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Show C ll APTE Jl V. IV I•: H 'I' IV A It I> 'I' () B 1<: A It It f V 1.; It . So N aft<'l' passing ~ ' <'<l il'ill<' How tatio n, tlto dar·k , H0 1111m· nppl'arn. n Of lJt (' Httr f:rl'l' Of li re I'O Uiltry t:<':LHPH, and llH• IIIOrP (•]t C!'I' i'uJ :tspef't prOdll('((l ]l)' tht' 0\'t' rl:tpping Of t hl' 'J'prfiary bt•(JH is S!'(' ll. \\'l' 1110ve 11 rapidly llrmug- lt inl'lint•!lridg<'S of sarl<1 stonc :tll<l slt:tly (·la. · ~. dipping W''lll':tl'll from !!0° lo fi0°. J[t•r WI' lwgin (O \li s<:O I't'l' in dil':tfiOII ::\ of coal in tltl' hla(·k handr; of ( ':u·honaet•ous l' lay that Top out on Pillrt•r si<1l' oftlr<> road. But tltP nr osl ln:trkl'd <l t'l'('l op1111' 1t t of flu• <·oal Lwds 11·il l l1' o1>se rved at Carbon Htntion, :tlJOuL 00 rni .lt•s WL':-iL ol' LamntiP. 'l'lr 1• finJt O]ll'llin ,.,.s WNt• lll:t.dl'' about :lOO yan]: f'rorn (It t• ra.ilrond (,r:t.(' k , wht• r·t• a 1wc1 of oal was c1i st·.ol'(' l'<'d nilll' f'pl'l. in thi !'knt'sH. Tho dPnr:urLl fort lr t• l'O:LI was sueh that it 1ras thoug-ht a<ll'i sablt• hy llrl' l'Ornpany to Hink a haft e! OHE' 1y tlw trnt·k, nnd IHrw tht• I'O:t l i::; lakt' ll ottL in larg<' qu:rnlilit•s daily for·lhe US<' of' lo<·onwtir<'s. A t hri1·ing lit IlL• town lr:ts h 'L' Il buill up hl'r by lh coal lnHlt• alone. , :l'he coal wlti~·lt is tak~·n out or this minP is of' llw hl·HL q uality ol' tht• I <> rlrary brown ktntl , nnd tH I'Pr,r cout]l:td and pnn•. His not as hard ;n.; antltmeite, hnt the minl't'H inl'onnl'd 1111' that it was nr on• t1 iflicn1L lo work lhn.n Utt• llituminous eo:tl ,; of Pt• llnsyl va ni a. TltP c11gin ' t' l' sp<•n.k in lrip;h t rnrs of' it a. · f'ru·l for loro nr oLi Vl' II HI'. Just over t!J • oal is art 1 :wthy b •cl, of' wltat Uw lllilt t• r·s l':tll 'slab•," whieh hl'C:tk.· into HJa1)R1 Hltowing :t WOOdy fibre, rtlltllliUI'lt of it l ook : Jikl' ltarr·•d woou ot· so ft char·oal. A little higlt t'r up, Wl' fin tl thin laypn; eontpo cd almost >ntil'l·ly of f'm gnrPnt · of' U('l' iduou. I< av • ·, and abov' the::; come variou ld11ds r clay · a.nu and::;. B •n a.llr tlt t• ·oa.l Ut ' l' • arc 8/i int1nmkcl oJrty:> a1H1 1'0 •k y Htr::tbt in whi(:h Ot ~(HII' tiJOIIH:tn<l S Of illlpi'PHsions of l l'H.vt'S mnolr lik • t h01:w of our eornm on forvst tn•t•s, h ut lwlon g- ing to Fqweit\' long sine<· t•xtin ct. Tlrt•y uplong, hOW('V(' I', to gt•nf'm Slll:h as Popu/118, l'lrtlantts, 'l'i!ia, with nrany of hpr·H, mo·t pt>rl'l'dly pn•Ht'l'l'<'d, ancl all pla.inly pointing loa p ·r·iod l'ar· ha<'k in t iH' g"ol ogieal pa;;t wlwn tlrPH' rast, t r·t•P it•sS n•g iollS Of fl1 ' }) I'I'HI' II t filii<' Wl'rU OOI'l'l'l'<1 wifh dt'IIHt' foi'('Sf:-:, HIII'JliLHHing ('V('n t irO. I' now g rowing in Olrio ana 1\'t•ntnrky . . 