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Geological Survey

Boone

By

C. E. KREBS, Assistant Geologist,

and

D. D. TEETS, JR., Field Assistant.

Part IV— Paleontology, by W. ARMSTRONG PRICE, Paleontologist.

I. C. WHITE, State Geologist.

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Geological Survey Commission.

HENRY D. HATFIELD President

Governor Of West Virginia.

E. L. LONG Vice President

Treasurer Of West Virginia.

FRANK B. TROTTER Member

Acting President, West Virginia University.

E. DWIGHT SANDERSON Executive Officer

Director, State Agricultural Experiment Station.

State Board Of Control.

JAMES S. LAKIN President

WM. M. O: DAWSON Treasurer

J. M. WILLIAMSON Auditor

Scientific Staff.

I. C. WHITE State Geologist

Superintendent Of The Survey.

G. P. GRTMSLEY.* Assistant Geologist

RAY V. HENNEN Assistant Geologist

CHARLES E. KREBS Assistant Geologist

DAVID B. REGER Assistant Geologist

W. ARMSTRONG PRICE Paleontologist

ROBERT M. GAWTHROP Field Assistant

D. D. TEETS, JR FtWrf Assistant

BERT H. HITE Chief Chemist

JAN B. KRAK Assistant Chemist

J. r.EWIS WILLIAMS Chief Clerk

RIETZ C. TUCKER Stenographer

Letter Of Transmittal.

To His Excellency, Hon. Henry D, 'Hatfield, Governor of West Virginia, and President of the West Virginia Geological Survey Commission:

Sir:

I have the honor to transmit herewith the Detailed Report, and Soil, Topographic and Geologic Maps covering the County of Boone. The Report and Geologic Map were prepared by Assistant C. E. Krebs and D. D. Teets, Jr., his Field Assistant, while the Soil Report and Map were prepared and published by the Bureau of Soils of the U. S. Department of .Agriculture in cooperation with the West Virginia Geological Survey, all the field work having been done by W. J. Latimer, U. S. soil expert, who has been engaged in the study of the soils of our State for several years. This Boone County Soil Report marks a change in the plan of publication over that heretofore adopted ; viz, that instead of republishing each Soil Report in the volume devoted to the economic and geologic features of each county, an edition of 2,500 copies of each Soil Report to be hereafter issued in cooperation with the U. S. Department of Agriculture will be purchased direct from the Public Printer of the United States and distributed along with the corresponding Detailed County Reports of our Survey. This method, which was first adopted for Boone and

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the Logan-Mingo Reports, will effect a saving in expenditure of $100 to $200 for each Soil Report and in addition will give the reader a copy of the original Soil Reports and accompanying maps of the several counties just as they were published by the U. S. Department of Agriculture.

The development of the coal resources of Boone County, especially its cannel coal deposits, was undertaken as early as 1840 through the building of a series of locks and dams on Coal River between its mouth at Saint Albans on the Kanawha River and Peytona in Boone by the Coal River Navigation Company under the superintendency of Captain Rosecrans, later to become a distinguished General in the Union

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army. During the period from 1840 to 1860, a considerable amount of excellent cannel coal was mined in the vicinity of Peytona and shipped to the markets reached by the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers through these Coal River locks and dams, but when the Civil War supervened these improvements were neglected, with the result that many of them were soon washed out in the annual floods of the river, and hence when the Civil War ended, so many of the locks and dams of the Coal River Navigation Company had been destroyed that the navigation of Coal River was never resumed, and therefore the further development of Boone County's coal resources remained quiescent until the Coal River Railroad, a branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway System, was extended well into the interior of that county on Little Coal River, about 5 years ago, since which time the coal output of the county has so rapidly increased that with further extensions of the railway lines up Little Coal River, and the Clear, Marsh, and other Forks of the main river, it gives promise of soon rivaling in its coal production the older coal yielding counties of Kanawha, Fayette, Logan, Mingo, and others. The Kanawha Series attains a very rich development in* Boone, as may be perceived in the immense amount of detailed information given by Messrs. Krebs and Teets in this Report, and skilfully brought into orderly sequence for the convenience of the reader. The accompanying structural map will also reveal the direction and rate of dip of the several coal beds, and can not fail to prove of vast benefit to the coal operators in the future development of the Boone County mines, many of which will be shafting propositions, especially to the No. 2 Gas and the Eagle Coals, and those associated closely with these important seams. To the farmers of the county the accompanying excellent Soil Report and Map must also prove invaluable in the scientific development of the agricultural resources of Boone. A large area of virgin timber — poplar, oak, walnut and other hard wood varieties — still remains uncut in this county, and these, together with coal — splint, gas, and cannel — building stone, clays and shales, natural gas, and possibly petroleum, together with her soils, constitute the natural wealth of Boone. Neither the New River nor Pocahontas

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Series of coals exists under Boone, since they thin out northwestward and disappear as minable seams before reaching the latitude of this county, so that her coals belong entirely to the Kanawha and Allegheny Measures, one, apparently No. 5 Block, in the latter series attaining locally a thickness exceeding 25 feet with its included slates, in the celebrated "Cook seam" of the Bald Knob region. This exceptional development, however, covers only a very restricted area.

I. C. White, State Geologist. Morgantown, W. Va., May 1st, 1915.

Contents.

Page. Members of Geological Survey Commission and State Board of

Control Ill

Members of Scientific Staff V

Letter of Transmissal VI-VIII

Table of Contents IX-XII

Illustrations XIII-XIV

Author's Preface XV-XVIII

Part I. History And Physiography.

Chapter I. — Historical and Industrial Development 1-10

Location and History 1

General Description 1-6

Miscellaneous Items 1-4

Towns and Industries 4-6

Indian Mounds 7

History of Transportation 7-10

Water Ways 7

Steam Railroads 7-8

Projected Railroads 8-9

Highways 9-10

Chapter II. — Physiography 11-36

Table of Stream Data '. 12-13

Drainage Area 14-15

Description of Drainage Basins 16-34

Coal River and Tributaries 15-29

Little Coal River and Tributaries 29-34

Mud River and Trace Fork of Big Creek 34

Topography of the Land Area 34-36

Part Ii. Geology.

Chapter 1 11. — Structure 37-42

Introduction 37-38

Methods of Representing Structure 38-39

DeiaUed Geologic Structure 40-42

Chapter IV. — Stratigraphy — General Sections 43-203

Generalized Section 44-47

Sections 47-202

Peytona District 47-66

Scott District 66-84

Washington District 85-149

Sherman District 149-169

Crook District 170-202

Summary 203

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Chapter V. — Stratigraphy — The Conemaugh Series 204-206

Descrifftlon of the Conemaugh Formations 204-206

The Pittsburgh Red Shale 205

The Saltsburg Sandstone 206-206

The Bakerstown (Barton) Coal 206

The Buffalo Sandstone 206

The Brush Creek Coal 206

The Mahoning Sandstone 206

Chapter VI. — Stratigraphy — The Allegheny Series 207-224

Description of the Allegheny Formations 207-224

The Upper Freeport Coal 207-208

The Upper Freeport Sandstone 208

The Lower Freeport Coal 208

The Bast Lynn Sandstone 208-211

The Upper Kittanning (North Coalhurg) Coal 211

Middle and Lower Kittanning (No. 6 Block) Coal 211-224

Flora of the Allegheny Series 224

Chapter VI I.Stratlgraphy— The Pottsville Series 226-515

Description of the Kanawha Series or Upper Pottsville

Foimatlons 226-514

The Homewood Sandstone 226-281

The Stockton-Lewiston-Belmont Coal 231-250

The Coalhurg Sandstone 250-254

The Coalhurg Coal 254-277

The Little Coalhurg Coal 277

The Lower Coalhurg Sandstone 277-278

The Buffalo Creek Coal 278

The Buffalo Creek Limestone 278

The Upper Winifrede Sandstone 278-284

The Winifrede Coal 284-313

The Lower .Winifrede Sandstone 818

The Chilton "A" Coal 313-814

The Upper Chilton Sandstone 314-819

The Chilton Coal 320-336

The Lower Chilton Sandstone 336

The Little Chilton Coal 386-338

The Hemshaw Sandstone 339

The Hemshaw Coal 339-359

The Naugatuck Sandstone 359-360

The Dlngess Coal : 360

The Williamson Sandstone 360

The Dingess Limestone 360-370

The Williamson Coal 370-375

The Upper Cedar Grove Sandstone 375

The Cedar Grove Coal 376-403

The Middle Cedar Grove Sandstone 403

The Lower Cedar Grove Coal 403

The Lower Cedar Grove Sandstone 403-404

The Alma Coal 404-443

The Logan (Monitor) Sandstone 443-444

The Little Alma Coal 444

The Maiden Sandstone 444

The Campbell Creek Limestone 444-446

The Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal 446-492

The Brownstown Sandstone 492

The Powellton Coal 492-497

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The Stockton Limestone 497

The Bald Knob Shale 497

The Matewan Coal 497-501

The Matewan Sandstone 501

The Eagle "A" Coal 501

The Eagle Sandstone 501-502

The Eagle Coal 502-511

The Bens Creek Sandstone 511-512

The Bens Creek Coal 512

The Decota Sandstone 512

The Little Eagle Coal 512-513

The OBIagle Limestone 513-514

Diamond Drill Borings 514

Summarized Record of Diamond Core Test Holes 514A

Coals in the Lower Potts viUe Series 515

Part Iii. Mineral Resources.

Chapter Vlll. — Petroleum and Natural Gas 516-560

The Oil and Gas Horizons of West Virginia 517

Description of Sands 518-519

Oil and Gas Development 519-560

Early History 519

Well Records 519-560

Summarized Record of Wells 520A

Peytona District 521-528

Prospective Oil and Gas Territory 528

Scott District 528-535

Prospective Oil and Gas Area.. 535

Washington District 536-542

Prospective Oil and Gas Areas 541-542

Sherman District ; 542-555

Prospective Oil and Gas Areas 555

Crook District 555-560

Prospective Oil and Gas Area 560

Chapter IX. — The Coal Resources of Boone County 561-582

Statistics of Coal Production 561-563

Coals in Boone County 564-573

Coals in the Allegheny Series. . [ 565-566

Coals In the Kanawha Series 566-573

Summary of Available Coal in Boone County 570-573

Table Showing Total Available Coal in Boone County 571

Table Showing Available Coal by Districts 571-572

Comparative Calorific Value of the Coals in Boone County. . 573-582

Table of Coal Analyses 574-578

Page Reference to Detailed Description and Sections of

Coal Openings and Mines 579-582

Chapter X. — Clays, Road Materials, Building Stones, Sand, Iron

Ore, Forests, and Carbon Blacl< 583-590

The Clays in Boone County 583-585

Clays in the Conemaugh Series 583

Clays in the Allegheny Series 584

Clays in the Kanawha Series 584-585

Recent Clays 585

Road Materials 585

Gravel Pits 585

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Building Stones 585-586

Sands 586

Iron Ore 587

Forests 587-590

Operating Saw Mills 589-590

Carbon Black Industry 590

Part Iv. Paleontology.

Chapter XI. — Notes on the Paieontoiogy of Boone County 591-619

Scope of the Investigation 591-593

Faunal Horizons 593-597

Table of Fossiliferous Members of the Kanawha Series.. 594

List of Fossils from Boone, Logan and Mingo Counties 595

Register of Localities 595-597

Description of Species 597-617

Description of Plate XLII 618

Index to Species 619

Appendix. — Levels Above iSleart Tide in Boone County 620-627

index 628-648

Illustrations.

Maps I and II in Atlas (Under Separate Cover).

Map I. — Topographic Map of Boone County.

Map II. — Map Showing Economic Geology and Structure Contours of the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal.

Map III. — Soil Map of the Boone County rea. (attached to the Soil Report of this area).

Plates. Facing

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View of Madison on Little Coal River looking South, showing the Topography of the Kanawha Series Frontispiece

I. — East Lynn Sandstone on head of Whites Branch, Crook

District 16

II. — Junction of Pond and Spruce Forks, illustrating topography

of Kanawha Series 24

III.— Old Stone House ai Peytona 40

IV. — Mouth of West Fork of Pond Fork, and topography of

Kanawha Series 48

V. — Maiden Sandstone at Peytona 64

VI. — Bald Knob, elevation 2334' above tide, showing topography

of Allegheny Series 72

VII.— View of Big Coal River at mouth of Tony Creek, illustrating topography of Kanawha Series 88

VIII. — Looking up West Fork from mouth of Little Ugly Branch;

Kanawha Series 96

IX. — View from head of Whites Branch looking west, illustrating

topography of Allegheny Series 112

X. — View of Seth, also showing topography of Kanawha Series,

capped with the Allegheny 120

XI. — View at mouth of Laurel Creek, looking west, at Seth,

Kanawha Series 136

XII. — Old-fashioned water-power mill on head of Pond Fork 144

XIII. — View at head of Whites Branch, looking east over Kanawha

Series 160

XrV. — View at mouth of Robinson Creek, showing topography of

Kanawha Series 168

XV. — View where Dingess Limestone Fossil Horizon goes under

Pond Fork, 1 mile north of Lantie ; . 184

XVI. — View looking up West Fork from point % mile south of

mouth of Browns Branch, and topography of Kanawha

Series 192

View on Coal River at Dartmont 200

XVII (b). — The twin trees, birch and maple, oii Haggle Branch

of Coal River 200

XVIII (a). — Irwin Green coal opening, Campbell Creek (No. 2

Gas) Coal, on Drawdy Creek 216

— "Turtleback" Limestone concretions on Turtle Creek 216 XIX. — Workman coal opening. No. 5 Block Coal, 1 mile north of

Bald Knob, Crook District 224

Xiv Illustrations.

XX. — Band Saw Mill of Lackawanna Coal & Lumber Co., showing mill pond, logs and conveyor line, at Seth, W. Va 240

XXL— Winifrede Coal opening on hill south of Bald Knob 248

XXIL — Upper Winifrede Sandstone on hill to south of Bald Knob 264

— Kanawha Series 0.5 mile north of Orange, P. 0 272

View of River Terrace south of Madison.'. 272

— Winifrede Coal opening, one mile east of Mud, at

mouth of Ballard Fork of Mud River 272

XXrV. — Winifrede Coal in mine of Anchor.Coal Co., at High Coal 288

XXV. — Hemshaw Coal opening on Little Ugly Branch of West

Fork 296

XXVL — Tipples of Peytona Block Coal Company, and topography

of Kanawha Series 312

XXVn. — Crop of Alma Coal in grade of Coal River Railroad at

Ottawa 320

XXVin. — Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal opening at Uneeda.. 336

XXIX. — Dingess Fossiliferous Limestone and Shale below Lantie

on Pond Fork 344

XXX. — View where Dingess Limestone Fossil Horizon goes under

Pond Fork, 1.5 miles south of mouth of Robinson Creek 360

XXXI. — View where the Dingess Fossiliferous Limestone Horizon comes out of Pond Fork above Lantie, 1.5 miles south of mouth of West Fork 368

XXXII. — Alma Coal where it comes out of Pond Fork at mouth

of Beaver Pond Branch 384

XXXIII. — Sandstone over Upper Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal

on Pond Fork, below Grapevine Branch 400

XXXIV. — View of Maiden Sandstone at mouth of Grapevine Branch where Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal comes above water level 416

XXXV. — Outcrop of Eagle Fossiliferous Limestone and Shale

Horizon, just north of Madison 432

XXXVI. — View of sandstone about 30 feet above the Eagle Fossils in roadside just below Madison 448

XXXVII.—Malden Sandstone at Peytona 464

XXXVIII. — Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal opening below

mouth of Joes Creek 480

XXXIX. — View where Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal goes under on Short Creek, and topography of Kanawha Series 496

XL. — Tobacco bam on head of Big Creek". 512

XLI. — Coalburg Sandstone, northeast of Gordon P. O., on head of

Whites Branch 528

XLII. — Fossils from the Kanawha Series 618

Figures.

1. Map Showing Progress of Topographic and Detailed County

Surveys XVI

2. Map Showing Location of the Boone County Area XVI

3. Map Showing Progress of Studies of Invertebrate Fossils 592

Author'S Preface.

The ultimate purpose of this report is to assemble the present knowledge, including a large amount of unpublished data collected by the writer, his assistant and others in the field, not only of the general geology of the County, but also a brief history of its settlement and growth, along with a description of the physiography and economic resources, and to present the facts in a form convenient to those who are interested in their study either for scientific purposes or for development.

The Report gives (1) A brief history of the County and its development; (2) A study of its drainage system and other surface features; (3) The geologic structure with a contour map of the base of the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal; (4) Four Chapters on the general geology and detailed stratigraphy, with a map showing the outcrop of the different divisions of the rock column, according to the generally accepted classification of geologists; (5) A description of the oil and gas fields therein, with suggestions for their future development, along with a map showing the accurate location of the oil and gas wells and dry holes; (6) Minable coals, with table showing the chemical composition, calorific value and fuel ratio, wdth a summary exhibiting the approximate available tonnage of the County; (7) Clays, road materials, building stones, sands, forests and carbon black industry of the County ; (8) A Chapter on the Paleontology of the area ; and (9) An Appendix showing railroad and U. S. Geological Survey levels above tide at numerous localities in every portion of the County.

Special attention is called to the structure map accompanying this Report, whereon are shown by means of contour lines the tidal elevations of the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal horizon at all points in the County. These contour lines, separated by 25 feet in elevation, exhibit at a glance the approximate position of the horizon of this great coal bed in all parts of the County, also the direction and location of the

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anticlines and synclines, as well as the dip and strike of the rock strata at any point, a knowledge of which is of great value not only for the future development of oil and gas pools therein, but also for the future mining of the several coal seams where the latter are of minable thickness, purity and regularity. Special attention is also called to the several areas outlined by the writer as "Prospective Oil and Gas Territory," and the page references in the Index under this heading magisterial districts.

The Chapters on the general geology and detailed stratigraphy, though quite technical, give a large fund of data concerning the Conemaugh, Allegheny and Kanawha Series of the Pennsylvanian group of rocks. Therein some errors of correlation in former State Reports are corrected, the writer ever keeping in mind the generally accepted classification of the strata which permits comparison with the formations in other parts of West Virginia.

The Chapter on coals gives the general distribution of the several minable beds along with approximate estimates of the available area and tonnage of each vein, with a final summary of the total available coal for the county. The commercial mines and openings are referred to in the table of analyses therein by serial numbers, the same corresponding to numbers assigned to the symbol designating the accurate location of the mine on the map referred to above.

Chapter X gives a description of the clays, road materials, building stones, sand, forests and carbon black industry.

The accompan5'ing Report on the soil and its products, prepared by W. J. Latimer, of the Bureau of Soils of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, well trained and versed in his profession," can not fail to interest the progressive farmers of the County.

Three maps of the entire area accompany this Report (Maps I and II in Atlas under separate cover and Map III attached to the Soil Report), one of which shows by appropriate symbols the character of the surface, the roads, streams, railroads, etc. ; the second, by the same means, the general and economic geology, with several items of special economic in-

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terest; and the third, in a similar way, the character, classification and distribution of the soils.

The writer and his Assistant, D. D. Teets, Jr., spent a portion of the field season of 1913, and a short time in 1914, gathering data for this volume, and opportunity is here taken to mention that the accurate, painstaking and faithful discharge of all duties assigned to Mr. Teets, both in the office and in the field, has been of great assistance in the completion of this Report.

Much valuable aid and assistance were given by residents of the area, as weh as by officials of the several companies engaged in the development of the oil, gas and coal fields therein. Due credit and acknowledgment have been given in the text for all such data obtained.

The chemical analyses and heat determinations were made in the Survey Laboratory by Jan B. Krak, Assistant Chemist, under the supervision of B. H. Hite, Chief Chemist.

The writer also takes the opportunity to express his obligations to Dr. I. C. White, State Geologist, whose writings and suggestions have added greatly to the value of this Report.

C. E. Krebs. Charleston, W. Va., June 15, 1914.

Part I.

The History and Physiography of

Boone County.

Chapter I.

The Historical And Industrial

Development.

Location And History.

The portion of the State of West Virginia discussed in detail in this Report, Boone County, lies between the parallels of 37° 45' and 38° 15' North latitude, and the meridians 81° 30' and 82° 00' West longitude from Greenwich.

General Description.

Miscellaneous Items.

Boone County lies southwest of the central part of West Virginia, about 26 miles south of the capital of the State, and is drained by Coal River and its tributaries, running in a northwest direction through the entire county. It is bounded on the north by Kanawha County, on the east by Kanawha and Raleigh Cotmties, on the south by Wyoming and Logan Counties, and on the west by Logan and Lincoln Counties.

2 The Historical And Industrial Devexopment.

Area — Its area given by districts as computed from accurate topographic sheets of the U. S. Geological Survey is as follows :

Districts. Sq. Miles.

Crook 137.80

Pey tona 60.05

Scott 70.83

Sherman 136.15

Washington 101.17

Total 506.00

Relief. — The general surface of the county varies in elevation from 695 feet above tide at the mouth of Fork Creek, 1 mile south of Brounland, where the county line comes to Coal River, to 3375 feet above tide in the Boone-Wyoming County Line on Guyandot Mountain, three-fourths mile southwest of Pilot Knob, a range in elevation of 2780 feet.

Population, — The population in 1900 was 8,194, of which 8,059 were white, 135 colored and 7 foreign born. The census of 1910 gives the total population as 10,331, an increase of 25 per cent.

The follow'ing table shows the changes in population of the county by districts during the last twenty years as given by the census of 1910 :

Districts

Population of Boone County.

"1900 I 1890"

Crook

Peytona . . .

Scott

Sherman . Washington

Totals

1,466

1,503

1,896

2,673

1,751

1,619

2,677

2,049

8,194

1,189 1,403 1,522

The above figures show that Crook and Sherman Districts have made very little gain in the last twenty years, owing to the fact that very little farming has been done in these districts, and very little industrial work has been done until recently.

Formation. — Boone County was formed from Kanawha, Cabell and Logan Counties by an "Act of the General Assembly" of Virginia, passed in 1847, and was named in honor of

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the celebrated hunter and explorer, Daniel Boone, who was a resident of the Kanawha Vdlley for several years.

The county as first formed 'had the following boundary lines :

"Beginning at the mouth of Cobh's Creek, a branch of Little Coal River on the point between said creek and river, and thence, running with the top of the ridge, on the upper side of said creek, to the dividing ridge between said creek and the waters of Mud River; thence, with and along the top of said dividing ridge to the head of Horse Creek and the Laurel Fork of Mud River; thence, taking the dividing ridge between said Laurel Fork and the waters of the Sugar Tree Fork of said Mud River to the mouth of said Laurel Fork; thence, crossing the main fork of Mud River, a straight line to the top of the dividing ridge between the headwaters of Ugly Creek and Mud River; thence, with and along the top of said ridge to the head of the Grassy Fork of Ugly Creek; thence, down said Grassy Fork to Main Ugly Creek; thence, a straight line, crossing Main Ugly Creek and Big Creek at William Martin's, so as to include said Martin on Big Creek; thence, up a small branch to the top of the dividing ridge between Godby Fork and the Middle Fork; thence, with and along the top of the said dividing ridge, passing the head of Vannater Branch and taking or containing the said ridge above said branch to Hewett Creek, crossing said creek above the house of Obadiah Bias, Senior, so as to include said Bias and James Bias within the new county; thence, a straight line to the point ridge above the mouth of Big Laurel Creek on the Spruce Fork of Coal River, with and along the top of said ridge to the head of Big Laurel Creek; thence, with and along the top of the said dividing ridge between the waters of Guyandot River and Little Coal River to the dividing ridge between the Marsh Fork of Big Coal River and Little Coal River, with and along the top of said dividing ridge to the mouth of the said Marsh Fork; thence, crossing Big Coal River at the mouth of Marsh Fork of said Big Coal River, up tjie mountain to the top of the dividing ridge between Big Coal River and Kanawha River; thence, with and along the top of said dividing ridge down to the head of Bull Creek, with and along the top of the ridge below Bull Creek to Big Coal River, thence down said river as it meanders to the mouth of Fork Creek; thence, taking the point below said Fork Creek to the head of Dick Creek ; and thence, with and along said creek as it meanders to the beginning."

Products. — Very little farming is done in Boone County, as the lands contain considerable virgin forests, and are rich in coal and gas, and possibly oil. Its principal products are corn, hay, beef cattle, hogs, poultry, fruit, natural gas, coal and lumber.

The quality and character of the soil and its products, as well as the mineral wealth, will be discussed in detail in subsequent Chapters of this Report.

Property Valuation. — The State Auditor gives the following property valuations for Boone County for the year 1913 :

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Valuation. State Tax.

Real Estate $7,604,380.00 $4,562.63

PersoDal Property ! 1,616,706.00 872.09

Totals $9,120,086.00 $5,434.72

The personal property is only about 20 per cent, of that of the real estate, owing to the fact that very few improvements have been made in the county.

The School tax of Boone County for the year 1913, as given in the records of the Sheriff's office, was as follows :

Teachers' Fund $21,336.19

Building Fund 9,162.81

Total $30,499.00

Towns and Industries,

Boone County has no large towns or cities. The principal towns are as follows: Madison, Danville, Peytona, Highcoal, Webb, Racine, Sterling, Whitesville, Seth, Clothier, Greenview, Jeffery, Ramage, Ottawa, Altman, Mistletoe, Woodville, Bald Knob, Pond, Gordon, Chap, Van, Lantie, Low Gap, Turtle Creek and Uneeda.

Madison.

Madison is the county seat of Boone County, and is located northwest of the center of the county at the junction of Pond and Spruce Forks of Big Coal River. It is incorporated and has two banks, 4 stores, 3 hotels, 1 drug store, a school, and 3 churches. Its population in 1910 was 295, and this has increased to 360 in 1914.

Danville.

Danville is situated on Little Coal River opposite the mouth of Turtle Creek. It is a thriving village, and has a high school, one church, 6 stores, one bank, and two hotels. It was incorporated in 1911, |ind has a population of 300 people.

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Peytona.

Peytona is located on Big Coal River, at the mouth of Drawdy Creek. It was named after William Peyton, one of the pioneers in the coal business on Coal River. It is a mining town, and has two stores, two hotels, one church and one school. It is not incorporated and its population fluctuates. January 1, 1914, it had 300 population.

Highcoal.

Highcoal is a mining village on Seng Creek of Big Coal River. It is the mining town for the Anchor Coal Company, has one store and one school, its population fluctuating from 100 to 250.

Webb.

Webb is situated on Seng Creek of Big Coal River, and is a mining town with a population of 150 to *450. The town has one store and one school house.

Racine.

Racine is a small village at the mouth of Short Creek, on Big Coal River. The town has one store, one school, and 100 population.

Sterling.

Sterling is located on Indian Creek of Big Coal River, and is the mining town of the Hickory Ash Coal Company. It has one store and school. Its population varies from 100 to 300.

Whitesville.

This town is located on Big Coal River, one mile south of the mouth of Seng Creek. It has a population of about 300 and is a mining town.

0 The Historical And Industrial Development.

Seth.

SetH is a lumber town, located at the mouth of Laurel Creek, on Big Coal River. It has one hotel, two stores, a school, and a large band saw mill. Its population is about 200.

Clothier.

Clothier is located on Spruce Fork of Little Coal River on the Boone-Logan County Line. It is a mining and lumber town, and has two stores, one school, and one hotel. Its population varies from 200 to 300.

Greenview.

Greenview is a small town located on Spruce Fork of Little Coal River, four miles north of Clothier. It has one hotel, one store, one church, and one school. Its population is about 100.

Jeff cry, Ramage and Ottawa.

JefFery, Ramage and Ottawa are small towns on Spruce Fork of Little Coal River between Greenview and Clothier.

Mistletoe.

Mistletoe is a small town on Horse Creek. It has one store, one school, and a large lumber plant.

Altman.

Altman is located on Little Coal River at the mouth of Horse Creek. It is a lumber town, the Leatherwood Lumber Company being located here. Its population is about 200, and it has one store and one school.

The remaining villages and small towns have a post-office, and usually one store and a few houses.

West Virginia Geological Survey. 7

Indian Mounds.

Numerous small artificial mounds are located in the Coal River Valley. The mounds are usually small, from 25 to 40 feet in diameter at base, and from ten to fifteen feet in height. Two of these mounds are located on Whites Branch of West Fork at mouth of Indian Hollow, and several iare located on Pond Fork and Big Coal River.

History Of Transportation.

Water Ways.

Coal River. — Coal River was formerly used to float logs to Saint Albans, where large piers were built and dams placed across the stream to stop the logs from floating into the Kanawha River. These logs were transported into Coal River from its tributaries by building large splash dams and collecting a large body of water, and then lowering the dams quickly by means of large gates, thus flooding the small stream and floating the logs to the river.

Coal River was also used in the early part of the nineteenth century for transporting cannel coal from the mines at Peytona. Since the construction of the Coal River Railroad this method of transportation has been abandoned.

Steam Railroads.

Coal River Branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. —

This railroad leaves the main line of the Chesapeake and Ohio at Saint Albans, and extends to Sproul, where it branches, one branch extending up Big Coal River to Seth at the mouth of Laurel Creek, where the Lackawanna Coal & Lumber Company has recently extended a branch up Laurel Creek and Hopkins Fork of same, for about 9.2 miles to mouth of Lotts Branch. The other branch extends up Little Coal River to Clothier, where it branches again, one branch extending up Laurel JFork of Spruce and the other up Main Spruce Fork into Logan County.

8 TfiE HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

The road was first constructed by local capital; but in 1905 was absorbed by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. The road has an extent of 18 miles on Big Coal River in Boone County, and 24 miles on Little Coal River in the same county. A branch route also leaves the Coal River Branch at Altman, and extends up Coal River to Mistletoe, a distance of 6 miles.

Cabin Creek Branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. This railroad leaves the main line of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company at Cabin Creek Junction, and extends up Cabin Creek and its tributaries, entering Boone County through a tunnel 4000 feet long, on to Seng Creek, a branch of Coal River, and extending down Seng Creek to Coal River, and up Coal River and Clear Fork to Colcord. It was first constructed by private capital in 1894 as far as Acme, and later, in 1902, was absorbed by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, and extended later to the heads of the different streams and finally to Coal River. It extends 7 miles in Boone County.

It is a freight carrying road and is the outlet for the Cabin Creek coal field and a portion of the Coal River field.

Projected Railroads.

Big Coal River. — Surveys have been made up Coal River, from Seth to Jarrolds Valley, and the right of way has been bought by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to connect the Cabin Creek Branch with the Coal River Branch at Whitesville, a distance of 12.5 miles. This road will doubtless be constructed before 1915.

Pond Fork Railroad. — Surveys have been made up Pond Fork of Coal River, from Madison to Bald Knob, a distance of 24 miles, by the Chesapeake and* Ohio Railway Company for the extension of its line. This branch will doubtless be built very shortly, in order to market the vast timber area and rich coal deposits along Pond Fork and West Fork of Coal River.

Spruce-Laurel Creek Railroad. — The Spruce-Laurel Branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company has been surveyed for about twelve miles up Spruce-Laurel Creek, from

West Virginia Geological Survey. 9

the end of its present track, and will be built very shortly in order to transport to market the vast timber and rich deposits of coal occurring along said waters.

Highways.

Interest in the value of good roads is being awakened by the advent of the automobile and the new road laws recently passed by the State Legislature, and hence steel bridges are being constructed across the streams, and roads are being projected by the State Road Engineer. In the early history of Boone, Logan and Mingo Counties nearly all th'j freight imported into these counties was hauled in wagons from the Kanawha River at Marmet (formerly Brownstown). This route extended from the Kanawha to the Guyandot River, near Chapmanville, along the creeks and across the low divides, starting at Marmet, thence going up Lens Creek and crossing the dividing ridge and down Short Creek to Racine, on Coal River ; thence, down the north side of said river to the mouth of Drawdy Creek; thence, crossing the river and up Drawdy Creek and across the divide and down Rock Creek for about four miles; thence, crossing the divide to the south, to Price Branch, and down same to Little Coal River at Danville ; thence by two courses, one by way of Turtle Creek to Big Creek of Guyandot River, and the other by way of Little Coal River and Spruce Fork to mouth of Low Gap Creek, and up same to Big Creek, and thence down Big Creek for about six miles, and thence crossing the divide to Chapmanville.

Another route for southern Boone and the northern part of Wyoming Counties extends from Racine up Coal River to mouth of Laurel Creek at Seth, and up Seth Creek to mouth of Coal Fork, and up that branch to cross the divide to Whites Branch of West Fork of Coal River, and down same to Pond Fork and thence up Pond Fork.

Very little work has been done on these roads since the completion of the railroads, and they are now used very little.

Until the construction of the railroad into Boone, no steel bridges were built within the limits of the county. Very little work was ever done in constructing roads and keeping them

lO THE HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVEXOPMENT.

in repair. But within the past year, 1913, two steel highway bridges have been constructed across Big Coal River, one at Peytona, and the other at Seth, and two wire suspension foot bridges have been constructed across the same river, one at Racine, and the other at Whitesville.

A steel highway bridge has just been completed across Little Coal River at Danville. A wire suspension foot bridge was built at Danville across Little Coal River two years ago.

Chapter Ii.

The Physiography Of The Boone

County Area.

A general description of the physiography of any region is of interest to those who are engaged in a scientific study of Nature's work. The general principles of Physiography are ably set forth by Prof. G. P. Grimsley in the Detailed Report on Ohio, Brooke and Hancock Counties, pages 18 to 23, to which the read,er is referred.

After an examination of the drainage system of Boone County is made, it will be found that Big and Little Coal Rivers and their tributaries dram about 95 per cent, of the entire area of the county, while Big Creek of Guyandot River drains 3 per cent., and Mud River drains the remaining area of the county. The general trend of Coal River and its tributaries is to the north, toward the Kanawha River at Saint Albans.

The following table shows in a graphic manner not only the rate of fall per mile of the principal streams of Boone County, but also their departure from a straight line course, and the ratio of the total distance between the points of the same, measured by the meanders of the streanj, to the air line distance between the same points :

The Physiography Of The Boone County Area.

Table of Stream Data.

Streams.

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Total Mile

Rate Per:

AirL Mile

Big Coal River, from Jarrolds Valley to Brounlfmd '. .

Little Coal River, from Madison to MacCorkle

Pond Fork, from mouth of Skin Creek to mouth of Pond Fork . .

West Fork of Pond Fork, from mouth of Mats Creek to mouth of West Fork

Spruce Fork, from Clothier to mouth

Spruce Laurel Fork, from mouth of Denniflon Fork to mouth

Mud River in Boone Co., from head to Boone-Lincoln Co. Line

Fork Creek, from head to mouth . . .

Brush Creek, from head to mouth. . .

Whiteoak Creek, from head to mouth

Drawdy Creek, from Andrew P. O. to mouth

Bull Creek from head to mouth

Lick Creek, from head to mouth

Short Creek, from head to mouth..

Tony Creek, from head to mouth

Joes Creek, from head to mouth r...

Upper Whiteoak Creek, from mouth of Right Fork to mouth

Seng Creek, from head to mouth...

Elk Run, from head to mouth

Little Elk Creek, from head to mouth

Laurel Creek of Big Coal River, from mouth of Lit le Laurel Creek to mouth

Hopkins Fork, ircm mouth of Jarrolds Fork to mouth of Logan Fork

Logan Fork, from head to mouth . . .

Jarrolds Fork, from head to mouth.

Sand Licit Creek, from head to mouth

Indian Creek from head to mouth..

James Creek, from head to mouth . . .

James Branch, from head to mouth.

Mats Creek, from head to mouth . . .

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35. 6.41 23.0

6.1 32.8 5.6; 186.6 6.51 153.0 4.9" 198.0

36.61 6.1

293.6'

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Table of Stream Data. — Continued.

Streams.

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Skin Creek, from head to mouth

Rocklick Branch, from head to

mouth

Jasper Workman. Branch, from head

to mouth

Grapevine Branch, from head to

mouth

Cow Creek, from head to mouth

Casey Creek, from head to mouth . . .

Bull Creek, from head to mouth

Jacks Branch, from head to mouth . . Robinson Creek, from head to mouth Whites Branch, from head to mouth Brown Branch, from head to mouth.. J1090.0 Skin Poplar Branch, from head to

mouth

Hewett Creek, from Boone-Logan Co.

Line to mouth

Sixmile Creek, from head to mouth Turtle Creek, from head to mouth . . 460 . 0 Trace Fork of Big Creek of GuyandoL

River, from head to Logan-Boone

County Line ( 400.0

Lick Creek of Little Coal River, from

head to mouth

Rock Creek, from source to mouth . . Horse Creek, from source to Boone- Lincoln County Line

Little Horse Creek, from head to

mouth

Camp Creek, from head to mouth. . . Hewett Creek of Little Coal River,

from head to mouth I 565 . 0

3.01 416.3

3.01 563.3

5

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In the last column of the foregoing table is given the ratio of the total distance (T. D.) measured by meanders of the stream to the air line distance (A. L. D.). In each instance it is very evident that the nearer this ratio approaches unity, the greater the ratio of fall.

14 The Physiography Of The Boone County Area.

Drainage Area.

The following table shows the area of Boone County drained by the different streams :

AREA DRAINED STREAMS. Square Miles.

Big Coal River, with tributaries 192.20

Little Coal River, with tributaries 285.80

Mud River, with tributaries 11.00

Big Creek, with tributaries 17.00

Total 506.00

Big Coal River tributaries In Boone County:

Fork Creek 13.8

Brush Creek 9.0

Whlteoak Creek 1.7

Drawdy Creek 8.3

Bull Creek 8.4

Lick Creek 5.3

Short Creek 3.3

Tony Creek 2.6

Joes Creek 14.8

Whlteoak Creek 18.9

Seng Creek 4.3

Elk Run 5.3

Little Elk Creek 2.1

Laurel Creek 49.0

Hopkins Fork 24.6

Logan Fork 5.1

Jarrolds Fork 7.0

Sand Lick Creek 7.6

Indian Creek 4.7

Little Coal River tributaries in Boone County:

Pond Fork and tributaries (except West Fork).. 138.4

West Fork 43.5

James Creek 5.0

James Branch 4.7

Mats Creek 3.8

Roach Branch 3.0

Whites Branch 6.7

Skin Fork 3.1

James Branch 3.2

Grapevine Branch 2.5

Cow Creek 4.4

Beaver Pond Branch 2.5

Casey Creek 5.0

Bull Creek 4.3

Jacks Branch-. 7.6

Spruce Fork and tributaries in Boone Co 96.6

Skin Poplar Branch 4.9

Spruce Laurel Creek 32 . 4

Hewett Creek 8.7

SIxmile Creek 4.6

West Virginia Geological Survey. I5

AREA DRAINED STREAMS. Square Miles.

Big Branch 2 .0

Low Gap Branch 2.0

Turtle Creek 11.8

Lick Creek 5.5

Rock Creek 13.6

Horse Creek 15.6

Little Horse Creek 3.8

Camp Creek 6.4

Hewett Creek 4.2

Trace Fork of Big Creek of Guyandot River 6.3

Description Of Drainage Basins.

Coal River.

Coal River with its tributaries, as already stated, drains 95 per cent, of the area of Boone County. It is formed by the junction of Clear and Marsh Forks at Jarrolds Valley on the Boone-Raleigh County* Line, and flows in a northwestern direction for 59 miles, emptying into the Kanawha River at Saint Albans. It passes 31.5 miles through Boone County, 3.2 miles as dividing line between Boone and Kanawha Counties, then 6 miles through Kanawha County, then 4 miles as dividing line between Lincoln and Kanawha Counties, and 14.3 miles through Kanawha County, before emptying into the Kanawha River.

Its fall from Jarrolds Valley to Saint Albans is 265 feet, or 4.5 feet per mile. It falls 227 feet from Jarrolds Valley to Brounland, a distance of 35.3 miles, or 6.4 feet to the mile. Its drainage area in Boone County is 174.5 square miles. Its entire length, measured by the meanders, is 59 miles, while the air line distance between its source and its mouth is but 34.3 miles. Passing up the river, the first 12 miles has a very crooked course and has almost reached base level. It is very probable that it once left its present course about 0.5 mile above Lower Falls P. O. and flowed across a low divide southwest to Saint Albans, reaching Saint Albans at the same place, in 1.4 miles instead of 5.5 miles, measured by its present course.

The Physiography Of The Boone County Area.

Coal River was. locked and dammed in 1840-1860 by the Coal River Navigation Company under Captain (later General) Rosecrans, for the purpose of transporting cannel coal from Peytona to market. During the Civil War these improvements were neglected and the river washed them out.

In order to determine the surface water supply of the Ohio River Basin, the United States Geological Survey established several gaging stations on the many large tributaries of the latter in West Virginia. One of these stations is located on Coal River at Brushton, Boone County, 12.6 miles above the junction of Big and Little Coal Rivers at the Forks of Coal.

The following interesting data obtained at Brushton are taken from Water Supply Paper No. 263 of the United States Geological Survey, page 98:

Coal River at Brushton, W. Va.

'This station, which is located at the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway bridge at Brushton Station, near Cobbs, W. Va., was established Jime 23, 1908, to obtain data for water power, water supply, flood control, and storage purposes.

"The drainage area above the station is about 379 square miles. Brush Creek enters a short distance below the station.

"The datum of the chain gage attached to the railroad bridge has remained unchanged. The records are reliable and accurate. Sufficient data have not yet been collected to enable estimates of the flow to be made."

Discharge Measurements of &)al River at Brushton, W. Va.,

in 1909.

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Date

Hydrographer.

Gag

Bq

Q

Feet

Sq. Ft.

Feet

Sec. Ft.

March 19

A. J. Jacksor

136 1

November .

A. H. Horton|

*Made by wading.

West Virgini.A Geological Survey.

Daily Gage Height, in Feet, of Coal River at Brushton, W. Va., for 1909. (G. W. Fitzpatrick, Observer.)

Q

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May.

1 June.

bi)

Gq

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"2.15 2.95

6.8 1.7

"i7d"

2; 2.35 2.151 3.25

3 2.15

5' 2.0

f

3.4'

16; 4.55

4.65 3.3

NOTE. — During the latter part of December, Ice formed In pools above and above the erage; no Ice at gage. Ice afiCects the gage heights very slightly, if any.

The Physiography Of The Boone County Area.

Discharge Measurements of Coal River at Brushton, W. Va.,

in 1910.

Date.

Hydrographer.

March 4 ;C. T. Bailey

March 4 j do

August 9 IBalley and Dort. .

Feet

Sq.Ft.

