Cornell University Library TN 805.K3H68 Supplementary report on the coals of Clo 3 1924 004 882 902 DORNHLL UNIVERSITX LIBRASm^ ptfpent«£ Hali Cornell University Library The original of tiiis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924004882902 z^ -i-y THE STATE JOURNAL COMPANT Printer to the Commonwealth Frankfort, Ky. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Detailed descriptions 5 Martins Fork ^ 5 Speed Jones Branch 6 David Smith Branch 7 Mill Branch 9 Little Branch 11 Clover Fork 12 Baker Branch 12 Kitts Branch 13 Lick Branch 14 Jones Creek 16 Yokum Creek 19 Buck Branch 19 Laurel Branch 19 Bill Branch 20 Cove Branch 20 Coal Branch 21 Strickneck Branch 21 Turner Creek 22 Little Branch 23 Seagrave Creek 23 Jerry Fork 24 Laurel Branch 24 Sam Bowen Branch 25 Poor Fork 27 Clover Gap Branch 28 Silas Hollow 30 Flat Branch 31 Clover Lick Creek 32 Cave Branch 32 Peel Branch 33 Big Looney Creek 34 Wilson Creech Hollow 37 Coldiron Branch 38 Abe Branch 38 Peach Bottom Hollow 38 Table of Analyses 39 This report, which is supplementary to Bulletin No. 13 of the Kentucky Geological Survey, gives coal de- velopments made since the publication of that report and is the result of field examinations made in 1916 in the areas drained by Poor Fork and Clover Fork of Cumber- land River. That portion of Martin's Fork now served by railway is -also included. Full section samples of the coals were taken by the writer from all mines where entrance into the coal had penetrated far enough to ensure standard quality. Re- sults of these analyses, made under the direction of Dr. A. M. Peter, Chief Chemist of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station, are given herewith. The same system of description of coals is followed herein as employed in Bulletin 13. Altitudes, where shown by more recent levels to be only slightly different from those in No. 13, are retained as in that bulletin. The differences are slight on Clover Fork but more marked on Poor Fork. Where differences are important, true altitudes are given. Distances are estimated as nearly as possible from recent, more accurate maps. DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS On the Cumberland Biver opposite the town of Harlan, Walker & Baker have a small mine from which the town is largely supplied with coal. Several openings have been abandoned, but the one operating gives the following bed section at its face 60 yards in : Harlan Bed. Shale. Coal 3" Bone coal 2" Coal 41" Altitude, 1570. Though well under cover in the steep hill, the coal is muddy and unfit for sampling. The streak of bone coal, usually called such and so called in this report, might perhaps better be called a dull splint coal. It is generally included in shipments, apparently without com- plaint, and analysis of a sample from the Harlan-King mine shows it to be good there. It is persistent in this bed throughout the Harlan field. MARTIN'S FORK Altitude of mouth, 1160. A bench mark of the United States Geological Survey on the west abutment of the railway bridge across Martin's Fork at Harlan gives the altitude there as 1178. Another bench mark at Harlan court house is at altitude 1198. On the head of a left drain, % mile up Martin's fork, the Bepublic Coal Company has a mine with mine haulage 5 and coal delivery by overhead cable to the track by the Harlan station on Clover Fork, whence, also, access to the mine by wagon road is had. A sample of the coal of this mine was taken from the face of the main entry, 14 mile in, the bed section there and the analysis of the coal being as follows : Harlan Bed. Draw slate 6" (?) Block coal 1%" Shale %" Coal 3" Bone coal 2" Coal 43" Shale 7" Coal 12" Shale. The Vt inch shale parting was omitted in sampling, because reported excluded from shipments. While it may be questioned if this is wholly accomplished, it cannot ■affect otlier Ihan the slack coal after screening. The bot- tom coal, which is mined only in entries, was also ex- cluded from the sample, leaving 49% inches of coal as its content. For analysis of this coal see analysis No. 1 in table of analyses at end of report. SPEED JONES BEANCH. On the right, y^ niile up Martin's fork. Altitude of mouth, 1165. On the right of this branch, adjacent to the Walker & Baker mines, the Wallens Creek Coal Company has its mine, No. 2. This mine uses mule haulage and compressed air. The coal bed varies from 3 to 4' feet in thickness, usually is nearly 4 feet, and includes an inch or two of bone coal and a knife edge parting, not constant, about 8 inches from the tDp. A sample was taken from near the main entry, over 14 ™ile in, with the following bed sec- tion. nG Bed section at point of sampling ; Harlan Bed. Slate. Coal 2" Bone coal 1" Coal 45" Fire-clay. Altitude, 1610, The whole 48 inches was included in this sample. Analysis is given in analysis No. 2 of the table of analyses. On the left of the same small branch and opposite the preceding mine, the same company has its mine No. 1, operated by electricity. The coal bed is 31/2 feet thick at the month of the main entrance, over 4 feet at 1/2 mile in, and will probably average about 4 feet. The bone coal is inconspicuous or generally absent. A fairly good slate roof, reported 2 to 3 feet thick, is capped by sandstone. Following is a bed section at point of sampling, in room 53 of No. 2 entry: Harlan Bed. Sandstone. Laminated sandstone 6" Coal 21/2" Clay %" Coal 52" Shale reported..l8" to 24" Coal reported.-12" to 20" The whole 55 inches was included in the sample. The laminated sandstone comes down like a "draw slate." For analysis see analysis No. 3 of table of analyses. DAVID SMITH BEANCH. On the left, 1% miles up Martin's fork. Altitude of mouth, 1170. On the right, "^/^ mile up this branch, the R. C. Tway Coal Company has a mine, operated with mules, having; at its mouth 62 inches of coal and 7 inches of shale part- ing 14 inches from the bottom. Following is the bed section of the coal from the third left entry, room No. 11: Harlan Bed. . Shale (reported) ......14" Coal 5" Bone coal 1" Coal 43" Shale '. 2" Coal .' '. 1" Shale 6" Coal 13" Altitude, 1610. The two shale partings and an inch of coal between them were excluded from the sample, though it appears probable that some of that impurity is carried into the slack coal. For analysis see analysis No. 4 of table of analyses. On the left of the same branch, at its head, a 4-yard entry gives the following bed section half way in : Dean (Fire-clay or Wallen's Creek) Bed. Shale. Coal ; 31" Flint fire-clay 5" Coal 30" Altitude, 2360. An inch of clay included in the lower bench of coal is probably of outcrop origin. Above the entiy is a closed prospect into coal at alti- tude 2455. On a left branch, 2 miles up Martin's fork, at the crossing of the Chestnut flats bridle path, is an opening into what is, with little doubt, the Leonard Bed. Shale 2 ft. Black slate 8" Coal .....15" Shale 2" Coal 14" Altitude, 1760. 