Biennial Report, Volumes 1-21883 |
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Page 12
... deposits belonging to the coal formation , but a workable coal seam will not be found to extend over more than one half of the ter- ritory so underlaid . There are two seams of coal , ranging from two to four feet in thickness . The Des ...
... deposits belonging to the coal formation , but a workable coal seam will not be found to extend over more than one half of the ter- ritory so underlaid . There are two seams of coal , ranging from two to four feet in thickness . The Des ...
Page 13
... deposits have proven very extensive . Those at Coalport , about ten miles east of Fairfield , and those at Perlee , have been the most extensive yet developed , but undoubtedly there are others just as good . Skunk river enters the ...
... deposits have proven very extensive . Those at Coalport , about ten miles east of Fairfield , and those at Perlee , have been the most extensive yet developed , but undoubtedly there are others just as good . Skunk river enters the ...
Page 14
... deposit of about seventy - five feet , while the coal measures are about one hun- dred and fifty feet ; and as the ... deposits . The county is considered , by some , to be well supplied with coal , but while there are three seams of ...
... deposit of about seventy - five feet , while the coal measures are about one hun- dred and fifty feet ; and as the ... deposits . The county is considered , by some , to be well supplied with coal , but while there are three seams of ...
Page 15
... deposits of coal as yet developed in the State , is the deposit at What Cheer . There has been more coal developed in this county in the last two years than any county in the State ; and it has all been in the immediate vicinity of What ...
... deposits of coal as yet developed in the State , is the deposit at What Cheer . There has been more coal developed in this county in the last two years than any county in the State ; and it has all been in the immediate vicinity of What ...
Page 23
... deposits need be looked for . JASPER COUNTY . The largest mine in this county is on the South Skunk river , about three miles above Colfax . There have been a few mines in opera- tion in this locality for several years ; two years ago ...
... deposits need be looked for . JASPER COUNTY . The largest mine in this county is on the South Skunk river , about three miles above Colfax . There have been a few mines in opera- tion in this locality for several years ; two years ago ...
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