Feet

Sec. Ft ♦40.1

'Measurement made by wading and not at regular section

Daily Gage Height, in Feet, of Coal River at Brushton, W. Va., for 1910. (Geo. W. Fitzpatrick, Observer.)

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2'

19!

3.1 3. 351

1755;

3.45;

3.15j

3.05'

3.05'

2.75:

4.95J

4.1 ' 3.45' 2.65'

2.95'

.0 J 1.2

.9 1.25

.0 1.25

♦Observer reported ice river open at gage.

0.3 foot thick above and below gage Dec. 23:

West Virginia Geological Survey.

Discharge Measurements of Coal River at Brushton, W. Va.,

in 1911.

Date. Hydrographer.

Gage Height Discharge

October 4

October 4

C.T.Bailey

do

Feet 2.75 .

Sec. Feet

Daily Gage Height, in Feet, of Coal River at Brushton, W. Va., for 1911. (G. W. Fitzpatrick, Observer.)

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June.

July.

Pi

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16; 2.4

17| 2.65

18 2.65

3.25; 1.8

19 2.55

3.05! 1.75

' 4.7

' 3.5

' 1.35

24 3.85

' 1.15

25 3.35

' 1.15

26 3.25

27 3.7

' 1.05

i .95

' 2.6

1 . 35

1 .95

NOTE. — Observer made no report relative to ice. Relation of gage height to discharge probably not affected by ice during 1911.

The Physiography Of The Boone County Area.

An examination of the above tables readily shows that the low water period for Coal River, for the year 1909, occurred during the months of September, October, November, and December; for the year 1910, during the months of August, September, October and November; and for the year 1911, from June to November, inclusive.

Another station located at Tornado in Kanawha County, 19.6 miles north of Brushton, and 11 miles north of the Boone- Kanawha County Line, where the waters from both branches of Coal River pass through, gives the following results :

Coal River at Tornado, W. Va.

"This station is located at the highway bridge near Tornado, W. Va. It was established June 24, 1908, to obtain data for water-power, water supply, flood-control, and storage problems.

"The datum of the chain gage attached to the bridge has not been changed. The records are reliable and accurate. The low-water gage heights may be affected by a dam a short distance below the station. Sufficient data have not yet been collected to enable estimates of the discbarge to be made."

Discharge Measurements of Coal River at Tornado, W. Va.,

in 1909.

Date.

Hydrographer.

Area of Section.

Gage Height.

March 19

November . .

.IH. J. Jackson

JA. H. Horton

Feet

; Sq. Ft. Feet 922 3.08

Sec. Ft

Weir measurement.

West Virginia Geological Survey.

Daily Gage Height, in Feet, of Coal River at Tornado, W. Va.,

for 1909. (J. F. Burdette, Observer.)

NOTE — No ice conditions January to April. Ice conditions December 10 to 31. Gage read to top of ic3 except on December 19. December 27, thickness of Ice 0.3 foot; gage height to water surface, 2.30 feet. December 31, thickness of ice 0,5 foot.

Discharge Measurements of Coal River at Tornado, W. Va.,

in 1910.

Date.

Hydrographer.

Width.

Area of Section.

Gage Height

ed

Q

March 3. .

. C. T. Bailey

Feet ! Sq. Ft. 185 1 996

Feet

Sec. Ft.

March 3

August 8

do ;

. Bailey and Dort i

*Measurements made by wading and not at regular section.

The Physiography Of The Boone County Area.

Daily Gage Height, in Feet, of Coal River at Toraado, W. Va.,

for 1910, (G. C. Hoy, Observer.)

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P.

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Hs

m

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Q

3.02| 3.19| 2.42 2.971 3.321 2.36

3.51 3.58 3.21 2.52 2.57.2.46 8.74 2.30 3.59 2.67 2.90 2.91

3!o5i 6.48 3.361 4.44 3.401 3.701

2.831 3.32 2.671 3.37

3.40' 3.87 3.20| 4.49 3.09 4.27 2.961 3.67 2.86; 3.68

3.20' 3.081 2.32

2.42| 3.451 4.08 2.361 3.22J 3.57 3.14' 3.26 2.451 3.02' 2.97 2.5li 2.92| 2.81 2.481 1 2.94

2.45 2.78

2.46!

.551 2.431

.45! 2.431

2.301 2.70 2.24 2.71

2.81< 2.26 2.80 2.23

2.78 2.35

2.68 2.50 2.66= 2.58 2.751 2.61 2.79! 2.67 2.82 3.10

3.051 3.10 3.281 3.08 3.55! 3.80 I 4.42

NOTE. — Relation of gage height to discharge affected by lee, Jan. 1 to 5, and December 18 to 28.

Discharge Measurements of Coal River at Tornado, W. Va.,

in 1911.

Date.

Hydrographer. Gage Height.

March 9

October 3

|C. T.Bailey, do

Feet

Discharge.

Sec. Feet, 5,730 3,010

West Virginia Geological Survey.

Daily Gage Height, in Feet, of Coal River at Tornado, W. Va.,

for 1911. (G. C. Hoy, Observer.).

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Q

Ha

cd

Ha

11 3.961 5.561 2.67

3j 4.76

4] 4.96

5.19i 2.61

14! 2.68; 15, 2.75

17|

is; 2.96 191 2.90 201 2.89

2.99| 3.221 2.82 3.12

211 3.35| 4.76 221 6.59| 4.12 5.19 3.12

27| 3.52 28j 3.61 291 4.39 3013. 07|

3.35| 2.76 3.70| 1.93 3.451 1.88 3.241 1.76

3.25| 2.28 3.441 2.18

2.86 3.70

S3 Ho

S3

I

O

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2.15,

1.45 1.88

2.66:

1.60; 1.92 1.56' 1.87

1.78; 2.95 1.76; 2.83 1.62, 2.76

2.68; 3.02'

2.72! 3.60;

2.08 3.28 2.001 3.23

d.io; 5.95 3.141 4.45 1.55! 1.82 3.04 3.65

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NOTE. — Relation of gase height to discharge probably not affected by ice during 1911.

Another station located one mile below mouth of Fuqua Creek, and 16.6 miles below the Boone-Kanawha County Line, andi 3 miles above Tornado, gives the following results for the latter part of the year 1911, published in Water Supply Paper 303, page 61 :

The Physiography Of The Boone County Area.

Coal River at Puqua, W. Va.

"Location — At W. C. Hoy'a passenger ferry half a mile below Fuqua railroad station and 1 mile below the mouth of Fuqua Creek. Records Available— October 12, to December 31, 1911. Drainage area — Not measured. Gage — Staff gage in two sections on right bank. Channel — Firm sand.

Discharge measurements — Made from boat 300 feet above gage or by wading.

Winter flow — The relation of gage height to discharge may be affected by ice for short periods.

Accuracy — Gage-height record is considered reliable. Sufficient data have not been obtained to permit estimates of discharge to be made."

"The following discharge measurement was made by Bailey and Perwien, October 13, 1911: Gage height, 2.85 feet; discharge, 700 second-feet."

Daily Gage Height, in Feet, of Coal River at Fuqua, W. Va.,

for 1911. (W. C. Hoy, Observer.)

Day Oct. j Nov.

Dec.

Day

Oct. Nov. Dec.

1 !

Day

Oct. Nov. 1 Dec.

3.481 2.69

3.60 2.39

2.851 2.80

9 ! ' 3.081

19 j

5.32 3.04

1.55 3.30

2 . 64

4.30 2.85

1.50 3.12

1.40 4.55

NOTE. — Relation of gage height to discharge probably not affected by ice during 1911.

A. H. Horton, District Engineer, Water Resources Branch, U. S. Geological Survey, has prepared, at the instance of Dr. I. C. White, a valuable paper on the '*Water Power Resources of West Virginia/' for the Semi-Centennial Commission of West Virginia, and published same in the History of West Virginia, prepared by James Morton Callahan. On page 409 of this History, he gives the following concerning Coal River:

West Virginia Geological Survey. 25

Coal River.

'The basin of Coal River lies in the south-central part of West Virginia, south of the Kanawha River. The river rises -in the central part of Raleigh Cbunty, flows northwesterly across Boone County and enters the Kanawha River near St. Albans in Kanawha County. The drainage area is about 900 square miles.

"The elevation of its source is about 2,000 feet; the slope from Clear Fork to the mouth averages about 6 feet to the mile. The basin is roughly a right triangle in shape with the hypotenuse parallel to the Kanawha River. At the headwaters the topography is rough and moun.tainous. It is not cut up to such an extent as the tributaries on the north side of the Kanawha, whose sources are at a much greater elevation. The headwaters are forested to a considerable extent. The mean annual rainfall at the sources is about 46 inches, decreasing towards the mouth of the river.

principal tributaries are Clear Fork and Little Coal River.

"The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway parallels the river from St. Albans to Peytona, and the Little Coal from the mouth to Seng in LiO§:an County. The Chesapeake and Ohio also enters the basin at the sources of the Coal, following along Clear Fork to Lawson in Raleigh County."

The following table shows the power on the* Coal River and its tributaries, prepared by Horton:

The Physiography Of The Boone County Area.

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The principal tributaries to Coal River in Boone County, ascending, are: Fork, Bull, Lick, Brush, Drawdy, Short, Indian, Tony, Joes, Laurel, Upper Whiteoak and Seng Creeks. Data of Coal River and its tributaries in regard to drainage area, length and fall are given on preceding pages of this Report.

Fork Creek. — Fork Creek heads near the Scott-Peytona District Line, about 4 miles southwest from MacCorkle, and flows in a general northern direction, emptying mto Coal River at the Kanawha-Boone County Line, about 0.7 mile south of Brounland

Bull Creek. — Bull Creek is formed by the confluence of Road and Rich Forks, in the northern part of Boone County, near the Kanawha-Boone County Line, and flows almost due west, emptying into Coal River at Dartmont.

Lick Creek. — Lick Creek rises in the Kanawha-Boone County Line at the Peytona-Sherman District corner, 2.8 miles northeast from Racine, and flows in an eastern direction, emptying into Coal River at. Cobbs. For drainage data, see preceding drainage tables.

Brush Creek. — Brush Creek has its source near the Peytona-Scott District Line in the southern portion of Peytona District, and flows just a little west of north to Cabell P. O., where it deflects to the northeast, emptying into Coal River at Brushton.

Drawdy Creek. — Drawdy Creek rises in the Scott-Peytona District Line in a direct line between Peytona and Madison and almost exactly half-wsiy between these points, and flows in an eastern direction to the mouth of Morgan Branch, where it turns to the northeast, flowing in a general northeastern direction, emptying into Coal River at Peytona.

Short Creek. — Short Creek has its source at the Peytona- Sherman District corner in the Kanawha-Boone County Line, and flows in a southwestern direction, emptying into Coal River at Racine.

Indian Creek, — Indian Creek has its source in the Sherman-Peytona District Line, 3 miles south from Peytona, and flows in a northeastern direction, emptying into Coal River one-half mile below Racine.

28 The Phvsiccraphy Of The Boone County Area.

Tony Creek. — Tony Creek rises near the Kanawha-Boone County Line, about one mile east of the Peytona-Sherman District corner, and flows in a general southeastern direction for about 1.5 miles; then it deflects to the west and flows in a southwestern direction, emptying into Coal River 1J4 miles east of Racine.

Joes Creek. — Joes Creek rises at the Kanawha-Boone County Line near the head of Slaughter Creek in Kanawha County, 3 miles west of Ohicy, Kanawha County, and flows in a general southwestern direction for about 3 miles, then it deflects to the northwest and flows in a northwestern direction, emptying into Coal River 2.5 miles southeast from Racine. For drainage data, see preceding drainage tables.

Laurel Creek. — Laurel Creek is formed by the confluence of Mudlick and Stollings Forks at a point two miles southeast from the common corner of Scott, Crook and Sherman Districts, and flows in a southwestern direction for one mile, then it makes a right angled deflection to the northeast and flows in a general northeastern direction, emptying into Coal River at Seth.

The principal tributaries to Laurel Creek are Sandlick Creek and Hopkins Fork.

Sandlick Creek. — Sandlick Creek rises in the western portion of Sherman District near the Scott-Peytona and Sherman District corner, and flows in a northeastern direction, emptying into Laurel Creek, abDut lyi miles southwest from Seth.

Hopkins Fork. — Hopkins Fork has its source near the Sherman-Crook District Line, at a point 2 miles northwest from Sherman-Crook District corner in the Raleigh-Boone County Line, miles, just a little south of west, from Jarrolds Valley, and flows in a general northern direction, emptying into Laurel Creek at Nelson P. O. For drainage data, see preceding drainage tables. Its principal tributaries are Logan and Jarrolds Fork.

Upper Whiteoak Creek. — Upper Whiteoak Creek rises near the Kanawha-Boone County Line, one mile west of Kayford, Kanawha County, and flows in a general northwestern direction to the mouth of Left Fork, where it makes a right angled turn to the southwest and flows in a southwestern direc-

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tion for about lyi miles, where it deflects to the northwest and follows a general northwestern direction, emptying into Coal River at Orange P. O.

Seng Creek. — Seng Creek rises at the common corner of Raleigh, Kanawha and Boone Counties, about 2 miles south of Kayford, and flows in a general western direction, emptying into Coal River at Whitesville. Its length is about seven miles.

Little Coal River.

Little Coal River is formed by the junction of Pond and Spruce Forks just south of Madison, from which place it flows in a general northern direction 11.1 miles through Boone County, then 6.1 miles as a dividing line between Lincoln and Kanawha Counties, to Forks of Coal, where it empties into Coal River. The tables on preceding pages give its rate of fall and drainage area in Boone County. Little Coal River and its tributaries drain all of Washington, Scott and Crook Districts in Boone County, nearly 286 square miles, or more than one-half of Boone County. About one mile above Ivy Branch, this river makes a loop of one and one-half miles in length, while the C. & O. Ry. Co. connected the same points by tunnel— Pinnacle Tunnel — a distance of one-tenth of a mile.

The principal tributaries of Little Coal River in Boone County, ascending, are: Horse, Little Horse, Hewett, Camp, Rock, Lick, Turtle Creeks, Spruce and Pond Forks. The data in regard to drainage area, gage and fall of the waters are given in preceding tables.

Horse Creek. — Horse Creek rises in the northwestern part of Boone County at the junction of Spruce and Jule Webb Forks and flows in a general northern direction 3.7 miles through Boone County, to fhe Lincoln-Boone County Line; thence, 2.5 miles through Lincoln County to a point just northeast of Woodville, where it makes a right angled turn to the east and flows in a general eastern direction 2.3 miles through Boone County into Little Coal River at Altman. See preceding tables for drainage data.

Little Horse Creek. — Little Horse Creek heads in the northwestern part of Scott District and flows in a general

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northern direction, emptying into Little Coal River at Julian.

Hewett Ci-eck— (of Little Coal River).— Hewett Creek rises four miles northeast from Harlcss at a very sharp corner in the Kanawha-Boone County Line, and flows in a general southwestern direction, emptying into Little Coal River at Harless.

Camp Creek. — Camp Creek heads in the dividing line between Scott and Peytona Districts, about 4 miles southwest from Peytona and flows in a northern direction, emptying into Little Coal River about one-fourth mile above Lowrey.

Pond Fork.

The principal tributaries of Pond Fork, ascending, are: Robinson Creek, Jacks Branch, Bull Creek, West Fork, Casey Branch, and Skin Creek. Data in regard to drainage area, length and fall of Pond Fork and its tributaries, are given in the table on preceding pages of this volume.

Robinson Cireck. — Robinson Creek heads in the northwestern part of Crook District, just west of the common corner of Scott, Sherman and Crook Districts, flowing in a general southwestern direction to the mouth of Cabin Fork, where it makes a right angled turn to the west, and flows directly west, emptying into Pond Fork about 5 miles southeast from Madison.

Jacks Branch. — Jacks Branch rises near the Crook-Washington District Line, about 3 miles northeast of Clothier, and after flowing for 1.7 miles in a northwestern direction, makes a right angled turn, and flows for miles in a northeastern direction, emptying into Pond Fork 6J4 miles southeast from Madison.

Bull Creek. — Bull Creek rises near the Crook-Washington District Line, about 5 miles east from Clothier, and floAs in a general northern direction, emptying into Pond Fork 7 miles southwest from Madison.

Casey Creek. — Casey Creek rises near the Crook-Washington District Line, about four miles- due west of Bald Knob P. O., and flows in a general northern direction, almost paralleling the Crook- Washington District Line and just east of the

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same, emptying into Pond Fork miles south of the mouth of West Fork.

Cow Creek. — Cow Creek rises near the Crook- Washington District Line and flows in a northern direction, emptying into Pond Fork about 3 miles below Bald Knob P. O.

Rock Creek. — Rock Creek is formed by the junction of the Right and Left Forks in the southwestern portion of Scott District and flows in a general western direction, emptying into Little Coal River at Rock Creek Station.

Lick Creek. — Lick Creek heads near the Scott- Washington District Line, 3.5 miles west of Hopkins Station, and flows in an eastern direction through Scott District, emptying into Little Coal River at Hopkins.

Turtle Creek. — Turtle Creek heads in the western portion of Washington District, and flows in a northeastern direction emptying into Little Coal River at Danville. It takes its name from the turtle shaped limestone concretions which are found in profusion along its bed.

Pond Fork. — Pond Fork of Little Coal River heads in the extreme southwestern corner of Boone County on Pilot Knob of Guyandot Mountain, the common corner of Raleigh, Wyoming and Boone Counties, at an elevation of about 3300 feet. It flows in a northwesterly direction for 35 miles to Madison, where it empties into Little Coal River at an elevation of about 690 feet, a fall of 2610 feet. Its drainage area, as calculated by planimeter, is 282.0 square miles. Its fall from source to mouth of Skin Creek is 1880 feet in 5.3 miles or 354.7 feet to the mile. From the mouth of Skin Creek to mouth of Jasper Workman Branch is 32.4 feet in 6 miles, or 5.4 feet per mile ; from the mouth of Jasper Workman Branch to mouth of West Fork is 290 feet in 11.9 miles, or 24.3 feet per mile ; from the mouth of West Fork to mouth of Pond Fork is about 121 feet in 11.8 miles, or 10.3 feet per mile. Pond Fork and its tributaries drain the entire area of Crook District and about two square miles of Scott District.

James Branch. — James Branch takes its course just west of the head of West Fork, in a section known as the "Flats," in the southwestern portion of Boone and southeastern end of Cook Mountain, and flows in a northwestern direction, empty-

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ing into Pond Fork about one mile southeast from Echart P. O.

West Fork. — West Fork of Pond Fork rises in Cherry Pond Mountain, 3j4 miles northwest of Pilot Knob of Guyandot Mountain, at an elevation of about 2700 feet, and flows in a general northwest direction for 16.8 miles, emptying into Pond Fork about 9 miles southeast from Madison, at an elevation of 805 feet. The fall in the first 2.4 miles from the head is 1000 feet or about 416 feet per mile ; in the next 3.9 miles down to the mouth of Mats Creek, the fall is 423 feet, or 108.5 feet per mile ; from the mouth of Mats Creek to the mouth of West Fork, the fall is 421 feet in 10.5 miles, or 40 feet per mile. Its principal tributaries are Whites Branch, Browns Branch, James and Mats Creeks.

Whites Branch. — Whites Branch has its source near the Crook-Sherman District Line, about 9 miles southeast from Madison, and flows in a general southwestern direction, emptying into the West Fork 0.7 mile east from the mouth of West Fork.

Browns Branch. — Browns Branch has its source near the Crook-Sherman District Line, also near the northern end of Cherry Pond Mountain, 4J4 miles almost due west from Jarrolds Valley and flows in a general northwestern direction, emptying into West Fork two miles southeast from mouth of Whites Branch.

James Creek. — James Creek rises in Cherry Pond Mountain, at the Boone-Raleigh 'County Line, about 5.5 miles southwest from Jarrolds Valley, and flows in a general northwestern direction, emptying into the West Fork, J4 mile southeast from Chap P. O.

Mats Creek. — Mats Creek takes its origin in Cherry Pond Mountain, at the Boone-Raleigh County Line, 8 miles just a little west of south of Jarrolds Valley, and flows in a general northwestern direction, emptying into West Fork, 3 miles northeast from Bald Knob P. O.

Spruce Fork.

Spruce Fork is formed by the jimction of Brush and Laurel Forks in the northeastern portion of Logan County and flows in

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a general northern direction for 12.1 miles through Logan County, crossing the Logan-Boone County Line at Qothier; thence for 12.6 miles through Boone County, emptying into Little Coal River just south of Madison. Its air line distance from source to mouth is 14.6 miles, while its length, measured with the meanders of the stream, is 24.7 miles. Its fall from source to mouth is approximately 440 feet, or 17.8 feet per mile, while from Qothier to its mouth the distance is 12.6 miles and the fall is 94 feet, making a fall of 7.5 feet per mile. Data in regard to the drainage, length and fall of Spruce Fork and its tributaries are given in the tables on preceding pages of this volume.

The principal tributaries of Spruce Fork in Boone County, ascending, are Sixmile and Hewett Creeks and Spruce Laurel Fork.

Sixmile Creek. — Sixmile Creek has its source in the southwestern portion of Boone County, at the head of Trace Fork of Big Creek of Guyandot River, and flows in a general eastern direction, "emptying into Spruce at Ramage. .

Hewett Creek. — Hewett Creek heads in Logan County, about 5 miles northeast from Logan Court House, and flows in a general northeastern direction 5.2 miles through Logan County, crossing the Logan-Boone County Line about one mile southwest from Hewett P. O., and thence for 3 miles through Boone County, emptying into Spruce Fork at Jeffery.

Spruce Laurel Fork. — Spruce Laurel Fork has its source in the extreme southern portion 6i Boone, at the Logan-Boone County Line, near the corner of Crook-Washington District Line, and flows in a general western direction to the mouth of Dennison Fork, where it turns to the north and flows in a general northern direction to the mouth of Whiteoak Branch, srt which point it changes its course to a northwestern one to the mouth of Burnt Cabin Creek, where it turns to the west and continues on that course to its mouth at Qothier. Its general course is rudely parallel with the Logan-Boone County Line from its source to mouth of Burnt Cabin Branch. Its fall from source to mouth of Dennison Fork is about 960 feet; from mouth to Dennison Fork to mouth of Skin Poplar Branch, a distance of 4.5 miles, it falls 320 feet, or 71.1 feet per mile ; from

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mouth of Skin Poplar to mouth of Whiteoak Branch, a distance of four miles, the fall is 152 feet, or 38 feet per mile; from mouth of Whiteoak Branch to mouth of Spruce Laurel, the fall is about ISO feet in 6.2 miles, or 24.2 feet per mile.

Mud River.

Mud River has its source in Washington District at Mtid Gap, miles just a little south of west from Madison, and it flows in a general northwestern direction for 6.5 miles to the mouth of Sugartree Branch, where it crosses the Boone- Lincoln County Line; thence it flows in a general northwestern direction for 75 miles, emptying into the Guyandot River at Barboursville, Cabell County. It meanders much and the character of its flow is very sluggish, since it has very little fall — 328 feet in 77 miles, or about 4.3 feet per mile. The river probably derives its name from the fact that its waters are always muddy, owing to the reddish alluvial deposits derived from the Conemaugh Series along its banks.

Trace Fork of Big Creek.

Trace Fork of Big Creek has its source in the western portion of Washington District and flows in a general western direction for 5 miles, where it crosses the Logan-Boone County Line. Its fall in the 5 miles is 400 feet, or 80 feet per mile. For its drainage area in Boone County, see preceding drainage tables.

Topography Of The Land Area.

Like all other counties in the southern part of West Virginia, Boone County is a highly dissected plateau ranging in height from 1000 to 3300 feet above sea level. The agencies of erosion have reduced the plateau practically all to slope. The streams generally flow in narrow, deeply indented "V" shaped valleys. The numerous ridges and knobs capped with harder layers of rock strata, ranging from 1000 to 3300 feet above tide, bear testimony of the existence of this plateau.

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Big Coal River has cut a deep gorge from to J4 nilc in width and 500 to 1500 feet in depth, in a northwest direction through the northeast part of the county. Little Coal River has done likewise in a north and south direction, through the western part of the county. The valley walls are quite steep and rough, caused by the outcrop of great rugged sandstone ledges.

The flood plains of Big and Little Coal Rivers are represented by narrow strips of bottom land, fairly fertile, along both shores that widen out first on one side and then on the other.

River Terraces. — Several fairly pronounced terraces occur along the valley walls of both Big and Little Coal Rivers. The most persistent terraces occur at elevations ranging from 700 to 1000 feet above tide. It is more than probable that the highest terrace was formed when the glacial ice came down from the North, changing the course of the Kanawha River from its ancient channel through Teays Valley by way of Huntington, and thence in a northern direction across the state of Ohio to the St. Lawrence drainage, to a northern direction to the newly formed Ohio River, which it joined at Point Pleasant.

At this time a great inland lake was formed along the Coal River Valley and other tributaries of the Kanawha River by backwater from the glacial dam across southern Ohio.

This old terrace is well defined along Big and Little Coal Rivers, the town of Madison being partly built upon it. Near the mouths of large streams emptying into Coal River, these terraces are very pronounced.

Mounteuns.

Three ranges of mountains occur in the southern part of Boone County; viz. Cook Mountain, Cherry Pond Mountain, and Guyandot Mountain.

Cook Mountain. — This range extends in a northeast and southwest direction, between the waters of Pond and West Forks of Coal River in Crook District, for a distance

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of about 12 miles. The highest peaks range in elevation from 2200 feet in the northern part to 3200 feet above tide in the southern part.

Cherry Pond Mountain. — These mountains extend in a northeast and southwest direction, forming the watershed between West Fork of Pond Fork, and Marsh Fork of Big Coal River, for a distance of about 11 miles. The highest peaks range in elevation form 2100 to 3200 feet above tide.

Guyandot Mountain. — This range forms the southern boundary of Boone County and is the divide between the waters of Coal River and the waters of Guyandot River, and extends in an eastern and western direction, ranging in elevation from 3000 to 3300 feet above tide.

Part Ii.

The Geology of Boone County.

Chapter Iii.

Structure.

Introduction.

Geological Structure treats of the general pitch or lay of the strata of the earth's surface. The original position of the rock beds, however formed, whether by lava flow or sedimentation, is normally horizontal or tangential to the curvature of the earth, at the point of contact. The original lay or attitude of the rocks, however, is much changed by lateral and tangential pressure, produced by the contraction of the earth's interior, and the rocks composing the crust of the latter are bent and warped by pressure into numerous approximately parallel wrinkles or folds. In Boone County these folds all have a distinct northeast-southwest trend. In the description of these folds the upward bending arch is called the anticline and the

-downward bending a syncline. The axis of any fold is the line joining the highest points of any anticline or the lowest points

of any syncline, and from which the strata dip is an anticline

and to which they dip is a S3mcline. The strike is the direc-

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tion of the horizontal edge of dapping beds and is frequently, although not always, parallel to the axis of a fold, diverging from it when the axis is not horizontal. The sudden fall of the axis of the anticline forms what is called a nose of the fold. The original position of rock beds of any sedimentary formation is nearly horizontal. These deposits, however, may take on a slope of considerable pitch. Earth movements cause modification of this original position and produce the above described structural forms generally used in geology.

Methods Of Rbpkesbnting Structure.

Cross Sections. — There are two methods that can be used in representing geologic structure. One of these is by the cross sections at right angles to the strata, which shows the rocks as they would appear if a deep canal or section were dug perpendicularly across the entire area under discussion. This method can be used where the dip of the rock is very heavy and is perceptible to the eye, but in the Boone area it would not be practical nor satisfactory without greatly exaggerating the vertical scale of the cross section in comparison to the horizontal scale ; also this method would only give an idea of the structure along certain lines and would not give the slope of the arches or basins.

Structure Contours. — The method of representing structure which has been adopted by the West Virginia Geological Survey, for areas of gentle dip, consists in the representation by contour lines of the position of some particular stratum. This stratum is generally the one that is well known throughout the area by its exposures in the outcrop, its relation to some other bed above or below it, or its wide use as a "keyrock" by the drillers for oil and gas. These contour lines show in a general way the form and the size of the folds into which the key-stratum has been distorted and its altitude above the level of the sea at all points, and are of great value in the commercial development of the area for the future mining of its coal and the exploitation for possible oil and gs pools.

The bottom of the Campbell Creek or No. 2 Gas Coal has been selected as the "key-rock" on which to base the structure,

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since it is very persistent and widely known in the area, both from exploitation by miners and by core drill holes. The elevation of the base of the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal over a large part of Boone County was obtained by levels directly on its crop; also from the records of core drill holes and the records of wells drilled for oil and gas throughout the area.

On Map II the structure contour lines are printed in green, and these exhibit not only the approximate elevation above sea level of the base of the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal, but also the horizontal contours of the troughs, arches and domes, and the direction of the dip of the strata. By examining this map it will be readily seen whether or not the coal is above or below drainage anywhere in the county by noting the elevations of the land surface at the point desired, as exhibited by the topographic contours, and the elevations of the coal as shown by the structure contours at the same place. As an illustration, suppose the position of the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal was desired at Seth. This map shows the elevation of mouth of Laurel Creek at about 686', and the elevation of the coal, as exhibited by the contour lines, about 570', therefore the bed should lie about 115 feet below drainage.

As has already been mentioned in preceding County Reports, these structure contours are only approximately correct from the assumed fact that over small areas the rocks maintain a uniform thickness. However, this assumption is often erroneous, since it has frequently been established that the interval between two easily determined formations will vary many feet in a very short distance. While a very large number of elevations were determined with spirit level, a much greater number were obtained with the aneroid barometer, checked as frequently as possible on spirit level elevations of the U. S. Geological Survey marked at the forks of public highways and other conspicuous peaces. These checks kept down errors in barometric elevations to the extent that it is believed over most of the area their sum is less than one contour interval — that is, less than 25 feet.

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Detailed Geologic Structure.

Boone County is traversed by the Warfield Anticliae. passing through the area in a northeast and southwest direction. About one-third of the area lies north and the remaining two-thirds lie south of this anticline.

The following are the most important folds :

Anticline. Syncline.

The Warfield. The Coalburg.

The accurate location and shape of the above folds are exhibited on Map II.

The Warfield Anticline. — This great anticline enters West Virginia from Kentucky at Warfield on the Kentucky side and Kermit on the West Virginia side, and extends in a general northeastern direction through Mingo and Logan Counties, entering Logan near the head of Big Hart Creek and crossing the Guyandot River near Chapmanville, and the Boone-Logan County Line at the head of Curry Fork of Garrett Creek and thence crossing the head of Left Fork of Meadow Fork of Hewett Creek and the divide between Hewett and Sixmile Creeks in a northeastern direction to Sixmile Creek, 1.3 miles northwest of Havana P. O. ; thence, N. 50° E. 3.8 miles to Spruce Fork, 0.3 mile southeast of Low Gap Station; thence, it changes its course to N. 41j4° E. 7,7 miles, crossing Pond Fork 1.2 miles southeast of Madison, the Right and Left Forks of Rock Creek, 0.9 mile southeast of Foster P. O., and the divide between Rock and Drawd/ Creeks at the head of Drawdy Creek, 1.3 miles west of Andrew P. O. at the top of divide between Drawdy and Brush Creeks: thence, it changes its course to N. E. for 3.2 miles to Big Coal River, crossing said river, 1 mile northwest of the mouth of Drawdy Creek; from this point its course is changed to N. 31° E. for 2.7 miles, crossing the head of Curtis Branch of Lick Creek, 0.4 mile southwest of mouth of Falling Rock; thence, X. 41° E. 2 miles to the Boone-Kanawha County Line at the head of Right Fork of Bull Creek, entering Kanawha County at the head of Mary Branch of Spruce

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Fork of Four Mile Fork of Lens Creek. It passes about onehalf mile south of Hernshaw ; thence in the same general direction as Lens Creek and just south of said creek, intersecting the Kanawha River at the mouth of Simmons Creek, mile southeast of Marmet; thence about parallel wnth the general course of this creek to its source, where it crosses the Cabin Creek-Maiden District Line; and thence to the head of the Left Fork of Witchers Creek, where it again crosses the Cabin Creek-Maiden District Line and apparently dies out near Eight P. O. at the mouth of Eight Mile Fork of Campbell Creek.

It is possible that further careful tracing to the northeast may demonstrate that this Warfield Anticline connects with the Chestnut Ridge Anticline from the northern part of the State, but the present facts do not yet definitely prove this assumption.

The axis of the Warfield Anticline rises rapidly to the southwest from Campbell Creek in Kanawha County to where it crosses the Kanawha River, where the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal is about 760 feet ; thence it gradually rises to where it crosses Big Coal River, where the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal is about 860 feet B., and from thence to Low Gap, where it crosses Spruce Fork of Little Coal River, the crest rises rapidly so that the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal horizon is 1130 feet at Low Gap; and thence the rise of the axis becomes less rapid to the Boone- Logan County Line, rising 50 feet in six miles.

The Coalburg Syncline. — This trough is the largest in the southern part of West Virginia, lying to the southeast of the V/arfield Anticline and almost paralleling it. It originate* to the south of Boone County in Mingo and Logan Co'.int'e.s, entering Boone County 0.4 mile southwest of Clothier, r nssng Spruce Laurel Fork, and extending N. 62"* E. 6 miles to Pond Fork, 0.3 mile east of the mouth of Bull Creek: from thence it changes its course to the left, going N. 34"* E. for 6 miles, passing one-fourth mile west of Nelson P. O., and crossing Big Coal River 0.3 mile southwest of Seth, to north side of Coal River; from thence, the general course is N. GO''

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E. crossing Joes Creek just south of the mouth of Left Fork and the Boone-Kanawha County Line, 2.0 miles south of Winifrede, near the head of North and South Hollows of Fields Creek, and extending in a northwestern direction touching the sharp bend in Slaughter Creek, mile south of Chelyan, crossing the Kanawha River near the mouth of Cabin Creek between Cabin Creek Junction and Coalburg at the town from which it derives its name; and from thcuce parallels said river to Monarch, where it leaves the river, deflecting slightly more to the north, and dies out just above the mouth of Little Ugly Branch of Witchers Creek.

The elevation of the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal in the trough of the syncline, where it enters Boone County from the southwest, is about 450 feet B., just south of Clothier, and the axis of the trough rises on Pond Fork, bringing this corl to 570 feet, and it remains about the same level until it reaches Seth on Big Coal River, where it rises again to the Boone-Kanawha County Line, where the elevation is about 640 feet.

Chapter Iv.

Stratigraphy— General Sections.

The outcropping stratified rocks of Boone County arc included wholly in the Carbonic System, and the exposed beds extend from the middle of the Conemaugh Series down through the Allegheny and Upper Pottsville or Kanawha Series. The following table illustrates the several divisions of the stratified rocks of Boone County, some portions of which crop at the surface within this area, or have been penetrated by the oil and gas well prospecting:

Table of Geological Formations.

Pennsylvanian.

Conemaugh Series 500 to 600 feet,

Allegheny Series 200 to 350 feet;

Pottsville Series 250 to 3,000 feet;

Mississipplan. Mauch Chunk Red

Shales 40 to 400 feet;

Greenbrier Limestone. 150 to 250 feet;

Pocono Sandstones 450 to 600 feet;

Devonian. Catskill Sandstones

(Venango Oil Group) 300 to 500 feet, probably not

represented in Boone Chemung and Hamilton Shales.

Some general sections will now be given to illustrate the order and character of the several formations.

The following is a generalized section of the Conemaugh, Allegheny, and Kanawha Series, found in the study of the different strata in Boone County. In the Kanawha Series several of the coals and sandstones are named from a generalized section found in the study of Logan and Mingo Counties by Messrs. Hennen and Reger, from whose manuscript thes* names are obtained :

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Generalized Section, Conemaugh, Allegheny and Kanawha Series, Boone County.

Thickness Total

Conemaugh Series (510') Feet. Feet. Pittsburgh Coai, found in the top of Sugar Tree Knob, Lincoln County, 3.6 miles

east of the Boone-Lincoln County Line. 2 2

Interval to Eik Lick Coal 215 217

Fire clay and shale 20 237

Limestone, dark gray, Elk Lick 2 239

Red and sandy shale, Birmingham 11 250

Sandstone, grayish buff, Grafton 20 270

Shells, gray and sandy 35 305

Limestone, dark gray, impure, Ames horizon 2 307

Red and sandy shales, Pittsburgh Reds.. 45 352 Sandstone, massive, buff, medium coarse

grained, Saltsburg 38 390

Coal, Bakerstown 1 391

Fire clay 2 393

Sandstone, massive, gray and white, Buffalo 40-50 443

Coal, Brush Creek 2 445

Shale, gray and sandy 25 470

Sandstone, massive, Mahoning 40 510

Allegheny Series (175')

Coal, Upper Freeport 2 512

Fire clay 2 514

Sandstone and sandy shale 30 544

Fire clay, Lower Freeport 2 546

Sandstone, massive, pebbly, East Lynn.. 50-110 656

Coal, Upper Kittannfng (North Coaiburg?) 8 664

Shales, gray 2 666

Coal, Middle KIttannIng, No. 5 Block 6 672

Shales gray 3 675

Coal, Lower KIttanning, No. 5 Block,

Lower Bench 5 680

Sandy shale 5 685

Kanawha Series (1844')

Sandstone, IHomewood, massive 75-100 785

Shale, sometimes holding coal ("Black

Flint" horizon) 0-10 795

Coal, Stockton-Lewlston, always multiple

bedded and in two to four divisions. . 0- 10 805

Sandy shale or impure fire clay 10-20 825

Sandstone, Upper Coaiburg, coarse, massive, gray, often weathering Into "Chimney Rock" columns on the summits 50-80 905

Shale, dark gray 0-10 915

Coal, Coaiburg, multiple bedded, splinty layers sometimes containing cannel

coal on top 5-10 925

Fire clay, impure and sandy shale 0-20 945

Coal, Little Coaiburg 0- 3 948

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Thickness Total

Feet. Feet.

Shale and impure fire clay 0-22 970

Sandstone, Lower Coalburg, often forming

great clifTs 20-40 1010

Sandy shale 3- 9 1019

Coal, Buffalo Creek, multiple bedded,

hard, splinty 0- 6 1026

Fire clay and shale 20- 25 1050

Limestone, Buffalo Creek, gray and hard, lenticular, sometimes containing marine fossils 0- 2 1052

Sandstone, Upper Win If rede, massive, yellowish gray, micaceous 40- 60 1112

Shale 2- 3 1115

Coal, WInlfrede, multiple bedded, hard,

splinty 1-10 1125

Fire clay, impure, and sandy shale 2- 5 1130

Sandstone, Lower WInlfrede, massive 20- 40 1170

Shale 2 1172

Coal, Chilton "A", multiple bedded 0- 3 1175

Fire clay, impure, and shale 10-18 1193

Sandstone, Upper Chilton, medium grained

and massive, micaceous 20-40 1233

Coal, Chilton ''Rider," splinty, multiple

bedded 0- 4 1237

Fire clay and gray shale 0-20 1257

Coal, Chilton, multiple bedded, splinty.. 1- 8 1265

Fire clay, impure, and shaly 0- 5 1270

Sandstone, Lower Chilton, massive 0- 30 1300

Coal, Little Chilton, double bedded 0- 2 1302

Sandstone, Hernshaw 20- 49 1351

Coal, Hernshaw, multiple bedded 0- 4 1355

Fire clay and sandy shale 1- 5 1360

Sandstone, Naugatuck 15-21 1381

Coal, Dingess, multiple bedded, gas coal,

once mined at Dingess 1- 4 1385

Shale 1- 5 1390

Sandstone. Williamson 5-20 1410

Shale 1- 5 1415

Limestone, Dingess, gray and hard, frequently brown and silicious, lenticular, and ferriferous, with marine fossils 0- 2 1417

Shale, dark green, sandy, iron ore nodules and plant fossils 0-30 1447

Coal, Williamson, multiple bedded, splinty 1- 8 1455

Fire clay, impure, shaly 1- 5 1460

Sandstone, Upper Cedar Grove 10-40 1500

Shale, dark gray, with iron ore nodules

and plant fossils 20- 45 1545

Shale, dark gray, slaty limestone, Seth,

marine fossils, many product! 0- 3 1548

Shale, dark 0- 2 1550

Coal, Upper Cedar Grove, splinty at bottom, Island Creek bed; also same as

Red Jacket or Upper Thacker 2- 5 1555

Fire clay and shale 0-10 1565

46 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Thickness Total Feet. Feet. Sandstone, Middle Cedar Grove, sometimes holding a thin coal 0-60 1625

Coat, Lower Cedar Grove, multiple bedded, splinty at top, and is lower bench of the Cedar Grove proper, and Island Creek bed; also same as Lower

Thacker 2- 5 1630

Fire clay, impure, and shale 1-10 1640

Sandstone, Lower Cedar Grove 20- 30 1670

Coal, Alma ''A" 0- 1 1671

Shale, dark gray, with iron ore nodules

and plant fossils 5- 9 1680

Coal, Alma, multiple bedded, splinty layers, same as Draper bed of Logan . . 2-5 1685

Fire clay, Impure, and shale 0- 5 1690

Sandstone, Logan, massive, bluish gray,

medium grained 20-40 1730

Shale, sandy ' 1- 5 1735

Coal, Little Alma, multiple bedded, slaty. 0- 3 1738

Sandstone, massive, Maiden 15-29 1767

Shale, sandy, gray and flaggy 1- 5 1772

Limestone, Campbell Creek, dark gray, hard, silicious, lenticular, marine fossils found at Bald Knob and High

Coal 0- 2 1774

Shale, flaggy and sandy, with iron ore

nodules and plant fossils 10- 20 1794

Coal, Campbell Creek, Upper Bench, multiple bedded, gas type and Upper War Eagle on Turkey Creek; also same

as No. 2 Gas of Kanawha Valley 2- 6 1800

Shale 1- 3 1803

Sandstone Lower Maiden, massive 8-30 1833

Shales, gray 1- 5 1838

Coal, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas), Lower

Bench, multiple bedded, gas type 1-3 1841

Shale, gray 1- 3 1844

Sandstone, Brownstown, massive 21-51 1895

Coal, Powellton "A," double bedded 0- 1 1896

Shale, sandy, flaggy and laminated 10-20 1916

Coal, Powellton, double bedded, same as

"Hatfield Tunnel" vein 0- 3 1919

Shale, dark, laminated 10-20 1939

Limestone, Stockton, silicious, lenticular. 0- 4 1943

Sandstone, shale, dark, and sandstone... 25- 34 1977

Coal, Matewan, double bedded 0- 2 1979

Sandstone, Matewan 20- 40 2019

Coal, Eagle "A", gas coal 0- 2 2021

Sandstone, Eagle 20-37 2058

Shale 5-10 2068

Coal, Eagle, gas, and same as Middle War

Eagle of Turkey Creek 1- 6 2074

Fire clay, impure and shale 0- 5 2079

Sandstone, Bens Creek 0-27 2106

West Virginia Geological Survey. 47

Thickness Total

Feet Feet Coal, Bens Creek, gas, soft, columnar, multiple bedded and probably a split off

of main Eagie. . : 0- 3 2109

Fire clay and shale. 5-10 2119

Sandstone, Decota, massive 40-57 2176

Shale 5-10 2186

Coai, Little Eagie, double bedded gas coal 1- 3 2189

Sandstone, flaggy and shaly 0-20 2209

Coai, Cedar, multiple bedded gas coal, same as once mined at Cedar, Mingo County, and probably a split off of Lit-

tie Eagie 0- 4 2213

Sandstone, Grapevine 25-30 2243

Slate, black, laminated, with marine fossils, Eagle 15-20 2263

Limestone, Eagle, dark, brittle, hard, lenticular, marine fossils 0- 2 2265

Slate, black, iron ore nodules, marine fossils, Eagie 10-25 2290

Coal, Little Cedar, gas coal 0- 1 2291

Sandstone, Lower War Eagle 20-30 2321

Shale 5-10 2331

Coal, Lower War Eagle, gas, soft, multiple bedded 0- 3 2334

Shale 1- 5 2339

Sandstone, Upper Gilbert, grayish white,

massive, medium grained 40-50 2389

Shale, black with iron ore nodules 10- 15 2404

Sandstone, bluish gray, laminated 10-15 2419

Coal, Glenalum Tunnel, multiple bedded, much split up with slate partings, 1"

to 3' thick, soft gas type 0-15 2434

Sandstone, Lower Gilbert, massive, grayish white 15- 80 2514

Shale 1- 4 2518

Coai, Gilbert, double bedded, gas 0- 1 2519

Shale, sandy 5-10 2529

Some general sections will now be given to illustrate the order and character of the several formations composing the rock column in Boone County, made from exposures at crop and from records of the numerous borings for coal, petroleum and natural gas throughout the county.

