The Iron Manufacture of Great Britain Volume 4, PT. 3; Revised - William Truran, Revised Edition, Paperback

• Release Date   5/18/2012
• ISBN-13   9781236170835 | 978-1-236-17083-5
• ISBN   1236170830 | 1-236-17083-0
• Format   Paperback
• Author(s)   William Truran
• This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 Excerpt: ...up Redbird creek: Altitude of mouth, 805. The few openings or exposures of strata along this creek give little indicative of their inclination. A slight northwesterly rise obtains, however. RIGHT FORK. On the right, W4 miles up the creek: Altitude of mouth, 885. A pit in the fork, y£ mile up it, shows coal of the Howard bed with black slate covering, at altitude 905. On the left, U miles up the fork, James Arnett has a 10-yard entry with the following section at its face: Haddix Coal. Shale. Coal 4" Shale 1" Coal 6" Shale 1" Coal 20" Knife-edge parting. Cannel coal 3" Shale 18" Coal 14" Bone coal 2" Coal 10" Clay. Altitude, 1350. The 23-inch seam has 4 knife-edge partings, which would probably disappear under good cover, the face of the entry being still in muddy outcrop coal. The area is small. LEFT FORK. The following section was obtained, in the year 1885, on a left branch, Vi mile up this fork, beginning at the top of the ridge on the trail to Little creek near its mouth. Coals beds are now designated by name: Haddix Coal. Hamlin Coal.. Top of ridge. Altitude, 1415. Cannel coal. Altitude, 1400. Sandstone. Shale 4" Coal 3" Shale 3" Coal 7" Shale 3" Coal 6" Shale 1" Coal 3" Shale and coal 5" Clay. I Altitude, 1370. Shale 1 ft. Coal 17" Shale 8" Sandstone. Altitude, 1275. The cannel coal at the top of the section seems to be in the place of the Hazard bed, but as the latter is almost invariably destitute of cannel, the coal here is regarded as a local deposit. On the left and in pits, one mile up the left fork, is the following: Howard Coal. Shale 2 ft. Black slate 1 ft. Coal 1 ft. Altitude, 930. On a right branch, 2Vi miles up the left fork, (i/s ...