The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 15, 1883, Page 8

THE WALNUT COAL FIELDS. 4t the request of Governor Foster, in order te determine, so far as possible by an ex- t r Inspector of pert examination, the merits of the Walnut coal fields, Hon. Andrew Roy, 7 Mines of the state of Ohio, made a careful examination of these sields and of the coal found in them. The following is his official report : Office of Inspector of Mines, i Columbus, July 22d, 1883. s Hon. CHARLES FostEr, Governor of Ohio, Columbus, O.: DEAK Sin:—According to your instructions, I made a careful examination of certain mineral lands in Bates county, Mo., on the Mth and I5t These lands comprise 4,000 acres and are situate on both sides of Walnut Creek, near its confluence with the Marais des Cygnes River, two inst. sas City. Fort Scott and Guif Railroad. miles east of the Kansas state line and six miles north of the Rich Hill branch of the The whole of Bates county is underlain with coal-bearing rock, several hundred feet in thickness. These strata enclose alternating beds of J examined the district with the view of ascertaining the thickness, extent and value of -nerally not greaterthan 40 to 50 feet coul, limestone, iron ore and fire clay. the beds of coal. The surface of the country cousists of gently undulating plains, formed by glac jal action. The valleys are deeper than the highlands, exeept in the valley of the Marais des Cygnes riyer which is 30 to 40 feet deeper. section of rocks exposed by the denuding forces already named. The upper coal which lies from 10to 80 feet below the surface has been opened and mined for local use by the neighboring farmers over the whole of the lands examined. This coal has been opened in places without number all our western coals it Two beds of coal are enclosed in the and ranges from 3to 4 feet in thickness frequently falling to 2}; feet, and occasionaly swelling beyond 4 feet in height. Like isfound disposed in a series of basins, on a somewhat wavy and uneven floor. I examined 10 to 12 of the principal openings made in this coal , the coal having been mined by stripping away the overlying cover and then quarried out in open day. seam. The mines are simply quarri These openings are made in the ravines where the cover of the coal bed is only a few feet in thickness. The coal which is known as 2 four foot seam is divided into two benches by a thin layer of shale near the middle of the bed. . western coal, superior in fact for any coal. Itis clean, bright, free from sulphur or other impurities, forms a hol The upper bench is a superior coal for a first-class blacksmith coal and will make a superior coke. The lower bench is not quite as pure but is still a good It is heavier than the upper bench low fire in burning and makes sas or Missouri. and contains more ash and western coal, unsurpassed in quality by any similar coal in Ka sulphnr. an expense of 35 to 50cents per ton. The examinations made were Over great areas of the prop y the coal can be mined by stripping, at too hurried to form even an approximate estimate of the amount of coal available by stripping, but it is safe to say there are at least half a mil- lion tons. At no point where shaft mining is necessary for the recovery of the coal will the shafts exceed 50 feet in perpendicular depth, and in the deeper ravines natural drainage is practicable so that the coal may be worked by drift mining without the aid of any machinery whatever either for pumping water or hoisting coal. 7 | i | | Annual Clearinor ‘a The immediate cover of the coal, when not alluvial, consists of a bed of bine shale, forming a first-class roof, the shale in turn being capped by a band of limestone of var: It would make a good furnace flux. Below the coal seam the usual floor of fire ‘ying thickness and of good quality. clay belongs, and is everywhere present. The lower bed of coal I did not see, but I was informed on what I regarded as creditable authority, that it had been sunk throngh in several wells, 40 to 50 feet below the upper vei 1 brought four samples of coul, tuken xt different mines, home with me, and had them analyzed by Prof. Lord of the School of Mines in the State Uniyersity. The samples were selected from a heap of coal recently mined, from four different openings and the analysis affords a fair and that it was 52 inches thick. revelation of the general character and chief properties of the coal. The following are the analyses No.1. Moisture, . Vol. comb. m: Fixed carbon Agh...... Sulphur. Moisture. Vol. co! Fixed carbon. The above analysis compares favorably with our best Ohio coal, from the Mahoning valley, Massillon and Hocking valley regions. Fora west- ern coal the analysis is unusually good. The coal is high in Fixed Carbon, low in ash, and reasonably low in sulphur, certainly not above the av- erage of our Ohio coals. I have selected at random trom the forthcoming report on economic Geology, being vol. 5 of the state geological survey, 2 number of analyses ANALYSIS. Mipabn aoc e ase anin eaacson eo ses 1 | Moisture Sulphur... Vol. comb. mutter Moisture | Fixed carbon .. Vol. comb. matter . Ash miand carbon (OED saeco Ash Sulphur... | Sulphur for comparison, which I submit as follows: = Mahoming Valley, Church Hill Coal Co. W. B. Brooks & Son Moisture...2,.. Vol. comb. matte: . Sulphar... Mahoning Valley—Ot | Moisture | Vol comb. ‘matte: | Fixed carbon . Ash. | Moisture....... Vol. comb. matte: | Fixed carbon . | Ash. ' Sulphur Sulphur . Upper Mine—Shawnee. Willow Bank—! Moisture... Moisture... .48 | Moistur ; Yoel. comb. m: 42.42 | Vol. Co: Fixed carbon. 