Sections.

Peytona District.

The following section was obtained with spirit level by Krebs, descending from a high knob eastward to Lens Creek,

48 Stratigraphy General Sections.

0.6 mile south of Hernshaw P. O., Loudon District, Kanawha County, and two miles east of the Boon-Kanawha County Line:

Section 0.6 Mile South of Hernshaw, Loudon District,

Kanawha County.

Pennsyivanian (830') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (86') Feet. Feet

Sandstone, massive, making cliff, East Lynn

(1436' L.) 66

Concealed in slope 15

Concealed in bench. No. 5 Block Coal horizon 5 Kanawha Series (744')

Concealed in slope 35

Concealed in bench 0

Concealed in slope ' 20

Black slate (thickness concealed) (1354' L.) ...

Concealed 55

Sandstone, massive 5

Coal, hard, splint r 7%

Slate, gray 0 2

Coal, slaty, laminated 2 6 Coal, hard, splint ! 6

Slate, gray 0 0%

Coal, softer 0 9

Slate, gray, concealed, with sandstone 49

Coal, (4"), local 0.3

Slate, dark brown, with iron ore nodules 4

Coal, (5"), local 0.4

Interval 15.1

Coal, cannel 0' 4"! (3' 1")

Slate 0 6 -Coalburg ... 3.1

Coal 2 4

Interval 25

Coal, Buffalo Creek 1.9

Concealed and sandstone 54.2

Coal 0' 6"! (3' 9")

Slate 1 10

Coal 1 6

Concealed and sandstone 51

Coal, Chilton "A" 1.8

Sandstone and concealed 58.8

Coal, Chilton (2' 3") 2.2

Concealed 33.1

Coal r 101 (6' 3")

Slate and fire clay 4 0 f Little Chll- 5.4

Coal 0 5 J ton .

Interval 22.6

Coal, Hernshaw (2' 10") 2.8

Unrecorded 15.3

Coal, (5"). local 0.4

Unrecorded, containing DIngess marine limestone and shale fossils 58.5 616.2

(6' 6")

Stockton ... 6.5 '(1303.8' L.)

Winifrede .. 3.8

86.0'

121.6'

71.9'

84.9'

52.8'

61.0'

38.6'

25.4'

West Virginia Geological Survey. 49

Thickness Total

Coal, Williamson, dirty, (1' 2") 1.2 617.4 75.4'

Unrecorded 40.0 657.4

Coal r 2"] (3' 7")

Slate and shale 0 2 f Cedar Grove. 3.6 661.0

Coal 2 3 J

Unrecorded 31.0 692.0

Coal, Alma d' 6") 1.5 693.5

Unrecorded 85.2 778.7

Coal 0' 2%"1 (7' 3%")

Slate 0 Campbell Creek

Coat 3 10% or No. 2 Gas 7.3 786.0

Fire clay 0 7%

Coal 2 3% J

Concealed to creek 44.0 830.0

The above section has been verified by Messrs. Hennen and Reger from their study of the coals in Mingo and Logan Counties.

The foregoing section illustrates the succession of the coals in the northern part of Boone County.

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets, descending from a high point in the Peytona-Sherman District Line at head of Roundbottom Creek, joined to well No. 1 (13) Columbus Gas & Fuel Company:

Section 1.4 Miles Northeast of Racine, Peytona District.

Pennsylvanian (1735') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (70') Feet. Feet Sandstone, massive, coarse grained, buff

color. East Lynn 50 50

Sandy shale 20 70

Kanawha Series (880') Sandstone, massive, medium coarse grained,

gray buif color, micaceous, Homewood.. 60 130

Sandy shale 30 160

Sandstone, massive, buff color, coarse grained

Coalburg 60 220 i

Sandy shale and sandstone 40 260

Sandy shale and concealed 50 310

Sandstone, massive, medium coarse grained 19 329

Coal blossom, Wlnlfrede 1 330

Sandy shale 15 345

Sandstone, massive 42 387

Coal blossom, Chilton "A" 3 390

Sandstone, massive, micaceous, Chilton 37 427

Coal blossom (Chilton) 3 430

Sandstone and concealed 56 486

Coat opening, fallen shut, Hernshaw 4 490

Sandstone and concealed 80 570

so STRATIGRAPHY — GENERAL SECTIONS.

Thickness Total Feet. Feet.

Sandy shale 10 i80

Sandstone aad concealed 30 610

Coai, gas 0' 7"

Coal, impure 0 2

Coal, block 0 10

Slate 0 1

Coat, gray splint 1 3

Slate, dark 0 1 Cedar Grove . . . 4-4" 614-4"

Coal, gray splint 0 3

Bone 0 2

Coal, gray splint 0 4

Slate, gray 0 1

Coal, bony 0 6

Concealed and sandstone 86-8" 701

Coal, block 0' 9"] Campbell Creek

Slate 0 2 (No. 2 Gas)

Coal, gray splint 0 6 [ Upper Bench.. . 3-9" 704-9'

Coal, gas 1 0

Bone 0 1

Coal, gray splint 1 4

Fire clay and shale, to top of well No. 1 (13),

(875' L.) -6-3" 710

Gravel, brown 27 737

Sand, white 53 790

Slate, black 60 860

Sand, white 60 910

Slate, black 40 950

Middle and Lower Pottsville Series (785'.)

Sand, white. (Nuttall) 160 1110

Slate, black 45 1155

Sand, white 55 1210

Slate, black 25 1235

Sand, white 75 1310

Slate, black 20 1330

Lime, black 40 1370

Slate, black 60 1480

Sand, Salt, white 266 1695

Slate, black 30 1725

Sand, white 10 1735

Mauch Chunk (190')

Red rock 45 1780

Slate, white 26 1805

Sand, Maxton 45 1850

Little Lime, black 70 1920

Pencil cave, black 5 1926

Greenbrier Llmeatone (180') Big Lime, white 180 2105

Pocono Sandstones (486')

Big Injun, red 60 2155

Slate and shells 414 2569

Shale, brown 7 2576

Berea Grit 15 2591

Devonian (19')

Slate, gray 19 2610

West Virginia Geological Survey. 51

In the foregoing section the Upper Bench of the Campbell Creek or No. 2 Gas Coal is mined near the top of the well. The Lower Bench of the same seam is about 20 feet under the Upper, so that the interval between the Campbell Creek or No. 2 Gas Coal and the top of the Big Lime is 1200 feet at this point.

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets, descending from a high point on the north side of Coal River, about midway between Peytona and Racine, southward to top of Peytona Well No. 1 (14) located on south side of Coal River, near mouth of Andrew Creek, drilled by the Crude Oil Company :

Sectioa 0.7 Mile East of Peytona, Peytona District.

Pennsylvanian (1395') Thickness Total

Pottsville 8eries (1395') Feet. Feet. Sandstone, Winffrede, massive, coarse

grained , 45 45

Sandy shale and concealed, Win if rede Coal

horizon 20 65

Sandstone 20 .85

Sandy shale and concealed 15 100

Sandstone, Lower Wlnifrede, massive, micaceous, fine grained 45 145

Sandy shale, bench 10 155

Sandstone, Chilton, massive, medium coarse

grained 65 220

Sandy shale and concealed 25 245

Sandstone 55 300

Sandy shale and concealed 50 350

Coal blossom, Cedar Grove 1 351

Sandy shale 9 360

Sandstone and sandy shale 35 395

Coal blossom, Alma 2 397

Sandy shale 13 410

Sandstone, massive, medium coarse grained 45 455

Sandy shale 20 475

Coal 0' 8" 1 Campbell Creek

Slate 0 3 I (No. 2 Gas) Coal 2-8" 477-8"

Coal, gas, visible... 1 9 J Upper Bench

Sandstone 12-4" 490

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas)

Coal, Lower Bench. 2 492

Sandstone, massive, medium coarse 38 630

Sandy shale and concealed to top of well,

(766' B.) 40 570

Earth 13 583

Sand 80 663

Slate 90 753

52 Stratigraphy General Sections.

Thickness Total

Feet. Feet.

Sand 181 934

Slate 20 954

Lime 156 1110

Sand 100 1210

Lime 83 1293

Sand 70 1363

Slate 32 1396

MIssissippian (602)

Mauch Chunk (322')

Sand 16 1410

Lime 20 1430

Sand, Maxton 90 1520

Rock 10 1530

Sand 132 1662

Little Lime 55 1717

Greenbrier Limestone (195')

Big Lime 195 1912

Pocono Sandstone (85')

Sand and red rock, Big Injun 60 1972

Slate 25 1997

The, foregoing section shows the interval between the base of the Campbell Creek or No. 2 Gas Coal and the top of the Big Lime to be 1239 feet.

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets. de scending from a high point just northwest of Racine, so'jthward to Coal River, at the mouth of Indian Creek, lA mile south of Racine P. O. :

Section Mile South of Racine P. O., Peytona District.

Pennsylvanian (63V) Thickness Total

Pottsville Series (631') Feet. Feet

Sandy shale and concealed 10 10

Sandstone, Winifrede, masslvte, coarse

grained 60 70

Coai blossom, Winifrede 7 72 72'

Sandstone, Lower Winifrede, massive, medium coarse grained 88 160

Sandy shale 15 175

Sandstone, massive 65 240

Coai, Hernshaw, Impure, prospect opening. . 2 242 140'

Sandstone, Hernshaw, massive, medium coarse

grained 78 320

Sandy shale and concealed 20 340

Sandstone, Lower Cedar Grove, massive 40 380

Alma 4-9" 384-9" 143'

West Virginia Geological Survey. 53

Thickness Total

Feet. Feet.

Coai, tough, gnarly !' 7'

Slate, gray 0 1

Coal, block 0 7

Slate, gray 0 1

Coal, gnarly 0 4

Slate, gray 0 2

Coal, gray splint 0 7

Slate, black 0 3

Coal, gas 0 6

Coal, bony 0 8

Fire clay, visible 1-3" 386

Sandstone and concealed 59 445

Sandy shale and concealed 10 455

Sandstone and sandy shale 23 478

Coat blossom, Lower Bench, Campbell Creek

or No. 2 Gas Coal 2 480 95'

Sandstone, massive, fine grained 65 545

Sandy shale 20 565

Sandstone, massive, fine grained 60 625

Coal, block 0' 6"

Slate, gray 0 3 Eagle 1 626 146'

Coal, block 0 3 J

Fire clay, (elevaUon 664' L.) 5 631

The follow'ing aneroid section was measured by Teets, de

scending from a high point southward to Falling Rock Branch

of Lick Creek, and combined with Coal River Mining (Company's "A" Well No. 1 (9), drilled by the Columbus Gas & Fuel Company 3.2 miles north of Racine:

Section 3.2 Miles North of Racine, Peytona District.

Pennsylvanlan (1574') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (15') Feet. Feet.

Sandy shale 15 15

Kanawha Series (941')

Sandstone, Homewood, massive 60 75

Sandy shale and concealed 30 105

Sandstone, Coal burg, massive, coarse grained,

buff color 65 170

Sandy shale 15 185

Sandstone, Win if rede, massive, coarse grained 95 280

Sandy shale and sandstone 105 385

Sandstone, Hemshaw 45 430

Sandy shale 12 442

Fire clay, Hernshaw Coal horizon 3 445 445'

Sandstone, Naugatuck, massive 70 515

Sandy shale and sandstone 88 603

Coal blossom, Alma 2 605 160'

Sandy shale 10 615

Sandstone, massive 57 672

54 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Thickness Total

Feet. Fteet.

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas),

Upper Bench v 3 675 70'

Sandy shale and sandstone 18 693

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas),

Lower Bench 2 695 20'

Sandstone, Brownstown, massive, to top of

well "A," No. 1 (9), at 819' L 21 716

Gravel 12 ' 728

Slate 15 743

Sand 133 876

SUte 80 966

Middle and Lower Pottsville Series (618')

Sand 75 1031

Slate 15 1046

Sand 255 1301

Slate 40 1341

Sand 233 1574

MIsslsslppian (88?)

Mauch Chunk (200')

Slate and red rock 99 1673

Sand, Maxton 60 1733

Little Lime 38 1771

Pencil cave 3 1774

Greenbrier Limestone (193')

Big Lime 193 1967

Pocono Sandstone (489)

Slate 4 1971

Red sand , 60 2031

Slate and shells 399 2430

Brown shale 16 2446

Sand, Berea 10 2456

The foregoing section gives the interval betwe :i\ the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal and top of the Big T/mc as 1079 feet.

At the head of Bull Creek in the northern part of Boone County, the following section was measured by Krebs in the northern corner of Peytona District, descending from the summit of a high knob on the Boone-Kanawha County Line, four miles northeast of Dartmont, south westward to Road Fork of Bull Creek and joined to Dart well No. 1 (1) :

Section Four Miles Northeast of Dartmont, Peytona District.

Pennsylvanian (1640') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (100') Feet. Feet.

Sandy shale 20 20

Sandstone, massive, East Lynn, full of Iron

ore? 75 95

Fire clay and coal bio88on>, No. 5 Block 5 100

West Virginia Geological Survey. 55

Thickness Total

Feet. Feet.

Kanawha Series (945') Sandstone, coarse grained, Homewood, to

bench 75 175

Sandstone and concealed 75 25Q

Coal bloMom, Stockton 5 255

Sandstone and concealed, Coalburg 100 355

Bench, Coalburg Coal horizon 0 355

Sandstone and concealed 99 464

Coal blossom, Winifreds 1 455 355'

Sandstone and concealed 159 614

Slate, gray 1 615

Sandstone and concealed 68 683

Coal, blossom, Williamson 2 685 267'

Sandstone and concealed 59 744

Coal blossom, Cedar Grove 1 745 60'

Sandstone and concealed 20 765

Soil (top of well, elevation 815' B.) 15 780

Sand 82 862

Coal, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) 2 864 119*

Sand 81 945

Slate 100 1045

Middle and Lower Pottsville (595')

Sand (Nuttall) 120 1165

Slate 8 1173

Sand 97 1270

Slate 10 1280

Sand 355 1635

Slate 5 1640

Mauch Chunk (153')

Red rock 5 1645

Black slate 6 1651

Lime 25 1676

Red rock 35 1711

Slate : 7 1718

Lime 7 1725

Sand, Maxton 44 1769

Slate 3 1772

Lime and pencil cave 21 1793

Greenbrier Limestone (192')

Lime 118'

Sand 20 Big Lime. ... 192 1985

Lime 54

Pocono Sandstone (520')

Sand, Big Injun 90 2075

Slate 60 2135

Sand, Squaw 50 2185

Slate and shells 293 2478 493'

Sand, Berea Grit 27 2505

Devonian (W)

Black slate to bottom (1780') 40 2545

The foregoing section gives the interval between the No. 5 Block Coal and the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal as 764

56 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

feet, and that of the Winifrede and the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal, 409 feet, comparing with 422 feet in the Hernshaw Section ; and the interval between the last coal and the top of the Big Lime, 929 feet, compared with 1239 feet in the Peytona Section, an increase in sediments of 310 feet in 5.6 miles to the south, or 55 feet per mile.

At the mouth of Bull Creek near Dartmont, the following section was measured by Teets, descending from a high point, J4 mile southeast of the mouth of Bull Creek of Coal River, westward down the hill, and joined to the Dart well No. 4 (8), drilled by Leschen Oil & Gas Company, V2 mile southwest of Dartmont :

Section Yz Mile Southeast of Dartmont Station,

Peytona District.

Pennsylvanian (1435') Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (950') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, massive 30 30

Concealed 20 50

Sandstone, Coalburg, massive 40 90

Concealed 15 105

Sandstone and concealed 50 155

Concealed 20 175

Sandstone, Winifrede, massive 45 220

Concealed Winifrede Coal horizon 15 235

Sandstone and concealed 60 295

Concealed and sandy shale 130 425

Sandstone and sandy shale 60 485

Concealed 20 505

Sandy shale 40 545

Concealed 10 555

Sandy shale and concealed to top of well

(elevation, 715' B.) 95 650

Soil 23 673

Coal, Campbell Creek ( No. 2 Gas) horizon.. 2 675

Sand 75 750

Slate 200 950

Middle and Lower Pottsville Series (485)

Sand 35 985

Slate 10 995

Sand 430 1425

Slate 10 1435

Mississlppian (278') Mauch Chunk (255')

Black lime 30 1465

Red rock 25 1490

Black lime 20 1510

Sand 10 1520

Slate 80 1600

Black lime 10 1610

West Virginia Ge0Lcx5Ical Survey. 57

Thickness Total

Feet. Pfeet.

Slate 10 1620

Lime 50 1670

Sand, grit 20 1690 255'

Greenbrier Limestone (20')

Lime, Big Lime 20 1710

Unrecorded, to bottom 3 1713

The foregoing section gives the interval between the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal and top of Big Lime as 1015 feet.

Two miles east of Dartmont, on Lick Creek, the following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending from a high summit southward to Lick Creek, 1.5 miles east of Cobb P. O.:

Section 1.5 Miles East of Cobb P. O., Peytona District.

Pennsyivanian (705') Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (705') Feet. Feet.

Sandy shale 5 5

Sandstone, massive, Homewood, ferruginous 40 45

Sandy shale, Stockton-Lewlston Coal horizon 5 50

Sandstone, coarse, Coat burg 75 125

Bench, Coaiburg Coai horizon 0 125

Sandstone, massive 50 175

Sandstone, flaggy 52 227

Coal bt0880m, Winifrede 3 230 230'

Sandstone and concealed to bench 50 280

Sandy shale and concealed 50 330 100'

Bench, l-lernshaw Coai horizon 0 330

Sandstone and concealed to bench 60 390

Sandstone and concealed 85 475

Bench, Cedar Grove Coal horizon 0 475 145'

Sandy shale and concealed 107 582

Coai blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas).. 3 585

Sandstone, shelly 32 617

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas),

Lower Bench 3 620

Sandstone and concealed 43 663

Slate, Poweiiton Coal horizon 2 665

Sandstone and concealed to creek, (710' B.) 40 705

The section was taken to the rise so that the interval between the Winifrede Coal and the Campbell Creek or No. 2 Gas is greater than 390 feet shown in the section.

On Lick Creek, the following section was measured by Teets from the Peytona-Sherman District corner in the Ka-

58 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

nawha-Boone County Line, descending southwestward to the head of Lick Creek, 2.7 miles northeast of Racine:

Section 2.7 Miles Northeast of Racine, Peytona District

Thicknees ToUl

Kanawha Series (475') Feet Feet

Saiklatone and concealed 85 86

Sandy shale 15 100

Sandstone, Upper Chilton, massive 38 138

Coal blossom, Chilton 2 140

Sandy shale and concealed 75 215

Bench, Hemshaw Coal horizon 0 215

Sandstone and concealed BO 266

Sandy shale and concealed 25 290

Sandstone and concealed 35 326

Sandy shale and concealed 33 368

Coal blossom, Cedar Grove 2 360

Sandstone and concealed 30 390

Sandy shale and concealed. 82 472

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas),

(875' B.) 3 475

One miie south of Emmons Station, the following section measured by Teets, descending westward to Coal River, to a point 0.4 mile south of the C. & O. mile post marked "St. A. 19," Washington District, Kanawha County:

Section 1 Mile North of Emmons Station, Washington District, Kanawha County.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (464') Feet Feet

Sandy shale and concealed 30 30

Sandstone, Coalburg, massive 27 57

Sandy shale 11 68

Sandstone, Upper Winlfrede, massive 99 167

Sandy shale 27 194

Coal blossom, Winlfrede 2 196

Sandstone, Lower Winlfrede, massive 33 229

Coal 0' 8"

Slate, gray 0 3

Coal, splint 1 6 Chilton "A".. 4 233

Slate, gray 0 2

Coal, splint 1 5

Slate 1 234

Sandy shale 10 244

Sandstone, Chilton, massive 66 310

Sandy shale 17 327

Sandstone, Hernshaw, massive 37 364

Sandy shale. 5 369

Williamson. . 1-SW 437-8

West Virginia Geological Survey. 59

Thickness Total

Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, Naugatuck 30 399

Coal blossom, Dingess 1 400

Sandstone 5 405

Gray shale 19 424

. Slate and shale 8 432

Limy shale, Dingess, marine fossils 1 433

Slaty shale 1-4" 434-4"

Sandy shale 1-8" 436

Coal 0' 7

Fire clay 0 2

Coal 0 11%

Gray shale 10-3%" 448

Coal blossom 1 449

Sandstone, massive, to 641' L 5 454

The coal at 233 feet has been mined by Jefferson Gillispie for local fuel use, and correlates with the Chilton "A."

The Dingess fossils appear in the railroad gade in the Dingess Limestone.

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending from a high point jA niile south of Olcott Station, northward to Brier Creek at Olcott, Washington District, Kanawha County, and one mile north of the Boone-Kanawha County Line:

Section at Olcott, Washington District, Kanawha County.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (510') Feet. Feet.

Sandy shale and concealed 115 115

Sandstone. Homewood, masBive, 50 165 165'

Fire clay and concealed. Stockton Coal horizon 5 170

Sandstone, massive and concealed 130 300

Coal, Coalburg 3 303 138'

Sandstone and concealed 30 333

Slate 1 334

Coal, splint 0' 6"

Coal, splint, hard 0 4 Winifrede. . . 3-7" 337-7"

Coal, block, hard 2 9

Slate 1-5" 339

Sandstone and concealed 161 500

Coal blossom, Hernshaw 3 503

Concealed, to 790' B 7 510 272'

The foregoing section shows the base of the Winifrede Coal 172 feet below the base of a pebbly, massive sandstone, which correlates wdth the Homewood Sandstone

60 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending from a high summit northeast of Brounland, southwestward to Coal River at mouth of Brier Creek, Washington District, Kanawha County, mile north of the Boone- Kanawha County Line :

Section at Brounland, Washington District, Kanawha County.

Pennsylvanian Thickness Total

Conemaugh Series (180') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, conglomeratic 25 25

Sandy shale and concealed 125 150

Sandstone, massive, conglomeratic 30 180 180'

Allegheny Series (146')

Sandy shale and concealed 70 250

Coal blossom, cannel? North Coalburg 2 252

Sandy shale and concealed 20 272

Sandstone, massive, East Lynn 40 312

Slate 1 313

Coal, No. 5 Block (2' 3") 3 316

Sandy shale and concealed 10 326 146'

Kanawha Series (234')

Sandstone, massive, Homewood 100 426

Sandy shale and concealed 25 451

Sandstone, shale 4 455

Sandy shale, horizon of Kanawha Black Flint 13 ' 468

Coal, slaty 0' 9"

Fire clay 0 7

Coal, impure 0 9

Coal, cannel 1 6

Coal and slate 1 7

Fire clay 0 11

Coal, hard, block 1 6

Slate and shale 1 5

Coal, hard 1 3

Coal, bone 0 4

Coal, hard, visible 1 5 J

Sandy shale and concealed 10 490

Sandstone, massive, gray ish. 20' ) Coalburg

Sandy shale and concealed. .10 ) Sandstone 30 520

Coal, Coalburg 2-6" 522-6"

Sandstone and concealed to Coal River,

(690' B.) 37-6" 560 234'

The following section was measured by Teets from a high point on the north side of River Fork of Fork Creek of Coal River, descending southward to top of core drill hole No. 1 (103) of Holly and Stephenson, 1.6 miles up River Fork, and 3j/2 miles south from Brounland:

Stockton-

Lewiston 12 480

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Section Miles Southeast of Brounland, Peytona District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (400') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and concealed, Homewood 92 92

Coal blossom, Stockton-Lewiston 3 95 95'

Sandstone and concealed 93 188

Coal, good, Coaiburg 2 190 96'

Sandstone and concealed 78 268

Coal blossom, WInifrede 2 270 80'

Sandstone and concealed to top of core drill

hole, at 860' B 130 400

The writer was unable to get a correct log of the core test hole.

The following aneroid section was measured, descending from a high summit between Locust Fork and Fork Creek, northeastward to mouth of Locust Fork, where it was joined to a diamond core hole (100) L2 miles west of Emmons:

Section 1.2 Miles West of Emmons P. O., Peytona District.

Pennsylvanlan (965') Thickness Total

Allegheny 8erles (78') Feet Feet.

Sandy shale 20 20

Sandstone, massive, cliff rock, large pebbles

near base 50 70

Coal and shale 2' 6'']

Coal, block 2 0 I No. 5 Block 6-1" 76-1"

Slate 0 7 [

Coal, block 1 0 J

Slate Ml" 78

Kanawha Series (887')

Sandstone and concealed 87 165

Coal blossom, Stockton-Lewiston 3 168

Sandstone and concealed 67 235

Coal 2' 0"]

Shale, gray 1 6 Coaiburg 4-7" 239-7"

Coal 1 2

Slate 1-5" 241

Sandstone and concealed 65 306

Coal 0' 10"]

Slate 0 3 I WInifrede

Coal 0 8 y Upper Bench... 4-3" 310-3"

Slate 1 4

Coal 1 2

Sandstone and sandy shale 16-9" 327

Coal, splint V 3" 1 WInifrede

Coal, softer 0 8 V Lower Bench . . . 2-7" 329-7

Coal, splint 1 1 J

Sandstone and concealed 130-5" 460

Coal, Little Chilton 1-8" 461-8

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62 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

ThickneBS Total -

Feet. Feet.

Concealed to top core drill hole (100) at

680' B 18-4" 480

Coaly gravel 23 508

Shale 4 .507

Sandstone 2 509

Shale 8 517

Sandstone 28 545

Shale 2 547

Sandstone 10 557

Shale 15 572

Sandstone 0-8" 572-8"

Coal 0' 4"!

Fire clay 1 0 f Cedar Grove 1-8" 574-4"

Coal 0 4 J

Fire clay 0-8" 575

Shale 12 587

Sandstone 4 591

Shale 1 592

Sandstone 11 603

Shale 8 611

Sandstone 13 624

Coal, Alma 1-6" 625-6"

Fire clay 1-6" 627

Shale 17-6" 644-6"

Coal 0' 6"1 I

Fire clay 1 6 I Little Alma 4-10" 649-4"

Shale 1 6 f

Coal 1 4 1

Fire clay 2 651-4"

Shale 55-8" 707

Coal 0' 4" ] Campbell Creek

Fireclay 1 8 ► (No. 2Ga)... 3 710

Coal 10

Sandstone 19 729

Shale 12 741

Clay 1 742

Shale 12 754

Sandstone 3 757

Shale 11 768

Sandstone 12 780

Sandy shale 7 787

Sandstone 7 794

Shale 7 801

Sandstone 144 945

Shale : 17-6" 962-6"

Coal and shale 0-6" 963

Shale, to hottom of boring 2 965

In the foregoing section the interval between the base of

the No. 5 Block. Coal and the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal is 630' 11", compared with 700 feet at Hemshaw.

In going up Fork Creek southward for two miles to the mouth of Jimmy Fork, the measures rise faster than the bed

West Virginia Geological Survey. 63

of Fork Creek, as is shown in the following aneroid section, measured by Teets, descending from a high point east of mouth of Jimmy Fork of Fork Creek of Coal River, westward down the hill and joined to shot-core test hole No. 1 (102), drilled by the Forks Coal & Land Company, at mouth of Jimmy Fork, 2 miles southwest of Emmons :

Section 2 Miles Southwest of Emmons P. O., Peytona District.

Pennsylvanian (807' 2") Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (160') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and concealed 75 75

Sandy shale and concealed 20 95

Sandstone, East Lynn, massive. Upper Bench 40 135 Sandy shale and concealed, No. 5 Block Coal

horizon 25 160

Kanawha Series (647' 2") Sandstone. Homewood, massive, Lower

Bench 30 190

Sandy shale 20. 210 115'

Sandstone and concealed 50 260

Bench, Stockton Coai horizon 0 260

Sandstone and concealed 108 368

Coal bJossom, prospect opening, Coalburg... 2 370

Sandstone and concealed 95 465

Coal blossom, prospect opening, Winlf rede... 1 466 96'

Sandstone and concealed 89 555

Coal, impure, prospect opening, Chilton 4 559

Concealed to top of core test hole, (755' B.) . . 51 610

Surface 10 620

Shale 5 625

Coal 0-4" 625-4" 6e'-4"

Shale 17-8': 643

Sandstone, Cedar Grove 27-6" 670-6"

Shale 19-7" 690-1"

Coal, Cedar Grove 0-5" 690-6" 67'-2''

Fire clay 4-6" 695

Shale with layers of sasdetone 7-6" 702-6"

Shale with mottled sandstone and coai streaks 13-9" 716-3"

Shale 27-9" 744

Shale, streaky 2 746

Sandstone 30 776

Shale 21-1" 797-1"

Coal 1' 10" 1 Campbell Creek

Shale 0 1 (No. 2 Gas),.. 5-8" 802-9"

Coal 3 9 J

Shale 0-4" 803-1"

Sandstone, to bottom of boring 4-1" 807-2"

The interval between the No. 5 Block Coal horizon and the base of the Campbell Creek or No. 2 Gas Coal is 642 feet

64 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

9 inches, compared with 630 feet 11 inches at the mouth of Locust Fork in the section 1.2 miles west of Emmons.

In passing over the divide from Fork Creek to Isiush Creek at Cabell, the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal comes above water level, as shown in the following aneroid seclioi\ measured by Krebs, descending from a high summit northward to Brush Creek, two miles south of Cabell P. O. :

Section 2 Miles South of Cabell P. O., PeytonsL District

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (6200 Feet. Feet

Sandy shale 30 30

Sandstone, Coal burg, massive, to bench. ... . 70 100

Sandstone and concealed 105 205

Bench. Winifrede Coal horizon 205

Sandstone and concealed 65 270

Coal blOMom, Chilton 2 272

Sandstone, massive, to bench 68 340

Sandstone, massive 60 400

Bench, Hernshaw Coal horizon 400

Sandstone and concealed 117 517

Coai blossom, Cedar Grove 3 520 117'

Sandy shale and concealed 19 539

Coal, hard, block, Alma, visible 1 540 20'

Sandy shale and concealed 65 605

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek — No. 2 Gas. . . 3 608 112'

Sandy shale and concealed to creek (915' B.) 12 620

The above section was taken near the crest of the Warfield Anticline, and shows the succession of the dirfcrcnt coals at that point.

Passing to the east to the head of Whiteoak Creek, the following section was measured by Teets, descendiiij from a high point at head of Whiteoak Creek, northward to Whiteoak Creek, 3 miles southwest of Peytona P. O. :

Section 3 Miles Southwest from Peytona P. O.,

Peytona District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (623') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and concealed 50 50

Sandy shale and concealed 60 110

Sandstone, Winifrede, massive, coarse grained,

gray buff color 60 170

Sandy shale, Winifrede Coal horizon 30 200

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Thickness Total Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, Lower Winifrede, medium coarse

grained, micaceous 40 240

Sandy shale and concealed 20 260

Sandstone, Upper Chilton, medium coarse

grained 30 290

Fire clay, Chilton Coal horizon 3 293

Sandy shale and sandstone 97 390

Sandy shale and concealed 40 430

Sandstone and concealed 80 510

Sandy shale and concealed 79 589

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas)

Upper Bench 4 593

Sandstone and concealed 27 620

Coal, opening fallen shut, Campbell Creek

(No. 2 Gas), Lower Bench, (920' B.) 3 623 30"

Near the head of Drawdy Creek, the follow'ing aneroid section was measured by Krebs and Teets, descending from a point in the Peytona-Scott District Line, southward aliiur the t ounty road, two miles west of Andrew P. O. :

Section 2 Miles West of Andrew P. O., Peytona District.

Thickness Total Kanawha Series (595') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, massive, Coalburg 55 55

Sandy shale and concealed 15 70

Sandstone, massive, Winifrede 85 155

Sandy shale and concealed 30 185

Coal blossom, Winifrede 4 189 189'

Sandstone, massive, hlue 21 210

Coal blossom, Chilton ''A" 2 212 23'

Sandstone, Upper Chilton, massive, medium

coarse grained, huff color 63 275

Sandy shale 25 300

Coal blossom, Chilton 3 303 91'

Sandstone, Hernshaw, medium coarse grained 82 385

Coal, Hernshaw 1 386 83'

Sandy shale and sandstone 26 412

Coal 0' 4 "

Slate, gray 0 4

Coal, block 0 5

Slate 0 0%

Coal 0 2

Slate 0 4

Coal 0 3

Slate 0 1

Coal 0 3

Slate 0 1

Coal 1 0%

Slate, visible '. 0-8" 416

Sandstone and sandy shale 68 484

Williamson... 3-4" 415-4" 30'

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Thickness Total Feet. Feet.

-Cedar Grove.. 3 487 72'

Coal, gray splint r 0'

Coal, gas 0 2

Coal, block 0 8

Coal, gas 0 2

Coal, block 1 1

Sandstone, massive 90 577

Slaty shale 2 579

Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas), Upper Bench... 4-2" 583-2" 96'

Coal 0' 9

Slate ..0 4

Coal, hard 2 2

Bone 0 2

Coal 0 9

Fixe clay, visible MO" 585

Concealed 8 593

Coal, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Lower

Bench (940' B.) 2 595

Scott District

Scott District lies west of Peytona and occupies the northwestern portion of Boone. It is bounded on the north by Lincoln County, where the base of the Concmaugh Series occurs in the highest hills. The Warfield Anticline passes through the southeastern part of the district, so that the lower strata of the Kanawha Series crop along Little Coal River near Madison, and south to Low Gap where the axis crosses Spruce Fork.

The following section was obtained by Teets, descending from a high summit westward to Little Coal River, one mile north of Altmari, Scott District:

Section One Mile North of Altman, Scott District.

Pennsylvanlan (330') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (53' 6") Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, massive. East Lynn 50 50

Coal, gray splint 1' 8"

Coal, bony 0 8

Coal, gray splint, visible 1 2 Kanawha Series (276' 6")

Sandstone. Homewood 71-6" 125

Coal blossom, Stockton-Lewiston 2 127 73'-6"

Sandstone, massiveT, Coalburg 63 190

Sandy shale 20 210

Sandstone 20 230

Coal blossom, Winifrede 1 231 167'-6''

Sandstone, massive. Lower Winifrede 49 280

Concealed to river, (630' B.) 50 330

No. 5 Block.. 3-6" 53-6

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The Standard Fuel Company of Charleston, W. Va., owns about 12,000 acres of coal land in Lincoln County on the waters of Cobbs Creek, and has recently sunk a diamond core test hole on this property, the record of which has been kindly furnished the Survey by J. C. Blair, President of the Company.

The following hand-leveled section was measured by Teets, descending from a high point on divide between Wolfpit Fork and Cobbs Creek to core test hole No. 1 (143 T..) drilled by the Standard Fuel Company, located N. 75° W. 2.2 miles from MacCorkle:

Section 2.2 Miles Northwest of MacCorkle, Washington

District, Lincoln County.

Pennsyivanian (553' V) Thickness Totai

Conemaugh Series (270' 8") Ft. In. Ft. In.

Sandstone and sandy shale 27 0 27 0

Red shale 17 0 44 0

Sandy shale and concealed to top of

core test hole, 978' B., and thence

with hole 66 0 110 0

Surface 44 4 154 4

Shale 10 5 164 9

Sandstone . . / 13 7 178 4

Shale : 15 3 193 7

Fireclay 0 5 194 0

Coal 2' 2"

Interlaminated coal and

Coal 0 7

Slate 0 2

Coal 0 7

Fire clay .' 2 0 199 9

Sandy shale 10 4 210 1

Fireclay 15 211 6

Slate 1 0 212 6

Shaly slate 4 0 216 6

Shale 1 3 217 9

Sandy shale 6 0 223 9

Sandstone 12 3 236 0

Shale 14 2 250 2

Fireclay 3 0 253 2

Shale 3 6 256 8

Sandstone 10 0 266 8

Shale 4 0 270 8

Allegheny Series (177' 4")

Fire clay, Upper Freeport Coal horizon 2 0 272 8

Shale 4 8 277 4

Sandstone 17 5 294 9

Fire clay 3 0 297 9

Coal, Lower Freeport 0 3 298 0

Brush

Creek.. 3 9 197 9

Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Thickness Ft. In.

Fire clay 5 0

Sandy shale 6 0

Sandstone 101 0

Interlamlnated coal and 1

bone 0' 7" Middle?

Fire clay 1 5 f Klttan-

Interlamlnated coal and Ining... 2 7

bone 0 7 J

Shale 1 0

Sandstone 19 1

Interlamlnated coal and

bone -.1'

Fire clay : 2

Shale 6

Coal 4

Bone 0

Coal 1

Sandy shale

Kanawha Series (105' 1")

Sandstone 25

Shale 1

Sandstone 37

Shaly slate 9

Coal 0

Sandy shale 11

Interiaminated coal and bone

Shale

Bone

2"

No. 5 Block, Lower Kittanning 14

Coal 0' 2

Coal 2 2

Sandy shale 1 4

Coal 2 8

Bone 0 0%

Coal 0 4%

Bone 0 2%

Coal 0 1%

Fire clay

tt

]

Stockton- Lewiston..

Total

Ft. m.

303 0

309 0

410 0

482 8

551 1

553 1

The coal encountered at the base of the core test hole is the Stockton-Lewiston Seam that is mined locally at Mac- Corkle, on Ivy Branch and on Horse Creek. The No. 5 Block Coal is mined on Cobbs Creek for locomotive fuel, and exhibits nearly the same structure as shown in core test hole.

Another section was measured by Teets, descending from a high point eastward to Coal River, opposite Altman Station, as follows:

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Section at Altman Station, Scott District.

Pennsyivanian (515') Thickness Total

Conemaugh Series (50') Feet. Feet

Sandstone and concealed, Buffalo 50 50

Allegheny Series (156')

Sandy shale. 20 70

Sandstone and concealed 50 120

Sandy shale 20 140

Sandstone, East Lynn, massive, coarse

grained 60 200

Coal, gray splint 0' 6

Slate, gray 0 0%

Coal, gray splint 2 3

Bony slate 0 2

Coal, block 0 7

Slate, visible 2-5%" 206 156'

Kanawha Series (309')

Sandstone and concealed, Homewood 94 300

Sandy shale and concealed 60 360

Sandstone and concealed 50 410

Sandy shale 20 430

Sandstone and concealed 30 460

Sandy shale and sandstone. Lower Wini-

frede, (635' B.) 55 515

n

' No. 5 Block. . 3-6%" 203-6%

ft

The measures rise very rapidly, going up Col River from Altman to Julian at the mouth of Little Horse Creek, as is shown in the following aneroid section measured by Teets descending from a high point westward to Coal River opposite Julian Station:

Section Opposite Julian Station, Scott District.

Pennsylvanian (48) Thickness Total

Conemaugh-Allegheny Series (218') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and- concealed 110 110

Sandstone, massive, coarse grained, East

Lynn 105 215

Coat, opening fallen shut, No. $ Block 3 218 218'

Kanawha Series (262') Sandstone, Homewood, massive, medium

coarse grained 67 285

Sandy shale and concealed 55 340

Sandstone, Coalburg 30 370

Sandy shale and concealed 20 390

Sandstone and concealed 40 430

Sandstone, massive, Win If rede 40 470

Coal blossom, Winlfrede 1 471 255'

Sandy shale and concealed to railroad level,

(660' L.) 9 480

/O Stratigraphy — General Sections,

On Horse Creek to the west of Altman one mile, the following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending from a point on the divide between Ivy Branch and Horse Creek, southward to Horse Creek:

Section One Mile West of Altman, Scott District.

Pennsylvanian (416') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (160') Feet. Feet.

Sandy shale 80 80

Sandstone, massive, coarse grained, East

Lynn 80 160 160'

Kanawha Series (256')

Sandy shale and concealed 20 180

' Sandstone, Homewood, massive 65 245

Shale 1 246

Coal, splint 1' 4"

Shale, gray 0 5

Coal, impure 1 0

Coal, hard splint 1 0

Coal, splint 0 4 Stockton- Coal, block 2 0 [ Lewiston 18-9" 264-9" 104'-9'

Coal, impure 0 8

Shale, gray 8 0

Coal, hard splint 3 0

Shale, gray 0 6

Coal 0 6

Shale : 1-3" 266

Sandstone, Coalburg, current bedded 49 315

Coal, hard splint 1' ) Coal burg 4 319 53'

Coal, impure 3 0 j

Sandstone and concealed 76 395

Coal, Impure, Winifrede 1 396

Sandy shale to Horse Creek, (650' B.) 20 416 77'

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending from a high summit at the head of Brushy Fork, southward to Peter Cave Fork of Horse Creek, two miles west of Woodville, Duval District, Lincoln County, and one mile north of the Boone-Lincoln County Line:

Section 2 Miles West of Woodville, Duval District,

Lincoln County.