8 MILL BRANCH. On the right, 31/2 miles up Martin's fork. Altj.tnde of mouth, 1180. On the left, at the head of this branch, two entries are opened, in preparation for immediate mining^ by the Wilson-Berger Coal Company. At the face of one, 20 yards in, a bed. section and samples were taken. Though the covering there is fairly good and the coal apparently sound, it is presumable that the analyses are not quite up to the standard of the coal as it will be found farther under ground. No prospecting has been done to deter- mine the correlation of this bed, but the probability seems to be that it is of the "Smith" bed of the United States Greological Survey report on the Cumberland coal field, and such is assumed here to be the case. Smith Bed. Shaly sandstone. Block coal 4" Shale 3" Coal ...36" I. Upper bench. Shale % to 1" Coal 16" Clay 6" to 8" Impure coal and clay 6" to 8" Coal 46" Lower bench. Fire-clay. Altitude, 2482. Analysis of the upper coal bench with i^ to 1 inch parting included but 3-inch shale parting excluded, is given in No. 5 of table of analyses and of the lower bench in analysis No. 6. This bed is said to split into two widely separated seams farther north, but not southward. On Day's creek of Clover fork it appears to be split into several thin seams. Southward 2% miles it is reported 200 feet higher, indicating that the syncline up Clover Fork passes some- what to the north of Gray's Knob. The following section is taken from a report by Mc- Creath and D'lnvilliers of a bed they found on Little branch 90 feet below the preceding and now regarded as of the Dean bed: Dean Bed. Slate. Coal 48" Clay 3" Spllnty coal 23" Fire-clay 11" Shale 3" Coal 3" Shale 2" Coal 25" Altitude, 2390. The fire-clay is said to resemble somewhat that of the characteristic Dean parting, but is without its con- choidal fracture. From the Wilson-Berger Company the following sec- tion Avas obtained, the preceding Dean opening appar- ently lost : Coal -56" Slate 23" I. Smith bed. Coal 56" Slate, &c 69 ft. Coal 26" Slate 12 ft. Fire-clay 1 ft. Coal 21" Fire-clay 9" Slate 12 ft. Coal 19" Slate 17" Sandstone 6 ft. Gray slate 16 ft. Black slate 18 ft. Coal 13" Sandstone and slate.. 9 ft. Black slate 1 ft. Coal 12" Fire-clay 6" Coal 26" Slate and shale 7 ft. Coal 6" Clay 3 ft. 10 The tipper coal, 112 inches, is of the Smith bed. About 90 feet lower is the 19-inch coal which may represent a part of the Dean bed, and 50 feet lower still is, perhaps, the Vanderpool (Whitesburg) bed, 42 inches of coal and fire-clay parting, under its customary black slate. LITTLE BRANCH. On the right, 414 miles up Martin's fork. Altitude of mouth, 1,200 (?). On this branch the Wilson-Berger Coal Company has a mine into the Harlan bed, nearly ready for large ship- ments. The bed section at the face of the third left turn from the main entry, 120 yards in, whence a sample was taken, is as follows : Harlan Bed. Sandstone. Coal 4" Knife-edge parting. Coal 4" Knife-edge parting. Coal 10" Bone coal 1" Coal 18" Bony coal 1" Coal 5" Sandstone. Altitude, 1595. The knife edge partings are not continuous and the bone coal is rather variable in thickness. All impurities were included in the sample, analysis of which proves that they are insignficant. For analysis see No. 7 of table of analyses. A new adjacent entry, started on the left of the branch, gives 50 inches of coal. Additional coal openings on Martin's fork are given in the U. S. Geological Survey report on the Cumberland Gap Coal Field, Professional Paper No. 49. 1-1 CLOVER FORK BAKER BRANCH. On the right, % mile up Clover fork. Altitude of mouth, 1165. The Harlan Gas Coal Company has a mine, elec- trically equipped, on the left of this branch. A sample of coal was taken from the face of its main entry, about 2000 feet in, with the bed section at that point as follows : Harlan Bed. Slate. Draw slate 6" to 18" Coal 1" Bone coal 4" Coal 44" Shale 9" Coal 15" Fire-clay. Altitude, 1680. The strong, smooth roof generally is of sandstone with 6 to 18 inches of draw slate in some parts of the mine. The sample included only the 49 inches of coal in one bench, the shale and coal below it being taken up only to attain added height of entries. The bed is said to aver- age in the mine 4 feet of coal on a parting of 3 to 18 inches with coal to 12 inches thick below. For analysis see No. 8 of table of analyses. On the left, 1% miles up Clover Fork, opposite the mouth of Kitts branch, the Rex Coal Company has a mine using compressed air and mule haulage. A sample was taken from the fourth right entry at room 34 where the section is as follows : 12 Harlan Coal. Slate over 12" Coal 5" Bone coal 2" Coal 36" Clay. Altitude, 1520. For analysis see No. 9 of table of analyses., KITTS BRANCH. On the right, 1% miles up Clover fork. Altitude of mouth, 1180. The Clover Fork Mining Company operates with electricity a mine on the left of this branch. A sample of coal was taken at the junction of the tenth left and main entries, where the following bed section obtains : Harlan Bed. Slate. Coal 4" Bone coal 2" Coal 42" Fire-clay. Altitude, 1600. For analysis see analysis No. 10 in table of analyses. The Golden Ash Coal Company has an electrically equipped mine on left branches, 21/^ miles .up Clover fork. A sample was taken here from the fifth left entry at room 26, the bed section being as follows : Harlan Bed. Sandstone. Slate 1 ft. Coal 9" Bone coal 1" Coal ...36" Clay. Altitude, 1570. Analysis of the sample is given in No. 11 of table of analyses. 13 The Wallens Creek Coal Company lias a mine with mule haulage and compressed air, on the left, 41/2 miles up Clover fork. At the mouth of the mine, in a total thick- ness of 3 to 4 feet, are many small partings which disap- pear when 100 feet of covering is reached, but the full thickness of coal is not attained for nearly 14 ™il6 in on the main entry. The least thickness of clean coal is said to be 31 inches, excepting near outcrop. Following is the bed section at the turn to No. 7 room on No. 5 right entry, where a sample was taken: Harlan Bed. Sandstone. Draw slate 15" Coal 14" Bone coal 3" Coal 43" Clay. Altitude, 1570. The draw slate is said to be generally from 1 to 2 feet thick. For analysis see No. 12 of table of analyses. It is remarkable that though the ash content is some- what high, the heating power is also high. LICK BRANCH. On the left, 5 miles up Clover fork. Altitude of mouth, 1215. The Lick Branch Coal Company has its mine No. 1 on the left of this branch, worked electrically and with conveyer from mine level to tipple in place of an incline. A sample of the full bed section, as given following, was taken at room No. 2 on the 4th right entry : Harlan Bed. Slate. Coal 5" Bone coal 3" Coal 3" Soft clay 14" Coal 35" Sliale. Altitude, 1575. 14 The- roof througliout the mine is largely sandstone and everywhere remarkably smooth and good, and the coal is very nearly uniform in thickness. For analysis see No. 13 of table of analyses. The No. 2 mine of the Lick Branch Coal Company, on the left of a small left branch, 5l^ miles up Clover fork, is equipped like the preceding. A sample was taken here from room No. 22. of the 1st right entry, the bed section being as follows : Harlan Bed. Slate. Coal 7" Bone coal 4" Coal 38" Soft clay 3" Sandstone. Altitude, 1560. Analysis is given in No. 14 of table of analyses. The East Harlan Coal Company has a mine on the left, 6 miles up Clover fork, ^2 i^ile above Ages creek, where mule haulage is about to be abandoned in favor of electricity. A sample was taken from this mine at room 14 of the 4th left entry. Following is the bed section there : Harlan Bed. Slate. Draw slate 4" Coal and shale 4" Coal 7" Shale knife-edge. Coal „ 1" Bone coal 2" Coal 1%" Shale knife-edge. Coal 5" pyrite ..:....:...:..%" Coal ..........Zh" Fire-clay. Altitude, 1530. 15 The % inch pyrite parting was not included in the sample as it is not continuous, but all else between and in- cluding the 7 inches coal at the top and the 35 inches at the bottom Avas sampled. Analysis of the sample is given in analysis No. 15 of table of analyses. JONES CEEEK. On the right, 7 miles up Clover fork. Altitude of mouth, 1230. On a right branch, V^ mile up the creek, on the left, V4 mile up the branch and 40 feet above it, a 4-yard entry gives the following section at its mouth : Harlan Bed. Massive sandstone... .10 ft. Shale 2 ft. Coal ...:..:. 6" Bone coal 1" Coal 3" Bone coal 2" Coal 33" Altitude, 1430. Cawood Branch. — On the right, y2 mile up Jones creek. Altitude of mouth, 1275. On the left, % Toaile up the branch and by it, a 4-yard entry gives the following at its mouth : Harlan Coal. Massive sandstone.... 