'O illl ' of till• Ja yt' I'H Of I'Oek , lwo lo four ill •hps ill tlrioknl'HS, an• allll OH( l'llfirpJy lll:Uk ll ]l of (1\('S(' lt '<LI't'H, and liH' ('Ondifion in whi c: Jr fir<')' harp bt•('ll pn'HI'I'I't'd show:,; that tl11·y could not Iran· ht•t•n lmnsportl'(l any d iHfan <·t•, hut mmlf lravv l'all t•n from tn• •, tlrat gr·t•w in t ht• vieinily. lrlllt•t·d tl~t•r·· is 110 donhf for lll j' riatlH Of a g \'S ill fht• pas(, gigan f.il' poplars, syni,IIIOI't•S, Jimlt•II H, oaks H.lld of I rei'S foiprt•acl. t lrl'ir bro:L<l hmlll'hPS OVI' I' f ht• HI lOin; of so nH• lilfl t· stn·an1s or· lakl' · antl siH·d tl11•ir t'oliagt• in th t· shallow wah•r·s in tlw sanH• nrariiH'I' as Llr<·y do at llrP pr·t•st•nl day . In f ht• antn rnn , I 11:1\'l' Sl'(' ll !hi' s:tndy bottorns of tht' liftl t• Hll'l':t iiiH that flow info tl11• 1\li ssonri and Y t> llow Stone Riven; fill t>d witlr !111• lt•::ti'P::\ ol' liH· l'otlon wood and PI Ill in a 1wl'fi·ct. tn.lt• ol' pn•s •n ·alion, and !tad fit<• <·ontlitions l h'Pil l'aromll ll' for <'Oillp:t tin cr thl'su 'l'dinwnts into J'OI'k.}' lny<· r·s, fill' g<"o l og i t-~t ntig ht lr:tvl' spliL t lt <• tll opt•n with !tis lt :lllllll l'r, arHL 1'\'l'l': tlt •d t lw l •af inrpn•s ·ions :tH pprf'('<-tly pr·l':-:t•rv<·<l i11 l'Vt• r·y parl <1H il' t ill'.}' lr:td bt•t•n f'ar •l'n lly ]li'PHHI'd i 11 a latlil's' lt cr·hari ttrtr. 'I' Itt• t mrl'lt·r· wi II fi 11d iL ·profitable and in strtwf.ivP lo l'l'lllain aL tlri :-; lo<'alily a dny. Tit!' ('0:11 iH not t'Oillirwd to till· IIPip; lrl>orlr oot l or liiC' road. ll ('l'OPH our in marty Jor;d itii'H for 20 or· ;JO mill's on l'ill H• r· Hid <', so llmt Wl' Hl't' th t• r·<· i:; an abu ndant Hllpply of fuvl ::;tor •d away for t'uftll'l' us<' bt•rH•ath tlt i · appan•11lly bn.rTI' II :;urfh<'<'. \\'h t•n WI' r·l'fl<'eL that nea rly all fh (• wood 0 1' lilllbt I' that iH LI. 'Pd along thl' linl' or Uw road Ira: to bt• transport ·<l a clistanct• or 20 to 40 milt> '. and tlmt t'l'l'll Llt i::; scan t supply wi ll bP Pxltnu sL<•d wi thin a fpw .}'t'::tr·s, we :,;lmll at Oll ('t' anivt' at t ho ·onf'lu sion tlml tlte f'u t tli'P Hll 't:l'H. or UtiH g t· •at. tiiOI'Oll"'lrfar·p is entirely dt•p 'lldi'IIL Oil t ltP supply of minl'l':tl fnt'l , n.n<L t ltat it:,; i111portan(' for· all t inr • to conr • L':tnnoL lw t.oo It ig ltly <'stimatecl. 'J'Ir <' ('Oa.l fornmtion cx!t.·nd along l111• lino of lltc road to • 't. rary's tati on, a di slan '('o f 21) mil<· Wt' tor 'arhon ; from t lr ' IH'l', to Hawlins prin <r , about :30 rnil rs, t h J' ad pass '· over siTata wlri <'lt :11'1' mo;;tly ol' Cr •taceou :1" •. To t.lte geo]oO'i t tlti · •nti re rPgion i on ' of great inlPr '· t. |