Pennsylvanian (482') Thickness Total

Conemaugh Series (180') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone 65 65

Sandy shale 15 80

Limy shale 5 85

Sandy shale 30 115

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Thickness Total

Feet. Feet.

Red shale 5 120

Sandstone, friable, coarse, Buffalo-Mahoning 60 180

Allegheny Series (169')

Fire clay and coal blossom, Brush Creek 3 183

Sandstone, ferruginous, Mahoning 37 220 220'

Fire clay and coal, Upper Freeport 3 223

Sandstone 20 243

Coal blossom, Lower Freeport 2 245

Sandstone, Freeport 50 295

Coal, hard 2 297

Sandstone, East Lynn 50 347

Coal, No. 5 Blocic 2 349 129'

Kanawha Series (133')

Sandstone, hard, Homewdod 50 399

Coal 4' 4"]

Slate 8 4 Lewlston 16 415

Coal 3 4 J

Slate 1 416 66'

Sandstone, hard, irregular 50 466

Cannel coal and slate, Coalburg 2 468 52'

Fire clay 3 471

Sandstone, (722' L.) 11 482 122'

The following aneroid section was measured in the western part of Scott District, descending from a high point on the Boone- Lincoln County Line, eastward to Wash Hill Fork

of Horse Creek, three miles west of Mistletoe P. O. :

Section 3 Miles West of Mistletoe P. O., Scott District.

Pennsylvanlan (480') Thickness Total

Conemaugh Series (163') Feet. Feet.

Red limy shale 5 5

Sandstone, buff 29 34

Red and sandy shale 20 54

Sandstone, Saltsburg 40 94

Fire clay and coal blossom 3 97

Sandstone, Buffalo, friable, buff 30 127

Fire clay 3 130

Sandstone, Mahoning, massive 33 163

Allegheny Series (167')

Coal blossom. Upper Freeport 2 165

Sandy shale and concealed 28 193

Fire clay. Lower Freeport 2 195

Sandstone and concealed 64 259

Fire clay. 1 260

Sandstone, East Lynn, full of iron ore 60 320

Sandy shale and No. 5 Block Coal 10 330 167'

Pottsvllle Series (150')

Sandstone, Homewood, massive 115 445

Coal blossom, Stockton 5 450 120'

Sandstone and concealed, (810' B.) 30 480 .

Stratigraphy — General Sections.

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets from a high point just northeast of Vancamp, descending southwest to the Pryor and Allen gas well (25), drilled by the Crude Oil Company, on Browns Branch of Little Coal River, J4 mile southeast of Vancamp :

Section Mile Southeast of Vancamp, Scott. District.

fff

Upper Stockton- Lewi ston

Pennsyrvanlan (1730') Thickness

Allegheny Series (125') Feet.

Sandstone, East Lynn, massive, coarse grained, buff color, makes a great cliff. . 85

Sandy shale and sandstone 40

Kanawha Series (955') Sandstone, IHomewoodf massive, cliff rock. . . 90

Coai, impure 0' 7

Coal, splint, block 0 1

Coal, gray splint 2 10

Slate, gray 1 0

Coal, very hard 0 4

Slate and nigger-head .. 0 6

Coal, block 0 8

Slate, gray 0 11

Coal, gray splint, very

hard, visible 2 2

Sandstone, massive 30-11"

Coal, gray splint 1' 11

Fire clay 1 0

Coal, block 0 8

Slate, gray 0 2

Coal, block, hard 0 9

Slate and nigger-head. .0 10 Coal, gray splint, visible 1 6 Sandstone, massive, cliff

Total Feet.

9-1" 224-1"

I"

Lower Stockton- Lewi ston

Coal burg

0 J

rock, medium coarse grained 42-5

Coal, cannel V

Slate, cannel 0

Coal, cannel 0

Slate, semi-cannel 1

Coal, cannel, impure, visible 1

Sandstone and concealed 100-7

Sandy shale 20

Sandstone, massive, and concealed to bench 80

Sandstone and concealed 70

Coal 0' 1

Slate, dark 0 4

Coal 0 1

Slate, gray 0 0%

Coai, block 0 10%

Slate, dark 0 1

Coai 0 1

Fire clay, visible 1-5"

Concealed and sandstone 87

7-7" 262-7'

4-5" 309-5

y Williamson.. 1-7" 581-7'

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Thickness Total

Feet. Feet.

Concealed 30 700

Coal, hard splint r O'' 1

Slate, gray 0 1 [ Cedar Grove. 3-3" 703-3"

Coal, block, hard 2 2 J

Concealed to Pryor and Allen gas well (25),

(750' B.) 26-9" 730

Conductor 16 746

Sand, Maiden, white 84 830 126'-9"

Slate, black 70 900

Sand, white 60 950

Slate, black 130 1080

Middle and Lower Pottsvllle Series (650')

Sand, white, Nuttall 250 1330

Slate, white 150 1480

Sand, Salt, white 180 1660

Slate, black 70 1730

Misslssipplan (865')

Mauch Chunk (150')

Rock, red 20 1750

Slate, white 20 1770

Rock, red 10 1780

Slate, white 20 1800

Sand. Maxton, white 40 1840

Slate, black 6 1846

Little Lime 26 1872

Slate, black 8 1880

Greenbrier Limestone (225')

Big Lime 225 2105

Pocono Sandstones (490')

Sand, Big Injun 60 2165

Slate and shells, white 390 2555

Slate 20 2575

Sand, Berea, white 20 2595

Devonian (9')

Slate to bottom 9 2604

The foregoing section exhibits several of the important coals in the Kanawha Series. The interval between the base of the Allegheny Series and the top of the Big Lime is 1755 feet.

The following section was measured by Teets descending

from a high point northward to Camp Creek, 1.5 miles northeast of Foster P. O. :

Section 1.5 Miles Northeast of Foster P. O., Scott District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (757') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and concealed, Homewood 120 120

Coal, opening fallen shut, Stocicton, reported 7 127

74 Stratigraphy General Sections.

Thickness Total

Feet. Feet

Sandstone and concealed 38 165

Sandy shale 20 185

Sandstone and concealed 110 295

Sandy shale 30 325

Sandstone and concealed 100 425

Sandy shale, bench 20 445

Sandstone and concealed 40 485

Sandy shale and concealed, bench 40 525

Sandstone and concealed 80 605

Coal, blossom, Alma 3 608

Sandstone and concealed '. . 82 690

Coal 0' 1 Campbell Crk

Slate 0 6 (No. 2 Gas).. 3-1" 693-1"

Coal 2 1 J

Fire clay, Little Alma, Coal horizon 3 343

Sandy shale and concealed 39 735

Coal, Impure, Powellton 1-8" 736-8"

Sandy shale and concealed to creek, (768' L.) 20-4" 757

The above section shows the interval between the base of the Stockton and the Campbell .Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coals to bo 563 feet.

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets from a high point on a divide between Camp and Rock Creeks, 3J4 niiles northeast of Danville, descending southwestward along a private road to a branch of Rock Creek :

Section Syl Miles Northeast of Danville, Scott District.

Thickness Total

Pottsvllle Series Feet. Feet

Sandy shale 10 10

Coal blossom, Wlnlfrcdc 1 U 11'

Sandy shale and sandstone, mostly sandstone 89 100

Coal blossom, Chilton 3 103 92'

Sandstone and sandy shale 67 170

Coal blossom, Hernshaw 2 172 69'

Sandstone, Naugatuck, massive, coarse

grained 58 230

Sandy shale 30 260

Coal blossom, Upper Cedar Grove 4 264 92'

Sandstone, massive 76 340

Fire clay, Little Alma Coal horizon 3 343

Sandstone, Maiden, massive, friable 65 408

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Qa#),

(800' B.) 2 410

Another section was measured by Teets, descending southwestward along the county road to Camp Creek, 2.4 miles north of Foster P. O. :

' West Virginia Geological Survey. 75

Section 2.4 Miles North of Foster P. O., Scott District.

Pennsylvanian (620') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (45') Feet. Feet

Sandy shale and concealed 45 45

Kanawha Series (575') Sandstone, Homewood, medium coarse

grained, Upper Bench 40 85

Sandy shale 20 105

Sandstone, Homewood, Lower Bench 35 140

Snale, soft 30 170

Sandstone, Coal burg, massive, coarse grained,

gray buff color 50 220

Sandy shale. 15 235

Sandstone, Wini/rede, massive, coarse

grained, buff color 70 305

Sandy shale, WInlfrede Coal horizon 10 315

Sandstone, Lower WInlfrede, massive, friable 30 345

Sandy shale and sandstone 50 395

Sandstone, Upper Chilton, massive, medium

coarse grained 38 433

Coal blossom, Chilton 2 435 435'

Sandy shale 40 475

Sandstone 67 542

Fireclay 3 545

Sandstone, Cedar Grove 63 608

Blue slaty shale 4 612

Coal, hard 0' 9"

Cedar Grove . . 3-9" 615-9" 180'-9'

Slate 0 4

Coal, black, glossy, gas.O 11

Slate 0 3

Coal, hard 1 6

Fire clay, visible, (895' B.) 4.2 620

Near the head of Rock Creek, the following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending from the divide between Drawdy Creek and Hubbard Fork of Rock Creek, two miles east of Foster P. O., Scott District :

Section 2 Miles East of Foster P. O., Scott District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (440') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and concealed 42 42

Fire clay and coal blossom, WInlfrede 3 45 45'

Sandy shale and concealed 78 123

Coal blossom, Chilton 2 125 80'

Sandy shale and concealed 95 220

Fire clay 2 222

Sandstone, massive and concealed 80 302

Coal, Cedar Grove 3 305 180

Sandstone and concealed 115 420

Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Thickness Total Feet. Feet.

Coal 0' 8 "

Slate 0 0%

Coal 0 1

Shale 0 3

Coal, splint 2 4

Coal, gas 0 2

Coal, splint 1 3

Shale .' . ,

Concealed to creek, (930' B.)

Campbell Creek ' (No. 2 Gas)...

4-9%" 4Z4-9H" 120'

1-2%" 426

The above section exhibits four of the coals of the Kanawha Series.

Near the head of Left Fork of Rock Creek, the following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending northward to Left Fork of Rock Creek, two miles southeast of Foster P. O., Scott District:

Section 2 Miles Southeast of Foster P. O., Scott District.

Kanawha Series (700')

Sandstone and concealed to bench

Sandstone and concealed 150

Large bench, Wlnlfrede? 0

Sandstone and concealed to bench 165

Sandstone and concealed to bench 65

Sandstone and concealed to bench 95

Sandstone and concealed 70

Coal r 1"

Shale, gray 0 2

Coal, splint 1 1

Shale, gray 0 4

Coal, spUnt 0 4

Sandstone and concealed 7 0

Coal, splint 2 0

Concealed

Thickness Total Feet. Feet. 130

Cedar Grove, Upper and Middle Benches 12

Sandstone, massive 4

Shale, gray 0-10"

Coal, splint 1' 4" ] Cedar Grove,

Shale, gray 0 6 [ Lower Bench . . . 4-4"

Coal, spUnt 2 6 J

Concealed to creek, (1054' L.) 1-10"

693-10"

698-2"

280'

407'

13'

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending from the divide between the waters of Price Branch and Pedee Branch of Rock Creek, eastward to Pedee Branch of Rock Creek, two miles south of Foster P. O. :

West Virginia Geological Survey. "Jj

Section 2 Miles South of Foster P. O., Scott District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (546') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and concealed, Coalburg 80 80

Bench, Coalburg Coal horizon 0 80

Sandstone and concealed 10 90

Sandy shale 15 106

Sandy shale, yellowish 4 109

Sandy shale 60 169

Coal blossom, Wlnlfrede 1 170 170'

Sandstone and concealed to bench 60 230

Sandstone, massive, friable 30 260

Sandstone and concealed 43 303

Coal blossom, Hernshaw 2 305 135'

Sandstone and concealed 93 398

Fire clay 2 400

Sandstone and concealed 40 440

Bench, Cedar Grove Coal horizon 0 440 135'

Sandstone and concealed 105 545

Limestone, Campbell Creek, (930' B.) 1 546

The above section was measured to the rise so that the intervals given between the different coals are less than they really are.

The following section was measured by Teets, descending from a high point at head of Price Branch of Coal River, and miles northeast of Danville, along slope and county road northeastward to the Pryor and Allen well No. 2, drilled on branch of Rock Creek by the Columbus Gas & Fuel Company, and connected with said well :

Section V/ Miles Northeast of Danville, Scott District.

Pennsylvanlan (1765') ' Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (25') ' Feet. Feet.

Sandy shale and concealed 25 25

Kanawha Series (10350 Sandstone, Homewood, massive, coarse

grained 70 95

Sandy shale and fire clay 10 105

Sandstone. Coalburg, massive, buff color 35 140

Sandy shale 25 165

Sandstone, Upper Win if rede, massive, coarse

grained 85 250

Sandy shale and concealed 25 275

Sandstone 15 290

Sandy shale and concealed 35 325

Sandstone, Lower Chilton, massive, micaceous 40 365

Sandy shale and sandstone 49 414

78 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Thickness Total

Feet. Bet.

Coal blossom, Hernshaw 1 415 415'

Sandy shale and sandstone 38 453

Coal blossom 2 455

Sandstone, massive 40 495

Sandy shale and lime, DIngess, fossil If erous 2 497

Sandy shale 8 505

Coal 0' 8"

Shale 0 2 Williamson.. 1-2" 506-2"

Slate and fire clay 5-10" 512

Sandstone with shale and limestone 30 542

Sandstone* massive 6 548

Fire clay 16-10" 564-10"

Coal r 6"

Shale 0 2 [ Cedar Grove 2-2" 567 55'

Coal 0 6 J

Shale and Are clay 5 572

Concealed 8-6" 580-6"

Coal, Lower Cedar Grove 1-6" 582

Shale and concealed 21 603

Sandstone, massive 4 607

Shale 9 616

Coal, Alma 1 617 50'

Concealed and fire clay 10 627

Shale, brownish 15 642

Concealed 30 672

Shale, brownish 10 682

Sandstone, massive 13-6" 695-6"

Coal, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) 0-6" 696 79'

Shale and fire clay 10 706

Sandstone, massive 25 731

Shale and concealed 18 749

Sandstone 2 751

Shale, buff 8-6" 759-6"

Coal, Powcllton 1-6" 761 65'

Sandstone, massive 20 781

Sandstone, flaggy 24 805

Limestone 1 806

Sandy shale and concealed to top of well,

(880' L.) 14 820

Clay, yellow 16 836

Slate, white 34 870

Sand, white 30 900

Slate, white 40 940

Slate, black 120 1060

Middle and Lower Pottsvilie (705')

Sand, white 24 1084

Lime, white 26 1110

Slate, black '. :.. 5 1115

Sand, white 280 . 1395 !

Coal, Sewcii? 3 1398

Sand, Salt, white 367 1765

Mississippian (886') Mauch Chunk (2CX)')

Slate, white 7 1772

West Virginia Geological Survey. 79

Thickness Total

Feet. Feet.

Lime, white 6 1778

Red rock 7 1785

Slate, white 43 1828

Red ro*k 10 1838

Slate, white 26 1864

Little Lime 97 1961

Pencil cave, black 4 1965

Greenbrier Limestone (205')

Big Lime, white 206 2170

Pocono Sandstones (480')

Rock, red, Big Injun 30 2200

Sandy shells, gray 80 2280

Slate, white 40 2320

Shells and slate, white 300 2620

Shale, brown 18 2638

Sand, Berea, gray 12 2650

Devonian (3V)

Slate, white 31 2681

The interval between the base of the Campbell Creek

(No. 2 Gas) Coal and top of Big Lime is 1269' as shown in the foregoing section.

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets from a point east of Danville, descending southwestward and

joined on to the Mandaville Hopkins well No. 1 (.31), drilled by Shields Oil & Gas Company, on Hopkins Branch, one mile east of Danville:

Section 1 Mile East of Danville, Scott District.

Pennsylvanlan (1525 Thickness Total Kanawha Series (837') Feet. Feet. Sandstone, Coal burg, coarse grained, capping high point 55 55

Sandy shale 10 65

Sandstone, Wlnifrede, massive, medium

coarse grained 95 160

Sandy shale WInif rede Coal horizon 20 180

Sandstone, medium coarse grained. Lower -

Winlfrcde 60 240

Sandy shale 5 245

Sandstone and concealed 50 295

Sandstone, Hernshaw and Naugatuck, massive, cliff rock, medium coarse grained . . 105 400

Sandy shale 15 415

Sandstone and concealed 70 485

Sandy shale 15 500

Coal, Alma 3 503 503'

Sandstone and concealed 37 540

Sandy shale 10 550

80 Stratigraphy General Sections.

Thickness Total

Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, Maiden, massive, medium grained 60 600

Sandy shale, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas)

Coal hprlzon 5 605 102'

Sandstone, Brownstown, massive, medium

coarse grained 85 690

Sandy shale 10 700

Sandstone, massive, concealed 35 735

Sandy shale, sandstone and concealed, to top !

of well (elevation, 700 B.) 90 825 i

Clay 12 837 ;

Middle and Lower Pottsvllle (688')

Sand 100 937

Lime 38 975

Sand 40 1016

Slate : . 5 1020

Sand 85 1105

Slate 10 1115

Sand 60 1175

Slate 100 1275

Sand, Salt 200 1476

Slate 3 1478

Sand 47 1525

Mauch Chunk Series (200')

Slate 15 1540

Lime 10 1550

Slate 1 1551

Sand 44 1595

Slate 10 1605

Red rock 10 1615

Slate 30 1645

Sand 30 1675

Slate 50 1725

Greenbrier Limestone (260')

Big Lime 260 1985

Pocono Sandstones (514')

Sand, Big Injun 60 2045

Slate 419 2464

Slate, dark 16 2479

Sand, Berea 20 2495)

Devonian (2')

Slate 2 2501

The above section shows the thickness of the Pottsville

Series to be 1525 feet, :mcl the interval between the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal and top of Big Lime 1120 feet.

The following section was measured by Teets, descending from a high point north of Workman Branch southward to Pond Fork:

WEST VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 8l

Section 1.2 Miles Southeast of Madison, Scott District.

Thickness Total Kanawha Series (1225') Feet. Feet. Sandstone, Homewood, massive, coarse grained, current bedded, buff color, capping high point 75 75

Sandy shale and concealed 15 90

Sandstone, Coalburg 70 160

Sandy shale and concealed 10 170

Sandstone, massive, medium coarse grained 65 235

Coat blossom, Coalburg 2 237 237'

Sandstone, Upper Win If rede, medium coarse

grained, ferriferous, buff color 68 306

Sandy shale and concealed. Win If rede Coal

horizon 10 315

Sandstone, Lower Win if rede, massive, medium coarse grained, cliff rock 50 365

Sandy shale and concealed, Chilton "A" Coal

horizon 10 375

Sandstone, Upper Chilton, massive, medium

coarse grained, cliff rock 90 465

Sandstone, Lower Chilton, sandy shale and

concealed 45 510

Coal blossom, Little Chilton 1 511 274'

Sandstone, Hernshaw, massive, medium

coarse grained 96 607

Coal blossom, Upper Bench, Hernshaw 3 610

Sandstone 10 620

Coal, cannel, Hernshaw 5 625 114'

Sandstone, massive, and concealed 100 725

Coal blossom. Cedar Grove 2 727 102'

Sandstone and concealed 53 780

Coal, and fire clay. Alma 3 783 56'

Sandstone, Maiden, medium coarse grained

and concealed 77 860

Fire clay, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal

horizon 2 862 79'

Sandstone, Brownstown, massive, medium

coarse grained, gray buff color 98 960

Fire clay, Powellton Coal horizon? 2 962

Sandstone, massive, medium coarse grained 53 1015

Sandstone 60 1075

Slaty shale with "turtle" limestone, Eagle

fossil horizon 8 1083

Sandstone and concealed (690' B.) 142 1225

The above section was measured near the crest of the Warfield Anticline, and about on the strike of the measures, so that the intervals given in same are practically correct.

A diamond core test hole was drilled at Danville, near the mouth of Price Branch, for Croft & Stolling by the Sullivan Machinery Company of Chicago, the record of which has been kindly furnished by Mr. C. M. Croft of Huntington :

82 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Croft & Stolling Diamond Core Test Hole (No. 108A),

Scott District:

Located on the uorth side of Price Branch at Danville, about 350 feet above where the Coal River Railroad crosses said branch; authority, S. M. Croft; hole completed, 1907; elevation, 682' L.

Thickness Total

PottsvMIe Series (500') Feet. Feet.

Clay, sand and boulders 9 9

Blue clay, Eagle Limestone horizon 8 17

Dark shale 17 34

Sand shale 3 37

Coal, Little Cedar (0' 6") 0.5 37.5

Sand shale 10.5 48

Dark shale 1 49

Coal, saved core (0' 6") 0.5 49.5

Dark shale 1.5 51

Sand shale 4 55

Slate, Lower Eagle 4 59

Coal, saved core (0' 6") 0.5 59.5

Sandstone, Upper Gilbert 35.5 95

Dark shale 1 96

Coal, saved core (0' 6") 0.5 96.5

Dark shale. Qlenalum Tunnel 1.5 98

Slate 10 108

Sandstone 26 134

Slate 6 140

Sandstone 41'

Conglomerate sandstone. . 4

Sandstone 43

Slate 9 237

Sandstone 7 244

Slate 1 245

Sandstone 14 259

Slate 1 260

Sandstone 9 269

Conglomerate sandstone (13' 9") 13.7 282.7

Coal, Sewcll? (1' 3") 1.3 284

Sandstone .with black seams 28 312

Sandy shale 14 326

Sandstone wlth black seams 3 329

Black shale 1 330

Gray shale 1 331

Sandstone with black seams 7 338

Sand shale 2 340

Hard sandstone 1 341

Sand sbale 2 343

Sandstone, hard 30 373

Slate (0' 6") 0.5 373.5

Sandstone, hard (1' 6") 1.5 375

Slate (0' 8") 0.7 375.7

Sandstone, hard 90' 4" ]

Conglomerate sandstone 12 0 I

Hard sandstone 18 0 124.3 500

Conglomerate sandstone 3 0 I

Hard sandstone, to bottom . . 1 0 J

Seweiir 88 228

West Virginia Geological Survey. 83

The foregoing core test hole began about 10 to IS feet above the Eagle Limestone, so that all the coals in the Kanawha Series were aboVe the mouth of the hole, and the New River Coals were not reached in the depth penetrated, unless the one at 282.7' could be the Sewell bed. However, it is doubtful if any of these coals would be of commercial thickness at this point. The great sandstone mass at the bottom of the boring very probably represents the Raleigh Sandstone horizon of Fayette County.

West of Coal River, the following aneroid section was measured by Teets, descending from a point in low gap at head of Slippery Cut Branch of Little Coal River, eastward along county road to said Branch :

Section L5 Miles Northwest of Rock Creek, Scott District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (338') Feet. Feet.

Coal blossom, Coalburg, (1112' B.) 3 3 3'

Sandstone and sandy shale 35 38

Sandy shale 15 53

Sandstone and sandy shale 57 110

Sandy shale 15 125

Sandstone, Lower Chilton 60 185

Sandy shale 10 195

Sandstone and sandy shale 15 210

Sandy shale 15 225

Sandstone, Williamson, massive 60 285

Sandy shale and sandstone 50 335

Coal, block 0' 10"

Slate, gray , 0 2

Coal, hard, block... 1 5

Coal, gray splint... 0 2

Coal, gas 0 4

Cedar Grove 2-11" 337-11" 335' (750' B.)

This section was taken to the rise. The coal has probably risen 40 feet in the one-half mile which it covers.

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending from a high summit on divide between Lavender Fork of Horse Creek and Lick Creek, two miles southwest of Hopkins, Scott District:

Cedar Grove,

Upper Bench 3-3" 488-3" 98'-3'

84 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Section 2 Miles Southwest of Hopkins, Scott District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (647') Feet. Feet.

Sandy shale 10 10

Sandstone, Homewood, dark, coarse grained 40 50

Sandy shale 50 100

Bench, Coal burg Coal horizon 0 100 100'

Sandstone and concealed 75 175

Bench, WInlf rede Coal horizon 0 175

Sandstone and concealed to bench 115 290

Sandstone and concealed 100 390

Bench, Hernshaw Coal horizon 0 390 290'

Sandstone and concealed 90 480

Shale, gray, full of plant fossils 5 485

Coal, semi-cannel 0' 1 '

Slate 0 0%

Coal, block 0 2

Slate 0 3

Coal, splint 0 3

Shale, mixed with

coal 0 5

Coal 0 3

Shale, gray 0 3

Coal, block 0 10

Slate 0 0%

Coal, splint 0 8

Slate : 1-9" 490

Sandstone and concealed 70 560

Coal blossom. Alma 2 562

Sandstone and concealed to creek 73 635

Interval to Campbell Creek Coal (715' B.) 12 647

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending from a high point between Mud River and Lick Creek, northward to Pigeon Roost Fork of Lick Creek, one mile north of Mud Gap, Scott District :

Section 1 Mile North of Mud Gap, Scott District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (420') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, Homewood, coarse grained 100 100

Lower bench, Stockton Coal horizon 0 100

Sandstone and concealed, to bench 35 135

Sandstone and concealed. Coal burg 100 235

Fire clay 5 240

Sandstone and concealed 115 355 ' 255'

Bench, WInifrede Coal horizon 0 355

Sandy shale and concealed 60 415

Coal, block, Chilton 2 417

Concealed to creek (955' B.) 3 420

The sandstone at the top of the section is very massive and forms rugged cliffs.

West Virginia Geological Survey. 85

Washington District.

Washington District lies south of Scott District. The Warfield Anticline passes in a northeast-southwest direction through the northern part of the district, where the following aneroid section was measured by Teets, descending from a high point north to Mud Gap, and thence southeastward to head of Mud Fork of Turtle Creek, and joined to Little Coal Land Co. well No. 2 (39A) :

Section Miles West of Turtle Creek P. O.,

Washington District.

Pennsyivanian (1802') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (60') Feet. Feet. Sandstone, East Lynn, massive, coarse

grained 60 60 60'

Kanawha Series (1167')

Sandy shale 15 75

Sandstone, Homewood, massive, medium

coarse grained 75 150

Sandy shale, Stockton-Lewiston Coal horizon 15 165 105'

Sandstone. Coal burg, massive and concealed 90 255

Sandy shale, Coalburg Coal horizon 10 265 100'

Sandstone, WInifrede, massive coarse grained, friable 75 340

Sandy shale, WInifrede Coal horizon 10 350

Sandstone 71 421

Coal blossom, Chilton "A" 4 425 160'

Sandstone 20 445

Coal blossom, Chilton 3 448 23'

Sandstone and sandy shale 74 522

Coal, Little Chilton "Rider" 3 525 77'

Sandstone and shale 8 533

Coal blossom. Little Chilton 2 535 10'

Sandstone and sandy shale 85 620

Shale, dark, limy, Dingesa fossil If erous horizon 2 622

Sandstone 28 650

Coal, Williamson 1 651 116'

Sandstone 29 680

Coal blossom, Upper Cedar Grove 2 682 31'

Sandstone and sandy shale 23 705

Coal, Lower Cedar Grove 2 707 25'

Sandstone 18 725

Coal 1 726

Sandstone 22 748

Coal, Alma 2 750 43'

Sandstone and sandy shale 50 800

'Turtle" limestone and dark shale, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal horizon 10 810 60'

l€t

86 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Thickness Total

Feet. Feet. Sandstone and sandy shale to top of Little Coal Land Co. well No. 2 (39A), drilled by Columbus Gas & Fuel Co. (833' L.) . . 17 827

Slate 35 862

Lime 6 867

Coal? Powellton 5 872

Slate 40 912

Sand , 65 977

Black slate 50 1027

Lime 45 1072

Coal? Little Eagle 5 1077

Slate 20 1097

Lime 130 1227

Middle and Lower Pottsvllle Series (575')

Sand 200 1427

Black slate 65 1492

Sand. 1st Salt 86 1577

Slate 10 1587

Sand. 2nd Salt 140 1727

Slate, 3rd Salt 10 1737

Sand 65 1802

MIssisslpplan (SOCT)

Mauch Chunk (135')

Red rock 10 1812

White slate 20 1832

Lime 10 1842

Black slate 15 1857

Red rock 10 1867

White slate 40 1907

Black lime 20 1927

. White slate 10 1937

Greenbrier Limestone (250')

Black lime 30 1967

White lime 59 2026

Big Lime 161 2187

Pocono Sandstones (515')

Unrecorded 490 2677

Sand, Berea 25 2702

The above section was taken to the rise so that the intervals between the coals are too small.

The interval between the Campbell Creek Coal and top of Big Lime is 1127 feet.

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets from a point at the head of Ballard Fork of Wash Hill Fork of Horse Creek of Little Coal River, descending southwestward along lumber railroad, to head of a branch of Sugartree Branch of Mud River, three miles southwest of Mistletoe P. O.:

No. 5 Block. 9-4'' 219-4

West Virginia Geological Survey. 87

Section 3 Miles Southwest of Mistletoe P. O.,

Washington District.

Pennsylvanian Thickness Total

Conemaugh-Ailegheny Series (220') Feet. Feet

Sandstone and sandy shale 93 93

Coal blossom, Lower Freeport 2 95

Sandstone, East Lynn, massive. . : 50 145

Sandy shale and concealed 49 194

Coal blossom, Upper Kittanning 1 195

Sandstone 9 204

Slate 6 210

Coal 0' 6

Slate, soft, dark 1 2

Bone 0 3

Coal 0 11

Bone 0 2

Coal 0 2

Slate, dark 0 0%

Coal, gray splint 1 9

Coal, block 1

Slate 0 6

Sandstone 1 0

Coal, reported 1 8

Slate : 0-8" 220

Kanawha Series (80')

Sandstone, Homewood 19 239

Coal blossom 1 240

Sandstone and sandy shale 57 297

Coal blossom, Stockton-Lewiston (920' B.) . . . 3 300

The following section was measured by Teets, descending from a high 'point north of Mud Gap, descending southward to Mud Gap, thence along county road to head of Mud River, one mile west of Mud Gap :

Section 1 Mile West of Mud Gap, Washington District.

Pennsylvanian (615') Thickness Total Allegheny Series (75') Feet. Feet. Sandstone, East Lynn, massive, coarse grained, capping high point 60 60

Sandy shale 15 75

Kanawha Series (540') Sandstone, Homewood, massive, medium

coarse grained 75 150

Sandy shale 15 165

Sandstone, Coal burg, massive, and concealed 90 255

Sandy shale 10 265

Sandstone, Upper WInifrede, coarse grained 75 340

Sandy shale 10 350

Sandstone, Lower WInifrede 71 421

Coal blossom, Chilton ''A" 4 425 425'

88 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Thickness Total

Feet. Feet.

Sandstone 20 445

Coal blossom, Chilton 3 448 23'

Sandstone and sandy shile 32 480

Sandstone, Hernshaw, massive, medium

coarse grained 78 558

Coal, Hernshaw 2. 560 112'

Sandstone, friable, coarse grained 28 588

Coal, DIngess 2 590 30'

Sandstone, massive 13 603

Sandy and slaty shale 7 610

Limestone, fossil If erous, marine fossils 610%

Dark slaty shale (1045' A. T.) 4% 615

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets, descending from a point at head of Lukey Fork of Mud River, at the Lincoln-Boone County Line, about one mile northwest from the common corner of Logan, Lincoln and Boone Counties, southwestward along slope and county road to Big Ugly Creek of Guyandot River :

Section 1 Mile Northwest of Logan-Lincoln-Boone County

Comer, Washington District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (620') Feet. Feet.

Concealed to bench 50 50

Sandstone and concealed to bench 85 135

Sandstone and concealed 55 190

Sandstone and concealed to bench 100 290

Sandstone, Lower WInlfrede, massive, medium coarse grained 65 355

Sandy shale 42 397

Fire clay, Chilton Coal horizon 3 400

Sandstone and concealed 45 445

Sandy shale 15 460

Sandstone and concealed 50 510

Sandy shale 20 530

Sandstone, Naugatuck, massive 50 580

Sandy shale and concealed, DIngess 35 615

Limestone, fossil if erous, DIngess, marine

fossils 2 617

Coal blossom, Williamson, (925' B.) 3 620

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs,. descending from a high summit between Ugly Creek and Mud River, one mile northwest of Estep P. O., southwestward to Ugly Creek at mouth of Grassy Fork, Washington District:

West Virginia Geological Survey. 89

Section 1 Mile Northwest of Estep P. O., Washington District.

Pennsylvanian (655') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (90') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and concealed 90 90

Bench, No. 5 Block Coai horizon 0 90

Kanawha Series (565') Sandstone, Home wood, coarse grained, to

bench 80 170

Sandstone and concealed, to large bench ... 95 265

Sandstone and concealed to bench 65 330

Sandstone and concealed 70 400

Large bench, Winifrede Coal horizon 0 400 310'

Sandstone and concealed, to bench 140 540

Sandstone and concealed, marine fossil horizon 96 636

Coal blossom, Williamson 4 640 240'

Sandy.shaleandconcealed to creek, (1030' B.) 15 655

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending from. a high summit on watershed between Ugly Creek and Mud River, one mile northeast of Estep P. O., northward to Bear Camp of Mud River, Washington District :

Section 1 Mile North of Estep P. O., Washington District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (579') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and concealed, to large bench 110 110

Sandstone and concealed to bench 160 270

Sandstone and concealed 106 376

Sandstone 4 380

Coal, splint 1' 9"

Coal, cannel 3 0

Coal, hard 0 3

Sandstone and concealed ' 190 575

Coai blossom, Dlngess, (1095' B.) 4 579

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending from a high summit, three miles west of Estep P. O., southwestward to the mouth of Chapman Branch of North Fork of Big Creek, Chapmanville District, Logan County, Yt. mile west of the Boone- Logan County Line:

Chilton 5 385

90 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Section 3 Miles West of Estep P. O., Washington District.

Thickness Total Kanawha Series (915') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, Homewood, and concealed 80 80

Bench, Stockton Coal horizon 0 80

Sandstone and concealed 150 230

Bench, Coalburg Coal horizon 0 230 160'

Sandstone and concealed 100 330

Bench, WInif rede Coal horizon 0 330 lOO'

Sandy shale and sandstone 30 360

Sandstone, coarse grained 20 380 '

Coal blossom, Chilton 1 381 61'

Sandstone and concealed 69 450

Concealed, mostly sandstone 30 480

Concealed 5 485

Sandstone and concealed to large bench 120 605

Sandstone 3 608

Concealed 7 615

Coal blossom, DIngess 2 617 236'

Sandstone, yellowish, massive 48 665

Concealed 10 675

Shale 7 682

Sandstone, massive, yellowish 28 710

Shale, coal blossom, and concealed 4-6" 714-6"

Coal blossom, Cedar Grove ' 0-6" 715 98'

Sandstone and concealed 5 720

Concealed 66 786

Sandstone 3 789

Coal, gas 0'

Slate 0 1 I Alma 3-10" 792-10"

Coal, splint 2

Concealed by water 1

Concealed 6-2" 799

Sandstone, massive 10 809

Coal, splint 0-10" 809-10

Shale and concealed 7-2" 817

Limestone 1 818

Sandstone, massive 27 845

Shale, dark gray, iron ore nodules 4 849

Coal 0' 1"1

Shale, gray .0 6

Campbell Creek

(No. 2 Gas) 3-10" 852-10

Coal, gas 0 6

Coal, impure 0 7

Coal, gas 0 5

Coal, hard, splint 1 9 J

Shale, gray 1-2" 854

Shale, dark gray 44 898

Shale, dark 13 911

Limestone, silicious 2 913

Dark shale to Big Creek (705' L.) 2 915

The foregoing section gives several important coals in the Kanawha Series and indicates that the Kanawha Series is gradually increasing in thickness to the southwest.

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In crossing over the divide to Trace Fork of Big Creek the strata rise rapidly towards the crest of the Warfield Anticline, as is shown in the following section, measured by TeeLs descending from a high point just northwest of Anchor P. O., southwestward along the county road to Anchor P. O. :

Anchor P. O. Section, Washington District.

Thickaess Total Kanawha Series (730') Feet. Feet. Sandstone, Coalburg, massive, coarse grained, pinnacle rock 45 45

Concealed to bench 35 80

Sandstone, Winifrede, massive, medium

coarse grained, buff color 60 140

Concealed 20 160

Sandstone, Lower Winlfrede, massive 25 185

Concealed 45 230

Sandy shale and sandstone 27 257

Coal blossom, Chilton 3 260 260'

Sandstone, Lower Chilton, massive, medium

coarse grained, friable 60 320

Sandy shale 10 330

Sandstone. Hernshaw, massive, fine grained 40 370

Sandy shale 25 395

Sandstone, Williamson, massive, coarse

grained, friable 21 416

Coal 0' 4

Slate, gray 0 2

Coal, block 0 6

Slate 0 1

Coat, block.. 1 2

Slate 0 0%

Coal, gray splint 1 11% J

Sandy shale 9-9" 430

Coal blossom, and lire clay 3 433

Sandstone, fine grained 57 490

Coal blossom. Cedar Grove 2 492 72'

Sandstone, massive, fine grained 15 507

Sandy shale 55 562

Sandstone, massive, friable, buff color 48 610

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas). . 2 612 120'

Sandy shale 13 625

Sandstone, Brownstown, massive, fine grained 20 645

Sandy shale 20 665

Slaty shale 10 675

Sandstone, massive, gray buff, medium coarse

grained 25 700

Sandy shale to bed of Trace Fork of Big

Creek, (920' B.) 30 730

Williamson.. 4-3" 420-3" 160'

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The foregoing section was measured to the rise near the crest of the Warfield Anticline, so that the intervals are shown thinner in the section than they really are.

Another section was measured by Teets from a point descending northward along a trail to head of Dog I'ork of Trace Fork of Big Creek of the Guyandot River, 1.5 miles southwest from Anchor P. O., which gives the following succession of the strata:

Section 1.5 Miles Southwest from Anchor P. O.,

Washington District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (820') Feet. Feet.

Sandy shale and concealed 40 40

Sandstone, Win if rede, massive, medium

coarse grained 50 90

Sandy shale and concealed 55 145

Sandstone, Lower WInifrede, massive 70 215

Sandy shale 15 230

Sandstone massive 25 255

Sandy shale and concealed 60 315

Sandstone and concealed 80 395

Coal biosftom, Littie Chiiton 2 397 397'

Concealed and sandstone 118 515

Coal blossom, Williamson 4 519 122'

Concealed and sandstone .' 76 595

Coal, block 0' 10" 1

Slate 0 1 [Alma 2-11" 597-11" 79'

Coal, glossy, block 1 2 f

Coal, gray splint 0 10 J

Slate 1-1" 599

Sandstone and concealed 101 700

Coal, abandoned opening fallen shut, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas), about 3 703 106'

Sandstone and concealed (955' B.) 117 820

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending along road to Garrett Fork of Big Creek, 1.5 miles east of Curry P. O., Chapmanville District, Logan County :

Section 1.5 Miles East of Curry P. O., Chapmanville District.

Thickness Total Kanawha Series (462') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and concealed 30 30

Sandstone, shaly 5 35

Slate 0-2" 35-2"

Sandstone 0-8" 35-10"

Chilton 3-2" 39

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Thickness Total Feet. Feet.

Coal, gas (K 6'

Coai, impure 0 6

Coal, block, glossy.. 2 2

X? Xx C KjXcLjf ..

Sandstone and concealed '. 230 269

Coal blossom, Alma 2 271 232'

Sandstone and concealed 110 381

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas).. 1 382 - 111'

Sandstone and concealed (1000' B.) 80 462

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs and Tets, descending from the summit of a high point in the southwestern corner of Washington District, on the Boone- Logan County Line, three miles southwest of Hewett P. O., northeastward to Meadow Fork of Hewett Creek :

Section 3 Miles Southwest of Hewett P. O.,

Washington District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (894') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, Homewood, massive 35 35

Sandy shale 20 55

Sandstone, Coalburg, massive, coarse grained 70 125

Sandy shale and concealed to bench 40 165

Sandstone, Win If rede, and concealed 60 225

Sandy shale and concealed to bench 20 245

Sandstone and concealed 50 295

Sandy shale and concealed to bench 10 305

Sandstone and concealed 85 390

Sandstone 6 396

Slate 0-2" 396-2"

Sandstone 0-8" 396-10"

Coal, gas O' 7"]

Coal, impure 0 6 j- Chilton? 3-3" 400-1"

Coal, block, glossy 2 2 J

Sandstone and concealed 54-11" 455

Coal blossom, Hernshaw 1 456 56'

Sandstone and concealed 19 475

Coal blossom 1 476

Sandstone and concealed 54 530

Coal blossom, Dingess 1 531 75'

Sandstone and concealed 34 565

Coal blossom, Williamson 1 566

Sandstone and concealed ; . 40 606

Sandstone, massive . 60 666

Coal blossom, Alma 1 667 136'

Sandstone and concealed 87 754

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas),

Upper Bench 1 755 88'

Fire clay 2 757

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Thickness Total

Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and concealed 20 777

Coal blottfom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gat),

Lower Bench 3 780 26'

Sandstone, Brownstown, and concealed 68 848

Coal blOMom, Powellton 1 849 69'

Sandstone, massive 20 869

Sandstone and concealed to creek (935' B.) . . 25 894

The foregoing section was taken about on the strike of the strata, so that the intervals given between the different coals are approximately correct.

On Spruce Fork of Coal River near Low Gap, the following section was measured by Krebs, descending from high hill, westward to Spruce Fork of Coal River at Low Gap P. O.:

Section at Low Gap P. O., Washington District.

Thickness Total Kanawha Series (670') Feet. Feet.

Sandy shale and concealed, to bench 60 60

Sandstone and concealed 40 100

Shale, gray 20 120

Slate 1 121

Coal, impure 0' 3'

Coal, splint 0 7

Slate, gray 0 1

Coal, splint 0 2

Coal, impure 0 3 Alma 4-5" 125-5'

Coal, hard, splint 2 3

Coal, impure 0 3

Slate 0 3

Coal, gas 0 4

Slate 1-7" 127

Slate and concealed 163 290

Sandstone, massive 100 390

Concealed, mostly black slate 60 450

Dark shale, Eagle, marine fossils 1 451 326'

Shale, dark 29 480

Sandstone, massive 160 640

Concealed 10 650

Sandstone, current bedded, to Spruce River,

(705' B.) 20 670

The above section gives the interval between the Alma Coal and Eagle fossils as 325.5 feet.