6 ft. Shale 2% ft. Coal more than 41" Altitude, 1450. The bottom of the'bed was not found. Farther up the branch and at it is : Sandstone 10 ft. Shale 5 ft. Coal 2" Shale 2" Coal 14" Shule and coal 1 ft. Thin coal. Altitude, 1590. 16 - still farther up and at the branch, is 27 inches of coal on fire-clay and under 8 feet of shaly sandstone, at altitude 1605. This is of the Leonard bed. Again farther up, on the left, 30 feet above the branch, at the face of a 5-yard entry is the following : Keokee (Kellioka) Bed. Laminated sandstone 3 ft. Coal 2" Shale _ 3" Coal 2" Shale 5" Coal 7" Shale 3" Splint coal 8" Coal 24" Altitude, 1650. But half of the bottom coal was seen, the lower foot of it being in water. At the branch, % mile up, is the following, of doubt- ful correlation, but if not of the Dean bed then of one close to and probably below it: Dean (?) Coal. Sandstone 15 ft. Shale 1 ft. Block coal 3" Splint coal 3" Shale 6" to 10" Coal 24" Clay 1" Coal 16" Fire-clay 1% ft. Black slate 2 ft. Altitude, 2125. On the right, 7% miles up Clover fork, is a small branch, with mouth at altitude 1235, on which the King- Harlan Mining Company is starting a mine in anticipa- tion of a large output. A sample was taken from 60 yards in the 1st left entry, where the following section obtains :. 17 Harlan Bed. Slate (not over) 6" Coal 8" Bone coal 2" Coal 15" Shale 5" Coal 9" Soft clay Vz" Coal 20" Fire-clay. Altitude, 1415. The sample included the % inch parting but not the 5-inch. Analysis is given in No. 16 of table of analyses. The quality of the so-called bone coal of this bed and field having been a matter of doubt as to whether it is really such or a dull splint coal, a specimen of it was se- lected for analysis, which appeared fairly to represent the bone coal of all the Harlan field. The test shows the specimen to be better than the average of the bed at this mine and generally quite as good. The analysis follows : Analysis of "Bone" Coa[. 'Moisture Volatile matter Fixed carbon .... Ash Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free 1.33 37.95 38.46 40.02 56.88 57.65 59.98 3.84 3.89 100.00 100.00 100.00 0.69 0.70 0.73 Proximate Analysis Sulphur The hardness of this coal along with its good com- position should tend to enhance the value of the M^hole. In the cut at the head of the incline from this mine the following (estimated) section is exposed: Massive sandstone.... 20 ft. Harlan coal bed. Fire-clay 2" to 12" Massive sandstone... .15 ft. Fire-clay and shale 1 to 2 ft. Massive sandstone.... 5 ft. 18 In the branch, up from the mine, a coal 6 inches thick appears in shale at altitude 1465. Farther up a prospect on the left shows, under mas- sive sandstone, 11 inches of coal below which is 2 feet of shale and then more coal. Still farther up, on a left branch, a 1-yard entry gives 29 inches of coal under 10 inches of shale, the whole en- closed by sandstone and at altitude 1745. This is prob- ably next under the Low Splint bed. Again, farther up and on and at the main branch, % mile up it, is the following exposure : Low Splint Bed. Sandstone. Shale 2% ft. Coal 8" Clay 2" Coal (over) 30" Altitude, 1795. The bottom coal was in part covered and showed some splint coal. YOKUM CEEEK. On the right, 8V2 miles up Clover fork. Altitude of mouth by recent levels, 1285. The former altitude 12'55, is used here as a base in order to harmonize with the altitudes of Bulletin 13. Buck Bbanch. — On the right, % mile up Yokum creek. Altitude of mouth, 1260. On the right, 1/2 mile up the branch, at the mouth of a long entry is the following section: Leonard Bed. Sandy shale 5 ft. Black slate 3" Coal 29" Altitude, 1530. Laurel Branch. — On the right, I/2 niile up. Altitude of mouth, 1280. On the left, % mile up the branch, a thin coal lies at altitude 1390, and at altitude 1400 is 11/2 feet of coal. 19 Thes-e coals, both under sandstone roofs, are about on the horizon of the Harlan coal. An old covered prospect on the right, 14 iiiile up the branch, is probably of the Leonard bed, at altitude 1540. On the left of a right branch, i/4 mile up Laurel branch and the same distance up the right branch, the Leonard bed is opened in a long entry, which, 2 yards in, has 32 to 35 inches of coal under 4 feet of sandstone and is at altitude 1580. Bill Branch. — On the right (at a church), 2% miles up Yokum creek. Altitude of mouth, 1370. On the left, 14 i^iile up the branch, a 15-yard entry into the Keokee bed shows coal 3 feet thick, with possibly 1 foot of coal hidden under 2 feet of shale and then 5 feet of sandstone; Its altitude is 1595. Two feet of coal (of the Leonard bed) is reported in the branch 40 feet lower. On the right of a left drain, 2% miles up Yokum creek, a prospect shows the Leonard bed to have 24 inches of coal under 8 inches of cannel slate and then 2 feet of shaly sandstone. Its altitude is 1560. Nearly over the -preceding is a prospect with the following section: Keokee Bed. Sandstone. Shale 2% ft. Coal 6" Shale 1" Coal 37" Altitude, 1605. CovE Branch. — On the left, 3 miles up Yokum creek. Altitude of mouth, 1385. On the left, Vs mile up the branch, an entry gives the following section 10 yards in : Keokee Bed. Shale. Coal 6" Clay 1" Coal 40" Fire-clay 12" or more. Altitude, 1575. 20 The altitudes given indicate a southerly dip from the preceding Tirauch, but as the prevailing dip is north- ward, a baronietric error in ascertaining altitudes is probable. On a left branch and 14 ^^aile up Cove branch, a closed prospect shows coal at altitude 1910. Again on the left an old prospect shows thin coalat altitude 2130. This is about the horizon of the Dean coal. On the left, I/2 ™ile up, a wet entry shows a 4-foot coal bed, with a foot of parting included, at altitude 2480. This seems to be one split of the Limestone bed with other splits probably below it. Splint coal, probably of the High Splint bed, has been opened at the head of the branch. On the right, 4 miles up Yokum creek and 10 feet above it, 8 inches of coal under sandstone lies at altitude 1470. In a right drain, 100 yards farther up, 11 inches of coal under 30 feet of sandstone is exposed at altitude 1565. Tn the left, farther up the drain, a 10-yard entry gives the following 3 yards in : Keokee Bed. Laminated Sandstone 1 ft. Shale 1 ft. Coal 3" Shale 1" Coal 40" Altituue, 1650. Coal Branch. — On the right, 4I/2 miles up Yokum creek. Altitude of mouth, 1500. On the right, Vs mile up the branch, the Leonard coal is opened in a 4-yard entry, giving about 28 inches of coal about half way in, under 2 feet of black slate and then sandstone, at altitude 1610. Steicknbck Bbanch. — On the right, 4% miles up Yokum creek. Altitude of mouth, 1520. On the right, % mile up, a long entry gives the fol- lowing bed section 4 yards in : 21 Keokee Bed. Shale with sandstone 5 ft. Coal 8" Shale 3 ft. Coal and shale 6" Splint coal 11" Coal 29" Altitude, 1635. TuRNEE Cebek. — On the left, 5% miles up Yokum creek. Altitude of mouth, 1575. A 22-inch coal at the mouth of the creek, doubtfully- referred formerly to the Leonard bed, is now proven of the Leonard by an entry 12 yards long, into the Keokee bed, on the left % mile up Turner creek. At its mouth the entry has 50 inches of coal under 2 to 3 feet of clay and then sandstone, and is at altitude 1610. On the right at the forks of Turner creek, 1% miles up, wet entries show at outcrop 2^/2 feet of coal, the bed being probably 4 to 5 feet thick and under sandstone. It is called the Eldridge coal, but flint fire-clay, 4 inches thick, in the dump proves it of the Dean bed. Its alti- tude is 2390. On the right, 2 miles up Turner creek {y^ mile up the right fork from the Eldridge entries), the Blevins coal, so called, has the