee a I eee Srna Seinen AM ANAS Ae Ca) oul er eo} 0 
en, OX 73)) Hien pele eee eit catia Aerie ie SUy eu se ay Be Maite Es aes 1 
7 Fhe @1l fh Geena nes ee anon ae ene ae SRA aie WRN As eN eS uA yh Ste 0 4-6 
Bence COM ae ts ar 0 AO Fs fs oe A Pa | Sn PE a Re SN a TO y 4 
Gc SBarlinGesic. oo. ake secs Sacre Seles eS eerie hat Pa eee rere eaceneate 0 i 
PRE 62 oy Loreen Oa Hes Reertenaaon ee aha sacle rhein rie Manet teeres AS AS Pi riolilal Ney 1 3 
Op MP ATUING sects, <crsciienlaiaiercisere <1 ot eS SiE © ot tee arr nee tee Soe ete oe eure eee 0 4 
HLL La tere een nein RA in Bee AUG 6 Nie eee 1 At 
TKO re edth Ohana ONE AA SAIS oE An NS MeN Nan He AMES aS SUG bo 6 0 $ 
1S Oxy: eee tae ed eee emits une eee eagle Se ee Se Of be bic ec 1 0 
15 IEC lay Gis ste Shar eer, sey oie eee ecto eg se epee ee ee SS 0 
S34 Tum StONG! aka Le Ae Pe REN as Sei ee penve es eer 3 0 
L4avuShales and: sandstone se seo) sees epi es ae eee are 65 0 
Loe simestone andishalersccccc 225. rs ersten rae esa eee 5 0 
NGseiShales soo 2 sehen eee RS eS A ae ihe ape en ee eyes ee ee 20 0 
Thickness of main coal, six feet to six feet two inches. 
The roof-coal is quite good, though somewhat bony. It burns down to 
a loose, white ash, which is bulky. The pyrites band occurs eight inches 
below the clay, No. 4 of the section, but through the bed pyrites is not 
- of frequent occurrence. At all of these openings we find in the center 
of the bed, both above and below the ‘“‘bearing-in bench,” especially in 
the portion below, known as the “ brick-coal,” a very free-burning coal, 
which, on the grate, shows no tendency to cake. It is very clean, and 
suits well for blacksmithing. The lowest portion of the bed, usually one 