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs and Teets, descending from a high summit, one mile south of Madison, westward to Spruce Fork of Coal River, Washington District, near the crest of the Warfield Anticline :

iff "X

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Section 1 Mile South of Madison, Washington District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (SSC) Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, Coalburg, grayish buff, to bench.. 40 40

Sandstone, Win if rede, massive 60 100

Bench, Winif rede Coai horizon 0 100 100'

Sandstone and concealed 100 200

Coal biottonn, Little Chilton 1 201 101'

Sandstone, massive, to bench 69 270

Sandstone and concealed 60 330

Large bench, Hernshaw Coal horizon 0 330 129'

Sandstone and concealed, to bench 140 470 140'

Sandstone and concealed 65 535

Coal bloatom, Alma 5 540 70'

Sandstone and concealed 60 600

Bench, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal

horizon 0 600 60'

Sandstone and concealed 65 665

Bench, Powellton Coal horizon 0 665

Sandstone and concealed 100 765 165'

Bench, Eagle Coal horizon 0 765

Sandstone and concealed 60 825

Sandy shale and concealed, Eagle fosail horl-

zon 10 835

Sandstone and concealed, (660' B.) 115 950

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs and Teets, descending from a high point northward to Low Gap Creek, 2.S miles southwest of Low Gap P. O., Washingtpn District:

Section 2.5 Miles Southwest of Low Gap P. O.,

Washington District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (450') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and concealed 178 178

Coal blossom, Cedar Grove 2 180

Sandstone, massive : 9 189

Limestone 1 190

Sandstone and concealed 110 300

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas).. 1 301 121'

Sandstone and concealed 145 446

Coal blossom, Eagle 1 447 146'

Concealed to creek (955' B.) 3 450

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs and Teets, descending from a high knob, J4 mile west of Ottawa, westward to Spruce Fork of Coal River at Ottawa:

96 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Section at Ottawa, Washington Districts

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (340') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone. Coal burg, massiVe 60 60

Bench, Coalburg Coal horizon 0 60

Sandstone and concealed. . . 10 70

Sandstone, Winifrede, massive. 120 190 .

Bench, Winifrede Coal horizon 10 200

Sandstone, massive, to large b6nch 80 280

Sandstone, massive, coarse grained, to bench 120 400

Sandstone, massive 85 485

Coal, Chiiton 5 490 290'

Sandstone and concealed 124 614

Coai blossom 1 615

Sandstone and concealed, to bench 120 735

Sandstone and concealed 80 815

Coal, Alma 5 820 330'

Concealed to creek (780' B.) 20 840

The Chilton and Alma Coals are both mined at this place by the Coal River Coal Company.

On Bias Branch, about 2 miles west of Ottawa, the following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending along road westward to Bias Branch, two miles northeast of Jeffery P. O.:

Section 2 Miles Northeast of JefFery P. C, Washington District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (782') Feet Feet.

Sandy shale and concealed 105 105

Bench, Winifrede Coal horizon 0 106 105'

Sandy shale and concealed 290 395

Bench, Chilton Coal horizon 0 395 290

Sandy shale and concealed 98 493

Coal blossom, Hernshaw 2 495 100'

Sandstone and concealed 163 658

Coal blossom, Cedar Grove 2 660

Sandstone and concealed 58 718

Coal blossom, Alma 2 720 225'

Sandstone and concealed 30 750

Coal blossom, Little ATma 2 752

Sandstone and concealed (900' L.) 30 782

South of Ottawa, toward Clothier, the measures dip very rapidly into the Coalburg Syncline, as is shown by a large number of diamond core drill holes sunk in prospecting for coal by the Boone County Coal Corporation; which owns a

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large area of coal land in Boone and Logan Counties. Through the courtesy of Mr. J. C. Blair, Vice President of that Company, the records of these diamond core test holes are permitted to be published in this Report. These records have been of great assistance in making up the structure map, and in the study of the rock strata and coals in this region.

Diamond Core Test No. 2 (109) of the Boone County Coal

Corporation.

Located 0.3 mile N. W. of Clothier, Washington District, Boone County; authority, Boone County Coal Corporation; elevation, 797.81' L.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Scries (184' 1") Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 15 0 15 0

Slate, sandy 6 3 21 3

Coal and bone, Williamson 2 4 23 7

Fire clay 0 3 23 10

Shale, sandy 6 2 30 0

Shale 14 1 44 1

Slate 7 8 51 9

Sandstone 0 4 52 1

Slate 3 4 55 5

Slate, black 12 10 68 3

Coal r 3%" ] Cedar Grove,

Bone 0 3% [Upper 110 70 1 46' 6

Coal and bone 0 1 (Bench

Coal : 0 2

Shale, sandy 1 9 71 10

Sandstone with shale streaks 3 10 75 8

Sandstone, Middle Cedar Grove 34 9 110 5

Shale 2 0 112 5

Sandstone with shaly streaks 27 5 139 10

Coal V 3"

Coal, core lost. . .0 7

Fire clay 0 3

Bone ...0 1 )

Coal 1 4 J

Fire clay 1

Slate, shaly 14

Shale, with sandstone streaks 16

Slate, shaly, to bottom 9

The Alma Coal encountered at 139' 10" in the hole is mined at Ottawa, less than one-half mile north of this core test hole, at an elevation of 800 feet above tide, and this drilling shows the coal to have dipped about 140 feet in this distance, or a fall of more than 5 feet per 100 feet.

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Alma 3 6 143 4 73' 3

98 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Coal Test No. 4 (110) of Boone County Coal Corporation.

Located 0.2 mile N. 75" W. of Clothier, Washington District, Boone County; authority, Boone County Coal Corporation; elevation, 840' L.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (225' 8'') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 10 0 10 0

Sandstone 6 6 16 6

Shale 2 2 18 8

Sandstone 43 7 62 3

Shale, sandy 4 0 66 3

Slate, shaly 22 0 88 3

Shale, sandy 2 1 90 4

Coal and bone, Williamson, Upper

Bench 1 6 91 10

Plre clay 2 0 93 10

Shale, sandy 8 0 101 10

Coal and bone, Williamson, Lower

Bench 0 10 102 8

Sandstone 4 0 106 8

Sandstone, with shaly streaks 8 1 114 9

Shale, sandy 19 10 134 7

Slate, black 13 2 147 9

Sulphur 0 1 147 10

Coal r 2 "] Cedar Grove,

Slate 0 2V Upper Bench 2 149 11%

Coal 0 9 J

Fire clay 0 8% 150 8

Shale, sandy. 1 6 152 2

Sandstone 32 8 184 10

Slate 1 0 185 10

, Coal, Cedar Grove 110 187 8

Shale 2 4 190 0

Sandstone, with shale streaks 15 1 205 1

Shale, with sandstone streaks 9 2 214 3

Slate 1 0 215 3

Shale 0 7 215 10

Coal 4 "

Fire clav 0

Coal and bone.. 0 IV VAIma 5 7 221 5 71' 5%"

Coal 17%

Coal, core lost.O 3%

Fire clay to bottom.., 4 3 225 8

The following important section was obtained by Ray V. Hennen by combining measurements taken descending from a high knob to diamond core test hole No. 7 (145), located on divide between Left Fork of Beech Creek and Beech Creek, S. 37° W. 3.7 miles from Clothier, 0.3 mile south of the Boone- Logan County Line, and then joining this result to diamond core test No. 1 (142) and Boone County Coal Corporation well No. 1 (65), located S. E. 0.4 mile from Clothier, and 0.2 mile west of the Boone- Logan County Line :

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Section Near Clothier, Logan District, Logan County.

Pennsyivanian (2405') Thickness Total

Conemaugh Series (40') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Concealed from top of knob 5 0 5 0

Sandstone, massive, srayish white, coarse, pebbly, making prominent

Allegheny Series (165')

Concealed along steep slope, probably

mostly shale 25 0 65 0

Concealed along bench 10 0 75 0

Concealed along steep slope 15 0 90 0

Concealed along bench 15 0 105 0 105' 0"

Sandstone, buff, medium coarse,

broken, blocky 65 0 170 0

Concealed along steep slope 20 0 190 0

Concealed along bench 15 0 205 0

Kanawha Series (1406')

Sandstone, Homewood, medium grained, partly concealed 110 0 315 0

along steep bluff 25 0 340 0

Concealed with sandstone 35 0 375 0

Concealed to top of coal test No. 7 15 0 390 0

Coal Test No. 7 (145) 1290' L.

Surface 14 0 404 0

Shale : 2 0 406 0

Sandstone 39 0 445 0

Coal, Coalburg "Rider" 0 4 445 4

Shale 17 8 463 0

Slate 1 0 464 0

Coal V 11"

Bone 0 1

Coal 0 3

Bone 0 1

Goal 0 7

Coal and bone 0 2

Slate 0 4

Coal and bone, interlaminated 1 9

Coal 1 1

Fire clay

Shale, sandy 16

Slate 0

Coal r 4"] Little

Slate 0 6 vCoalburg. 2

Coal 1 0 J

Fire clay 1

Sandy shale 5

Slate 1

Fire clay 1

Shale, sandy 17

Slate 1

Coal 0' 6"

Slate 0 1

Coal 1 6

Sandstone, sandy 9

Coalburg (1210' L.) 6 3 470 3

)

3 21' 0"

J

lOO STRATIGRAPHY — GENERAL SECTIONS.

Thickness Total Ft. In. Ft. In.

Shale 17 0 547 4

Coal r 8")

Slate 0 3 V 2 5 649 9

Coal and bone 0 6 J

Fire clay 3 2 552 11

Shale 7 8 560 7

Coal and bone V 0" 1 Buffalo

Shale 11 0 V Creek 12 8 573 3

Coal and bone 0 8 J

Shale 3 0 576 3

Fire clay 2 0 578 3

Sandstone, Upper Win if rede 74 0 652 3

Shale 2 6 654 9

Coal V 9"!

Shale, sandy 17 7 Wlnifrcdc 19 11 674 8 198' B'

Coal 0 7 J

Sandstone 7 11 682 7

Shale 22 0 704 7

Coal 0 5 705 0

Fire clay 3 0 708 0

Slate 7 0 715 0

Shale, sandy 6 1 721 1

Coai and bone 0' 8"

Coal 1 0

Shale 0 6 Chilton "A" 3 0 724 1 49' B'

Coal 0 3

Coal and bone 0 7

Shale , ' 8 0 732 1

Sandstone 8'

Sandstone, hard 12 0

Sandstone, with hard

streaks 9 6

Shale, sandy 11 0

Sandstone 24 0

Shale ' 4 8 801 6

Slate 0 2 801 8

Coal 2' 5 "

Bone .0 0% Chilton... 6 5i 808 U 74' OJ"

Coal 4 0 J

Fire clay, shale and concealed, by

hand-level, to top of core test No. 1

(142), located % mile south of

Clothier, north of Bend Branch, ele-

vation, 804.79' L 52 10% 861 0

Core Test No. 1 (142).

Surface 14

Shale 0 6

Coal, Hernshaw 0

Shale 3

Shale, sandy 6 0

Fire clay 2

Shale 58

Slate 0

Sandstone, Williamson 19

Slate, shaly, DIngess marine fossil horirzon 21 8 987 0

Upper

Chilton.. 64 9 796 10

Sandstone

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Thickness Ft. In.

n

Williamson 11 3

Coal 0' 4

Bone 0 1%

Coal 0 1%

Shale, sandy 0 7

Coal 1 2%

Bone 0

Coal 0 3

Fire clay 1 7

Shale 5 9

Coal 0 3

Bone 0 1

Coal 0 11

Fire clay ' 0

Shale, sandy 4

Sindstone, with shaly streaks, Upper

Cedar Grove 21

Slate, shaly 11

Slate, black 12

Bone 0'

Coal 1 3 J Cedar

Bone 0 0% Grove

Slate 0 4%

Coal

0 7 J

Fire clay 0 4

Shale, sandy 3 2%

Sandstone 0 6

Shale, sandy 0 8

Sandstone 11 6

Sandy shale 0 8

Sandstone 3 2

Shale, sandy 0 9

Sandstone 15 2

Coal, Cedar Grove, Lower Bench 0 8

Shale 4 3

Shale, with sandstone streaks 12 5

Shale 4 11

Coal and bone, interlaminated 0' 2" "Alma

Coal 4 0

Fire clay 0 6

Unrecorded 102 5

Coal, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gae) 2 0

Continued with record of well (65).

Slate 7 0

Sand 175 0

Slate and shells 210 0

Lower Pottsville iyS")

Salt Sand, 1st 270 0

Slate 60 0

Salt Sand, 2nd 435 0

Slate 30 0

Mi88is8ippian (1093')

Mauch Chunk (345')

Limestone, black 5 0

Black slate 17 0

Lime, black 10 0

Total Ft. In.

998 3 190' 2"

2 3% 1050 8%

1051 0%

4 2 1113 1

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Thickness Total

Ft. In. Ft. In.

Red rock 3 0 2440 0

Slate and shells 20 0 2460 0

Sand 20 0 2480 0

Lime, black 25 0 2605 0

Slate, white 26 0 2531 0

Sand, black, Maxton 94 0 2625 0

Red rock , 10 0 2635 0

Black, limy formation 95 0 2730 0

Red, limy formation 10 0 2740 0

Slate, black 10 0 2750 0

Greenbrier Limestone (230') Black limy formation. .60' T

Gray lime 46 I Big Lime. 230 0 2980 0

Black and gray lime... 55

Red lime 70

Pocono Sandstones (518')

Big Injun, red 40 0 3020 0

Slate and shells 425 0 3445 0

Brown shale 24 0 3469 0

Berea Sand 29 0 3498 0

Devonian (3')

Slate 3 0 3501 0

It is interesting to note in the foregoing section that fifteen different beds of coal of the Kanawha Series are exposed, making a total thickness of coal of 38.59 feet. This, however, does not include the coals in the No. 5 Block and Stockton- Lewiston horizons, which seams are concealed in the section.

The thickness of the Pottsville Series shown in this section is 2200 feet.

The following section is near Sharpies Station, where the Coal River Land Company made its diamond core test No. 1 (143 Lo.) :

Coal River Land Company Diamond Core Test No. 1

(143 Lo.).

Located in Logan District, Logan County, at Sharpies, S. 23 W. 1.7 miles from Clothier, and 1.6 miles south of the Boone-Logan County Line; authority. Coal River Land Company; elevation, 846' B.

Thickness Total Kanawha Series (346' 9'') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 15 6 15 6

Sandstone 17 0 32 6

Coal, Hernshaw 0 7% 83

Slate 2 7% 35 9

Sandstone 44 0 79 9

Slate, sandy 18 81 5

Sandstone 13 3 9i 8

Alma 6 1 269 10 34' 6'

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Thickness Total

Ft. In. Ft. In.

Slate 8 9 103 5

Sandstone 2 1 105 6

Slate 23 1% 128 7%

Coal, Williamson 0 128 8

Slate, sandy 2 6 131 2

Sandstone 21 11 153 1

Slate, sandy 2 2 155 3

Coal, bony 0 2 165 6

Sandstone 6 9 162 2

Slate, sandy, to sandstone 26 2 188 4

Slate, shaly 26 3 214 7

Slate, black 15 7% 230 2%

Coal r 3%"1 Cedar Grove,

Coal 1 J Bench

Slate 0 9% 234 1%

Sandstone 4 6% 238 8

Bone and slate 0 238 9%

Slate and sandstone 13 10 252 8

Coal, Cedar Grove, Lower Bench 1 3 253 11

Sbale 9 10 263 9

Slate 0' 3 "

Coal 1 2

Slate 1

Coal 2 9

Slate 0 3

Coal 0 314

Slate '. 2 5 272 3

Sandstone 7 0 279 3

Slate, sandy and sandstone 4 9 284 0

Coal, Little Alma 15 285 5

Fire clay and slate 5 1 290 6

Sandstone 9 6 300 0

Sandstone and sandy shale 35 8 335 8

Coal 0 7 336 3 66' 5"

Fire clay and sandy shale to bottom. . 10 6 346 9

It is unfortunate that this diamond core test was not continued for 20 or 25 feet, until it passed through the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal.

Boone County Coal Corporation Coal Test No. 6 (144 Lo.).

Located in Logan District, Logan County, on Beech Creek, 2% miles S. 80° W. of Sharpies; S. W. 4 miles from Clothier; and 2.7 miles south of the Boone-Logan County Line; elevation, 1018' L.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (103') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 21 0 21 0

Sandstone 32 10 53 10

Shale 0 6 54 4

Slate 0 9 65 1

Sandstone 1 6 56 7

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Thickness Total

Ft. In. Ft. In.

Shale, sandy 3 0 59 7

Slate 1 8 61 3

Coal, Chilton "A" 0 2 61 5

Fire clay 10 62 5

Slate, sandy 8 5 70 10

Slate 4 9 75 7

Slate, sandy 4 3 79 10

Sandstone 9 7 89 5

Slate, sandy 3 9 93 2

Slate 0 6 93 8

Slate, core lost 1 8% 95 4%

Coal 4' 2"

Slate 0 1 V Chilton... 5 1 100

Coal 0 10

Shale to bottom 2 103 0

Boone County Coal Corporation Coal Test No. 3 (146 Lo.)

Located in Logan District, Logan County, 1.7 miles S. 45'' E. of Sharpies, and S. 11" 30' E. 3 miles from Clothier, and 1.9 miles southeast of the Boone-Logan County Line; authority, Boone County Coal Corporation; well started 90 feet below Dingess Run Coal; elevation,

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (258') Fet. In. Ft. In.

Surface 13 0 13 0

Sandstone, Williamson 34 5 47 5

Shale 1 0 48 5

Sandstone 8 1 56 6

Shale 0 6 57 0

Sandstone 7 6 64 6

Shale, sandy 7 0 71 6

Slate, sandy 22 6 94 0

Coal 0' 8"!

Fire clay 1 0 V Williamson 2 2 96 2

Coal 0 6 J

Fire clay 0 6 96 8

Shale, sandy 6 8 103 4

Slate 0 3 103 7

Fire clay 1 0 104 7

Sandstone 2 0 106 7

Sandstone, with shaly streaks 16 5 123 0

Shale, dark 3 0 126 0

Shale, sandy 5 10 131 10

Sandstone 2 1 133 11

Shale 0 1 134 0

Sandstone 2 0 136 0

Shale, sandy 30 7 166 7

Slate, black 10 10 177 6

Coal, Cedar Grove, Upper Bench 3 9 181 2

Shale 0 9 181 11

Shale, sandy 3 10 186 9

Slate, shaly 4 10 190 7

Sandstone, Middle Cedar Grove 10 9 201 4

Slate, shaly 2 1 203 5

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Thickness Total

Ft. In. Ft. In.

Coal, Cedar Grove, Lower Bench 1 3 204 8

Shale, sandy 8 9 213 5

Sandstone 1 10 215 3

Shale 2 6 217 9

Sandstone 0 7 218 4

Shale, sandy ; 2 4 220 8

Shale 4 0 224 8

Coai and bone. Inter-

laminated 0' 4"

Coal 1 1 I- Alma 18 226 4 130' 2"

Sandstone 0 2

Coal and bone 0 1

Fire clay '. 1 0 227 4

Shale, sandy 4 0 231 4

Sandstone, Logan 20 2 251 6

Shale 1 0 252 6

Sandstone 0 3 252 9

Shale 0 3 253 0

Slate 0 2 253 2

Coai, Little Alma 2 1 255 3

Shale, sandy, to bottom 2 9 258 0

Coal River Land Company Coal Test No. 2 (147 Lo.).

Liocated in Logan District, Logan County, miles S. 45'' E. of Seng, and S. 70° E. 6.8 miles from Clothier, and 1.6 miles southwest of the Boone-Logan County Line; authority. Coal River Land Company; well started 90 feet below the Chilton Coal; elevation, 1120' B.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (260' 10") Ft. In. Ft. In.

Sand and cobblestone 14 7 14 7

Sandstone 47 8 62 3

Slate, shaly 35 2 97 5

Sandstone 37 0 134 5

Shale, slaty 1 5 135 10

Sandstone, Cedar Grove, Upper Bench 29 4 165 2

Sandstone, with streaks of sandy shale 10 7 175 9

Slate, sandy 12 2 187 11

Coal, Cedar Grove 5 8 193 7

Shale, slaty 6 7 200 2

Sandstone, with streaks of sandy shale 34 6 234 8

Sandstone 2 2 236 10

Slate 0 7% 237 5%

Coal 1' 2%" ) Alma, Upper

Fire clay 1 7 Bench 2 11% 240 5

Coal and slate 0 2 J

Slate, with streaks of sandstone 9 7 250 0

Sandstone 6 7 256 7

Coal 0' 1" 1 Alma, Lower

Slate 0 2 [Bench 0 11 257 6

Coal 0 8

Slate, black 2 0 259 6

Fire clay, sandy, to bottom 1 4 260 10

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Stratigraphy — General Sections.

It is unfortunate that this core test was not sunk to the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal, as it is probable that it will prove of workable thickness here.

Boone County Coal Corporation Coal Test No. 6 (148 Lo.).

LfOcated in LiOgan District, Logan County, 3 miles S. 35"* E. of Seng, and S. 6*" E. 7.3 miles from Clothier, and 1.9 miles southwest of the Boone-Logan County Line; authority, Boone County Coal Corporation; elevation, ISSO' B.

Pen nay i van ian (369' 9'') Thickness

Allegheny Series (31' 6") Ft. In.

Surface 8 0

Sandstone 20 0

Coal, Clarion 1 6

Shale 2 0

Kanawha Series (338' 3")

Sandstone, Homewood 116 11

Coal 2' 0"

Fire clay 0 7

Shale 1 1

Coal and bone 0 2

Shale 2 8

Coal and bone 0 6

Shale .'...

Sandstone

Shale, with sandstone streaks

Stockton . (1785' B.)

Coalburg. 12 3

Sandstone, broken, Coalburg 55 2

Shale, broken 20 10

Shale 10 6

Sandstone 9 0

Coal and bone, interlaminated y 7"

Slate 0 9

Coal and bone, interlaminated 2 2

Shale 0 2

Coal 0 1

Fire clay 0 5

Coal 0 1

Fire clay 0 7

Coal 0 1

Fire clay 0 2

Sandstone 3 6

Coal and bone 1 8

Sandstone 55

Coal, Little Coalburg 0

Fire clay 0

Sandstone 4

Shale, with sandstone streaks 6

Sandstone 4

Sandstone, with shale streaks 7

Sandstone 18

Shale, to bottom 2

Total

Ft. In.

148 5

270 4

99' 5'

West Virginia Geological Survey.

Boone County Coal Corporation Coal Test No. 5 (149 Lo.).

Total Ft. In.

Liocated in Logan District, Logan County, on Laurel Fork, miles S. 68° E. of Seng, and % mile west of the Boone-Logan County Line; authority, Boone County Coal Corporation; well starts flush in the Chilton Coal; elevation, 1385 B.

Thickness Kanawha Series (303') Ft. In.

Surface 15 0

Sandstone, Lower Chilton 62 6

Coal or 1"] Little

Bone 0 2 Chilton..

Coal 0 2 J

Fire clay

Shale, sandy

Sandstone 16

Shale 2

Coal r 0"!

Shale 8 0 Hernshaw

Coal and bone 0 6 1

Shale 1

Sandstone '. . . 45

Shale 50

Coal 0' 6'

William, son

Shale 7 0

Coal 0 7

Fire clay 1 6

Shale 9 10

Coal 0 7

Sandstone 1 4

Shale 1 0

Coal 0 6

Shale 2 0

Coal and bone 0 6

Shale : 1

Fire clay 1

Shale 17

Sandstone, with shale streaks 16

Shale, sandy 2

Sandstone 5

Shale 13

Coal r 5

Sulphur 0 0%

Coal 0 2

Shale 0 1% [Cedar

Coal 2 5H f Grove 6 1

Bone 0

Coal 1 7%

Coal and sulphur.. 0 3

Fire clay '. 1

Shale, sandy 1

Sandstone, with shale streaks, to

bottom 1 7

298 7

The following diamond core test hole was drilled the latter part of 1914 by the Boone County Coal Corporation :

I08 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Record of Boone County Coal Corporation Diamond Core

Test Hole No. 21 (157).

Located in Washington District, Boone County, on a branch of spruce Fork flowing from the west, 0.7 mile northwest from Clothier; authority, A. R. Montgomery; completed, 1914; elevation, 760' B.

Thickness Total m. In. Ft. In.

Surface 13 3 13 3

Fireclay 4 9 18 0

Soft shale 1 0 19 0

Slate, black 17 8 36 8

Coal r 8"] Cedar

Slate and bone 0 3 V Grove 2 6 39 2

Coal 0 7 J

Shale 1 11 41 1

Sand rock (Middle Cedar Grove) 33 8 74 9

Shale 2 10 77 7

Coal, Lower Cedar Grove 1 10 79 5

Fire clay 1 1 80 6

Shale with sand rock streaks 27 0 107 6

Coal 3' 11%"

Slate 0 6 [-Alma 6 2 113 8 74' 6"

Coal 1 9%

Fire clay to bottom 1 4 115 0

Several diamond core test holes were drilled the latter part of 1914 by the Boone County Coal Corporation, on Spruce Fork of Coal River in Logan District, Logan County, the records of which were received too late to be included in the Logan-Mingo Detailed County Report by Messrs. Hennen and Reger. As these core test holes are located just west of the Boone-Logan County Line, and furnish a great deal of important data, the records are published on the following pages, and Mr. Ray V. Hennen has added an interesting commentary on the same, as follows:

"A careful analysis of the logs of boring Nos. 158 to 169, inclusive, the tests which they represent all being located on the waters of Spruce Fork in Logan County, and scattered from the northern edge of Logan District to its southern boundary, shows that the approximate minable areas assigned for the Chilton, Cedar Grove, Alma and Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coals in Figures 11, 14, 16 and 17, respectively, of the Report for Logan and Mingo Counties are in close harmony with the facts for this portion of the former county. It also shows that the Williamson and Lower Cedar Grove beds are very unreliable in this region, and that the remarks in the Authors' Preface in the latter Report are fully justified, in which it is suggested that there are probably numerous patches within the shaded areas on these Figures where the coal designated* is too thin and impure to be minable. Only one boring; viz. No. 161 on Seng Camp Creek, penetrated deep

West Virginia Geological Survey. Io9

enough to test the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal, and its record exhibits this bed in fine development. In this locality the latter coal should be one of the most important deposits of fuel as regards thickness, purity and minable area, especially above the mouth of Seng Camp Creek, since, southward along the valley of Buffalo Creek, it is mined successfully on a commercial scale. Nos. 167 to 169, inclusive, also failed to penetrate to a sufficient depth to test the Alma Coal. The latter should attain minable dimensions in the locality of these borings."— Ray V. Hennen. (February 16, 1915).

Record of Boone County Coal Corporation Diamond Core

Test Hole No. 9 (158Lo.).

Located on Bend Branch, 1.0 mile from its mouth and 1.5 miles from Clothier; authority, A. R. Montgomery; completed, 1914; eleva- Uon, 940.6' L.

Thickness Total Pt. In. Pt. In.

Surface 20 5 20 5

Coal, slate and coal, no core 2 4 22 9

Shale 11 0 33 9

Coal 0' 4 "

Shale 0 6

No core 1 4

Slate 0 9

Coal 0 1

Slate 0 10

Shale 2 8

Coal 1 4

Bone 0 4

Coal 1 4%

Coal, no core 0

Slate 2 7 46 8

Shale 4 1 50 9

Coal 0 1 50 10

Shale 4 4 55 2

Sand rock and shale 6 0 61 2

Sand rock 51 8 112 10

Shale 5 4 118 2

Sand rock 7 3 125 6

Shale 0 7 126 0

Slate 0 4 126 4

Coal 0 4 126 8

Sand rock 6 4 133 0

Coal 0 1 133 1

Shale - 5 0 138 1

Sand rock (Williamson) 57 9 195 10

Shale 20' 6" ) Dingess Limestone

Shaly slate...29 11 ( Marine horizon. 50 5 246 3

Chilton... 10 4 44 1 44' T

I!0 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Thickness Total Ft. In. Pt. In.

Coal ..0' 9

Bone 0 6

Coal 0 2

Bone 0 6

Coal 0 3

Shale 2 10

Coal 0 3%

Slate 0 2%

Coal 0 5V&

Bone 0 3%

Coal 0 4

Fire clay ". 1 10 254 6%

Shale 7 0% 261 7

Shale with sand

(Upper Cedar

Grove)... 22 6 284 1

Williamson 6 252 8i 208' 7i'

Cedar I- Grove 2 7 310 6 bT 9W

rock streaks ... 15' b" Sand rock with

shale streaks. 7 1 j

Shaly slate 12 2 296 3

Black slate 11 8 307 11

Coal r 2"

Bone 0 2

Coal, no core, 6" 1 3

Fire clay 1 7 312 1

Sandy shale 2 6 314 7

Sand rock 24 11 339 6

Sand rock and shale 0 8 340 2

Sand rock 8 11 349 1

Shale 2 8 361 9

Coal (Lower Cedar Grove) 1 10 353 7

Shale 6 4 359 11

Coal 0' 11 "1

Bone 0 10 Alma 5 H 365 8) 55' 2r

Coal and hone. . .0 4

Coal 3 8%

Fire clay to bottom '. 111% 367 8

Record of Boone County Coal Corporation Diamond Core

Test Hole No. 12 (159Lo.).

Located on Spruce Fork, 0.5 mile south of mouth of Rockhouse

Creek, and 1.0 mile southeast of Clothier, Logan District, Logan

County; authority, A. R. Montgomery; completed, 1914; elevation, 835' B.

Thickness Total

Ft. In. Pt. In.

Surface 22 0 22 0

Shale .. 6 6 28 6

Sandstone 15 9 44 3

Shale 0 7 44 10

Sandstone 99 0 143 10

Shale 4 9 148 7

Sandstone 2 4 150 11

Shale 20 0 170 11

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Thickness Total Ft. In. Ft. In.

tt

Cedar

Grove 3 5 174 4

Coal 0' 11

Bone 0 IVk

Fire clay 1

Coal 1 0

Fire clay 1 3 175 7

Shale, sandstone streaks 15 0 190 7

Sandstone, shale streaks 17 2 207 9

Gray sandy shale 20 3 228 0

Dark shale 12 0 240 0

Coal 0' 1 "1

Bone and sulphur. 0 0% [Alma 4 6i 244 6i W%V

Coal 3 10 r

Bone and coal 0 7 j

Shale, sandstone streaks, to bottom. . . 5 6 250

Record of Boone County Coal Corporation Diamond Core

Test Hole No. 14 (I6OL0.).

Located on Rockhouse Creek of Spruce Fork, 1.8 miles from its mouth and 1.9 miles from Clothier, Logan District, Logan County; authority, A. R. Montgomery; completed, 1914; elevation, 901.8' L.

Thickness Total

Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 18 0 18 0

Shale 3 0 21 0

Coal, Chilton 10 22 0

Fireclay 16 23 6

Sand rock and shale 8 2 31 8

Sand rock. Lower Chilton 24 6 2

Coal and bone 0' Little

Coal 0 5 jChllton... 0 10 57 0 35' 0"

Sandstone 5 2 62 2

Shale 18 2 80 4

Coal, Hernshaw 0 10 81 2 24' 2"

Shale 4 7 85 9

Sand rock 54 4 140 1

Slate 26 4 166 5

Sand rock 20 10 187 3

Slate 0 3 187 6

Shale 1 3 188 9

Slate and coal 0 10 189 7

Coal 0' 2 "

Slate 2 3

Coal 0 1

Slate 0 1 (-Williamson.. 4 2 193 9 112' 7"

Coal 0 5%

Coal and bone.O 6

Coal 0 7%

Fireclay 10 194 9

Shale 1 10 196 7

Slate 7 2 203 9

Shale streaks with sand rock 24 5 228 2

Slate, black 14 3 242 5

Coal, Cedar Grove 2 3 244 8 51' 11'

112 Stratigraphy General Sections.

Thickness Total

Pt. In. Pt. in.

Bone 0 6 245 1

Fire clay 1 1 246 2

Shale 1 7 247 9

Sand rock 4 10 252 7

Shale 5 6 268 1

Sand rock 17 1 275 2

Shale 3 7 278 9

Bone 0 2 278 11

Coal 0' 11"! Lower

Slate 0 2 V Cedar Grove. 14 280 3 35' 7"

Coal 0 3 J

Wash, lost., 16 281 9

Fire olay 1 9 283 6

Shale and sand rock, mixed 16 10 300 4

Slate 0 5 300 9

Coal r 1%"

Bone 0 2

Coal 2 4%

Shale 0

Coal 0 1

Slate with fire clay to bottom 2 2 306 10

Alma 3 Hi 304 Si 24' 6i'

Record of Boone County Coal Corporation Diamond Core

Test Hole No. 15 (I6IL0.).

Located on Seng Camp Dranch of Spruce Fork, 1.5 miles from its mouth and 3.0 miles southeast from Clothier, Logan District, Logan County; authority, A. R. Montgomery; completed, 1914; elevation, 1020' B.

Thickness Total

Ft. In. Pt. In.

Surface 15 0 15 0

Shale 4 0 19 0

Coal and bone (Hernshaw) 0 4 19 4

Fire clay 3 0 22 4

Shale 2 8 25 0

Sandstone, shale streaks 3 2 28 2

Sandy shale 3 3 31 5

Sandstone 35 2 66 7

Sandstone, coal streaks 18 9 86 4

Sandstone 20 8 106 0

Shale 0 4 106 4

Sandstone, shale streaks 1 5 107 9

Coal (Wlllfamson) 0 11 108 8 89' 4"

Fire clay, sandstone streaks 1 1 109 9

Sandstone 53 11 163 8

Sandy shale 1 8 165 4

Sandstone 0 5 165 9

Sandy shale 2 2 167 11

Sandstone 29 6 197 5

Sandy shale, sandstone streaks 8 4 205 9

Dark sandy shale 21 0 226 9

Shale, sandstone, mixed 2 0 228 9

Shale, sandstone streaks 4 4 233 1

Alma 5 10 246 -4 136' 8'

West Virginia Geological Survey. Ii3

Thickness Total Ft. In. Ft. In.

Sandy shale 6 5 239 6

Coal 1' 8"

Coal, core lost 0 7

Bone 0 3

Sandy shale 2 9

Coal and bone 0 7

Sandstone 3' 2"

Sandstone, shale

streaks 18 0

Sandstone 3 0

Sandstone, shale

streaks 18 1

Gray shale 19 9 307 4

Black slate, coal streaks 10 6 317 10

Coal 4' 8%'

Campbell

Creek

(No. 2 Gas) 9 3 327 1 8r9'

Logan 42 3 287 7

Coal and bone 0 3

Shale 1 10%

Coal and bone 0

Shale 0 7%

Coal and bone. . ..1 5

Shale to bottom 6 0 833 1

Record of Boone County Coal Corporation Diamond Core

Test Hole No. 17 (162Lo.).

Located on Spruce Fork, 1.0 mile below Pigeonroost Branch and 4.0 miles south of Clothier, Logan District, Logan County; authority,

A. R. Montgomery; completed, 1914; elevation, 920' B.

Thickness Total

Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 11 6 11 6

Sand rock 26 6 38 0

Coal 0 6 38 6

Sand rock 27 0 65 6

Shale 19 4 84 10

Coal 1 0 85 10

Bone 0 2 86 0

Fire clay 0 6 86 6

Sand rock 15 10 102 4

Shale 1 4 103 8

Slate 1 6 105 2

Coal, Williamson 12 106 4

Slate 3 5 109 9

Sand rock and sandy shale 31 5 141 2

Shale 17 11 159 1

Slate, black 9 1 168 2

Bone 0 2 168 4

Coal 2' 0 "]

Bone 0 1 V Cedar Grove 3 4i 171 65'

Coal 1 3% J

Slate 2 0 173 8%

Shale 7 1 180 9%

Sand rock 3 8 184 5%

Shale 1 10 186 3%

Stratigraphy General Sections.

n

Lower Cedar Grove . .

Thickness Total Ft. In. Pt. In.

Coal 1 6% 187 10

Shale 2 0 189 10

Sand rock 11 5 201 3

Shale- 0 10 202 1

Sand rock 8 6 210 7

Shale 1 9 212 4

Bone 0 2 212 6

Coal 0' 5

Sulphur 0 1%

Coal 0 5%

Bone 0 2

Coal 0 2%

Fire clay .' 0

Shale

Sand rock

Shale

Slate

Coal r 5%"

Bone 0 1

Coal 0 3%

Fire clay 0 4 229 2

Shale 2 7 231 9

Sand rock 17 5 249 2

Shale 3 7 252 9

Slate 0 3% 253

Coal, Little Alma 0 8Vi 253 9

Slate, dark 6 6 260 3

Shale, dark 3 11 264 2

Sand rock, to bottom 15 4 279 6

0 3%

►Alma 1 10

228 10 14' 11'

24' 11

H

Record of Boone County Coal Corporation Diamond Core

Test Hole No. 18 (163Lo,).

Located on Brushy Fbrk of Spruce Fork, 2.0 miles fron its mouth, and 9.5 miles southeast from Clothier, Logan District, Logan County; authority, A. R. Montgomery; completed, 1914; elevation, IbW B.

Boulders and sand

Hard sand and gravel 6

Sandstone 26

Coal r 6"!

Fire clay 0 4

Coal 0 4 J

Shale and sandstone

Sandstone

Slate and shale 12

Coal 0' 5"!

Slate and shale 3 0

Coal 0 2

Slate and shale 9 10

Coal 2 0

Fire clay and slate 4

Sandstone .' 35

Thickness

Ft. In.

Chilton.

Total Ft. In.

84 4 39' 10"

West Virginia Geological Survey. Iis

Thickness Total

Ft. In. Pt. In.

Slaty shale 3 3 127 8

Sandstone ..' 32 1 169 4

Coal 12 160 6

Slate and sandstone 7 2 167 8

Coal 0' 8"

Slate 0 6 Hernshaw 2 3 169 11 85' 6"

Coal 1 2 J

Fire clay 1 7 171 6

Fire clay and sandstone 3 2 174 8

Sandstone 60 0 234 8

Slate 42 1 276 9

Coal, Williamson 0 8 277 5

Fireclay... 0 8 278 1

Sandstone, streaks of slate 7 2 285 8

Sandstone 67 1 352 4

Slate, streaks of sandstone 13 2 365 6

Slate, black 2 6 368 0

Coal 1' 9"]

Slate 0 5 Ceda.'

Coal 3 5 V Grove 6 3 374 3 204' 4''

Slate ahd bony coal.O 4

Coal 0 4

Fire clay to bottom 8 2 382 5

Record of Boone Cotinty Coal Corporation Diamond Core

Test Hole No. 19 (164Lo.).

Located on Pigeonroost Branch of Spruce Fork, about 0.6 mile from its mouth and 4.8 miles south from Clothier, Logan District, Logan County; authority, A. R. Montgomery; completed, 1914; eleration, 1090' B.

Thickness Total

Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 13 0 13 0

Shale wash 9 0 22 0

Coal 3' 0"

Shale 9 5

Coal 1 6

Shale 3 11

Coal 1 6

Shale 0 4

Coal 0 1

Shale 3 4 45 1

Sandstone 13 6 58 7

Sandstone, coal streaks 13 9 72 4

Sandstone, shale streaks 1 3 73 7

Sandstone, coal and shale streaks 10 4 83 11

Sandstone 1 7 85 6

Coal, Little Chilton 1 0 86 6 45' 9'

Sandy shale 16 88 0

Shale and sandstone streaks 2 4 90 4

Sandstone 8 2 98 6

Coal 0 2 98 8

Shale 1 8 100 4

Chilton... 19 9 41 9

Stratigraphy General Sections.

Thickness Total

Sandstone

Sandy shale

Sandstone, coal streaks

Sandy shale

Coal

Shale

Sandstone

Coal 0' r]

Sandstone 0 1 V Williamson..

Coal 0 1 J

Sandstone

Dark sandy shale

Black slate

Coal, Cedar Grove

Shale

Sandy shale

Sandstone

Coal, Lower Cedar Grove

Dark shale

Sandstone, shale streaks

Sandy shale

Coal, Alma

Shale to bottom

Ft.

In.

Ft. In.

7%

9%

30O 1

351 '4

160' y

62' 6'

31' 3'

23' 0"

Record of Boone County Coal Corporation Diamond Core

Test Hole No. 18 (165Lo.).

Located on Oldhouse Branch of Spruce Fork, 700 feet from its mouth and 5.0 miles southwest of Clothier, Logan District, Logan County; authority, A. R. Montgomery; completed, 1914; elevation, 980' B.

Thickness Total Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 15 0 15 0

Sand rock 81 11 96 11

Shale 17 8 114 7

Sand rock 44 1

Sand rock and shale 14

Shale 7

Sand rock and shale 9

Sand rock 14

Shale

Slate

Coal 0'

Slate, black 6

Coal 0

Bone 0

Coal 1

Coal and bone..O

Slate 0

Coal 1

Slate 0

Coal and bone..O Shale

3% 8% 2%

"

Cedar Grove.. 11 9

214 5

226 2

234 6

West Virginia Geological Survey. Ii7

Thickness Total

Ft. In. Ft. In.

Sand rock 4 2 238 8

Coal, Cedar Grove, Lower Bench 0 10 239 6

Fire clay 2 8 242 2

Shale 3 1 245 3

Sand rock 20 10 266 1

Shale 1 3 267 4

Slate 0 7% 267 11%

Bone 0 2 268 1%

Coal, Alma "A" 0 5 268

Bone 0 2 268 8%

Fire clay 2 0 270 8%

Shale 5 5 276 1%

Sand rock and shale 4 10 280

Shale 2 0 282 11%

Coal 0' 5 "

Bone 0 3% Alma Oil 283 lOi 57' SJ"

Coal 0 2% J

Sandy shale 6 0 289 10%

Sand rock to bottom 1 7 291 5%

Record of Boone County Coal Corporation Diamond Core

Test Hole No. 16 (I66L0.).

Located on Whiteoak Branch of Spruce Fork, 1.0 mile from its mouth and 6.0 miles southeast from Clothier, Logan District, Logan County; authority, A. R. Montgomery; completed, 1914; elevation, 1270' B.

Thickness Total Ft. In. Ft. In.