following bed section 4 yards in a long entry : High Splint Bed. Cliff sandstone 25 ft. Coal 51" Altitude, 2855. The lower half of the bed is of splint coal. The sand- stone above it forms a prominent cliff about the head of the creek. The area is good, as the hills appear to be about 200 feet higher and with rounded tops. At the John Pace store, 5% miles up Yokum creek, the former questionable Leonard coal can now be cer- tainly so correlated as such through the later opening of the Keokee coal directly above it. From altitudes given, there appears to be a dip of strata up Yokum creek, but this is hardly probable above 22 Pounding Mill branch, excepting in local rolls where the direction of the stream is nearly parallel to the strike. On the left, by the road, 13% miles up Clover fork, a 15-yard entry is beside the opening reported in Bulletin No. 13. This gives, half way in, the following bed section : Harlan Bed. Sandstone 5 ft. Coal 4" Shale 7 ft. Coal 4" Shale 6" Coal 43" Altitude, 1410. LITTLE BEAi^CH. On the right, 14% miles up Clover fork. Altitude of mouth 1385. On the right, i/4 mile up the branch, a 3-yard entry has the following bed section : Leonard Bed. Shaly sandstone 5 ft. Black slate 1 ft. Coal 18" Shale 2" Coal 15" Altitude, 1580. On the left of Clover fork, opposite the mouths of Little branch and Seagrave creek, a 6-yard entry gives the following section at its mouth : Harlan Coal. Sandstone. Shale 7 ft. Coal 4" Shale 5" Coal 43" Altitude, 1420. SEAGRAVE CREEK. On the right, 14% miles up Clover fork. Altitude of mouth, 1385. 23 The opening formerly reported on the right, Vs mile up this creek, is now a 25 yard entry with 41 inches of coal without parting, as measured half way in, under 7 feet of shale. Its altitude is 1410. Jebey Fork. — On the left, % mile up Seagrave creek. On the right, 1 mile up the fork, a 1-yard entry gives the following: High Splint Bed. Massive sandstone.... 5 ft. Clay 5" Splint coal 70" Altitude, 2730. On the right, 1% miles up, an unfinished prospect gives the same bed with 63 inches of coal under shale and at altitude 2730. On the right, 1% miles up, a prospect gives the Cor- nett bed with 46 inches of coal under 2 feet of shale and at altitude 2665. These coals have ample area for mining, the gap between Jerry fork and Sam Bowen branch to the east being at altitude 2950, and the peaks of spurs in the vicin-' ity some 250 feet still higher. LAUREL BRANCH. On the right, 17% miles up Clover fork. Altitude of mouth, 1450. (By recent levels 1480.) On the right, % mile up the branch, a 10-yard entry, still in much weathered coal, gives the following section half way in : Cornett (?) Bed. Black slate. Coal 51" Shale 3" Coal 4" Altitude, 2700. The altitude was obtained without satisfactory check on the barometer, but the small proportion of splint coal visible in the bed, its roof, and the appearance of the sandstone higher up and of the topography along the mountain there all indicate the Cornett bed. 24 SAM BOWEN BRANCH. On the right, 17% miles up Clover fork. Altitude of mouth, 1465. On the right, 1 mile up the branch, a 2-yard entry gives the following section : Cornett Bed. Broken sandstone 5 ft. Earth 6" Coal 46" Altitude, 2655." Higher up a prospect gives the following found here- tofore in several places about the head of Clover fork : Shale. Coal 12" Clay 2" Coal 9" Altitude, 2715. Still higher is the following prospect: High Splint Bed. Sandstone 50 ft. Laminated sand- stone 10 ft. Coal 4% ft. Altitude, 2735. The top 6 inches of the bed is block coal and tlie remainder splint. At Jasper N. Holmes', 271/4 niiles up Clover fork, 100 yards up stream from his entry reported in Bulletin 13, beside the road, is a later 20-yard entry of the follow- ing section 6 yards in : 25 Leonard Bed. Sandstone. Coal 14" Clay 2" Coal 11" Shale 8" Coal 1" Shale 4" Coal 4" Clay 2" Coal 16" Altitude (present basis), 1870. Altitude (by recent levels), 1905. The total coal thickness is nearly equal to that of the old entry, but there are more partings in this one. The opening reported in Bulletin 13, on the left, 3114 miles up Clover fork, is now an electrically operated mine, "No. 4," of the Stonega Coal & Coke Company. A sample of the coal was taken from the No. 3 butt right entry, where the bed section is as follows : Keokee Bed. Slate 6 ft. Coal 49" Clay 5" Coal 4" Slate. The 49-inch seam only was sampled, the lower 4-inch seam being generally undisturbed in the mine. The slate roof is said to be 6 feet thick. The coal is delivered through Little Black Mountain to tipple in Virginia. Analysis of the sample is given in No. 17 of table of analyses. On the right, 31% miles up Clover fork, the same company has its No. 1 mine, from Avhich a sample was taken at room 20 of the 4th right entry, where the bed sec- tion is as follows: Keokee Bed. Draw slate 8 to 12" Coal 43" Slatj. Altitude, 2185. Analysis of the sample is given in No. 18 of table of analyses. 26 POOR FORK The dip of strata southward from the lower half of Poor fork makes mining in Big Black Mountain gener- ally more profitable along Clover fork ; hence the develop- ment on that side and lack of it on the lower part of Poor fork. The few new openings found are given fol- lowing. In the hill on the left at the mouth of English creek, 3yo miles up Poor fork, from the road by the railroad tunnel upper end, the following section was obtained, the strata dipping under Poor fork at the rate of some 10 to 15 degrees : Shale 10 ft. Coal 22" Fire-clay. Sandstone 40 ft. Coal 6" Shale - 6" . Clay 6" Sandstone 30 ft. On the right, €i/4 miles up and 20 feet above Poor fork, a wet entry under 20 feet of sandstone has 19 inches of coal at altitude 1250. The pitch of strata southward is considerable here. On the left, 6I/2 (?) miles up and at altitude 1250, a prominent coal stain in the road appears likely to be of the same bed as the preceding, but the southward dip may carry this coal far below the other. On the right, 7(f) miles up and 20 feet above Poor fork, a wet entry with 10 degrees dip into the mountain has, under 20 feet of laminated sandstone, possibly 3 feet of coal. This is, with little reason to doubt, the same as the 19 inches of coal 14 mile below. 27 What seems to be the same bed is opened again on the right in a 20-yard entry on the right, i/i mile below Nolansburg station and 55 feet above Poor fork. The bed section, 3 yards in follows: Sandstone 15 ft. Coal 12" Shale 1" Coal 19" Black slate. Altitude, 1330. The southward dip here is about 10 degrees, and the coal evidently the same as the Saylor coal, 11 miles np, of Bulletin No. 13. On the right, 12% miles up Poor fork, is a 5-yard entry dipping 2 to 3 degrees southward, which has the following bed section 2 yards in : River Coal Bed. Sandstone 20 ft. Laminated sand- stone 2 to 5 ft. Coal 9" Shale 3" Coal 7" Shale 3" Coal 18" Black slate 3" Altitude, 1330. Contrary to that in the entry below Straight branch (see Bulletin No. 13, p. 147), this coal looks bright and rich, but the two are like in section and in their irregular cleavage. This is the last appearance of this bed on the right of Poor fork. CLOVEE GAP BRANCH. On the right, 121/0 miles up Poor fork. Altitude of mouth, 1305. Recent levels have proven the altitude at the mouth of Big Looney creek, as obtained by barometer from across Big Black Mountain, to be about 110 feet too high. 28 All Poor fork altitudes as given in Bulletin No. 13 (ex- cepting near the mouth of Poor fork) are therefore too high. Relative heights, however, are presumably nearly correct. Assuming a gradual increase of error up stream from none at the mouth of Poor fork, the error at Clover Gap branch amounts to about 60 feet excess, which for comparison with Clover fork altitudes should be deducted from the altitudes given for this branch, and correspond- ingly for other branches. On the left, ^4 Toaile: up the branch, an incomplete prospect shows 26 inches of coal under 5 feet of clay at altitude 1380. At y2 mile up a thin coal appears at altitude 1520. At the face of a 1-yard entry, % mile up and 10 feet above the branch, is the following : ' Leonard Bed. Laminated sand- stone 10 ft. Coal 3" Bituminous shale 1" Coal 2" Bituminous shale %" Coal 6" Shale 2" Coal 3" Shale 1" Coal 13" Shale 3" Coal 2" Shale 4" Coal 8" Altitude, 1690. On the right, 100 yards farther up, 15 feet above the branch, a 6-yard entry gives the following section 2 yards in: Keokee Bed. Shaly sandstone. Shale 21/2 ft. Coal - 12" Shale 16" Coal 41" Altitude, 1750. 