Boulders and sand 17 0 17 0

Sandstone 31 0 48 0

Coal, Chilton "A" 13 49 3

Fire clay 0 9 50 0

Slate 11 6 61 6

Coal and slate 0 4 6110

Slate, sand streaks 23 2 85 0

Coal V 4"

Bone and slate 0 8

Slate 0 5

Coal 1 2

Slate and fire clay.. 2 0

Coal 0 7

Slate, sandy 1 10

Sandstone, streaks of slate 3

Sandstone 68 10

Coal 0

Slate and sandstone 12

Coal and slate, Hernshaw 10 178 8 87'

Fire clay and slate 1

Sandstone 70

Slate 35

Coal, Cedar Grove 0 6 286 8 108' O''

Sandstone and slate 8

Slate 7

Chilton.. 6 2 91 2 91 ' 2'

Il8 STRATIGRAPHY — GENERAL SECTIONS.

Thickness ' Total Ft. In. n. In.

Coal 0 1%

Fire clay 2 0

Sandstone 1 8V

Slate, sand streaks 22 2

Sandstone, streaks of slate 19 10

Slate, black 16 1

Coal 3' 9"

Slate 0 7

Coal 1 3

Fire clay to bottom '. 4 4 374 0

3%

Alma 6 7 369 8 83' 0'

Record of Boone County Coal Corporation Diamond Core

Test Hole No. 20 (167Lo.).

Located on Adklns Branch of Spruce Fork, 0.6 mile up same, and 7.0 miles southwest from Clothier, Logan District, Logan County; authority, A. R. Montgomery; completed, 1914; elevation, 1076' B.

Thickness Total Ft. In. n. In.

Boulders and sand 14 9 14 9

Sandstone 18 7 33 4

Coal, Little Chilton 0 6 33 9 .

Sandstone 28 8 62 6

Slate and sandstone 9 1 71 6

Sandstone 40 2 111 8

Shale 1 10 113 6

Sandstone 0 2 113 8

Shale 0 8 114 4

Sandstone 2 4 116 8

Broken sandstone 19 6 136 2

Shale 0 6 136 8

Sandstone 0 2 136 10

Shale 31 7 168 6

Sandstone 60 10 229 3

Sandy shale 6 9 236 0

Shale, gray 12 0 247 0

Slate 0 4 247 4

Coal 0' 9 "

Coal and bone 0 2

Slate, black 2 11

Sandstone, coal

streaks 0 2%

Coal 1 7

Slate 0 1%

Coal, core lost, very

soft 1 11

Sandy shale 0

Sandstone 42

Coal, Lower Cedar Grove 1 6 299 11 44' 11"

Fire clay 1

Shale with sandstone streaks to bottom 6

Cedar

Grove 7 8 266 0 221' 3'

West Virginia Geological Survey. Iiq

Record of Boone County Coal Corporation Diamond Core

Test Hole No. 13 (I68L0.).

Located on Garland Fork of Spruce Fork, 0.7 mile from its mouth, and 8.0 miles south from Clothier, Logan District, Logan County; authority, A. R. Montgomery; completed, 1914; elevation, 1200' B.

Thickness Total

Ft. In. Ft. In.

Boulders and sand 12 0 12 0

Sandstone 15 0 27 0

Coal, Little Chilton 0 6 27 6

Fireclay 0 7 28 1

Shale; streaks of sandstone 18 5 46 6

Shale, little bony coal 0 6 47 0

Coal and bony coal 0 11 47 11

Fireclay 0 5 48 4

Sandstone 59 5 107 9

Slate 33 3 141 0

Slate, sandy 13 1 154 1

Coal 0 8 154 9

Slate, sandy 0 11 155 8

Sandstone 58 4 214 0

Slate, sandy 10 6 224 6

Sandstone 12 6 237 0

Sandstone, slate streaks 13 0 250 0

Slate, black 0 10 250 10

Coal 3' 5%'

Slate 0 2%

Coal 0 10

Slate 0 1

Coal 0 10%

Slate and bony coal 0 8%

Slate to bottom 4 0 261 0

Record of Boone County Coal Corporation Diamond Core

Test Hole No. 11 (169Lo.).

Located on Brushy Fork of Spruce Fork, 8.5 miles southeast from

Clothier, Logan District, Logan County; authority, A. R. Montgomery; completed, 1914; elevation, 1270' B.

Thickness Total

Ft. In. Ft. In.

Boulders and sand 10 0 10 0

Hard sandstone 5 0 15 0

Sandstone 16 0 31 0

Coal, little bony 13 32 3

Fireclay 10 33 3

Sandstone and slate 9 0 42 3

Coal 1 8 )

Slate, shaly 6 7 51 0

Sandstone 40 6 91 6

Slate 1 9 93 3

Sandstone 9 9 103 0

It

Cedar

Grove 6 2 257 0

In.

Ft. In.

Cedar

Grove 7 262 5i lH' 10

120 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Thickness Total Ft

Sandstone, mixed 12

Slate 34

Coal, Williamson 10 150 7 106' 2

Fire clay, soft 2

Sandstone, streaks of slate 5

Sandstone 74

Slate, black 22

Coal 0' 5 "

Coal, bony 0 2

Coal 0 10%

Slate 0 1%

Coal 2 lz

Slate and bony

coal 0 4

Coal 1 0

Slate 0 31

Coal 0 10

Slate and bony

coal 0 11% J

Slate, sandy 1 10% 264 4

Slate and sandstone to bottom 4 8 269 0

Spruce Laurel Fork flows into Spruce Fork at Clothier. For a distance of more than fifteen miles this stream has very little grade, only twenty to forty feet per mile.

Along this stream occurs one of the richest coal fields in Boone County, if not in West Virginia. A great many diamond core test holes have been drilled to test the lower coal measures by the Laurel Coal and Land Company, owned by Messrs. Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton and Meany. This firm owns a large area of land in Washington and Crook Districts.

Through the courtesy of Ex-Governor W. A. MacCorkle, the Survey has received a complete copy of the records of these diamond core test holes. This information has been of great assistance to the writer in the study of the rock series and mapping up the structure on the detailed Map II, and has greatly assisted in the computation of the available coal tonnage in Boone County.

West Virginia Geological Survey.

Boone County Coal Corporation Coal Test No. 5B (111).

Located on Spruce Laurel Fork, 1 mile east of Clothier, Washington District, Boone County; authority, Montgomery, Clothier and Tyler; elevation, 836' B.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (275') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 21 0 21 0

Shale, sandstone streaks 10 8 31 8

Sandstone 58 11 90 7

Shale 0 2 90 9

Sandstone 18 6 109 3

Shale 0 8 109 11

Sandstone 22 11 132 10

Sandy shale 29 3 162 1

Coal 0' 5%"

Shale 0

Coal 0

Slate 0

clay.

10%

1%

0%

Coal

Fire

Coal

Shale

Coal

Slate 0

Coal and slate, interlaminated . 0 6

Shale 0 4

Coal 0 9

Sandy shale ' 2

Sandstone, shale streaks 7

Sandy shale 17

Sandy slate 5

Black slate 11

Cedar Grove, Upper Bench..

Coal 0'10%

n

Cedar Grove Lower

Bone 0 0%

Coal 0 1

Shale 0 2

Coal 0 5

Fire clay '. 0 11

Sandy shale 1 6

Sandstone 37

Coal V 5"

Shale 0 3 Alma

Coal 0 9

Slate 0

Shaly slate to bottom 18

4%

1 6% 213 5%

168'

214 4%

215 10%

255 8 41' Z,

ft

The above record begins 20 feet under the Chilton Coal, so that the coal encountered at 255 feet is the Alma seam.

Stratigraphy General Sections.

Spruce Laurel Diamond Core Test Hole No. 9 (112).

Located on Jerry Fork of Spruce Laurel on the D. Bias farm, on land of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, and Meany, S. 60*' B. 4 mlloB from Clothier, Washington District, Boone County; authority, Ex-QoT. W. A. MacCorkle; elevation, 1038' L.

Thickness

(356')

Kanawha Series

Surface

Sandstone, very hard, Williamson...

Slate, coaJ streaks

Fire clay

Ft. In

Sandy shale 2 0

Slate 0 6

Coal and bone 0' 2"

Fire clay 0 9

Sandy shale 5 3 William.

Bone 0 1 y son 11 3

Coal 1 1

Fire clay 3 9

Coal and bone 0 2

Fire clay '. 0 10

Sandy shale 4 4

Sandstone, Upper Cedar Grove 34 9

Sandy shale 6 3

Sandstone 12 9

Sandy shale 41 4

Coal 0 8

Slate 0 6

Sandy shale 10 1

Coal 0' 1"

Fire clay 0 5

Shale 0 9

Coal 0 1

Fireclay 110 l-Alma ... 9 1

Sandy shale 2 6

Slate 0 4

Coal and bone 0 4

Coal 2 9

Fire clay '. 3 5

Sandstone 1 4

Sandy shale 0 6

Sandstone 25 0

Shale, sandstone streaks 1 6

Sandstone, coal streaks 1 10

Sandstone, Maiden 22 6

Sandy shale 2 3

Black slate 12 11

Coal 2' 6

Bone 0 0%

Coal ., 0 10%

Coal 1 0%

Coal and bone, interlaminated . . 0 2

Coal 1 10

Shale

w

Campbell Creek rNo.2 Gas)

Total Ft. In.

209 8 120' T

6 5% 287 4%1Tsw

5 1% 292 6

Powellton 5 4 351 1 63' 8%'

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Thickness Total

Ft. In. Ft. In.

Sandstone, Brownstown 22 8 315 2

Sandy shale 4 0 319 2

Sandstone 14 4 333 6

Coal 0' 9" ] Powellton

Coal and bone, inter- ["Rider"... 17 335 1

laminated 0 10

Fire clay 1 3 336 4

Shale 9 5 345 9

Coal 1' 4"

Fire clay 0 6

Coal 3 6

Coal and bone, interlaminated 0 2

Fire clay .' 11 352 2

Sandy shale 3 10 356 0

The following section was obtained by combining drill core test hole No. 4 (136), located on the top of the divide between Casey and Whiteoak Creeks, and core drill hole No. 10

(113), located on the Right Fork of Whiteoak Creek, drilled on the land of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton and Meany; elevation, 1790' B.:

Section 5.2 Miles S. 82" £. from Clothier, Washington District.

Pennsylvanian (1034' 4") Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (84' 4") Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface* 7 0 7 0

Sandstone 45 6 52 6

Slate 5 6 58 0

Sandstone 5 10 63 10

Slate 3 0 66 10

Sandstone, pebbly 14 6 81 4

Coal 0 6 81 10

Sandy shale 2 6 84 4

Kanawha Series

Sandstone 44' 2"! Homewood 70 6 154 10

Shale 1 10 Sandstone

Sandstone 24 6

Slate 5 8 160 6

Coal 4' 2 "

Slate 0 1 Stockton- Coal 0 9 -Lewiston, 5 3% 165 9H S4'

Bone 0 Upper Bench

Coal 0 1 J

Sandy shale 5 11% 171 9

Coal 0 5 172 2

Sandy shale 6 0 178 2

Sandstone 6 0 184 2

Sandy shale 0 4 184 6

Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Thickness Ft. In.

Coal 0' 6" ) Stockton.

Bone 0 3 Lewiston 0 11

Coal 0 2 J Middle Bench

Sandy shale 10 0

Coal 2' 0" ] Stockton- Coal, dirty 1 0 Lewiston 6 5

Coal 2 5 J Lower Bench

Sandy shale 6 0

Sandstone, Coatburg 51 8

Sandy shale 12 0

,0 6

Shale

Bone 0' 3"

Coal 0

Slate 0

Coal 0

Slate 0

Coal

Bone

Coal and bone 1

Coal 1

Coal and bone 0

Soft shale 1

Coal 1

Slate

Sandv shale

Sandstone

Sandy shale

Coal r 2'

Slate 0 9

Fire clay 0 8

J

Coal burg. 7 9

Little Coalburg.

Shale 1 0

Coal 0 2

Sandy shale '. 5

Sandstone 13

Sandy shale 7

Sandstone, Lower Coalburg 71

Slate 0 6

Coal and bone, Buffalo Creek 0 7

Sandy shale 4

Sandstone 36

Shale, Upper WInifrede Sandstone 0 11

Coal 0 2

Sandstone 29 10

Slate 2

Sandstone 8

Coal 0' 3"

Slate 0 7

Coal 2 0 WInifrede

Bone 0 1

Coal 0 8 J

Fire clay 2

Sandstone 4

(1308.75' B.)

Total Ft. In.

185 5

195 5

273 9

281 6

20' 10'

80'

16'

184'

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Thickness Total

Ft. In. Ft. In. Sandstone and concealed to top of

Core Drill Hole No. 10 (113)' 90 9 578 0

Surface 19 6 597 6

Sandstone 3 8 601 2

Shale 15 8 616 10

Sandstone, Lower Chilton 13 2 630 0

Shale 1 0 631 0

Sandstone 11 9 642 9

Shale 0 6 643 3 .

Coal, Little Chilton 0 1 643 4

Fire clay 2 5 645 9

Sandstone, Hernshaw 31 2 676 11

Shale 2 6 679 5

Sandstone 5 0 684 5

Shale 1 3 685 8

Sandstone 2 2 687 10

Coal and bone, Hernshaw 2 2 690 0

Fireclay 16 691 6

Shale 6 9 698 3

Fireclay 3 9 702 0

Shale 6 3 708 3

Sandstone, Naugatuck 51 2 759 5

Bastard limestone 2 0 761 5

Sandstone, Williamson. '. 78 4 839 9

Shale 2 1 841 10

Coal, Williamson 15 843 3

Sandstone, Upper Cedar Grove 36 8 879 11

Shale 2 0 881 11

Sandstone 13 9 895 8

Shale, sandy 40 5 936 1

Sandstone 5 11 942 0

Coal, Cedar Grove, Lower Bench 0 1 942 1

Shale and sandstone 19 8 961 9

Bone and coal, Little Alma 0 4 962 1

Shale, sandy 9 0 971 1

Black slate 18 9 989 10

Shale 15 0 1004 10

Black slate 7 2 1012 0

Coal 2' Campbell

Shale and coal.. 0 2% i Creek 20 7 1032 7

Shale 14 1 f (No. 2 Gas)

Coal 3 10 J

Fire clay 1 9 1034 4

Coal opening located on Right Fork of Whiteoak Creek,

S. 45° W. one mile from diamond core test hole No. 4 (136) , elevation, 1328' B., being located a little to the rise of core test hole No. 4 (136), shows the following section:

'Core drill hole No. 10 (113) is located S. 45'' W. 1000 feet from the above opening in the Winifrede Coal and the interval from the base of the opening to the top of core drill hole No. 10 (113) is 90 9" by hand level.

WInifrede

126 Stratigraphy General Sections.

Thickness Feet Inches

Sandstone 6 0

Dark shale 0' 2'

Coal 0 5

Dark shale 0 10

Coal, splint 0 10

Coal, impure 0 4

Coal, hard, gas 1 0

Shale, gray 0 1

Coal, hard, splint 0 8

The above section correlates with the coal at 481' 3" in the section of the core hole No. 4 (136).

Record of Spruce Laurel Diamond Core Test Hole No. 3 (114)

Located on Spruce Laurel Fork, on land of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, and Meany, S. 67° E. 4.2 miles from Clothier, Washington District, Boone County; authority, Ex-Goy. W. A. MacCorkle; eleyation. 970' L.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (217' W) Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 17 1 17 1

Sandstone 4 1 21 2

Sandy shale 3 10 25 0

Sandstone ' 21 9 46 9

Sandy shale 14 . 48 1

Sandstone 30 8 78 9

Sandy shale 36 10 116 7

Coal and bone, Upper Cedar Grove... 0 2 115 9

Shale 0 2 116 11

Fire clay 14 117 3

Sandy shale 8 9 126 0

Slate 0 1 126 1

Coal, Lower Cedar Qrove 0 1 126 2

Sandy shale 7 6 133 8

Sandstone 8 5 142 1

Sandy shale 2 10 144 11

Coal and bone, Alma 0 2 145 1

Shale 1 0 146 1

Sandstone, with coal streaks in lower

portion 25 4 171 5

Coal 0 1 171 6

Shale 0 5 171 11

Sandstone 10 5 182 4

Sandy shale 1 6 183 10

Sandstone 1 0 184 10

Sandy shale 14 0 198 10

Black slate 12 1 210 11

Coal, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) 6 5 217 4

Fireclay 0 2 217 6

Sandy shale 0 4 217 10

West Virginia Geological Survey. 1 27

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending from a high summit on east side of Spruce Laurel Fork, just north of Bear Hollow, southwesterly, and joined to Spruce Laurel core drill hole No. 1 (115) :

Section 4.6 Miles Southeast of Clothier; Washington District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha SeHes (889' 11") Ft. In. Ft. In.

Sandstone and concealed 150 0 150 0

Coal, Stockton-Lewiston 4 0 154 0

Sandstone and concealed to large

bench 126 0 280 0

Sandstone and concealed 130 0 410 0

Coal blossom, Winifrede 2 0 412 0

Sandstone and concealed 183 0 595 0

Coal and slate, Hernshaw 5 0 600 0

Sandstone and concealed to top of

Spruce Laurel diamond core test

hole No. 1, elevation, 1006' L 45 0 645 0

Core Test Hole No. 1 (115)

Surface 17 2 662 2

Shale, Dingess fossil horizon 11 11 674 1

Shale 7 9 685 8

Sandstone 47 6 733 2

Shale 45 1 778 3

Coal 1' 3 "

Slate 0

Coal 0 3

Shale 0 }-Alma Coal.. 6 6 784 9

Coal 0 4

Slate 3 7

Coal 0 1

Sandy shale 2 11 787 8

Sandstone 13 0 800 8

Coal, Little Alma. 0 2 800 10

Fire clay and shale 3 0 803 10

Sandstone, Logan 35 5 839 3

Sandy shale 22 3 861 6

Shale, black... 12 3 873 9

Coal, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) 7 3 881 0

Shale and sandstone 8 11 889 11

The interval between the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal and the Stockton-Lewiston Coal is 727 feet, ani between the Winifrede Coal and the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) is 469 feet, as compared with 781 feet and 552 feet be'iween the same coals in the Bald Knob Sections, and 903 feet and 543 feet at Clothier.

Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Record of Spruce Laurel Diamond Core Test Hole No. 16 (116).

Williamson.

Located on Spruce Laurel Fork on land of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, and Meany, near Reed Jarrold's house, S. 53° E. 5 miles from Clothier, Washlngtou District. Boone County; authority, Ex-Goy. W. A. MacCorkle; elevation, 1026' L.

Kanawha Series (236' 7")

Surface

Sandstone

Coal 0' 8"

Sandstone 6 8

Coal 1 0

Fire clay

Shale

Sandstone, Upper Cedar Grove

Shale

Sandstone

Shale

Sandstone

Sandstone, coal streaks, Upper Cedar

Grove

Sandstone, Middle Cedar Grove

Sandy shale 47

Coal r 0

Coal and bone 0

Coal 0

Shale 1

Coal 0

Sandy shale 6

Coal and bone 0

Sandy shale

Sandstone and shale

Sandstone, Logan

Sandy shale 25 10

Black slate 12 5

Coal 0' 3 "1

Slate 0 1%

Coal 2 6%

Shale 0

Coal 1 8

Bone 0 0%

Coal 0 6

thickness

Total

Ft. In.

Ft. In.

Alma

Coal and bone, interlaminated ..0

Shale 0

Coal 2

Fire clay

Shale

1%

Campbell Creek. . . . (No. 2 Gas)

142 2

226 4

234 3

The foregoing section shows the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal to be split up considerably with shale and impure coal. The Alma bed is also broken up with shale and bone.

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Record of Spruce Laurel Diamond Core Test Hole No. 4 (117)

Located on Sycamore Fork of Spruce Laurel Fork, on land of

Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, and Meany, S. 54 E. 5.1 miles from Clothier, Washington District, Boone County; authority, Ex-Gov. W. A. MacCorkle; elevation, 1065' B.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (276') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 9 2 9 2

Sandstone, Wiiiiamson 68 2 67 4

Coal V 2"

Fire clay 1 2 Williamson.. 2 6 69 10

Coal 0 2

Sandy shale 2 0 71 10

Sandstone 16 0 87 10

Sandstone, hard 5 2 93 0

Sandstone 10 10 103 10

Sandy shale 14 105 2

Sandstone 25 0 130 2

Sandy shale 43 6 173 8

Slate 1 8 175 4

Coal 0' 1"

Shale 0 9

Coal 1 2

Shale 0 3 l-Alma 8 1 183 5

Coal 0 4

Shale 0 6

Coal 0 3

Sandy shale ." 5 0 188 5

Sandstone 1 6 189 11

Sandy shale 2 9 192 8

Sandstone 0 5 193 1

Sandy shale 10 194 1

Fire clay 0 10 194 11

Sandy shale 2 0 196 11

Sandstone 36 0 232 11

Sandstone and sulphur 2 6 235 5

Sandy shale 19 2 254 7

Black slate 11 10 266 5

Coal 0' 5"

Campbell

Creek 8 2 274 7

(No. 2 Gas)

Slate 0 1

Coal 5 4

Slate 0 2

Coal 2 2

Fire clay ' 15 276 0

The above section shows the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal of excellent thickness and almost free from impurities.

Record of Spruce Laurel Diamond Core Test Hole No. 5 (118)

Located on Spruce Laurel FOrk, on land of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, and Meany. S. 49*" 30' E. 5.2 miles from Clothier, Washington District, Boone County; authority, Ex-Gov. W. A. MacCorkle; elevation 1042' L.

Stratigraphy General Sections.

Kanawha Series (22r

TbicknesB Ft. In.

Surface 14 0

Sandstone 10 8

Coal ...0' 2"

Plre clay 3 0

Coal 0 6

Fire clay .' 0

Shale 3

Sandstone, hard, Upper Cedar Grove.. 45

Shale 0

Black slate 0 11

Sandy shale 49 8

Coal 0' 6"

Laminated shale 0

Williamson.. 3 8

Coal 0

Laminated shale 0

Coal 0

Shale 0

Coal 0 2 Alma 7 6

Coal and slate 0

Shale 0 11

Coal 0 5

Shale 2 0

Coal 0 2

Shale 1 8

Coal and bone 0 2

Slate .' 0 5

Shale 0 9

Sandstone 4 9

Sandy shale 3 0

Fireclay 1 6

Sandy shale 4 9

Sandstone, Logan 52 0

Sandy shale 3 6

Black slate 12 8

Coal 3' 6%

M

0% 0%

1%

4%

Shale 0

Coal 0

Slate 0

Coal 0

Laminated shale . . 0

Slate 0 0%

Coal 0 7%

Slate and coal

streaks 0 2

Coal and bone, in-

terlaminated . 0

Slate 0

Coal 0

Slate 0

Coal 2

Fire clay to bottom.

2%

0%

Campbell

Creek

(No. 2 Gas)

Total Ft. In. 24 S

t% 4 28' 4"

136 4

151 6

219 8

108'

1 4tW 228 8

91'

West Virginia Geological Survey.

Record of Spruce Laurel Diamond Core Test Hole No. 11 (119).

Located on Bear Hollow of Spruce Laurel Fork, on lands of *Cldlton, MacGorkle and Chilton, and Meany, S. 47*" E. 5 miles from Clothier, Washington District, Boone County; authority, Ex-Gov. W. A. MacCoiv Isle. Well completed, January 31, 1912; eleyation, 1125' B.

Thickness

Ft. In.

H

Campbell Creek. . . . (No. 2 Gas)

J

Total

Ft. In.

219 8

Kanawha Series. (316' 6")

Surface

Fire clay 3 0

Shale 1 11

Sandstone 2 0

Shale ; 1 5

Sandstone 93' 1" 1 .,, ,

Shale 0 4 .W 95 11

Sandstone 2 6 J Sandstone. . . 96 11

Coal, Williamson 1 2

Fire clay 2 6

Shale 1 6

Sandstone, shale streaks 7 6

Shale 12 6

Sandstone 36 7

Sandy shale 51 8

Coal r

Shale 0 3

Coal 0 5

Coal and bone 0 2

Coal 0 7

Shale 2 2

Coal 0 3 l-Alma

Shale 0 6

Coal 0 2

Shale 1 3

Coal 0 2

Shale 0 2

Coal and bone 3

Shale .' 2 6 229 6

Fire clay 16 231 0

Sandstone, Logan 45 6 276 6

Shale, sandstone streaks 10 0 286 6

Shale 7 0 293 6

Black slate 13 9 307 3

Coal 0' 3%

Slate 0 1

Coal 0 1

Coal and bone, In-

tarlaolnated. .0

Coal 4 9

Coal and bone, in-

terlamlnated . . 0 5

Slate 0

Coal 2 OH

Shale to bottom 1 3 316 6

227 0 119' 7

,' rrm

315 3 88' 3"

Stratigraphy — General Sections.

The above core test hole is located one-half mile west of core test hole No. 4 (118), and shows a total thickness of the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal, 8' 0", compared with 7' 7 15/16" in hole No. 118.

Record of Spruce Laurel Diamond Core Test Hole No. 6 (120)

Located on Spruce Laurel Fork, one-half mile southeast of diamond core test hole No. 118, and S. 49° E. 5.5 miles from Clothier, Washington District, Boone County, on land of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, and Meany; authority, Ex-Gov. W. A. MacCorkle; elevation, 1067' B.

Kanawha Series (453' 9")

Thickness Ft. In.

Surface 15

Soft shale, wash 2

Sandy shale 7

Sandstone, Upper Cedar Grove 26

Sandy shale 0

Sandstone 0

Sandy shale 0

Sandstone, hard 15

Broken sandy shale 13

Sandy shale 39

Coal 0' 10"''

Shale 0 9

Coal 0 10 l-Alma

Shale 2 0

Coal 0 3

Sandy shale 8

Fire clay 2

Sandstone, Logan 47

Sandy shale 16 11

Black slate

Coal 0' 6

Coal and bone, in-

terlaminated..0

Coal 2

Shale 0

Coal 2

Bone and coal

streaks 0

Slate 0

Coal 0

0%

2%

2%

Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Upper Bench

Total Ft. In.

122 0

126 8

205 7

5 11% 211 6%

Fire clay .' 0 3% 211 10

Shale 1 2 213 0

Sandstone 8 6 221 6

Shale 0 8 222 2

Coal and bone, Campbell Creek (No.

2 Gas) Lower Bench 2 0 224 2

Shale 6 6 -230 8

Sandstone 20 4 251 0

Black slate -. 10 252 0

Fire clay 1 4 253 4

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Thickness Total

Ft. In. Pt. In.

Shale 6 8 260 0

Coal 1 10 261 10

Sandy shale 13 9 275 7

Slate 0 6 276 1

Coal, Powellton 3 1 279 2

Fire clay 0 6 279 8

Sandy shale 48 9 328 5

Coal r 3"

Fireclay 1 6 [Matewan.. 3 1 332 4 120' 9%"

Coal and bone, in- j

terlaminated 1 2 J I

Sandy shale 5 3 337 7

Slate 0 10 338 5

Coal, Eagle "A" 0 3 338 8

Fre clay 1 0 339 8

Sandy shale 4 9 344 5

Sandstone, Eagle 24 3 368 8

Coal 0' S"

Sandy shale 2 6 -Eagle 3 3 37111 397"

Coal and bone 0 6 j

Fire clay 1 0 372 11

Sandy shale 4 10 377 9

Sandstone, Decota 30 9 408 6

Sandy shale.! 13 409 9

Sandstone 16 2 425 11

Sandy shale to bottom 27 10 453 9

The Powellton Coal shows a thickness of 3' 1", while the Eagle Coal appears to be broken up with shale, fire clay and bone.

Record of Spruce Laurel Core Test Hole No. 7 (121).

Located at the mouth of Skin Poplar Branch of Spruce Ijaurel Fork, on land of Chilton, MacCorkle, and Chilton, and Meany, S. 30' E. 5.5 miles from Clothier, Washington District, Boone County;

authority, Ex-Gov. W. A. MacCorkle; elevation, 1091' L.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (286' 9") Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 13 0

Sandy shale 20 9

Sandstone, Upper Cedar Grove 14 9

Sandy shale 0 6

Sandstone 0 6

Goal and bone, Upper Cedar Grove 0 1 59 7 59' 7"

Sandstone, hard, Middle Cedar Grove... 16 10

Sandy shale 47 3 123 8

Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Thickness Ft. In.

Coal 1

Slate 0

Coal 0

Coal and bone 0

Coal 0

Shale 1

Coal 0

Shale 1

Coal and bone 0

Shale 0 11

Coal and bone 0 1

Sandstone

Sandy shale

Sandstone, Logan

Sandy shale

Black slate

Coal 0' 8%"

Bone 0

Coal 0 1%

Bone 0 0%

Coal 2 11%

Bone 0 0%

Coal 1

Bone 0

Coal 1

Bone 0

Coal and bone 0

Sandy shale

Coal and bone 0'

Coal 0

Bone 0

Coal 0

Coal and bone 0

Shale 0

Coal and bone 0

Sandy shale

Sandstone, Brown stown . . .

Slate

Fire clay

Coal and bone r I''

Shale 4 1

Slate 0 4

Coal 1 10

Sandy shale

Sandstone

Sandy shale

Coal and bone, Powellton Sandy shale to bottom

Alma.

0% 3%

Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Upper Benfth.. . .

0%

//

Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Lower Bench. . . .

Powellton "Rider"...

Total Ft. In.

130 6 70' 11

86' 3'

9 0% 225 9H

2 228 0

46' 4'

20' 5'

The Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal is divided into two benches in the above section, the Upper being the better bed, but containing some impurities. The total thickness of the coal makes it an important seam at this point.

West Virginia Geological Survey.

Record of Spruce Laurel Diamond Core Test Hole No. 15 (122).

Located on Skin Poplar Branch of Spruce Laurel Fork, Just below the mouth of Jigly Branch, on land of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, and Meany, S. 40'' 30' E. 6.3 miles from Clothier, Washington District, Boone County; authority, E3x-Gov. W. A. MacCorkle; elevation, 1160' B.

Kanawha Series (230' 9")

Thickness Ft. In.

Williamson 6 10

Surface 17

Sandstone, Williamson 9

Coal 0' 10"

Sandy shale 4 8

Coal 0 4

Shale 10

Sandstone, Upper Cedar Grove 55

Sandy shale 46

Coal r 0

Shale 1

Coal 0

Shale 0

Coal 1

Shale 0 10

Slate 1 8

Coal 0 4

Shale

Fire clay

Sandstone

Alma

Shale and sandstone streaks 55

Sandstone

Shale

Black slate

Coal r

Slate 0

Coal and bone, in-

terlamlnated ..0

Coal 0

Sulphur, coal

streaks 0

Coal 3

Shale, coal streaks 1 Shale to bottom

1%

0%

Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas)

ToUl Ft. In.

222 9

230 9

32' 7'

151 9 119' 2"

229 5 77' 8'

The above section shows the Alma and the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coals to have commercial thickness. The impurities in the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) bed are thin and will not lessen its value materially.

M

136 Stratigraphy General Sections.

Record of Cassingham Diamond Core Test Hole No. 3 (123)

Located on Right Work, of Jiglj Branch of Skin Poplar Branch of Spruce Laurel, on land of Chilton, llacCorlde and Chilton, and Casaingham, S. 44 E. 7 miles from Clothier, Washington District, BocHie County; authority, Crawford and Ashby; elevation, 1410' B.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (383' 6") Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 3 0 3 0

Sandstone, broken 12 8 15 8

Sandstone, hard 20 7 36 3

Sandstone, dark 3 2 39 6

Sandstone, coal streaks 8 8 48 1

Sandy shale 0 5 48 6

Sandstone 34 2 82 8

Sandstone, coai streaks 10 6 93 2

Sandstone 6 3 99 5

Sandy shale, sandstone streaks 1 9 101 2

Sandstone 6 10 108 0

Sandstone, coai streaks 4 3 112 3

Shale, dark 1 5 113 8

Coal 0' 8"

Coai and bone, in- v 12 114 10

terlaminated ... .0 6 J

Sandy shale, limestone nodules 4

Sandstone 30

Sandstone, coai streaks 13 8

Sandstone, shale, and coal streaks 8

Sandy shale 20

Sandy shale, marine fossils, Upper

Dingess 0

Sandy shale , 11

Sandy shale, dark, marine fossils 10 0

Sandy shale and impure limestone,

Dingess fossils 0

Sandstone, coai streaks ' 0

Coai 0

Sandy shale 10 0

Bone 0' 2"

Coal 0 7

Coai and bone 0 3

Coal 0 6

Sandy shale 7 4

Coal and bone 0 6

Shale 0 3

Coai 0 1

Shale 0 3

Coal 0 1

Sandy shale '. 15 236 2

Sandy shale, sandstone streaks 25 11 262 1

Sandstone, shale streaks 16 0 278 1

Sandy shale, sandstone streaks 28 2 306 3

Black slate 3 5 309 8

Williamson 10 0 234 9

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Cedar Grove.'. . .

Thickness Ft. In. Coal and bone, in-

terlaminated ..0' 2%'

Coal 0 11

Shale 0 3

Coal and bone, in-

terlaminated ..0

Coal 1 4

Coal, hard 0 8

Coal 0 5

Sandstone 0

Coal 2 4

Slate 0 6

Coat and bone 0

Slate 0 5

Coal and bone, in-

terlaminated ..0

Sandstone, shale streaks 7

Sandstone, coal streaks 0 4

Coal and bone, inter! amlnated 0 1

Sandstone 12 7

Sandy shale and sandstone streaks... 4 6

Coal, cannel 0' 3"

Coal 1 3

Coat and bone, in-

terlaminated ...0 4 fAtma 5 4

Shale 3 4

Coal 0 2

Fireclay .' 1 5

Shale 8 5

Coal and bone, interlaminated 0 4

Fire clay 1 7

Sandy shale 11 0

Coal and bone, interlaminated 0 8

Shale, dark 2 0

Coal and bone 0' 5

n

Shale, black 1 6

Shale 2 6V6

Bone 0

Coal : 1 2%

Bone 0 1%

Coal 1 4%

Shale 0 10

Coal 0 1

Fire clay to bottom

Little Alma.

J

Total Ft. In.

8 381 9%

1 383 6

The foregoing core test hole stopped about 65 feet above the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal horizon.

Record of Cassingham Diamond Core Test Hole No. 4 (155).

Located on Skin Poplar Branch of Spruce Laurel Fork, 5.8 miles southeast from Clothier, on land of Chilton, MacCorkle, Chilton, and Cassingham; Washington District, Boone County; authority, Crawford and Ashby, Charleston, W. Va.; elevation, 1245' B.

Stratigraphy— General Sections.

Kanawha Series (253' 3")

Thickness Ft. In.

Surface 15 0

Shale and wash 6 0

Sandstone 24 2

Coal, Wiiliamson 0 2

Fire clay 2 8

Shale 7 3

Sandstone, shale streaks 4 0

Sandstone, coal streaks 10 0

Sandstone 28 6

Sandstone, coal streaks 13 4

Sandstone 7 0

Sandy shale 13 4

Sandy shale, dark 0 2

Sandy shale 23 11

Coal 0 6

Sandy shale 6 9

Bone 0' 2

Coal 0

Alma 1

Cedar Grove? (I. C. W.)

I"

Coal and bone, in-

terlaminated ... 0 3

Slate 0 3

Coal 0 6

Sandstone, shale streaks.

Coal 0' 2'

Coal and bone, in- I Little

terlaminated ...0 3 fAlma

Coal 0 2

Pire clay

Shale, Sandstone streaks 7 11

Coal and bone 0 7

Fire clay 1 5

Sandy shale

Sandstone, shale streaks 46 5

Slate, black 2 8

Coal 0' 6%"]

Coal and bone, in-

terlaminated . . 0 0 Coal 0 5%

Coal and bone, Interlaminated . . 0 1

Coal 0 7

Shale and coal 0

Coal 0 1

Sulphur 0 0%

Coal 4 4

Shale 3 10%

Sandstone to bottom 2 2

Campbell Creek (No. 2 das)

Total Ft. In.

162 9

164 2

171 9

172 4

6 6% 247 2%

251 1 253 3

The Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal encountered at 247' 2j/$" shows a good core and is of commercial value.

West Virginia Geological Survey.

Record of Spruce Laurel Diamond Core Test Hole No. 18 (124).

Located on Spruce Laurel Fork at the mouth of Trough Fork, S. 37° 30' E. 5.9 miles from Clothier, Washington District, Boone County, on land of Chilton, MacCorkle, Chilton, and Meany; authority, Ex-Gov. W. A. MacCorkle, elevation, 1123' L.

Thickness Kanawha Series (310' 9") Ft. In.

Surface 12 9

Hard, broken sandstone, Will iamaon. .. 30 3 Fire clay, Williamson Coal horizon... 0 8 Sandy shale 3 11

Upper Cedar Grove. . . . Sandstone

Sandstone 9' 6"

Sandy shale 0 4

Sandstone, hard 22 6

Sandy shale 1 8

Sandstone, hard. ... 35 2

Sandy shale .' 40

Coal and bone 0' 4"

Shale 0 8

Fire clay 0 4

Coal and bone 0 4 Alma

Coal 0 7

Coal and bone 0 8

Fire clay. 2 3

Coal 0 4

Fire clay 1

Sandy shale 5

Sandstone 6

Sandy shale 9

Sandy shale, sandstone streaks 19

Sandstone 13

Sandy shale 17

Coal

Black slate

Coal and bone, interlamlnated . 0'

Coal 0

Shale 0

Coal 1

Coal and bone.. . .0

Coal 0

Bone 0

Coal 0

Bone 0

Coal 0

Sulphur 0

Coal 1

Shale 0

Coal and bone 0

Coal 0

Shale 0

Bone and coal 0

7%

1%

0%

1%

0%

5%

w

Campbell

Creek

(No. 2 Gas) e

Total Ft. In.

157 1

245 5

43' 8'

161 9 118' 1'

83' 8-

140 Stratigraphy General Sections.

Thickness Total

Ft. In. Pt. In.

Sandstone 15 11 261 4

Shale 4 8 266 0

Coal, Powellton "A" 12 267 2 21' 9"

Fire clay 12 268 4

Shale 0 6 268 10

Sandstone 18 8 287 1

Shale 1 0 288 1

Fire clay 10 289 1

Sandy shale 2 0 291 1

Sandstone 8 10 299 11

Sandy shale 1 3 301 2

Shale, coal streaks 0 4 301 6

Coal, Powellton 13 302 9 35' 7"

Fire clay 1 8 304 5

Sandy shale to bottom 6 4 310 9

The above section shows two seams of coal of commercial thickness and purity — the Alma and the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coals. The impurities shown in the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) bed can be easily eliminated from the coal when mined.

Record of Spruce Laurel Diamond Core Test Hole No. 13 (125).

Located on Trough Fork of Spruce Laurel Fork, about one-half mile from its mouth, on land of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, and Meany, S. 32'' £. 5.8 miles from Clothier, Washington District, Boone County; authority, Ex-Gov. W. A. MacCorkle; elevation, 1245' B.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series( 355') Ft. In. Ft. In

Surface 9 6 9 6

Shale 9 7 19 1

Sandstone, ' Naugatuck 35 8 54 9

Shale 1 6 56 3

Sandstone, Williamson 65 3 121 6

Bone 0 1 121 7

Sandy shale 8 5 130 0

Fire clay 2 0 132 0

Sandy shale 13 2 145 2

Coal, Wiiliamson 10 146 2 146' 2

Fire clay 0 11 147 1

Sandy shale 6 0 153 1

Sandstone, Upper Cedar Grove 76 9 229 10

Sandy shale 40 8 270 6

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West Virginia Geological Survey.

Thickness Ft. In.

Coal 1' 0"

Shale 0 6

Coal 1 0

Coal and bone 0 4 Alma 7 11

Shale 2 7

Coal 0 8

Shale 1 8

Coal 0 2

Shale

Sandstone

Sandy shale 5

Sandstone 4

Shale 5

Sandstone, Maiden 32

Shale, sandstone streaks

Shale

Black slate

Coal r 0

Fire clay 0

Coal .2

Bone 0

Coal 2 1%

Fire clay

Shale to bottom

n

0%

Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas)

3%

Total Ft. In.

278 5 132' 3

w

The Alma and the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal beds both appear to be of commercial thickness and purity in the above section.

Record of Spruce Laurel Diamond Core Test Hole No. 12 (126).

Located on Spruce Laurel Fork, S. 34*' E. 6.3 miles from Clothier, Washington District, Boone County, on land of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, and Meany; authority, Ex-Gov. W. A. MacCorkle; elevation, 1190' B.

Thickness Total Kanawha Series (225') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 7 0 7 0

Sandstone, Williamson 9 9 16 9

Sandy shale 4 0 20 9

Coal, Wiiliamson 10 21 9

Fire clay 0 6 22 8

Sandstone, Upper Cedar Grove 50 4 72 7

Sandstone coal streaks, Upper Cedar

Grove 1 6 74 1

Sandstone 20 2 94 3

Sandy shale 31 0 125 3

Coal 0 6 125 9

Fireclay 15 127 2

Sandy shale 11 7 138 9

142 Stratigraphy — Geneaal Sections.

Thickness Total Ft. In. Pt. In.

Alma 2 7 141 4

Campbell

Creek

(No.aOae) 5 8 222 2

Coal 0' 10"

Shale 1 1

Coal and bone 0 8

Shale 2 2 143 6

Sandstone, Logan 13 4 156 10

Sandy shale, sandstone streaks 23 0 179 10

Sandstone, Maiden 28 7 208 5

Sandy shale 5 1 213 6

Black slate 3 0 216 6

Coal 0' 4

Bone 0

Coal 1 0

Shale 0

Coal 2 5H

Bone 0 0%

Coal 1 9%

Shale 2 10 225 0

The Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal appears of sufficient thickness and purity for mining purposes, but the Alma bed appears to have thinned and to be of little value at this point.

Record of Spruce Laurel Diamond Core Test Hole No. 14 (127).

Located on Spruce Laurel Fork, on land of Chilton, MacGorkle

and Chilton, and Meany, S. 31° 30' E. 6.9 miles from Clothier, Washington District, Boone County; authority, Ez-Goy. W. A. MacCorkle; elevation, 1225' B.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (245') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 8 0 8 0

Sandstone, Williamson 23 9 31 9

Coal 0' 6"!

Fire clay 1 4 [Williamson 8 4 40 1 40'!'

Shale

Coal

Fire clay 12 41 3

Shale 2 0 43 3

Sandstone, Upper Cedar Grove 47 4 90 7

Shale 1 0 91 7

Sandstone : 12 2 103 9

Sandy shale 47 1 150 10

Coal 0' 10*'

Shale 2 2 -Alma 4 0 154 10 114' 9"

Coal 1 0

Fireclay 16 156 4

Shale 9 0 165 4

Sandstone, Logan 14 4 179 8

Sandstone, shale streaks. Maiden 38 4 218 0

5 6 f ,1 0 J

West Virginia Geological Survey.