29 SILAS HOLLOW. On the right, opposite Dione, 16 miles up Poor fork. Altitude of mouth, 3355. In this branch, % mile up, is a foot of limestone at altitude 1475. About 100 yards farther up is the following ex- posure, having a pitch southward of 10 to 15 degrees : Laminated sand- stone 10 ft. Limestone 1 ft. Laminated sand- stone 5 ft. Limestone 1 ft. Shaly sandstone 10 ft. Altitude, 1495. On the right, % mile up and 10 feet above the branch, is a long entry on a 10 degree pitch, with the following bed section 1 yard in : Laminated sand- stone 10 ft. Black slate 9" Coal 33" Altitude, 1545. On the right, I/2 ™il6 up and 30 feet above the branch, a prospect, in strata nearly level, gives the following : Massive sandstone.... 3 ft. Black slate 1 ft. Coal 15" Altitude, 1595. On the right, % mile up and 30 feet above the branch, is the following: Shaly sandstone 20 ft. Coal 12" Altitude, 1655. The gap at the head of the branch is at altitude 2900. 30 FLAT BRANCH. On the right, I614 miles up Poor fork. Altitude of mouth, 1355. On the left, % mile up the branch (left fork), a long entry on the strike of a possible 15 degree pitch gives the following bed section 10 yards in: Harlan (?) Bed. Shale 8 ft. Coal 44" Altitude, 1640. The upper 10 inches is block coal. In the next 16 inches are 4 seams of mother coal and the 18 inches at bottom are of a rather hard block coal. At the head of the left fork, 1 mile up, is a covered prospect at altitude 2690. Above this prospect is another, incomplete, with the following section : Cornett (?) Bed. Earth. Coal 5" Shale 6" Coal 1" Shale 4" Coal 35" Altitude, 2735. The lower 6 inches was covered and not seen. Being 45 feet above the coal of the prospect at 2690 would lead to the assumption that this is of the High Splint bed, but neither the bed section nor the character of the coal per- mit it. If not of the Cornett bed, which may be at alti- tude 2690, then it is probably the bed, unusually thick here, about 30 feet under the High Splint bed. The top of the mountain here is at altitude 3080, and a high peak to the east some 200 feet higher, giving the High Splint bed ample area for mining. On the left, 17% miles up Poor fork, opposite the mouth of Eastep branch, a rock railway cut developed coal, probably of the River coal bed, said to be 4 feet thick. On a steep pitch, the undermined roof rock broke and slipped and prevented further access to the coal. 31 CLOVER LICK CREEK. On the right, 22 miles up Poor fork. Altitude of mouth, 1525. (By recent levels, 1415.) Th^-coal, 1% miles up Clover Lick creek, 1^4 mile up a left drain, doubtfully referred to the Leonard bed, is now established as such. The coal is 60 inches thick, 20 yards in a long entry at altitude 1740. Above the entry a prospect gives 24 inches of coal at altitude 1780. Above the latter a closed prospect gives the altitude of the Keokee bed, 1800. The Harlan bed shows its top at creek level, IV3 miles up, at altitude 1595. On the left, 2% miles up Clover Lick creek, on G. Eversole's land, a closed prospect at altitude 1680, is probably the lower one of the Eversole coals given in Bulletin No. 13, page 172, 60 inches of coal with % and 1 inch pai-tings. Some black slate and splint coal remain in the dump. It is of the Keokee bed. At 31/4 miles up is the upper Eversole coal, 38 inches thick. This is now a long wet entry having the following bed section 20 yards in: McKnight Bed. Shaly sandstone 3 ft. Shale 2 ft. Coal 8" Bony coal 16" Coal 6" Bone coal 8" Shale and bone coal.. 2 ft. Altitude, 1765. Cave Beanch. — On the right, 2% miles up Clover Lick creek. Altitude of mouth, 1645. On the right, % mile up the branch, is an entry giving the upper coal of figure 204, page 173, Bulletin No. 13, 59 inches of coal and two small partings. This is of the McKnight bed and its altitude is 1740, not 1840 as there given. 32 The lower coal of the same figure is on the right of Clover Lick creek (with path, i/g mile, leading to it from Cave branch). It is of the Keokee bed (without black slate in the dump) and its altitude is 1690, instead of 1790 as given. These altitude corrections have no relation to the recent levels. They were both put 100 feet too high above the mouth of the creek. On the left, 2% miles up, a partly closed prospect, gave the following : Keokee Bed and Rider. Shaly sandstone 5 ft. Shale 3 ft. Black slate 7" Coal 28" Shale and clay 8 ft. Coal (more or less).... 3 ft. Altitude, 1685. Peel Bkanch. — On the left, 3% miles up Clover Lick creek. Altitude of mouth, 1685. At the branch, 100 yards up it, is the following: Keokee Rider. Sandstone 10 ft. Shale 2 ft. Black slate 1 ft. Coal 23" Shale 4" Coal 3" Altitude, 1700. The parting and lower seam of coal were under water and felt rather than seen. The sandstone cover- ing is 60 feet thick just above Peel branch. Pits sunk in the creek bottom, 3% miles up it, at alti- tude 1720, show in the dump some splint coal but no black slate, indicating the Keokee bed there. On the right, 4 miles up, is the following: Keokee Rider. Massive sandstone.... 3 ft. Shale 2 ft. Black slate 6" Coal 26" Shale 5 ft. Covered (to creek).... 5 ft. Altitude, 1740. 33 On the right, 5 miles up, is 21/2 feet of coal between sandstones 15 to 20 feet or more thick. This coal at alti- tude 1950, may be of the McKnight bed. BIG LOONEY CEEEK. On the right, 221/2 miles up Poor fork. Altitude of mouth (on present basis), 1535. (By recent levels about 1425.) A bench mark on the Poor fork bridge abutment at the Poor fork station gives the altitude there as 1430. For approximately true altitudes in Bulletin No. 13 and in this report those given ag about the mouth of Clover Lick and Big Looney creek should be reduced 110 feet. On those of Big Black raountain at the heads of the creeks no reduction should be made, but those of intermediate points should be reduced proportionately to their distance from the extremes. As relative heights are usually all that are required this figuring will rarely be necessary. On the right, 1% miles up Big Looney creek, the Gilliam coal of page 180, Bulletin No. 13, was found in an 8-yard entry to have 56 inches of coal without parting, the upper 10 inches of it splint coal, thus proving it to be of the Keokee bed. On the left, 1% miles up, the Looney Creek Coal Com- pany is mining the Slick Rock Branch coals, with open- ings all together. As yet only the Keokee coal is shipped, the remark- ably fine appearance of the lump coal, largely splint coal, deserving comment. The entry into the Leonard bed being but 20 yards in di4 not assure a fair sample, but the covering is prob- ably over 60 feet and the coal sound there. A test from farther in will hardly give better results than the follow- ing of an analysis of sample taken from the face. The bed section at the face follows: Leonard (B) Bed. Slate. Coal 36" Bone coal 1" Coal- 4" Fire-clay. Altitude, 1830. 34 Analysis of this sample is given in No. 19 of the table of analyses. A sample was taken from the airway from No. 5 room of the 1st left entry of the mine into the Keokee bed, with the bed section as follows : Keokee (C) Bed. Sandstone. Slate (reported) 4 ft. Coal 17" Shale 1" Coal 45" Shale. Altitude, 1860. The shale parting was excluded from the sample. For analysis see No. 20 of table of analyses. Mining in the McKnight bed is but just begun. A sample was taken from the face of the entry, 40 yards in, which may not give as good results as from coal farther in, but comparing those obtained with others of this bed in this vicinity, little improvement is to be expected. The bed section is as foUoAVS : McKnight (D) Bed. Slate. Coal 41" Fire-clay. Altitude, 1895. Although no bone coal was detected in sampling, the analysis shows the impurity in the coal. Anlysis is given in No. 21 of table of analyses. On the right, 2% miles up Big Looney creek, at Ben- ham, the Wisconsin Steel Company has its mines, No. 1 and No. 2, in its "C seam," with their mouths at the same point. There the coal is about 5I/2 feet thick mth to 4 inches of draw slate. The latter varies considerably in the mine but the coal appears to be very nearly uniform throughout. A parting of maximum % inch is reported but not seen. A sample was taken from the No. 2 mine (which crosses under Maggard branch) about a mile in, at the 35 face of tlie 3rd right entry, the results of analysis and bed section following: Keokee (C) Bed. Sandstone. Coal 66" Shale. Altitude, 1840. Analysis is given in No. 22 of table of analyses. In the No. 1 mine a sample was taken from the air course of room 2, No. 10 left entry. The bed section is as follows : Keokee (C) Bed. Slate. Splint coal 18" Coal 36" Fire-clay. Altitude, 1840. Analysis is given in No. 23 of table of analyses. The 408 coke ovens of the company, all in operation, leave a good proportion of lump coal for shipment, and this, like that from the Looney Creek Coal Company mine, is noteworthy for its fine appearance. The coke also is good looking, being hard, bright and of good texture though perhaps a little too compact. A sample of it taken for analysis gave results shown in No. 24 of the table of analyses. On the right, 2i/4 miles up Big Looney creek, using the same tipple as the Keokee coal, is the "D seam" mine of the same company, understood about to be (at least, temporarily) abandoned. Following is a section at the mouth of the mine : McKnight Bed. Shale 10 ft. Coal 36" Shale 2" Coal 10" Altitude, 1910. A sample of the coal from the main entry at the 6th rigth entry gave the bed section foUomng: 36 McKnight (D) Bed. Slate. Coal 38" Shale 3" Bone coal and shale.. 5" Fire-clay.. Altitude (at mouth), 1910. The 38-inch seam only was sampled. For analysis see No. 25 of table of analyses. The McKnight bed, which is 35 feet above the Keokee at the Looney Creek Coal Company mines, is said to range from 60 to 120 feet above the Keokee bed here, as ascertained by levels within the mines. Altitudes as given in the remainder of this report are, presumably, 110 feet higher than the recent levels make them. In a field on the right, 24% miles up Big Looney creek, a heavy stain of coal, with possible 20% pitch, is exposed at altitude 1590. This is probably of the same bed as that previously reported 23% miles up. WILSON CREECH HOLLOW (CHARLES BRANCH) On the right, 25 miles up Poor fork. Altitude of mouth, 1570. The Keokee coal, over 5 feet thick on this branch, has been previously reported. On the left, 1/2 mile up (on the middle one of three forks), the Leonard eoal shows about 4 feet thick in a wet entry, under 4 feet of clay and then sandstone, at alti- tude 1965. The interval between the two beds is prob- ably greater than the 10 feet the altitudes indicate. On a right branch 26 miles up Poor fork, an entry on the right, % mile up the branch, gives 42 inches of coal, under sandstone at altitude 1960. On the left, opposite the preceding, a closed entry is at altitude 2015. These appear to be of the Leonard and Keokee beds. 37 COLDIRON BRANCH. On the right, 28 miles up Poor fork. Altitude of mouth, 1600. The two higher coals on this branch, reported by Mr. Thruston and given in Bulletin No. 13, page 20, are % mile up the branch. ABE BRANCH. On the left, 28% miles up Poor fork. Altitude of mouth, 1615. An unfinished prospect, i^ mile up and at the branch, reported as 7 feet thick, can have not over 3 feet of coal and with over 20% pitch is evidently of no value. On a right branch, 28% miles up Poor fork, on the left, 1/^ mile up the branch (left fork), Jesse Jenkins has a wet entry into a 4 to 41/2 feet coal bed having numerous partings and 8 feet of shale covering. At altitude 1745 and with about 3% southerly dip, it is probably of the Leonard or McKnight bed. BEECH BOTTOM HOLLOW. On the right, 28% miles up Poor fork. Altitude of mouth, 1620. On the right, % ™ile up Poor fork, J. C. Eversole has an 8-yard entry with the following section, the 33 inches of coal measured at the face : Massive sandstone.— 15 ft. Coal 33" Covered 5 ft. Sandstone 5 ft. Coal 6" Altitude (of entry), 1680. This is the last opening up Poor fork in Harlan County, the coal previously reported on Eversole branch being across the Letcher County line. 38 Table of Analyses HARLAN COUNTY. No. 1. Laboratory number G-3756 Operator Republic Coal Co. Mine Harlan Coal Location % mile up Martin's Fork Location in mine Face main entry, 400 yards in Coal , Harlan Specific gravity of coal 1.262 Section of Mine. Feet Inches Roof Immediate Roof — Slate 1. Block coal 1% 2. Hard shale Vi 3. Coal 3 4. Dull splint coal 2 5. Coal 43 6. Shale 7 7. Coal (not mined) 12 Excluded from sample, Nos. 2, 6 and 7 Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture 1.54 37.37 58.09 3.00 Volatile matter . 37.96 59.00 3.04 39 15 Proximate Fixed carbon 60 85 Analysis Ash 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.94 0.95 0.98 Calorific Value B. T. U 14100 14300 14770 Determined 40 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 2. Laboratory number G-3748 Operator Wallens Creek Coal Co. Mine ..., No. 2 Location 14 mile up Martin's Pork Location in mine Main entry, 500 yards in Coal Harlan Specific gravity of coal 1.272 Section of Mine. Feet Inches Roof — Slate Immediate Roof — Slate 1. Coal - * 2. Dull splint coal 3. Coal Floor — fire-clay. Excluded from sample, none. 2 1 45 Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free 1.32 37.28 58.22 3.18 1 Volatile matter 37.78 59.00 3.22 39.05 Proximate Fixed carbon 60.95 Analysis Ash 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.61 0.62 0.64 Calorific Value Determined B T. U 14390 14580 15070 41 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 3. '' Laboratory number G-3749 Operator Wallens Creek Coal Co. Mine No. 1 Liooatloa % mile up. Martin's Fork Location in mine Entry No. 2, room 53 Coal Harlan Specific gravity of coal 1.279 Section of Mine. Feet Indies Roor— sandstone Immediate Roof — Laminated Sandstone 1. Coal 2. Clay 3: Coal .-...:. 4. Shale (reported) 5. Coal (reported) Excluded from sample, Nos. 4 and 5 1/2 52 18 to 24 12 to 20 Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture 1.45 36.72 57.73 4.10 Volatile matter 37.26 58.58 4.16 38 88 Prbximate Fixed carbon 61 12 Analysis Ash ~" 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.90 0.91 0.95 Calorific Value Determined B. T. U 14110 1 14320 14940 42 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 4. LaboFatory number G-3747 Operator r. c. Tway Coal Co. Mine Harlan Coal Location y^ mile up Martin's Fork Location in mine Room 11, 3d left entry Coal _ Harlan Specific gravity of coal 1.276 Sectiok of Mine. ' Feet Inches Roof— Slate Immediate Roof — Shale — Reported 14 1. Coal 5 2. Dull splint coal 1 3. Coal - 43 - 4. Shale 2 5. Coal ..: 1 6. Shale. .— 6 7 Coal ■ 13 Floor-^fire-clay. Excluded from sample, Nos. 4, 5 and 6. Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture 1.25 Volfltilp Tnflttp.r 34.83 61.19 2.73 35.27 61.97 2.76 36.27 Proximate Fixed carbon 63.73 Analysis Ash 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulpfiur O.SO 0.81 0.83 Calorific Value determined B T. U 14390 14570 14990 43 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 5. Laboratory number G-3745 Operator Wilson-Berger Coal Co. Mine Upper bench of Smith Coal Location 3% miles up Martin's Fork Location in mine ...^ Face of main entry, 20 yards in Coal Upper bench of Smith Coal Specific gravity of coal 1.264 Section or Mine. Feet Inches 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Roof — Sandstone Immediate Roof — Shaly Sandstone Block coal..-, . Shale Coal [>Upper bench Shale Coal Clay Impure coal and clay.... Coal, lower bench Floor — fire-clay. Excluded from sample. Nos. 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8. 4 3 36 %tol 16 6 to 8 6 to 8 46 Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture 2.11 38.65 54.91 4.33 Volatile matter 39.48 56.10 4.42 41.31 Proximate Fixed carbon 58.69 Analysis Ash 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 1.03 1.05 1.10 Calorific Value B. T. U 13730 14030 14670 Determined 44 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 6. Laboratory number G-3746 Operator Wilson-Berger Coal Co. M^iie Lower bench of Smith Coal Location 31^ miles up Martin's Fork Location in mine Face of main entry, 20 yards in CJo^l Lower bench of Smith Coal Specific gravity of coal 1.258 Section op Mine. Feet Inches Roof — Sandstone Immediate Roof — Sandstone 1. Block coal.-i . 2. Shale 3. Coal ^Upper bench 4. Shale 5. Coal 6. Clay 7. Impure coal and clay 8. Coal, lower bench Floor — fire-clay. Excluded from sample, all but No. 8. 4 3 36 % tol 16 6 to 8 6 to 8 46 Analysis. Coa) Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture 1.94 36.67 54.68 6.71 Volatile matter ' 37.40 55.76 6.84 40.14 Proximate Fixed carbon 59.86 Analysis Ash 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.61 0.62 0.67 Calorific Value B T U 13620 13890 14910 Determined 45 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 7. Laboratory number '- G-3744 Operator Wilson-Berger Coal Co. TyjjQg Harlan Coal Location ^Vz miles up Martin's Fork Location in mine At 3d left turn, 120 yards in Coal Harlan Specific gravity of coal - 1-27 Section of Mine. Feet Inches Roof — Sandstone Immediate Roof — Sandstone 1. Coal 2. Knife edge parting 3. Coal 4. Knife edge parting 5. Coal 6. Dull splint coal 7. Coal - 8. Bony coal 9. Coal Total Floor — sandstone. Excluded from sample, none 10 1 18 1 5 Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture Volatile matter Fixed carbon 1.59 38.57 56.34 3.50 Proximate 39.19 57.25 3.56 40.64 59.36 Analysis Ash '. 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.78 0.79 0.82 Calorific B. T. U 14220 14450 14980 Determined 46 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 8. Laboratory number G-3750 Operator Harlan Qas Coal Co. Mine Harlan Coal Location ..^ nuie up dlover Fork Location in mine Face of main entry, 650 yards in Coal __ ; Harlan Specific gravity of coal 1.288 Section of Mine. Feet Inches Roof — Sandstone Immediate Roof — Draw Slate 6 to 18 1. Coal 1 2. Dull splint coal 4 3. Coal 44 4. Shale - 9 B. Coal (not mined) 15 Floor — fire-clay. Excluded from sample, Nos. 4 and 5. Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Mpisture 1.56 Volatile matter 37.17 Fixed carbon | 58.35 Ash 2.92 37.76 59.27 2.97 Proximate Analysis 38.93 61.07 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.78 0.79 0.82 Calorific Value Determined B. T. U.- 14080 I 14300 I 14720 I I 47 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 9. Laboratory number G-3751 Operator Rex Coal Co. Mine Harlan Coal Location 1% miles up Clover Fork Location in mine 4th right entry, room 34 Coal Harlan Specific gravity of coal 1.282 Section of Mine. Feet Inches Roof Immediate Roof — Slate 12+ 1 Coal 5 2 Dull splint coal 2 3 Coal 36 Floor — fire-clay. Excluded from sample, none. Analysis. Coal Air , Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture 1.59 36.92 59.01 2.48 Volatile matter 37.51 59.97 2.52 38.49 Proximate Fixed carbon 6151 Analysis Ash 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.69 0.70 0.72 Calorific Value B. T. U 14120 14350 14720 Determined 48 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 10. Laboratory number G-3753 Operator Clover Fork Mining Co. Mine .". Harlan Coal Location 1% miles up Clover Fork Location in mine Main entry at lOth left Coal - Harlan Specific gravity of coal 1.278 Sbctiom" of Mine. Feet Inches Roof Immediate Roof — Slate 1. Coal 2. Dull splint coal 3. Coal Floor — fire-clay. Excluded from sample, none. i 2 42 Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture 1.36 38.96 57.24 2.44 Volatile matter 39.49 58.03 2.48 40.50 Proximate 59.50 Analysis Ash 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.67 0.68 0.70 Calorific Value Determined B T U 14360 14560 14930 - 49 HAKLAN COUNTY. No. 11. Laboratory number G-3752 Operator Golden Ash Coal Co. Mine ► Harlan Coal Location 2% miles up Clover Fork Location in mine 5th left entry, room 26 Coal Harlan Specific gravity of coal 1.283 Section op Mine. Feet Inches Roof — Sandstone Immediate Roof — Slate 12 1. Coal 9 2. Dull splint coal 1 3. Coal . 36 Floor — clay. Excluded from sample, none. Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture 1.47 37.35 56.77 4.41 Volatile matter 37.91 57.62 4.47 39 68 Proximate Analysis Fixed carbon 60.32 Ash 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.73 0.74 0.78 , Calorific Value B. T. U 14020 14230 14900 -Determined 50 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 12. Laboratory number G-3754 Operator :.,;...; Wallens Creek Coal Co. Mine ;.. ;...;.; Harlan Coal Location 4% miles up Clover Fork Location in mine 5th right entry, room 7 Coal Harlan Specific gravity of coal 1.276 Section" of Mine. Feet Inches Roof — Sandstone Immediate Roof — Draw Slate 1. Coal 2. Dull splint coal 3. Coal Floor — clay. Excluded from sample, none. 15 % 3 43 Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free 1.24 38.22 55.56 4.98 38.70 56.26 5.04 40.76 Proximate Analysis Fixed carbon _.- Ash 59.24 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.67 0.68 0.71 Calorific Value Determined^ B T U 14260 14440 1520O 51 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 13. Laboratory number G-3755 Operator Lick- Branch Coal Co. Mine Mine No. 1, Harlan Coal Location At Coxton Coal Harlan Specific gravity of coal 1.278 Section of Mine. Feet Inches Roof — Sandstone Immediate Roof — Slate 1. Coal 5 2 Dull sDlint coal 3 3. Coal 3 4. Soft clay Vi 5. Coal 35 Floor^hale. Excluded from sample, none. Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free 1.27 35.44 60.31 2.98 Volatile matter 35.90 61.08 3.02 37.02 Proximate Fixed carbon 62.98 Analysis Ash 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.82 0.83 0.86 Calorific Value Determined B. T. U.. 14650 14840 15300 52 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 14. Laboratory number G-3757 Operator Lick Branch Coal Company Mine No. 2 Location Coxton Location in mine Room 22, 1st R. entry Coal :. : Harlan Specific gravity of coal 1.262 Section of Mine. Feet Inches Roof ' Immediate Roof — Slate 1 Slate ? Coal 7 3 4 4 Coal 38 5 Soft clay Total 4 1 Floor — soft clay — 3" over sandstone. Excluded from sample, none. Analysis. - Coal .A.ir Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture 1.70 36.93 56.67 4.70 Volatile matter 37.57 57.65 4.78 39.46 Proximate Fixed carbon — - 60.54 Analysis Ash 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.71 0.72 0.76 Calorific Value Determined B. T. U 14340 1 14590 15320 53 HAKLAN COUNTY. No. 15. Laboratory number G-3758 Operator East Harlan Coal Co. Mine Harlan Coal Location Clover Fork Location in mine 4tli left entry, room 14 Coal - Harlan Depth below surface 200 feet Specific gravity of coal ~ 1.291 Section op Mine. Feet Inches Roof — Slate Immediate Roof — Draw Slate 4 4 2. Coal . . . 