ThicknesB Ft. In.

Sandy shale 8 0

Sandstone 3 6

Sandy shale 5 0

Black slate 1 10

Coal 0' 1 "

Sulphur 0 1%

Bone 0 1

Coal 0 5%

Sulphur 0 0%

Coal 0

Shale 0

Coal 2

Shale 0

Coal 2 2

ShiJe, coal streaks

Shale to bottom

4%

Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas)

Total Ft. In.

87' 4'

The above section shows the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal to be of sufficient thickness and purity to make it of commercial value, while the Alma bed has thinned so as to be of but little value.

Record of Spruce Laurel Diamond Core Test Hole No. 15 (128).

Located on Spruce Laurel Fork on land of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, and Meany, S. 39"* E. 7.7 miles from Clothier; authority, ¥lxr Gov. W. A. MacCorkle; elevation, 1233 B.

Thickness

Kanawha Series (201' O'') Ft. In.

Boulders and sand 9 11

Sandstone, Upper Cedar Grove 44 1

Shale 42 10

Coal, Lower Cedar Grove 0 4

Fire clay, sandstone and shale 18 8

Coal 0' 11'

Alma

Shale 0 5

Fire clay 1 2

Coal 0 10

Shale 0 6

Coal 0 3

Shale 0 3

Coal 0 2

Fire clay and sandstone 6

Shale and sandstone 7

Shale 9

Sandstone, streaks of shale 46

Shale, black 2

Coal, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) 6

Shale, sandy 1

Total Ft. In.

120 4

97' 2"

23' 2'

144 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Record of Boone County Coal Corporation Diamond

Core Test Hole No. 3 (129).

Located on the Boone-Logan County Line, 2.9 miles north of Stow P. O., and S. 26° E. 7.6 miles from Clothier, Washington District, Boone County; authority J. C. Blair, Vice President, Boone County Coal Corporation; elevation, 1920' B.

Pennsyivanian (540') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (30' 6") Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 5 0 5 0

Sandstone, reddish. 22 0 27 0

Coal and bone 2 6 29 6

Fireclay 10 30 6

Kanawha Series (bOV 6")

Sandstone, Homewood 71 3 101 9

Shale 0 4 102 1

Coal and bone, Stockton 1 6 103 7

Fireclay 0 8 104 3

Sandstone 34 7 138 10

Shale 0 1 138 11

Coal 0 2 139 1

Fireclay 16 140 7

Sandstone 12 0 152 7

Shale 2 9 155 4

Sandstone 50 11 206 3

Shale 1 0 207 3

Sandstone 0 9 208 0

Shale with coal streaks, Coalburg 2 3 210 3

Sandstone 48 9 259 0

Shale 0 3 260 0

Sandstone 13 10 273 1

Coai 0' 1"

Little

Coalburg.. 11 11 285 0

Shale 1 1

Coal 0 7

Shale 9 6

Coal 0 8

Fireclay 10 286 0

Sandstone 54 8 340 8

Coal 0' 3" ] Buffalo

Sandstone 0 8 Creek 11 341 9

Coai 0 2 J

Fireclay 2 0 343 9

Sandstone 37 9 381 6

Sandstone with coal

streaks 2' 3"

Slate 0 10

Coal 0 4

Shale, sandy .". 3 6 388 5

Slate 14 1 402 6

Sandstone 3 6 406 0

Shale 2 10 408 10

Coal 0'3"( 0 8 409 6

Coal and bone 0 5 )

Sandstone 21 2 430 8

Coal and bone 0 10 431 6

.Winifrede 3 5 384 11

Chilton "A" 7 9 474 3

West Virginia Geological Survey. I45

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Thickness Total

Ft. In. Ft. In.

Shale, sandy 1 8 433 2

Sandstone 33 4 466 6

Coal 0' 2"

Shale 3 6

Coal 0 10

Fire clay 0 6

Shale 1 9

Coal .1 0

Shale '. 3 5 477 8

Sandstone 1 5 479 1

Shale 4 9 483 10

Fireclay 5 2 489 0

Shale, sandy 15 10 504 10

Fire clay 16 506 4

Shale, sandy 13 3 519 7

Sandstone 4 3 523 10

Coal, local % 0 3 524 1

Shale 3 0 527 1

Sandstone to bottom 12 11 540 0

It is regrettable that the foregoing diamond core test hole was not completed through to the Chilton bed of coal at this point, so as to have given a complete section from the top of the Kanawha Series to that bed.

Record of Cassingham Diamond Core Test Hole No. 2 (130).

Located on Spruce Laurel Fork, about % mile below mouth of Dennison Fork, S. SS"" E. 9 miles from Clothier, on land of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, and Cassingham; authority, Crawford and Ashby; elevation, 1400' B.

Thicl Kanawha Series (339' S") Ft.

Surface 12

Sandstone 7

Sandy shale, dark 38

Dark limy shale, Dlngess, marine fossils 0

Sandy shale 3

Coal, Upper Williamson 0 10 62 1 62'!'

Fireclay 2

Sandy shale 2

Shale, sandstone streaks 7

Coal and bone, in-

terlaminated ...0' 4"

Shale, sandstone

streaks 1 0

Black slate 1 8

Coal and bone, in-

terlamlnated . . .0 10

Fire clay ." 10 78 3

Sandstone, shale streaks 10 6 88 9

:ness

Total

In.

Ft. In.

Williamson 3 5 77 3 19' 4'

Stratigraphy— General Sections.

Thickness Ft. In.

Sandy shale, sandstone streaks 22 1

Sandstone 12 11

Sandstone, shale streaks 10 4

Coal, Cedar Grove, Upper Bench X 10

Shale 2 0

Shale, sandstone streaks 6 6

Sandy shale 3 8

Dark shale 0 4%

Coal r 0

Coal and bone, in-

terlaminated ..0 3 Cedar

Coal 0 6 Grove,

Slate 0 [Lower

Coal 0 4% Bench

Sulphur 0 0%

Coal 0 10%

Fire clay '. 0 2

Sandy shale 1 5

Sandstone 30 6

Coal 1' 5

Coal and bone, in-

terlaminated ...0 2

Dark shale 3 4

Coal and bone 0 3

PHre clay

Sandy shale

Sandstone

Sandy shale 1

Sandy shale, sandstone streaks 11

Sandstone, coal streaks 0

Shale 0

Sandstone, coal streaks 2

Itairic shale 0

Sandstone, coal streaks 10

Sandstone, reddish cast

Sandstone

Sandstone, coal streaks 29 11

Shale 0 10

Sandstone 32

Sandstone, coal streaks 1

Total Ft. In.

148 5%

r" "4

Sandstone 4

Shale, sandstone streaks 1

Sandstone, coal streaks 2

Shale 0

Sandstone, shale streaks, very pronounced shale 1 8

Sandstone, shale and coal streaks 17 8

Dark shale 3 3

Coal and bone, in- ] Campbell Creek

terlaminated ...0' 3"KNo.2Qas) 1 5

Coal 1 2 J Lower Bench

Sandy shale to bottom 10 0

58' 8'

2 11% 151 5 15' 7'

Alma 7 6 2 188 8 37' 8'

The Upper Bench of the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal appears to be entirely absent from the foregoing section.

Chilton... 4 1 56 0 56' 0'

West Virginia Geological Survey. I47

The overlying sandstones carry coal streaks, which evidently indicate that considerable erosion has occurred in the strata at this point.

Record of Cassingham Diamond Core Test Hole No. 1 (131).

Located on Spruce Laurel Fork, on land owned by Chllton Mac- Corkle and Chilton, and Cassingham, 3% miles southwest of Bald Knob P. 0., and S. 39'' B. 10 miles from Clothier, Washington District, Boone County; drilling began December, 1913, completed January, 1914; authority, Crawford and Ashby; well begins 90 feet under Winifrede Coal; elevation 1570' B.

Thickness Total

Kanawha SeriM (642' 3") Ft. In. Ft In.

Surface 6 0 6 0

Sandstone 37 1 43 1

Shale 8 10 5111

Coal 1' 8"

Shale 1 2

Slate 0 6

Coal and bone, in-

terlaminated ... 0 9

Fireclay 10 57 0

Sandstone 37 3 94 3

Sandy shale 45 6 139 9

Coal O' r 1 Hernshaw

Sandy shale. . .1 10 - Upper Bench ... 29 142 6 86' 6'

Coal 0 10

Fire clay 2 6 145 0

Sandy shale with sandstone streaks . . 9 3 154 3

Black slate 0 10 155 1

Coal luid bone, in-

terlaminated ...0' 3"

Coal 0 4 J Hernshaw

Coal and bone, in- f Lower

terlaminated ... 0 5 ( Bench 1 5 156 6

Coal 0 2

Coal and bone, in-

terlaminated ... 0 3

Fireclay 1 5 167 11

Shale and sandstone streaks 31 5 189 4

Sandstone, shale streaks 14 4 203 8

Sandy shale, marine fossils, DIngess. . 1 0 204 8

Sandy shale 6 2 210 10

Shale, black 1 4 212 2

Coal, Williamson 2 9% 214 11

Sandy shale 13 6 228

Coal, impure 0 10 229 4

Fire clay 1 10 231 2

Sandstone 27 11 259 1

Sandstone, coal streaks 10 260 1

Coal, Upper Cedar Grove Ill 262 0

Fire cTay 15 263 5

Sandstone 5 0 268 5

Sandy shale, dark 3 1 271 6

Coal 0 4 27110

Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Thickness Ft. In.

Shale, dark 0 5

Shale 0 10

Sandstone 12 11

Coal and borie, Lower Cedar Grove... 0 2

Sandstone 22

Sandstone, coal streaks 27

Slate, dark 0

Eire clay 0

Sandy shale 12

Coal 3' 1"

Coal and bone, ln< Alma

terlaminated ... 0 3 J

Sandy shale 1 10

Sandstone, dark 1 6

Sandstone with shales 8 0

Sandstone 18 6

Sandstone, coal streaks 21 0

Sandstone 8 10

Slate, coal streaks

Coal r

Bone and coal 0

Bone 0

Coal and bone, in-

terlamlnated ... 1

Fire clay

Sandstone 8 1 9 7

Sandy shale 0

Coal, Campbell Creek, ''Rider". 1

Sandy shale with coal streaks 8

1"

Little

2"

1"

Sandstone 6

Sandstone with lime 7

Slate 0

Bone 0'

Coal 1

Fire clay 1

Shale, dark and

sandy 2 2

Coal and bone, in-

terlamlnated ... 1 0

Sandstone '. 2

Sandstone, hard, Brownstown 58

Shale 0

Sandstone, hard 12

Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas)

Sandy shale 9 11

Sandstone with shale streaks 44 0

Sandy shale with sandstone streaks ... 10 0

Sandstone with shale streaks 11 6

Sandstone, shale streaks 7 7

Sandstone, hard 0 4

Dark shale 0 2

Sandy shale, sandstone streaks 9 6

Sandy shale 0 7

Sandstone, coarse 8 0

Coarse conglomerate sandstone, De-

cota, to bottom 13 7

Total Ft. In.

West Virginia Geological Survey. I49

The Alma and the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal beds appear to be thin and the latter contains considerable impurities. It will be noted that the sandstone over the lower bed contains streaks of coal, showing that there evidently was erosion in the strata at this point during Pennsylvanian time.

Sherman District,

Sherman District lies east of Peytona, Scott and Crook Districts, and just south of the Warfield AnticHne. The Coalburg Syncline crosses in a northeast and southwest direction through the entire district, north of the center of the same.

The following aneroid section, was measured by Krebs, descending southwestward to Tony Creek from a high point in the Boone-Kanawha County Line, 3.8 miles north of Comfort P. O., Sherman District:

Section 3.8 Miles North of Comfort P. O., Sherman District.

Pennsylvanian (SKX) Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (55') Fet. Feet.

Sandstone and concealed. East Lynn, to bench 55 55 Kanawha Series (755')

Sandstone and concealed 60 115

Sandstone, massive, coarse grained 60 175

Coal blossom, Stockton, (1432' L.) 5 180

Sandy shale 43 223

Coal blossom 2 225

Sandstone and concealed 35 260

Sandstone, massive 5 265

Coal blossom 2' 6"

Shale, dark 0 4

Coal, block 0 8

Slate 1.5 270

Sandstone and concealed 32 302

Coal blossom, Buffalo Creek. 2 304

Sandstone, massive 22 326

Sandy shale 40 366

Bench, Winifrede Coal horizon 0 366 97' 6'

Sandstone and concealed 110 476

Bench, Chilton Coal horizon 0 476

Sandstone and concealed 60 536

Coal blossom, Hernshaw 2 538

Sandstone and concealed 108 646

Sandy shale 40 686

Coal blossom. Alma 1 687

Sandy shale 60 747

Sandstone, massive 20 767

Coalburg 3.5 268.5 86' 6'

150 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Thickness Total Feet Fet.

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas),

Upper Bench 4 771

Sandstone 30 801

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas),

Lower Bench 2 809

Concealed to creek 7 810

The foregoing section shows the interval between the base of the Stockton Coal and the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas), Upper Bench, to be 591 feet, and that of the Lower Bench of the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal, 623 feet, compared with 579 feet in the Hernshaw Section, 4 miles north of this section, Showing that the thickening occurs in the Lower Bench of the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal.

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending from the summit of a hill located on the Boone- Kanawha County Line, southward to Trace Fork of Joes Creek, 1.8 miles northeast from Orange P. O., Sherman District, and combined with the Winifrede well No. 1 (56), drilled by the Carter Oil Company :

Section 1.8 Miles Northeast of Orange P. O.

Pennsylvanian (2127') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (205') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone 18 18

Fire clay 2 20

Sandy shale and sandstone 130 150

Fire clay and slate 2 162

Sandy shale and sandstone 51 203

Fire clay, No. 5 Block Coal horizon 2 205

Kanawha Series (1175')

Sandstone, Homewood, massive 88 293

Coal blossom, Stockton 2 295

Sandstone and concealed 65 360

Coal blossom, Coaiburg 2 362

Sandstone and concealed 88 450

Coal, Winifrede 5 455

Sandstone and concealed to top of Winifrede

well No. 1 (56). elevation 900' B 145 600

And thence with well:

Soil 30 630

Sandstone 50 680

Coal, Cedar Grove, Upper Bench 2 682

Slate 18 700

Coal, Cedar Grove, Lower Bench 4 704

Slate and lime 146 850

West Virginia Geological Survey. Isi

Thickness Total

Feet. Peet.

Coal, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) 5 855

Lime 35 890

Sand 30 920

Slate and shells 20 940

Sand 8 948

Slate and shells 37 985

Coal, Eagle 5 990

Slate 25 1015

Sand 36 1050

Lime 45 1095

Sand .25 1120

Slate and shells 48 1168

Lime 27 1195

Sand 35 1230

Slate and shells 150 1380

Middle and Lower Pottsville Series (753')

Sand, hard, Nuttall 130 1510

Sand and shells 105 1615

Sand 10 1625

Slate and shells 30 1655

Sand. 1st Salt ' 145 1800

Slate 36 1836

Sand and shale 16 1852

Slate 180 2032

Sand 95 2127

Mississippian (837')

Mauch Chunk (173')

Unrecorded 73 2200

Sand, Maxton 35 2235

Little Lime 50 2286

Unrecorded 10 2295

Pencil cave 5 2300

Greenbrier Limestone (218')

Big Lime 218 2518

Pocono Sandstones (453')

Slate 30 2548

Sand, Big Injun 22 2570

Unrecorded 16 2585

Sand, Squaw 20 2605

Slate and shells 360 2965

Sand, Bcrca 6 2971-

Devonian (579')

Slate and shells to bottom 679 3550

The Winifrede Coal is mined just to the south of the boring by the Winifrede Coal Company. The interval between the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal and top of the Big Lime is 1445 feet, showing a rapid increase to the southeast.

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs descending from a high knob on the Boone-Kanawha County Line, 3 miles northeast of Racine, southward to Short Creek, and joined to J. E. Toney well No. 1 (49) :

Campbell Creek

(No. 2 Gas).. 5-2" 430-2"

152 Stratigraphy General Sections.

Section 3 Miles Northwest of Racine, Sherman District.

Pennsylvanian (1375') Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (715') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and concealed 70 70

Sandstone, hard, grayish 7 77

Sandy shale and concealed 10 87

Concealed, mostly sandstone 88 175

Coal blossom, Hernshaw 5 180

Concealed, mostly sandstone 85 265

Coal blossom, Wiillamaon 2 267

Concealed, mostly sandstone 60 327

Coal blossom, Cedar Grove 3 330

Sandstone and concealed 20 350

Coal blossom, Alma 2 352

Sandstone, massive, micaceous 60 412

Dark shale 8 420

Sandstone and concealed 4 424

Shale, gray 1 425

Coal 0' 3"]

Shale, gray 1 2

Coal, gas 1 0

Shale, dark 0 3

Coal, semi-splint 1 3

Coal, splint 1 3

Slate and concealed 4-10" 435

Sandstone, massive 21 456

Shale 1 457

Sandstone, massive 43 500

Concealed to top of J. E. Toney Well No.

1 (49), elevation, 730' B 25 525

Gravel 30 555

Sand, white 130 685

Slate, black 30 715

Middle and Lower Pottsvilie (675')

Sand, white 120 835

Slate, black 20 855

Sand, white '. 90 945

Slate, black 20 965

Sand, white, 1st Salt 205 1170

Coal, Seweli? 3 1173

Lime, black 22 1195

Sand, white, 2nd Salt 180 1375

Mississippian (1069')

Mauch Chunk Series (360')

Lime, black 180 1555

Red rock 10 1565

Sand, white, Maxton 135 1700

Little Lime, black 25 1725

Pencil cave 10 1735

Greenbrier Limestone (229')

Lime, black 37' Big Lime 229 1964

Lime, white 192 J

Pocono Sandstones (480')

Sand, red 30' Big Injun 61 2025

Sand, white 31 5

West Virginia Geological Survey. 1 53

Thickness Total Feet. Feet.

Slate, black 407 2432

Sand, gray, Berea 12 2444

-Devonian (16')

Slate, black, to bottom 16 2460

The interval between the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal and top of Big Lime is 1305 feet in this well.

Near Seth, the following aneroid section was obtained by Krebs, descending northward from a high point on divide between Sandlick Creek and Laurel Creek, two miles west of Nelson P. O., to Sandlick Creek, and joined to well No. 2 (51), drilled by Lackawanna Coal & Lumber Company:

Section 2 Miles West of Nelson P. O., Sherman District.

Pennsylvanian (2052') Thickness Total

Allegheny and Kanawha Series (1147') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and concealed 150 150

Sandstone, coarse grained, full of coal streaks 10 160

Coal, block, hard 3' 4"

Dark shale, with coal

streaks 2 0

Coal, splint 1 0

Sandstone and concealed 90-8" 257

Sandstone 10 267

Coal, splint 2' 0

Slate 0 4

Coal, visible 1 2

Sandstone and concealed, to bench 90-6" 361

Sandstone and concealed, to bench 45 406

Coal, splint, Chilton 1 407

Fire clay 2 409

Sandstone and concealed 13 422

Sandstone, sandy shale and concealed to top

of No. 2 well (51), elevation, 875' B 2S 447

and thence with well:

Loose rock and gravel 50 497

Slate 145 642

Coal, Alma 4 646

Slate 31 677

Shale and sandstone 130 807

Sandstone 85 892

Slate and shells 65 957

Sand and lime 42 999

Slate 148 1147

Lower Pottsvllie Series (9050

Sandstone, Nuttall 120 1267

Coal 3 1270

Sandstone 97 1367

Coal 4 1371

Sandstone 316 1687

Coalburg? 6-4" 166-4"

-Winifrede 3-6" 270-6"

154 Stbatigkaphy — Gbnekal Sections.

ThicKness Total

Feet. Feet.

Coal, Fire Creek 5 1692

Sandstone 235 1 W7

Slate 60 1987

Slate and shells 5 1992

Sandstone 60 2052

Mi8si8sippan (822')

Mauch Chunk (125')

Slate 43 2095

Little Ume 33 2128

Sand and lime 45 2173

Pencil cave 4 2177

Greenbrier Limestone (206')

Big Lime 205 2382

Pocono Sandstones (486')

Slate 10 2392

Sand, Big Injun 30 2422

Slate 75 2497

Sandy lime and shale 75 2572

Slate 295 2867

Sand, Berea 1 2868

Devonian (6')

Slate 6 2874

The above section shows the interval between the Alma Coal and top of Big Lime to be 1531 feet, and that from the Big Lime to the Berea Sand, 691 feet. The coals encountered at 1267, 1371, and 1692 feet are representatives of New River Measures, but it is more than probable that the beds are not pure, being mixed with slate and fire clay.

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets, descending from a point just west of Seth eastward to Coal River, and combined with the Lackawanna Coal & Lumber Company's well No. 1 (54) :

Section at Seth, Sherman District.

Pennsylvanian (1638') Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (790') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, massive 10 10

Coat blossom, Winifrede 2 12

Concealed 28 40

Sandstone and concealed 132 172

Coal, gray splint 0' 8"!

Gray shale 0 7 V Little Chilton 2-3" 174-3'

Coal, block, visible 1 0 J

Sandstone and concealed to bench 105-9'' 280

Gray shale 10 290

Limestone, DIngess, impure, marine fossils.. 0-6" 290-6"

Gray shale 20-6" 311

West Virginia Geological Survey. 1 55

Thickness Total

Coal, Williamson 1-10" 312-10"

Gray shale 18-2" 331

Limestone, (Seth), sandy, Impure, marine

fossils MO" 332-10"

Concealed to top of well at 690' B 17-2" 350

Loose rock and gravel.. 50 400

Unrecorded 34 434

Slate 40 474

Coal, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas), Upper

Bench 3-6" 477-6" ,

Slate 32-6" 510

Coal, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas), Lower

Bench 3-6" 513-6"

Slate : 216-6" 730

Shale 60 790

Middle and Lower Pottsville (858')

Sandstone 230 1020

Lime 88 1108

Sandstone 302 1410

Sand and lime 210 1620

Sandstone 18 1638

Mauch Chunk (172')

Slate .. 32 1670

Sand and lime 140 1810

Sand and lime. Big Lime, Greenbrier 275 2085

Pooono Bandstones (85')

Sand, Big Injun 55 2140

Slate 20 2160

Sand, Squaw 7 2167

Slate 3 2170

The interval between the Lower Bench of the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal and the top of the Big Lime is 1296.5 feet at this point.

The section shows the Dingess Fossiliferous Limestone and another fossiliferous ore above the top of the well which may be called the Seth Limestone from this locality, since it would appear to be too high above the Campbell Creek Coal for the Campbell Creek Limestone, which is only 91 feet above that coal at Kayford.

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets, descending from a high point north of the mouth of Haggle Branch of Coal River, 1.5 miles northwest of Orange P. O., southward to the LaFollette-Robson et al. core test hole No. 136 near the mouth of Haggle Branch:

lSl6 STRATIGRAPHY — GENERAL SECTIONS.

Section 1.5 milea Northwest of Orange P. O., Sherman District

Pennsylvanian (990') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (75') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, East Lynn, and concealed, to

bench, No. 5 Block Coal horizon 75 75

Kanawha Series (915' 5")

Concealed 30 105

Sandy shale and concealed 50 155

Sandstone, Homewood 30 185

Sandy shale, Stockton-Lewiston Coal horizon 20 205

Sandstone, massive, Coal burg 85 290

Sandy shale and concealed 45 335

Sandstone, massive, micaceous, medium

coarse grained. Win if rede 110 445

Sandy shale and concealed 25 470

Sandstone, medium grained, buff, micaceous 40 510

Concealed, bench, Chilton Coal horizon 15 525

Sandy shale 40 565

Concealed 19 584

Coal blossom, Little Chilton 1 585

Sandstone, massive 60 645

Concealed, bench 10 655

Sandstone and concealed 45 700

Coal, (Cedar Grove?) 3 703

Sandy shale and concealed 97 800

Limestone, impure, (Campbell Creek) marine

fossils 0-8" 800-8"

Gray shale to top of core test, 750' B 4-4" 805

(Core Test Hole No. 136)

Surface 7 812

Dark shale 19 831

Coal (No. 2 Gas "Rider") 1-2" 832-2

Fire clay 1*4" 833-6

Sandy shale 5-6" 839

Sand rock 17 856

Coal V 0"

Fire clay 0 5

Coal 0 4

Bone 0 8

Clay 0 6

Coal 0 2

Dark shale : 18-11" 878

Soft clay 4 882

Dark shale 13 895

Coal 2' 11"

Fire clay 0 9

n

Peerless

(U. C. C.)... 3-1" 859-1'

Coal 2 9 I Campbell Creek

Slate 0

I [(No. 2 Gas).. 7-2

902-2'

" Qao O"

Coal 0 8 J

Fire clay 0-10" 903

Sand rock, to bottom 87-5" 990-5"

The interval between the No. 5 Block and the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coals is 825 feet at this point.

West Virginia Geological Survey. 157

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending northward from the summit of a high point, 4 miles southwest of Nelson P. O., Sherman District, to Cold Fork of Laurel Creek:

Section 4 Miles Southwest of Nelson P. -O., Sherman District.

Pennsyivanian (955') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (226') Feet. Feet.

Sandy shale and concealed 70 70

Sandstone, massive 58 128

Fire clay 2 130

Sandstone, massive, East Lynn 88 218

Slate I 219

Coal, block 1' 0"]

Shale, gray 0 4 I

Goal, splint 3 0 f No. 5 Block.. 6 225 226'

Shale, gray 0 8

Coal, splint 1 0 J

Slate 1 226

Kanawha Series (729')

Sandstone, Homewood 117 343

Coal blossom, Stockton 2 345

Sandy shale and concealed 178 523

Coal blossom, Buffalo Creek 2 525

Shale and sandstone 43 568

Coal blossom, Winifrede 2 570 345'

Sandstone and concealed 105 675

Bench, Chilton Coal horizon 0 675 105'

Sandstone and concealed 55 730

Bench, Little Chilton Coal horizon 0 730

Sandstone and concealed 160 890

Sandstone, massive 19 909

Coal, splint, Cedar Grove, Upper Bench 2 911 236

Sandstone and concealed 6 917

Coal, Cedar Grove, Upper Bench 1 918

Sandy shale 10 928

Coal blossom, Cedar Grove, Lower Bench.. 2 930

Sandy shale and concealed to 810' L 25 955

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending from a high summit between Robinson and Laurel Creeks, northward to Laurel Creek, 5 miles southwest of Nelson P. O., Sherman District:

158 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Section S Miles Southwest of Nelson P. O., Sherman District.

PenntyJvanian (450') Thickness ToUl

Allegheny Series (147') Feet. Feet. Sandstone, massive, coarse grained, to

bench 65 65

Sandstone and concealed. East Lynn 80 145

Csat blossom, No. 5 Block 2 147

Kanawha Series (303')

Sandstone and concealed, Homewood 110 257

Large bench, Stockton Coal horizon 0 257

Sandstone and concealed 83 240

Bench, Coalburg Coal horizon 0 340

Sandstone and concealed 85 425

Gray shale. 1 426

Coal, splint 2' 0

Slate 0 8

Coal, splint, visible 1 4

Sandstone and concealed to creek, (1120' B.) 20 450

Buffalo Creek? 4 430

The Buffalo Creek Coal shown in the above section has been opened and mined for local fuel use.

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending southwestward to Mudlick Fork of Laurel Creek from a summit, 4 miles southwest of Nelson P. O., Sherman District :

Section 4 Miles Southwest of Nelson P. O., Sherman District.

Pennsylvanian (STf) Thickness Total

Conemaugh Series (115') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and concealed, Mahoning 116 115

Allegheny Series (190')

Bench, Upper Freeport Coal horizon 0 115

Sandstone and concealed, to large bench 80 195

Sandstone, massive, conglomerate. East

Lynn 110 305

Bench, No. 5 Block Coal horizon 0 305 190'

Kanawha Series (271')

Sandstone and concealed 185 490

Coal blossom, Coalburg 5 495 190'

Sandstone and coiicealed 30 525

Concealed 50 575

Coal blossom, Winlfrede, to Mudlick Fork,

elevation, 1155' B 1 576

The above section begins in the lower part of the Conemaugh Series and the coal found at the base of the section is undoubtedly the Winifrede bed, as the strata dip rapidly in

West Virginia Geological Survey. 1 59

going down Mudlick Fork to mouth of Stolling Fork, where the Winifrcdc was once mined at an elevation of 1085' B.

Near the head of Lavinia Fork of Hopkins, considerable development in prospecting for the coals has been done by the Lackawanna Coal & Lumber Company, and there the following aneroid section was measured by Teets, descending from a high point eastward along the trail to Lavinia Fork of Hopkins Fork, at a point two miles up Lavinia, and three miles south from Seth :

Section 3 Miles South from Seth, Sherman District.

Pannsylvanian (SSO') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (US') Feet. Feet.

Sandy shale and concealed 20 20

Sandstone, massive, full of large pebbles. ... 90 110 Prospect coal opening, fallen shut. No. 5

Block, about 5 115

Kanawha Series (465')

Sandstone and concealed 95 210

Bench, concealed 10 220

Sandstone and concealed 80 300

Concealed bench 10 310

Sandy shale and concealed 85 395

Concealed bench 10 405

Sandy shale and concealed 47 452

Coal blossom, Winlfrede 3 455 340'

Sandstone and concealed 100 555

Coal 0' 4"]

Slate 0 7 I Chilton 3 55a

Coal 2 1 J

Sandstone, massive, elevation, 1060' B 22 580

In passing across the divide between Lavinia and Hopkins Forke, the following hand level section was measured by Teets, descending from a high summit southward to Hopkins Fork, and joined to Lackawanna Coal & Lumber Company well No. 4 (59) at the mouth of Jarrolds Fork, 1 mile northeast of the new niining town of GrifBth :

Section 1 Mile Northeast of Griffith, Sherman District.

Thickness Total Pennsyivanifui (2161') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, Homewood, massive, coarse

grained 90 90

Coal, gray spUnt 3' 11"

Bone 0 1

Coal, gray splint 1 10

Stockton-

Cedar Grove

Upper Bench. 3-1'' 639-1"

Cedar Grove,

Lower Bench. 1-" 643-6"

l6o STRATIGRAPHY — GENERAL SECTIONS-

ThicknesB Total

Feet. Fleet.

Sandstone, massive, and concealed Coal burg 98-2" 194

Coal blossom, Coaiburg 2 196

Sandstone and concealed, Upper WInifrede. 93 289 Coal blossom, WInifrede, prospect opening

fallen shut 7 296

Sandstone, massive, Lower WInifrede 53 349

Coal blossom, Chilton "A" 3 352

Sandstone, massive, Upper Chilton 34 386

Coal blossom, Chilton 1 387

Sandstone, massive, Lower Chilton 74 461

Coal blossom, Hernshaw 3 464

Sandstone and concealed 128 592

. Sandstone, massive 44 636

Coal, block 0' 10 ''I

Slate, gray 0 0%

Coal, gray splint 0 7%

Coal, block 1 7

Sandy shale, slaty 2-11" 642

Coal 1' 0"

Slate 0 4

Coal 0 2

Slate, gray 3-6" 647

Sandstone to top of well, 935' L 9 656

Thence with Well No. 59:

Gravel 10 666

Slate and shells 113 779

Coal, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) 2 781

Sandstone , 60 841

Slate and shells 15 856

Sandstone 50 906

Slate and lime shells 400 1306

Coal, Sewell? 3 1309

Lime' 82 1391

Sand 130 1521

Sand and lime 120 1641

Shells and slate 115 1756

Sand 150 1906

Salt Sand 220 2126

Lime and sand to base of Pottsville Series. . 55 2181 MIssissippian (1165')

Mauch Chunk Series (470')

Lime 30 2211

Red rock 25 2236

Lime and sand 25 2261

Red rock 120 2381

Sand 15 2396

Red rock 25 2421

Sand 15 2436

Lime and shells 70 2506

Red rock 30 2536

Slate and lime shells 115 2651

Greenbrier Limestone (280')

Big Lime 280 2931

Pocono Sandstones (415')

Big Injun 75 3006

WEST VIRGINIA GEOLOGTCAL SURVES. r6]

Thicknees Total

Feet. Feet

Slate and shells 20 3026

Sand, Squaw 30 3066

Sand and idiells 160 3216

Slate and shells 9& 3314

Sand, Berea 32 3346

Devonian (160)

Slate and shells -64 3410

Sand, Qocdoa? 16 3426

Sand and shells 25 3460

Sand 16 3466

Slftto; ta bottom ef hering 40 360e

The interval between the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal and the top of the Greenbrier Limestone is 187CP feet, showing a gradual thickening of the lower portion of the Pottville Series to the south.

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets, descending from a point between. Lots Brairch and Fork, 5.8 miles due west of descending to Lots Branch :

Section 5.8 Miles Due West of Whitesville, german District.

Pennsylvanian (450') Thicknem Tbtal

Allegheny Series (138') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Sandrshale, sandstone and coneealed 130 0 130 0

Coal, impure 4' 2"

6 3 T36 3

Stockton.. 6 3 210 3

Slate, black 0 3

Coal, gray splint 1 0

Slate, gray 0 4

Coal, gray 0 6

Slate, visible 19 138 0

Kanawha Series (312')

Concealed, Homewood 8andeton 66 0 204 6'

Coal, gray splint...!' 1"

Slate, dark 0 1

Coal, dark 3 4

Slate, gray 0 7

Coal, gray splint 0

Coal,, gas 0 6

Slate, visible 0 9 21T 0

Sttndatone and concealed 169 0 3710 6'

CoaJ gray splint. . .1' 10" ] Bony slate, dark... 0 1

Coal, block 0 9 [Coalburg. 6 3 376 3

Slate, dark 0 4

Coal, impure 1 0

Coal, semi-splint. . . 2 3

Slate 1 9 378 0

(Concealed 57 0 435 0

l62 STRATIGRAPHY — GENERAL SECTIONS.

Thickness Total

Feet. Feet

Coal, hard splint !' 9' Nigger head, dark...O 5

Coal, block 1 6

Slate, gray 0 1

Coal, block 0 10

Concealed, elevation, 1265' B 10 6 460 0

Winifrede 4 6 439 6

The above section ends about 450 feet above the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal.

Another aneroid section was measured by Teets, descending from a point in the divide between the head of Seng Fork of Logan Fork and Hopkins Fork at the Three Forks :

Section at Three Forks of Hopkins Fork, Sherman District.

Thickness Total Kanawha Series (505') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Sandy shale and concealed 25 0 25 0

Sandstone, Home wood, massive, coarse

grained 39 0 64 0

Coal, impure 4' 6" 1 Stockton- Slate 0 8 Lewlston . 6 0 70 0 70'

Coal, block, visible. 0 10

Concealed and sandstone 163 0 233 0

Coal, weathered 2' 2'

Slate, gray 0 3

Coal 0 3

Slate 0 7

Coal, weathered 3 3

Slate, visible 16 241 0

Sandstone and concealed 64 0 305 0

Coal, weathered 2' 5"!

Slate, gray 0 4 [ Winifrede 5 5 310 5 71'

Coal, block, visible.. 2 8 J

Sandstone and concealed to bench ... 99 7 410 0

Sandstone and concealed to bench 50 0 460 0

Sandstone, massive, to bottom,

(1205' B.) 45 0 505 0

The following section was measured by Teets descending from the divide between Little Jarrolds and Jarrolds Forks of Hopkins Fork, about 2y2 miles up Jarrolds Fork, eastward to Jarrolds Fork, 5.7 miles northwest of Jarrolds Valley :

Coalburg. 6 6 239 6 169'

Stockton-

Lewiston 4-6" 99-6"

West Virginia Geological Survey. 163

Section 5.7 Miles Northwest from Jarrolds Valley.

Thickness Total Kanawha Scries (525') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and con-

cealed 40' Homewood 95 95

Sandstone, massive. ... 55

Coal, impure 1' 4"

Slate, gray 0 4 V

Coal, block, visible.. 2 10 J

Sandstone, massive, medium coarse grained 168-6" 268

Prospect coal opening fallen shut, about 5 273

Sandstone and concealed 52 325

Coal, weathered 1' 3

Slate, black 0 1

Coal, block 2 1

Slate, gray 0 7 y Winifrede.. . . 6 331

Coal, gray splint 1 6

Slate 0 0%

Coal, visible 0

Sandstone and concealed to bench 94 425

Sandstone and concealed 60 485

Sandstone, massive, to bed of stream,

(1155' B.) 40 525

The following section was obtained by Teets on the east side of Hopkins Fork, at a point miles southeast from mouth of Logan Fork of Hopkins Fork, 4j4 miles northwest from Jarrolds Valley:

Section 44 Miles Northwest of Jarrolds Valley.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (SZCV) Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, massive 75 75

Coal, impure, Stockton, blossom in prospect

opening 5 80

Sandstone, massive and concealed 63 143

Coal blossom 2 145

Sandstone and concealed to bench 85 230

Sandstone and concealed 99 329

Coal blossom, WInifrede 1 330

Sandstone and concealed to bench 100 430

Sandstone and concealed to bench 60 490

Sandstone, massive, to Hopkins Fork

(1130' B.) 80 570

Beyond the divide between Logan Fork of Laurel Creek, near the head of Elk Run of Coal River, the following section was measured by Teets from a high point on the divide, descending along the public road to Elk Ruii, 3.2 miles southwest of Jarrolds Valley :

l64 STRATIGRAPHY — GENERAL SECTIONS.

Section Miles Southwest of Jsrrdds Valley.

PennsylvaAlsn (116S') Thieknesa Total

Allegheny Series (15a) Feet Feet.

Sandstone and concealed 40 40

Sandstone, East Lynn, massive, full oi large

pebbles 40 80

Sandy shale and sandstone to bench 70 150

Kanawha Series (1015')

Sandy stiale and sandstone to bench 90 240

Sandy sliale and sandstone to bench 80 320

Sandy shale and sandstone 50 370

Coal blossom 1 371

Sandstone, massive, to bench 54 425

Sandy shale and sandstone 55 480

Coal btoasom, Coalburg 1 481

Sandy shale and concealed to bench 79 560

Sandy shale and concealed 65 625

Coal blossom, Chilton "A" 1 626

Sandy shale and concealed to bench 44 670

Sandy shale and concealed 60 730

Coal blossom in bench, Chilton 0 730

Sandy shale and concealed 60 790

Concealed to .Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas)

Coal horizon, (ia90' B.) 375 1165

North of Big Coal River, in. the northern part of Sherman District, the following aneroid section was measured by Krebs, descending from a high hill on the Kanawha-Bocme County Line into Spicelick Fork of Left Fork of Joes Creek, Sherman District, Boone Comity, 4 miles north of Orange P. O.:

Section 4 Miles North of Orange P. O., Sherman District.

Pennsylvanran (5S5') Thickness ToUl

Conemauah-Alieheny Series (300') Feet. Feet.

Sandy shale and concealed 109 100

Sandy shale and sandstone 100 200

Sandstone, conglomerate, East Lynn 96 296

Coal, No. 5 Btock 4 300

KanawlM Series (255')

Sandstone and concealed 250 550

Coal, Winifredev (1040' B.) 5 565

The above section was measured to the rise of the strata, so that the interval between the No. 5 Block Coal and the Winifrede is about 60 feet too small.

Another section was measttred by Krebs, descending from a high point on the Boone-Kanawha Coanty Line along*

WEST VrRGIKlA GEOLOGICAL SURV'EY. 165

the road into Whiteoak, mik north of Oratige P. O., Sherman District:

Section Mile of Orange P. Sherman District

Pennsylvanlan (900') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series Feet. Feet.

Sandy shale and concealed 44 44

Coal blossom 1 46

Sandy shale and concealed SO 75

Fire clay 2 77

Sandstone and concealed 83 160

Fire clay and cpal blossom, No. 5 Block 2 162 117'

Kanawha Series <73B')

Sandstone, massive, Homewood 128 290

Coal UMSom, Stockton 5 295

Sandstone and concealed 50 345

Coal blossom, Coal burg. . 2 347

Sandstone and concealed 113 460

Coal blossom, Winifrede 5 465

Sandstone and concealed 60 525

Coal bhMSom, Chilton "A" 2 527

Sandstone and concealed 103 630

Coal blossom, Hernshaw 1 631

Sandstone and concealed 144 775

Coal r 0" 1 Cedar Grove,

Slate 0 2 V Lower Bench 1-10" 776-10"

Coal 0 8 J

Sandstone and concealed 18-2'' 795

Coal, Alma, Lower Bench 3 798

Sandy shale 22 820

Concealed 78 898

Coal, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas), (720' B.) 2 900

The base of the above section ends in the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal, found in Big Coal River jnst above the mouth of Whiteoak Creek where it was once mined for local fuel use.

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets, descending from a high point at the head of Pack Branch of Coal River, southwestward to Coal River at mouth of Pack Branch, 1.4 miles northwest of Whitesville:

- Stockton .55 130 7

. l66 STRATIGRAPHY — GENERAL SECTIONS.

Section 1.4 Miles Northwest of Whitesville, Sherman District.

Thickness Total Kanawha. Series (905') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Sandstone and concealed 125 0 125 0

Slate, gray 0 2 125 2

Coal, splint 1' T

Slate, gray 0 3

Coal, splint 2 1

Slate, gray., 0 4

Coal, gray splint 1 2

Sandstone, massive ' 34 5 165 0

Coal blossom, Coalburg 1 0 166 0

Sandstone, massive 84 0 250 0

Coal, Winifrede, impure 2 0 252 0

Sandstone and concealed 818 0 670 0

Coal, Cedar Grove 6 0 576 0

Sandstone and concealed 149 0 726 0

Coal 0' 6'' 1 Campbell

Slate 0 5 Creek

Coal, block, glossy.. 2 4 (No. 2 Gas) 4 9 729 9

Slate 0 4

Coal, reported 1 2 J

Sandstone, massive 42 3 772 0

Coal, Powellton 2 7 774 7

Sandstone, to bed of Coal River

(760' B.) Iso 6 906 0

Near the head of Seng Creek, the following aneroid section was measured by Krebs and Teets, descending from the summit of a high hill southwestward to Seng at High Coal P. O., and thence along the grade of the Cabin Creek Branch of the C. & O. Ry. to mouth of Seng Creek:

Section at High Coal, Sherman District.

Pennsylvanian (1330') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (99') Feet. Feet.

Sandy shale and concealed 40 40

Sandstone, massive 50 90

Slate 1 91

Coal, hard, block 6' 9'

Slate 0 1

Coal, hard, block 1 2

Kanawha Series (1231')

Sandstone and concealed 156 255

Slate 0-4" 255-4"

Coal, block 2' 8"! Stockton-

Slate 1 2 V Lewlston 6-2" 261-6"

Coal, block 2 4 J

Slate 1-6" 263

Sandstone, top portion massive, Coalburg... 97 360

in

No. 5 Block. 8 99

West Virginia Geological Survey. 167

Thickness Total

Feet. Fbet.

Coal, Coalburg 2-11" 362-11"

Slate 1-1" 364

Sandstone and concealed 157 521

Coal, WInifrcde 8 529 ' 430'

Sandstone and concealed 90 619

Coal blossom, Chilton 1 620

Sandstone and concealed 135 755

Coal blossom, Hernshaw 1 756

Sandstone and concealed 86 842

Limestone, Impure, fossil if erous, Dlngess. ... 1 843

Sandy shale and concealed 86 929

Limestone, dark gray, fossil If erous, Campbell Creek 1 930

Gray shale 44 974

Coal 0' 1"]

Slate, gray 0 1

Coal, gray splint 1 5 - Peerless 8 977

Slate 0 1

Coal, gray splint 1 4

Shale, gray 7 984

Coal, gas. Peerless 1-8" 985-8"

Fire clay 1-4" 987

Sandstone, massive 29 1016

Gray shale 10 1026

Coal, gas, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) 3 1029

Sandstone, massive 31 1060

Coal, Powellton 2 1062

Sandstone and concealed 90 ' 1152

Sandstone, massive 60 1212

Shale, dark gray ' 0-4" 1212-4"

Coal, gray splint 0' 4 "

Slate 0 0%

Coal, splint, gray 0 10

Slate 0 0%

Coal, gas 0 8

Shale 1 0

Coal, gas 0 4

Shale, gray 1-5" 1217

Sandstone, massive, Decota 60 1277

Shale, gray 24 1301

Limestone, Eagle 1 1302

Shale, dark 8 1310

Limestone, Eagle 1 1311

Concealed to Coal River, 795' B 19 1330

The foregoing section shows the succession of the various coals in the Kanawha Series at this point, and contains three of the impure, fossiliferous limestones that have been found in the Kanawha Series. The interval between the Dingess and the Eagle Limestone is 468 feet, and that between the Campbell Creek and the Eagle, 382 feet.

Eagle 3-3" 1215-7"

168 Stratigrapmy — General Sections.

The folkwfving aneroid section was measured by Teets, descending from a high point at Coal River Siding, one mile north of the Boone-Raleigh County Line, westward to Coal River :

Section at Coal River Siding, Sherman District.

Pennsylvawian (taza) Thicknesg Total

Allegheny Series (125') Feet. Feel.

Sandy shale and concealed 20 20

Sandstone, masshre, coarse grained, East

Lymn 90 110

GonoeaJed bench, No. 5 Block Coal horizon. . 15 125 Kanawha Series (1195')

Sandstone, massive, medium coarse grained 70 195

Sandy shale, Stockton Coal honizofi 10 205

Sandstone, Coal burg, massive cliff rock 135 340

Sandy shale 30 870

Sandstone 30 400

Coal iBlossom, Coalburg 1 401

Sandstone, massive . 99 500

Concealed bench 15 515

Sandstone 60 675

Coal, block 0' 5'

Coal, gray splint 0 6

Bone 0 1

Coal, gray spUnt 1 1

Coal, block 2 1

Slate r 0 2

Coal 0 2

Slate 1-7" 581

Sandstone, massive 109 690

Concealed 20 710

Sandy shale 24 734

Coal blossom, Little Chilton, plant fossils... 1 735

Sandstone 40 775

Sandy shale and concealed bench 35 810

Sandstone 75 886

Sandy shale, iron ore nodules 35 920

Sandstone, massive 68 988

Sandstone, massive, full of iron ore nodules. 2 990

Gray shale and bench 6 995

Sandstone and concealed to bench 75 1070

Bench, Campbell Creek ( No. 2 Gas) Coal

horizon 0 1070

Sandstone and concealed to bench 90 1160

Sandstone and concealed to bench 106 1265

Sandstone and sandy shale to level,

(850' B.) 55 1320

The Winifrede Coal is mined at this point by the Seng Creek Coal Company.

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets,

Winifrede... 4-6" 679-6'

Winifrede 8-6" 245-6'

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descending from a point just east of Clear Fork, westward to Clear Fork Creek, 54 mile south of the Boone- Raleigh County Line:

Section at Clear Fork Marsh Fork District, Raleigh County.

Thickness Total Kanawha Series (1102') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, Coalburg, massive 80 80

Concealed, bench 16 96

Sandstone, massive, medium coarse grained,

micaceous 86 180

Concealed bench 10 190

Sandstone, massive 47 237

Coal 0' Z"

Slate, gray 0 2

Coal, block nl 8

Slate, gray 0 2

Coal 0 6

Slate, gray 0 2

Coal, gray splint. .4 1

Slate 0 1

Coal 0 6

Slate, gray 0 2

Coal, block 1 1

Slate .' 1-7" 247

Sandy shale and concealed 33 280

Sandstone, massive, to bench 100 380

Sandstone and concealed to beiich 76 465

Sandstone, massive 80 635

Concealed bench 10 645

Sandstone, massive, coarse grained 175 680

Bench, Alma Coal horizon 0 680

Sandstone and concealed 45 725

Sandy shale 8 733

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas).. 2 735

Sandstone, massive 40 776

Sandy shale 7 782

Coal 0' 8

Slate, dark 0 2

Coal, gray splint. ...1 11

Slate 0 11%

Coal 0 11

Slate '. 1-4%" 787

Sandstone and concealed 95 882

Bench. Eagle Coal horizon 0 882

Concealed and sandstone 65 947

Bench, Little Eagle Coal horizon 0 947

Concealed, mostly sandstone, to bench 96 1042

Sandstone, massive, to railroad grade,

(845' B.) 60 1102

The Winifrede Coal is mined here by the Clear Fork Coal Company.

Poweilton. ... 3-7%" 785-7%"

170 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Crook District.

Crook District occupies the central and southeastern portion of Boone County, being a strip about 25 miles in length and 5.5 miles in width, running in a southeast direction from Madison to Walnut Gap on the Boone- Wyoming County Line. It is the largest District in Boone County and represents practically the entire drainage area of Pond Fork and its tributaries.

The Warfield Anticline passes through the northeastern part of the district, running in a northeast and southwest direction. The Coalburg Syncline passes through the district almost parallel to the Warfield Anticline, about two miles northwest of the mouth of West Fork.

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets, descending from the top of Workman iCnob, south westward to mouth of Price Fork of Pond Fork, 1.5 miles southwest of Madison :

Workman Knob Section, Crook District.

Pennsylvanian (1275') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (55') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, massive, Eaat Lynn 56 55

Bench, No. 5 Block Coal horizon 0 55

Kanawha Series Sandstone and sandy 1

shale 95' V Homewood .. 155 210

Sandstone and concealed. 60 J Sandstone

Bench, Stockton Coal horizon 0 210

Sandstone and concealed, Coalburg 90 300

Bench, Coalburg Coal horizon 0 300

Sandstone, WInifrede, massive 100 400

Bench, Winlf rede Coal horizon 0 400

Sandstone, massive 60 460

Sandstone, massive and concealed 55 515

Concealed, Chilton bench 5 520

Sandstone, massive 90 610

Coal blossom, Little Chilton 2 612

Sandstone, massive 73 685

Bench, Hernshaw Coal horizon 5 690

Sandstone and concealed 75 765

Bench, Cedar Grove Coal horizon 5 770

Sandstone and concealed 100 870

Bench, Little Alma Coal horizon 0 870

Sandstone and concealed 55 925

Bench, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal

horizon 5 930

Sandstone and concealed 55 985

Sandstone and concealed to mouth of creek,

(690' B.) 290 1275

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The foregoing section was taken just south of the Warfield Anticline.

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets, descending from a high summit southward to Pond Fork at the mouth of Robinson Creek and joined to Arbogast well No. 1 (63), two miles northwest of Lantie P. O., Crook District:

Section 2 Miles North of Lantie P. O., Crook District.

m

Penncylvanian (2404') Thickness Total

Conemaugh and Allegheny Series Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, massive, coarse grained 96 95

Sandy shale 15 110

Sandstone, East Lynn, massive, ferriferous.. 40 150

Sandy shale 10 160

Sandstone, massive, coarse grained 30 190

Sandy shale 8 198

Slate, No. 5 Block Coal horizon 2 200

Sandy shale 50 250

Kanawha Series (1289')

Sandstone, massive 30 280

Sandy shale 28 308

Goal blossom,. Stockton 2 310

Sandstone, massive, cliff rock 196 505

Bench. Winif rede Coal horizon 6 510

Sandstone, massive 25 535

Bench 5 540

Sandstone, massive, cliff rock 60 600

Sandy shale 10 610

Sandstone, massive medium coarse 69 679

Coal blossom, Chilton 1 680

Shale, gray, sandy 68 748

Shale, gray, plant fossils 1 749

Coal. Hernshaw 1 750

Sandstone, massive 60 810

Sandy shale and concealed 40 850

Sandy shale and concealed and sandstone. . . 40 890

Limestone, Dingess, siilcious, marine fossils. 1 891

Shale with coal partings 3 894

.Shale, gray 6 900

Sandstone, massive, micaceous 23 923

Coal, soft 0' 6"

Fire clay 0 4

Coal, soft 1 3

Fire clay, plant fossils. 1 6 V Williamson 8-11" 931-11''

Coal, soft 0 6

Fire clay, plant fossils. 1 6

Coal, cannel 3 4 J

Sandstone, massive ' 30-1" 962

Shale, gray, full of plant fossils 10 972

Coil, pray splint 0' 2"

Coal, block, glossy ! 10 Cedar Grove... .2-8" 974-8" Coal, gray splint. .0 8

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TblekooH Total

Feet. Feet

Soft fire clay 1-4" 976

Concealed to top of Arbogast well No. 1 (63),

(734' L.) 12 Ms

Thence continuing with well:

Gravel 23 1613

Slate %Q leiS

Sand 16 1089

Slate 10 1099

Coal, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) 3 1102

Slate 12 1114

Sand m 1174

Slate 15 1189

Lime 10 1199

Sand 90 1289

Slate 15 1304

Coal, Eagle 5 1809

Slate 145 1454

Sand 40 1494

Lime 45 1539

Middle and Lower Potteville Series (865')

Sand 140 1679

Slate 70 1749

Sand 30 1779

Slate 2 1781

Sand, Salt 108 1889

Coal, 8ewell7 3 1892

Slate and linae 17 1909

Sandstone, Raleigh 275 2184

Slate 20 2204

Lime 15 2219

Sand 186 2404

Mauch Chunk (210)

Red rock 35 2439

Lime ehells 123 2562

Slate 7 2569

Lime 10 2579

Greenbrier Limestone (183')

Big Lime 183 2797

Pocono Sandstones <511')

Red rock 22 2819

Slate 20 2839

Black slate 75 3039

Slate and shells, brown shale 242 3281

Sand, Berea 27 3308

Devonian <2')

Slate 2 3319

The foregoing section shows the thickness of the Pottsville Series at this point to be 2154 feet. The Dingess Limestone with marine fossils appears 211 feet above the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal.

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Another aneroid section was measured from a point in the head of Jacks Branch, along the county road to a point in Jacks Branch, 2.8 miles southwest of Intie P. O. :

Section 2J& Miles Southwest of Lantie P. O., Crook District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (490') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, HoMewood, massive, large pebbles 25 25

Bench 0 25

Sandstone and concealed, Homewood 95 120

Coal, gas... 0' 6"!

Slate, gray 0 4 Stoekton.

Coal, gas 1 4 V LewUton.. 5-3" 125-3''

Coal, gray spUnt 3 1 J

Concealed 0-9" 126

Sandstone and concealed 203 329

Coal, block 1' iri

Slate, gray 2 0 V Wlnifrede .. . 6 335

Coal, block 2 1 ]

Sandstone and sandy shale 40 375

Sandstone, massive 80 406

Coal, slaty 0' 3")

Coal, gas 1 6 ChMton "A''. 1-9" 406-9*

Gray shale with coal streaks 1&-3" 425

Blue slate 1-6" 426-6"

Coal O' 6"

Slate, gray, plant

fossils 1 5

Coal, block 1 3

Bone 0 2

Coal, Wock 1 1

Slate, black 0 3

Coal, gray splint. 1 0

Sandstone and conceaMI. .

Chilton 5-8" 432-2

w

55-ir 43S

Coal bteesom (1025' B.) 2 490

The ioregomg section was taken toward the greatest rise, and in order to get the true interval between the Stockton and Chilton Coals, it will be necessary to add about 190 feet to the interval given m the section, and the interval between the other coals should be apportioned on this basis.

The following aneroid section was measured by Krebs along road descending westward to Jacks Branch, three miles west of Lantie P. O,, Crook District:

174 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Section 3 Miles West of Lantie P. O., Crook District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (446') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, Coal burg, massive 50 60

Bench, Coalburg Coal horizon 0 50

Sandstone and concealed 45 95

Bench .' 10 105

Sandstone and concealed, to bench 60 165

Sandstone and concealed 40 205

Fire clay, WInif rede Coal horizon 2 207

Sandstone and concealed 128 335

Shale, gray 1 336

Coal, splint V 0"!

Coal, hard splint 1 6 [

Chilton 3-1" 339-1"

Coal, Impure 0 2

Coal, soft 0 6

Slate 0-11" 340

Sandstone and concealed 100 440

Coal blossom, DIngees 1 441

Concealed to creek, (1003' B.) 5 446

Bull Creek flows into Pond Fork from the southwest, three-fourths mile south of Jacks Branch, and the following aneroid section was measured by Teets, descending eastward to Bull Creek, one-fourth mile southwest of Lantie P. O. :

Section % Mile Southwest of Lantie P. O., Crook District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (730') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, massive 75 75

Concealed bench 15 90

Sandstone, Homewood 60 160

Concealed bench, Stockton Coal horizon 15 165

Sandstone, massive, pebbly 65 230

Sandy shale and sandstone 70 300

Large bench, Coalburg Coal horizon 10 310

Sandstone and concealed 52 362

Coal blossom, Buffalo Creek 3 365

Sandstone and sandy shale 91 456

Coal blossom, Winifrede? 4 460

Sandstone and sandy shale 130 590

Bench 5 595

Sandy shale and concealed 45 640

Bench 5 645

Sandy shale and concealed 53 698

Coal blossom, Hernshaw 2 700

Sandstone, massive, to head of Bull Creek,

(780' B.) 30 730

The base of the foregoing section ends about 80 feet above the Dingess Limestone, so that the coal encountered at 700 feet correlates with the Hernshaw Coal.

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On Pond Fork one mile above the mouth of West Fork, the following section was measured by Krebs, descending eastward to Pond Fork on the land of Betsey Polley :

Betsey Polley Section 2 Miles South of Van P. O.

Pennsylvanlan Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (190') FeQt. Feet.

Sandstone, massive, pebbly 70 70

Concealed 10 80

Sandstone, East Lynn, massive 90 170

Concealed, No. 5 Block Coal horizon 20 190

Kanawha Series (780') Sandstone, Homewood massive, grayish

white 60 250

Concealed 70 320

Coal 3' 6"! Stockton- Shale 0 2 i- Lewiston . 5 325

Coal 1 4 J

Concealed ! 70 395

Coal blossom 0 395

Concealed 60 455

Coal 4' 10"!

Fire clay shale 0 7

Coal and shale 0 6

Coal, slaty 0 10

Fire clay and shale. . .0 3

Coal, fair 2 7

Concealed to bench '. 150-5" 615

Coal blossom, WInifrede 0 615

Concealed and sandstone 160 775

Coal 0' S''

Clay 0 5

Coal 0 9

Shale, gray 0 2

Coal, bony 1 2

Fire clay and shale 7 6

Coal, bony 0 3

Coal, good 2 3

Concealed and sandstone .' 130 918

Coal, Dingess 2 920

Concealed to Pond Fork, (820' B.) . . .' 50 970

The above section ends about 20 feet above the Dingess fossil horizon, which rises out of Pond Fork about one-half mile south from where this section was measured.

Dr. White once measured a section at this point and published same in Volume pages 292 and 293, West Virginia Geological Survey, 1908. The writer has made some changes in the correlation from that given by Dr. White.

The coal encountered at 468' 9" is classed by Dr. White

Coalburg 9-7" 464-7" 139-7'

-Chilton 13 788

176 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

as the same bed encountered at SIS' 7" in the Bald Knob Section, on a previous page of this Report, known as the William Price opening at that point. This correlation is correct according to the sections, and the coal bed is the Coalburg, instead of the Wmifrede, as formerly supposed.

Casey Creek flows into Pond Fork from the south, about three miles south of mouth of West Fork. The following aneroid section was measured by Krcbs, descending along a trail eastward to Casey Creek, about one-fourth mile from its mouth, and four miles south of Lantie P. O.:

Section 4 Miles South of Lantie P. O., Crook District.

Thickness Total Kanawha Series (836') Fet. Feet.

Sandstone and concealed : . 65 66

Sandy shale 15 80

Sandstone and concealed 80 160

Coal blossom, Stockton 6 165

Sandy shale and concealed 40 205

Sandstone, Coalburg, massive. 50 265

Sandy shale 20 276

Coal blossom, Coaiburg 4 279

Sandstone and concealed 191 470

Coal blossom, Winifreds 4 474 '

Sandy shale 6 480

Sandstone and concealed 220 700

Coal blossom, Hernshaw 3 703

Sandstone and Concealed 72 775

Sandstone, massive 20 795

Shellfl, gray 17 812

Limestone, DIngess, marine fossils 2 814

Shells, gray 0-8" 814-8

Shale, sandy 10-4" 826

Shale, gray 1-6" 826-6

Coal 0' 3"

Shale 0 2

Coal 0 5

Gray shale, iron

nodules 1 4

Sandstone 2 0

Shale, gray 4 0

Coal 0 3

Slate 0 2

Coal 0 2

Slate 0.2

Coal 0 1

Shale, gray, full of iron nodules 2-6" 838

Three diamond core test holes were sunk on Casey Creek, on the lands of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, and Meany.

ft

m

Williamson 9 835-6'

West Virginia Geological Survey. I77

Through the courtesy of Ex-Gov. MacCorkle, the Survey received copies of the records of these borings, which have given much valuable information in the study of the different strata.

Record of Casey Diamond Core Test Hole No. 2 (137).

Located on Casey Creek, 1.3 miles from its mouth, on land of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, and Meany, N. 47° W. 5.7 miles from Bald Knob P. O.; authority, Bx-€ov. W. A. MacCorkle; elevation, 973' B.

Thickness Total Kanawha Series (353') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 10 .10

Sandstone, Naugatuck 43 0 44 0

Shale 54 6 98 6

Shale and ooal 2 8 101 2

Shale 4 0 105 2

Shale and ooal 1 1 106 3

Shale 2 11 109 2

Fire clay 2 10 112 0

Shale 46 4 158 4

Coal 0 8 159 0

Shale 12 1 171 1

Bone and coal, inter-

Alma . 7 0% 178 1%

laminated 2' 2%'

Shale 0 4

Coal 2 0

Shale 0 5

Coal 2 1

Sandstone 19 ' 198 1

Shale and coal, Little Alma.: 11 199 2

Fireclay 2 4 201 6

Sandstone 35 4 336 10

Coal 1 2 338 0

Shale : 7 2 345 2

Coal, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Qaa) 4 9 349 11

Shale 0 3% 350 2%

Sandstone, to bottom 2 353 0

Record of Casey Diamond Core Test Hole No. 1 (138).

Located on Casey Creek, one mile south of core test No. 2 (137), on land of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, and Meany, N. W. 5.2 miles from Bald Knob P. O.; authority, Ex-Gov. W. A. MacCorkle; elevation, 1035' L.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Scries (291' 6") Ft. In. Ft. In.

Sandstone 19 6 19 6

Shale 2 9 22 3

Coal, Hernshaw 2 1 24 4

Fire clay 0 2 24 6

Shale 2 0 26 6

Sandstone 28 5 54 11

Shale 1 2 56 1

Sandstone 19 2 75 3

A

Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Thickness Ft. In. Shale 45 8

Coal and hone, inter-

lanc.inated 0' 8%"

Slate 0 1%

Coal and hone, interlaminated 0 9

Shale 0 2

Coal and hone, interlaminated 0

Coal, good 1 10

Shale 0 5

Coal 0 2%

Shale 0 1%

Coal 1 2%

Shale 0 0%

Coal 0 4%

Fire clay

Shale

Sandstone, Logan and Maiden Shale

AInna . 6 5

Coal 0'

Shale 0

Coal 0

Shale 0

Coal 0

Shale 0

Coal 2

Shale

Fire clay to hottom . . .

n

0%

3% 2%

Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) . .

0 2%

Total Ft. In. 12a 6

Coal

Coal and shale.

Coal

Coal and shale.

Shale

Soft clay

Shale

...0' 10"! ...0 5 ...0 4 ...0 5 ...0 10 ...0 5

William)

BOn

Coal

Shale

Sandstone '

Shale

Coal and shale, Shale

Upper Cedar Grov..

Sandstone, Middle Shale

Cedar Grove..

Black slate

Coal, Lower Cedar Grove

Shale

211 1

4 1% 289

The above section shows two seams of coal of commercial thickness. The Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal is thinner than on Spruce Laurel, as shown in the core drill holes on that stream, and it is possible that the section at the base of the diamond core test hole is the Upper Bench of this bed.

West Virginia Geological Survey.

Record of Casey Diamond Core Test Hole No. 3 (139).

Located on Casey Creek, 0.6 mile south of core test No. 2 (138) on land of Chilton, MacCorkle and Chilton, and Meany, N. 59 "" W. 4.8 miles from Bald Knob P. O.; authority, Ex-Gov. W. A. MacCorkle; elevation, 1190' B.

Thickness.

Kanawha Series (347') Ft. In.

Surface 3 0

Sandstone, Hemshaw 58 0

Coal 0' 2"'

Fire clay 1 0 Hem- Shale 7 8 Shaw.. 10 11

Coal 2 1

Fire clay 1 4

Shale 4 10

Sandstone. Naugatuck 30 1

Shale 2 6

Sandstone 16' 1"! Williamson

Shale 2 11 V Sand-

Sandstone 10 6 J stone. 29 6

Shale 34 11

Coal 7"

Shale 0 3

Coal 0 9

Shale 0 2

Coal 0 7

Shale 6 10

Coal and shale 1 1

Shale .' 21 4

Sandstone 25 1

Shale 6 9

Slate 2 5

Coal, Lower Cedar Grove 0 8

Sandstone 9 4

Shale 5 2

William-

Slate

Coal

Slate 0

Coal 3

Shale 2

Coal 0

Shale 0

Coal 1

Fire clay

0%

9%

tr

Alma.

Shale 15

Sandstone, Logan 18

Shale

Sandstone, Maiden.

Shale

Coal V

Shale 0

Coal 0

Shale 0

Coal 3

Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas)

Total.

Ft. In.

110 8

185 4

265 7

338 8

Fire clay 0 2% 345 7

Sandstone to bottom 1 5 347 0

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l8o STRATIGRAPHY — GENERAL SECTIONS.

The foregoing section shows the Alma and Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coals of sufficient thickness to be of commercial value.

Record of Cassingham Diamond Core Test Hole No. 5 (156).

Located on the land of Chilton, MacCorkle, Chilton and Cassingham, on Cow Creek, three miles southwest from Pond P. O.; authority, Crawford & Ashhy, Charleston, W. Va.; completed, June 6, 1914; eleyation, 1336' B.

Thickness Total Kanawha Series (483' 4") Ft. In. Ft. In.

Surface 6 0 6 0

Shale 3 0 8 0

Coal, Hernshaw 2 3 10 3

Fire clay 0 8 10 11

Sandstone 5 7 16 6

Shale 10 0 26 6

Shale, coal and sandstone streaks 11 0 37 6

Sandstone, shale streaks 4 9 42 3

Sandy shale, sandstone streaks 22 6 64 9

Coal 0' 10"

Shale, sandstone

streaks 14 11

Shale 1 2

Coal 1 4

Fire clay 2 1

Shale, sandstone

streaks 3 0

Coal 0 10

Sandstone, shale streaks. .' 16

Coal, interlaminated with slate 0

Sandy shale 2

Coal 0' 10"

Bone 0 2

Coal 0 6

Sandstone, shale streaks 16

Coal 0

Sandstone, shale streaks 11

Shale 0

Coal 1' 6"1 Cedar

Dark sandstone 1 6

Coal 0 6

Dark sandstone, coal streaks 1

Sandstone 43

Shale 1

Coal, Alma, (Peerless? I. C. W.) 2

Slate 2

Sandstone 0

Shale 4

Sandstone, coal streaks 41

Sandstone, coal and shale streaks 11

Sandy shale 1

Williamson 24 2 88 11

' Grove.

Campbell

Creek

(No. 2 Gas) 19 0 269 6

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Thickness Total

¥%. In. Ft. In.

Black slate 11 250 6

Coal :...2' 0

Slate 0 2%

Fire clay 0 11%

Dark shale 3 1

Shale, sandstone

streaks 11 2

Coal 1 1

Bone and coal ... 0 3

Coal 0 3

Fire clay 2 7 272 1

Shale, sandstone streaks 5 3 277 4

Shale 4 0 281 4

Coal 0 7 28111

Fire clay 0 11 282 10

Shale, sandstone streaks 7 4 290 2

Shale, coal streaks'. 0 2 290 4

Coal 0 10 291 2

Sandy shale 2 0 293 2

Hard sandstone 21 2 314 4

Hard sandstone, coal streaks 13 0 324 4

Hard sandstone 7 8 335 0

Hard sandstone, shale and coal strea:ks . 8 7 343 7

Hard sandstone 8 8 352 3

Coal and hone 0 2 352 5

Hard sandstone 4 3 356 8

Shale 0 2 356 10

Sandstone '. 1 2 358 0

Shale, coal and sandstone streaks 3 6 361 6

Shale, sandstone streaks 52 0 413 6

Sandy shale 19 2 432. 8

Gray and dark shale 1 8 434 4

Black slate. Eagle Coal horizon 1 0 435 4

Gray and dark sandstone 3 5 438 9

Sandstone 21 9 460 6

Sandstone, coarse grained 17 11 478 5

Sandstone, hard, dark, to bottom 4 11 483 4

The above core test hole shows the Alma Coal thin and the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal broken up with "splits" so as to be unavailable commercially at present.

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets, down the dip from a point in head of Left Hand Fork of Coal Branch of Pond Fork to the mouth of Coal Branch, 1.2 miles northwest of Bald Knob P. O. :

Chilton "Rider"... 5 4 115 4

"

182 Stratigraphy — General Sections.

Section 1.2 Miles Northwest of Bald Knob P. O.

Thickness Total Kanawha Series (665') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Sandstone and concealed 110 0 110 0

Coal, block 1' 9 "

Slate, gray 0

Coal, block 0 5

Slate, gray 0 1

Coal, gray splint.. 1 10

Slate 0 0%

Coal, gas 0 4

Slate 0 1%

Coal, gas 0 9

Sandstone .' 8 8 124 0

Slate 2 0 126 0

Coal 0' 3

Slate, gray 0 0%

Coal, gray splint.. 2

Slate, gray 0 1

Coal, gray splint. .1 4

Concealed and sandstone. 164 9 295 0

Coal, block r 3

Coal, splint 0 6

Coal, gas 0 3 Hernshaw 5 6 300 6

Coal, gray splint 2 3

Coal, gas 1 3 J

Sandstone and concealed 259 6 560 0

Coal, block r 3" ] Ima, Up- 2 3 562 3

Fire clay 1 0 ) per Bench

Sandstone 9 0 571 3

Coal, gas 1' 0" I Alma, Low- 19 573 0

Coal, gray Splint 0 9 ] er Bench

Concealed 87 0 660 0

Slate 3 0 663 0

Coal, block, Powellton? (1005' B.) 2 0 665 0

The coal at the base of the section is apparently the Powellton Coal, the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) being concealed in the interval below 573 feet.

The following hand leveled section was measured by Teets, descending from a high point on the eastern side of Pond Fork, one mile due north of Bald Knob P. O., to th€ mouth of Workman Branch of Pond Fork:

Section 1 Mile Due North of Bald Knob P. O., Crook District.

Pennsylvanian (1136') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (52') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Sandstone, massive cliff capping the

hill, ferriferous, micaceous 50 0 50 0

Fire clay. No. 5 Block Coal horizon... 2 0 52 0

West Virginia Geological Survey., 183

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (1084') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Sandstone, massive 18 0 70 0

Concealed to bench 70 0 140 0

Sandstone and concealed to bench... 70 0 210 0

Sandy shale and concealed, Stockton. 20 0 230 0

Sandstone and concealed llO 0 340 0

Sandy shale and concealed to bench,

Coaiburg Coal horizon 30 0 370 0

Sandstone, massive 173 0 543 0

Slate, gray 11 644 1

Coal, gas 0' iriWlnlfrede 3 11 548 0

Coal, block 3 0 3

Gray shale 24 0 572 0

Coal : 0 8 572 8

Gray shale 10 0 582 8

Slate, gray 0 4 583 0

Coal 0' 11%"

Slate, gray 0 0%

Coal 0 4

Slate, gray 1 0

Coal, gray splint. 2 1 Chilton "A" 6 0 589 0

Slate, gray 0 2

Coal 0 8

Slate, gray 0 1

Coal 0 8

Slate, gray '. 10 590 0

Sandstone, massive 9 0 599 0

Coal, gas 0' 6%"

Slate, gray 0 0% Chilton

Coal, gray spUnt.2 0 [."Rider"... 4 0 603 0

Slate, gray 0 2

Coal, gray splint. 1 3

Slate, gray 10 604 0

Sandstone 93 8 697 8

Coal, block, Chilton 2 4 700 0

Sandstone, massive 11 0 711 0

Concealed 3 3 714 3

Slate, gray 14 715 7

Slate, black 0 4 715 11

Coal 0' 6"] Little

Slate, gray ...0 10 Chilton... 2 1 718 0

Coal 0 9

Gray slate 9 7 727 7

Coal 0 5 728 0

Gray slate 10 729 0

Sandstone, massive 28 2 757 2

Coal, gas 0' 9" Hernshaw 3 10 761 0

Coal, gray splint — 3 1 ]

Sandstone, massive 44 0 805 0

Gray slaty shale 23 0 828 0

Limestone, Dingess, gray, marine fossils 1 0 829 0

Gray shale 35 10 864 10

Coal, Williamson 12 866 0

Sandy shale 36 0 902 0

Sandstone 22 6 924 6

Limestone, hard, gray 1 6 926 0

184 Stratigraphy— General Sections.

Thickness Total

Ft. In. Ft. In.

Sandstone and sandy shale 26 0 952 0

Limestone, bluish gray 1 0 953 0

Sandstone, massive 28 0 981 0

Coal, gas, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas),

Upper Bench 2 0 988 0

Sandstone and concealed 33 0 1016 0

Coal, visible, Campbell Crek (No. 2

Qas), Lower Bench 1 0 1017 0

Sandstone and concealed 72 0 1089 0

Slaty limestone, marine fossils at

base. Bald Knob, (Stockton?) 7 0 1096 0

Coal r 0"!

Slate, gray 0 4 V Matewan.. 2 10 1098 10

Coal, gas 1 6 J

Sandstone and sandy shale 36 2 1135 0

Coal, visible, Eagle, (1014' L.) 1 0 1136 0

The foregoing interesting section gives a large numher of the coals in the Kanawha Series, and also two very i:n- portant limestone horizons carrying marine fossils, the Dingess and the Bald Knob (Stockton?).

The following section was measured with hand le el by Krebs and Teets, descending from Bald Knob Moun/im southwestward along the road to Bald Knob P. O., Crook District :

Bald Knob Section Near Bald Knob P. O., Crook IJistrict.

Pennsylvanian (1247') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (156') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Sandy shale and concealed 31 0 31 0

Yellow shale 3 0 34 0

Sandy shale and concealed 36 0 70 0

Concealed and sandstone, mostly

sandstone 70 0 140 0

Sandstone, massive, coarse grained ... 80 148 0

Coal, gas r 0'

No. 5 Block. 6 6 154 6

Coal, splint 3 1

Coal, splint, harder.. 2 5

Slate ". 1 6 156 0

Kanawha Series (1091')

Concealed, mostly sandstone, to bench 149 0 305 0

Sandy shale and concealed 121 0 426 0

Coal blossom 10 427 0

Sandy shale and concealed 62 0 489 0

Shale, gray '. 19 0 508 0

West Virginia Geological Survey. 185

Thickness Total

Ft, In. Ft. In.

Coal, cannel 0' 2"

Shale, gray 1 6

Coal, gas 2 0

Shale, gray 0 1 Coalburg .77 515 7

Coal, block 0 6 f

Fire clay 0 4

Coal, splint 2 0

Coal, hard splint 1 0

Slate .' 3 6 519 0

Sandstone, Win If rede, massive 97 0 616 0

Dark sandy shale 2 0 618 0

Sandstone, massive 18 0 636 0

Shale, gray 4 0 640 0

Shale, dark 0 2 640 2

Coal, splint 1' 4"

Shale, gray 0 2

Coal, splint 1 10 Winifrede 5 0 645 2

Coal, cannel 0 10

Coal, splint 0 10

Shale, gray ." 2 10 648 0

Concealed, mostly sandstone 67 0 705 0

Coal blossom 5 0 710 0

Shale and concealed 6 6 716 6

Coal, visible, Chilton "A" 1 6 718 0

Shale, gray 1 0 719 0

Sandstone, Upper Chilton, massive,

micaceous 82 6 801 6

Coal, visible, Chilton 16 803 0

Shale, gray 3 0 806 0

Sandy shale and concealed 44 0 850 0

Coal, visible, Hernshaw 3 0 853 0

Shale, gray 3 0 856 0

Sandstone 5 0 861 0

Sandy shale 11 0 872 0

Sandstone, massive 19 0 891 0

Shale, gray 4 0 895 0

Concealed, mostly sandstone 32 0 927 0

Sandstone, dark 8 0 935 0

Sandy shale and concealed 10 0 945 0

Fireclay 3 0 948 0

Shale, gray 13 0 961 0

Shale, gray and sandy 6 0 967 0

Concealed, mostly shale 36 0 1003 0

Shale, gray 2 0 1005 0

Coal, Alma 0 6 1005 6

Fire clay 0 6 1006 0

Sandstone 4 0 1010 0

Concealed, mostly sandstone 14 0 1024 0

Concealed, mostly sandy shale 49 6 1073 6

Coal, visible, Campbell Creek (No. 2

Gas) 0 6 1074 0

Sandy shale 4 0 1078 0

Concealed, mostly sandstone 35 0 1113 0

Sandstone 4 0 1117 0

Shale and concealed 9 0 1126 0

l86 STRATIGRAPHY — GENERAL SECTIONS.

Thickness Total

Ft, In. Ft. In.

" Coal, Powellton 1 0 1127 0

Shale, gray 6 0 1132 0

Sandstone, massive 38 0 1170 0

Shale, gray and sandy 23 0 1193 0

Shale, dark gray 2 10 1195 10

Shale, dark gray. Bald Knob (Stockton?) Limestone horizon, marine

fossils 1 0 1196 10

Coal, gas, Matewan 2 2 1199 0

Sandstone 0 6 1199 6

Fire clay 0 6 1200 0

Concealed 6 0 1206 0

Sandstone, massive 20 0 1225 0

Coal, gas. Eagle, Upper Bench 2 0 1227 0

Sandstone, massive 6 0 1233 0

Shale, dark, full of plant fossils 7 0 1240 0

Coal 0' 2'

Fire clay 2 0

Coal 1 0

Shale, gray 0 4

Coal, gas 2 0

Slate 0 6 1246 0

Sandstone to creek at 1085' L 1 0 1247 0

in

Eagle 5 6 1245 6

This interesting section exhibits nearly ali the coals in the Kanawha Series, and also the Bald Knob (Stockton?) fossil horizon.

In passing up Pond Fork from Bald Knob, the Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas) Coal rises faster than the bed of the scam, as is shown in the following aneroid section, me.isurod by Teets, descending from a high summit westwc.rd to Pond Fork, 0.9 mile north of Echart P. O. :

Section 0.9 Mile North of Echart P. O., Crook District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (WW) Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, massive, coarse grained 110 110

Coal blossom, Coalburg 2 112 112'

Sandstone, massive, coarse grained, buff

color 66 178

Coal, good, Buffalo Creek 2 180 68'

Sandstone, Upper WInlfrede, massive, medium grained, micaceous 69 249

Coal blossom, WInlfrede 1 250 70'

Sandstone, fine grained 100 350

Sandy shale 20 370

Sandstone, medium grained 58 428

Coal blossom, Chilton 2 430 180'

Sandstone, flaggy, micaceous 70 500

Coal blossom, Little Chilton 2 502 72'

West Virginia Geological Survey. 187

Thickness Total

Feet. Feet.

Sandstone, flaggy 36 538

Coal blossom, Hemshaw 2 540 38'

Sandstone, massive 87 627

Coal blossom, Upper Cedar Grove 3 630 90'

Sandy shale and sandstone 160 790

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas).. 1 791 161'

Sandstone and concealed, to bench 139 930

Sandy shale and concealed 100 1030

Bench, Little Eagle Coal horizon 0 1030

Sandstone and concealed to Pond Fork,

(1280' B.) 70 1100

The following aneroid section wds measured by Teels in descending from a high point west of Pond Fork and opposite the mouth of Burnt Camp Branch, 0.8 mile southeast of Echart P. O., eastward. to the mouth of Burnt Can]) Branch:

Section 0.8 Mile Southeast of Echart P. O., Crook District.

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (935') Ft. In. Ft. In.

Sandstone and concealed 200 0 200 0

Coal 1' 3"

-Chilton "A" 4 9 204 9

Williamson 6 0 431 0

Slate 0 1

Coal 0 9

Slate 0 1

Coal 2 7

Sandstone and concealed 220 3 425 0

Coal 0' 2"

Slate, gray 0 2

Coal 0 3

Slate 0 4

Coal, block 1 11

Coal, gray splint 1 8

Coal, block 0 11

Coal, gray splint 0 7

Sandy shale and concealed' 241 9

Coal, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas)... 2

Concealed 40

Coal blossom, Powellton "A'' 7 1

Sandstone and concealed 18

Coal blossom, Powellton? 2 0

Sandstone and concealed 63 0

Coal, block 1' 6"!

Slate 0 4 Matewan? 3

Coal, gray splint 1 10 J

Sandstone and concealed 60

Eagle?... 7 2 871 2

l88 STRATIGRAPHY — GENERAL SECTIONS.

Thickness Total Pt. In. Pt. In.

Coal 0' 4"

Slate, gray 0 3

Slate, dark 0 1

Coal 0 1

Slate 0 1

Coal, block 1 10

Slate, gray, soft 1 0

Coal, gray splint 1 2

Slate 0 3

Coal, gray splint 1 9

Concealed to creek bed, (1380' B.)... 63 10 935 0

The following aneroid section was measured by Teets, descending from a high point in Guyandot MounUan, just west of Walnut Gap at the Wyoming- Boone Councy Line, and in the extreme southern part of Boone County, descending northward along slope to Walnut Gap, thence along county road to head of Skin Fork of Pond Fork:

Walnut Gap Section, Crook District.

Pennsylvanlan (1520') Thickness Total

Allegheny Series (190') Feet. Feet. Sandstone, East Lynn, massire, coarse

grained, buff color, to bench 160 160

Concealed bench 30 190

Kanawha Series (1330')

Sandstone, massive, ferriferous, to bench. . . 80 270

Sandstone 80 350

Concealed to Walnut Gap 140 490

Sandy shale, Coalburg Coal horizon, and concealed 35 525

Sandstone, Win If rede, massive, micaceous,

ferriferous 180 705

Bench, Winifrede Coal horizon 0 705

Sandstone, massive, micaceous, coarse

grained 110 815

Coal blossom, Chilton "A" 2 817

Sandstone and concealed 108 925

Coal blossom, Chilton? 1 926

Sandstone, massive, to bench 119 1046

Sandy shale 10 1055

Fire clay 3 1058

Sandy shale and concealed 47 1105

Sandstone 55 1160

Fire clay 2 1162

Sandy shale 63 1225

Sandstone, massive, fine grained 100 1325

Sandy shale 17 1342

Coal blossom, Campbell Creek (No. 2 Gas).. 3 1345

Sandstone 160 1496

Slate, concealed 8 1503

Matewan 2-6" 1610-6

West Virginia Geological Survey. 189

Thickness Total

Feet. Feet

Coal 1 1504

Slaty shale, marine fossils, Bald Knob

(Stockton?) 4 1508

Coal 0' 4"

Slate, gray 0 6

Coal 1 8

Slaty shale to 1710' B 9-6" 1520

This section was measured to the dip, and the intervals given between the different coals are too great. The section begins with the East Lynn Sandstone and ends at the base near the Eagle Coal. Very few exposures of the several coal beds were found, owing to a lack of development, so it is really difficult properly to classify the different coal horizons.

The following aneroid section was measured from a point in the southern end of Cook Mountain at head of West Fork of Pond Fork, descending southward along trail to the mouth of Burgess Branch of Pond Fork, one-half mile above mouth of Lacey Branch, and three and one-fourth miles due north of Walnut Gap:

Section Miles Due North of Walnut Gap, Crook District

Thickness Total

Kanawha Series (1105') Feet. Feet.

Sandstone and sandy shale, Coalburg 90 90

Bench, Coalburg Coal horizon 0 90

Sandstone and sandy shale, to bench 70 160

Sandstone and sandy shale to low gap 55 215

Bench, WInifrede Coal horizon 0 215

Sandy shale and concealed 165 380

Bench, Chilton Coal horizon 0 380

Sandy shale and sandstone 165 545

Bench, Hernshaw Coal horizon 0 545

Sandstone and sandy shale, to bench 85 630

Sandstone, Williamson, massive, to bench.. 60 690

Sandy shale and concealed 15 705

Sandstone, Logan and Lower Cedar Grove.. 130 835

Sandy shale and sandstone, to bench 125 960

Sandy shale and sandstone, to bench 75 1035

Sandstone and concealed 61 1096

Coal 0' 1"

Slate, gray 0 1

Coal, block 0 2

Slate 0 3

Coal, gray splint 0 5

Slate 0 1

Coal, gas 3 9