7 3 Knifp edce fshale^ 4. Coal 1 5. Dull splint coal 2 6. Coal IVz 7. Knife edge (shale) 8. Coal 5 9. Sulphur Vs 10. Coal 35 Total 4 7% Floor — fire-clay. Excluded from sample, Nos. 1 and 9. Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free 1 Moisture ;._ 1.56 Volatile matter 35.06 Fixed carbon ;. 56.36 Ash 7.02 Proximate Analysis 35.61 57.26 7.13 38.35 6L65 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 1.02 1.04 , 1.12 Calorific Value Determined B. T. ir.. 13890 14100 15200 54 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 16. Laboratory number G-3759 Operator _ King-Harlan Mining Co. ^"^^ Kentucky King I^<=atlon Clover Fork Location In mine 1st left entry, 60 yards in Coa.1 Harlan Depth below surface 100 feet Specific gravity of coal 1.288 Section of Mine. Feet Inches Roof — Sandstone Immediate Roof — Draw Slate 6 1. Coal 8 2. Dull splinl 3. Coal coal 2 15 4. Shale 5 5. Coal 9 6. Soft clay 7. Coal - - Vz 20 Total 4 11% Floor — fire-clay. Excluded from .-jample, No. 4. Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture 1.54 34.26 58.69 5.51 Volatile matter 34.80 59.61 5.59 36.86 Proximate Fixed carbon 63.14 Analysis Ash 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.95 0.96 1.02 Calorific Value Determined B T U 14380 14600 15470 55 HARLAN COUNTY. No 17. Laboratory number G-3762 Operator Stonega Coal and Coke Co. Mine Keokee No. 4 Location Clover Fork Location in mine No. 3 Butt right Coal Keokee Depth below surface 500 feet Specific gravity of coal 1.287 Section op Mine. Feet Inches Roof Immediate Roof — Slate 6 1. Coal . 49 2. Clay 5 3. Coal 4 Total 4 10 Floor — slate. Excluded from sample, Nos. 2 and 3. Anat.ysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture 1.45 38.45 56.05 4.05 1 1 Volatile matter 39.01 56.88 4.11 40.69 59.31 Proximate Fixed carbon Analysis Ash 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 1.62 1.64 1.71 Calorific Value Determined B. T. U 1 14050 1 14260 14870 56 HAELAN COUNTY. No. 18. Laboratory number G-3761 Operator Stonega Coal and Coke Co. Miiie No. 1, Keokee location _ Clover Fork Location in mine 4th right entry, room 20 <^°al , Keokee Depth below surface 500 feet Specific gravity of coal 1.30S Section op Mine. Feet Inches Roof Immediate Roof — Draw Slate 8 to 12 1 Coal 43 Total 43 Floor — slate. Excluded from sample, none. An"ai.,ysis. Coal Ail- Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture an^ Ash Free Proximate Analysis I Moisture | 1.56 Volatile matter | 37.35 Fixed carbon I 56.91 Ash ] 4.18 I I 100.00 I Sulphur I 0.73 I I B. T. U j 13750 I 37.94 57.81 4.25 lOO.OO 39.62 60.38 100.00 Calorific Value Determined 0.74 0.77 13970 I 14590 ■ I 57 HAELAN COUNTY. No. 19. Laboratory number G-3768 Operator Looney Creek Coal Co. Mine "B" Seam (Leonard) Location Big Looney Creek Location in mine Face of main entry, 20 yards in Coal Leonard Depth below surface 30 feet Specific gravity of coal 1.251 Section of Mine. Feet Inches Roof Immediate Roof — Slate 1 Coal 36 5> Bone coal 1 R Coal 4 Total 3 5 Floor — fire-clay. Excluded from sample, none. Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture 1.85 37.90 57.77 2.48 Volatile matter 38.62 58.86 2.52 39.62 60.38 Proximate Fixed carbon Analysis Ash 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.77 0.78 0.80 Calorific Value B. T. U ' 14235 14500 14880 Determined 58 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 20. Laboratory number G-3766 Operator Looney Creek Coal Co. Mine "C" Seam (Keokee) Location Big Looney Creek Location In mine Airway of 1st left entry, room 5 Coal Keokee Depth below surface 1000 feet Specific gravity of coal ; 1.259 Section op Mine. Feet Inches Roof — Sandstone Immediate Roof — Slate (reported) 5 1 Coal 17 2. Shale :. 1 3. Coal 45 Total 5 3 Floor — shale. Excluded from sample, No. 2. Analysis. Proximate Analysis Moisture Volatile matter Fixed carbon .. Ash Sulphur Calorific Value Determined Coal A.ir Dried 1.81 36.74 i 59.60 I 1.85 I 100.00 0.63 Coal Moisture Free 37.42 60.70 1.88 100.00 0.64 I B. T. U I 14360 I 14625 Coal Moisture and Ash Free 38.13 61.87 100.00 0.65 14905 59 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 21. Laboratory number G-3767 Operator ■. Looney Creek Coal Co. Mine "D" Seam (McKnight) Location Big Looney Creek Location in mine Face main entry, 40 yards in Coal McKnight Specific gravity of coal 1.305 Section" of Mine. Feet Inches Roof Immediate Roof — Slate 1. Coal 41 Total 8 .5 Floor — fire-clay. Excluded from sample, none. Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free, Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture Volatile matter Fixed carbon Ash 2.62 36.44 54.69 6.25 Proximate Analysis 37.42 56.16 6.42 39.98 60.02 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.84 0.86 0.92 Calorific Value Determined B. T. U 13410 13770 14720 60 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 22. Laboratory number G-3769 Operator Wisconsin Steel Co. ^^^^ "C" Seam, No. 2 mine ^°'=^"°'i : Big Looney Creels Location m mine Face 3d right entry ofe No. 2 main entry C°^l Keokee Depth below surface 150o feet Specific gravity of coal 1 278 Section of Mine. Feet Inches Roof — Sandstone Immediate Roof 1. Coal 66 Total 5 6 Floor — shale. Excluded from sample, none. Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture 1.48 37.56 58.56 2.40 Volatile matter . . . 38.12 59.44 2.44 39 07 Proximate Fixed carbon 60 93 Analysis Ash 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.76 0.77 0.79 Calorific Value B. T. U 14370 14590 14950 Determined CI HARLAN COUNTY. No 23. Laboratory number G-3765 Operator Wisconsin Steel Co. Mine "C'Seam, No. 1 mine Location Big Looney Creek Location in mine Air course No. 10, left entry, room 2 Coal Keokee Depth below surface .1000 feet Specific gravity of coal 1.262 Section of Mine. Feet Inches Roof Immediate Roof — Slate — 1 Splint coal 18 ^ Coal 36 Total 4 6 Floor — fire-clay. Excluded from sample, none. Analysis. Coal Air Dried Coal Moisture Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture 1.22 " 37.38 59.67 1.73 Volatile matter . .. ' 37.84 60.41 1.75 38 52 Proximate Fixed carbon 61 48 Analysis Ash 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.49 0.50 0.51 Calorific Value Determined B. T. U 14585 1 14765 15030 62 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 24. Laboratory number G-3770 Operator =..,....,. Wisconsin Steel Co. Mine "C" Seam Location Big Looney Creek Coal Keokee and McKnight Coke from Keokee coal mixed with about 1% from McKnight seam. Analysis. Colte Air Dried 8jn}sioiM 9>100 Hsvpui? ojti:;siOM 83100 Moisture 0.29 2.12 91.51 6.08 Volatile matter 2.13 91.77 6.10 2.26 Proximate Fixed carbon 97.74 Analysis Ash 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.58 0.58 0.62 63 HARLAN COUNTY. No. 25.^ Laboratory number - G-3764 Operator Wisconsin Steel Co. Mine "D" Seam (McKnight) Location Big Looney Creek Location in mine Main entry at 6th right entry Coal McKnight Depth below surface 500 feet Specific gravity of coal 1.287 Section of Mine. Feet Inches Roof Immediate Roof — ^Slate 1. Coal 2. Shale 3. Coal, shale and bone Total Floor — fire-clay. Excluded from sample, Nos. 2 and 3. 38 3 5 10 Analysis. Coal Coal Air Moisture Dried Free Coal Moisture and Ash Free Moisture 1.14 37.13 55.90 5.83 Proximate Analysis Volatile matter Fixed carbon Ash 37.56 56.55 5.89 39.91 60.09 100.00 100.00 100.00 Sulphur 0.89 0.90 0.96 Calorific Value Determined B. T. U I 14250 I 14410 | 15320 64