5 Fixed C Ash.. } Straitsville Cent'l Coal Co. Brewster Coal C Sulphur ...........+- bo! ‘The above analyses are from the typical coalsof Ohio and it will be seen the Walnut coal of Missouri bears a favorable comparison. Yours very truly, ANDREW ROY, Inspector of Mines of Ohio. ———————————_ES———_F—————————————— The American peopie are the jury | that have set upon the merits of the ! Soda offered for its use. The ver- diet is that DeLand’s brands are the - purest, best and most thoroughly telrable of any in the market. Sold by A. L. McBride &’ Co., Butler, | three miles north of Butler, raised Mo. Levy’s grand clear- | ance sale for 30 days| only. Sa ee The first number of the Walnut | Journal is received. It is a credi-| table paper in every respect, If it continues as it has commenced, Wal- nut may feel proud of her first pa- per. It is a credit to the new city of Bates. Property will soon advance in price. Take time by the ftorelock and purchase some of those fine residence lots in Humphrey's addi- tion. Call at this office. Sa Se eee : Attention is mvited to the proceed- ings ot the horticultural society. which is published to-day. Among the subjects to be discussed at the next meeting, the enemies of the peach and apple are of especial im- Portance to farmers in this county. Ifthe society continues to discuss subjects of such great Practical value, the people should see that it is kept ina flourishing condition. A large membership should be enrolled - the next Meeting, first Saturday of September. 3 SECS Serra eee The plays at the Ope the 2oth and 21st are hearing and you will mi you don’t attend. | A similar enterprise could be made | from here to Odessa, Holden Visited. A special to the Kansas City Journal from Holden, the 7th, says: ‘‘Hon. Thomas M. Nichol, in company with N. A. Wade, of the Butler Democrat, and Morris Keys, of Walnut, spent Tuesday in Hol- den. Mr. Nichol is looking after the north-east line ot the St. Louis, Chi- cago & Fort Scott railroad, between Butler and Odessa . sas City. At that place they joined Higginsville. Marr Ky oe the SECUssiOn of Knights Templar to | yf, Crisp, of the Exterprise, show- San Francisco. j ed Mr. Nichol the surveyed line east Hon. J. B. Newberry was in But- ' ot town, as well as this enterprising ler. on Saturday, atteding the meet- | Young city, with all of which he was ing of the horticultural society. highly pleased, and there is no doubt, Everybody goes to Walton & rom what Mr. Nichol said, that this 4 a important Chicago connection will | Ball’s tor furniture because they re = : be built through Holden at an early keep the best and sell cheap. Opera b ; == ice day. A number of prominent citi- zens called on the aboye named gen Nevada Mail: Preparations are} tlemen during the day, and they ex. being made to start a creamery, on | pressed themselves more than grati anextensive plan, at Arrow Rock, | fied with Holden and her magnificent | Saline county. The site selected in- agricultural surroundings. It 1s far | cludes the famous Todd Springs. | from settled that the line will run| d if the wideawake citizens of Higginsville | will call on Mr. Nichol with their | propositions, they would have a fight- | ing chance of procuring the road. Mr. Nichol speaks in glowing terms We are under obligations to Mr. Rosser tor loaning us the type to publish the report of Mr. Roy, mire inspector of Ohio. 1. K. Rosieron tte. Allen farm 40 acres ot oats which threshed 75 bushels to the acre. Capt. Tygara and wite and Mrs. J. L. Pace left, on Friday, for Kan- profitable in Vernon. ee Walton & Ball have new turmture in yreat quantity and sell as low as the lowest. Land of the prospects of Walnut and thinks another Walnut will spring up at the crossing ot his road with the Kansas | City & Memphis, which will be near | | Wadesburg in Cass county. This | Mane | Will be about twenty miles from any | ilds before you |t©W" of importance. Holden is | lependent A: lt wide awake and watching her inter- ~ s she will get the road. Daily Hack to Walnut. Iam r a daily hack Walnut City. Leave orders McBride's. Roundtrip $1. 37-th. W. H. Younc. to at x seed. make will ent works wo For Sale. Several Choice Farms. If you want to buy a farm improv- ed or unimproved land or have your property insured against fire, light- ning, tornados, cyclones and wind- storms, callon or write to S. B. Newbill, Butler, Mo. Office in Opera building, up stairs, room ad- joining Dr. Tucker’s office. 36-tf Levy’s grand clear- ance sale for 30 days only. Good Threshing Machine for Sale. Nichols & Shepherd, tripple-gear- ed horse power. Thirty-two inch cylinder. Doing good work now. Six and a half miles east of Butler. W. F. Larotiett, 35-4t Strawberries. Those who want fresh Strawher- ties next summer should set out plants in July or August. Chas. I. Robards of West Butler will fur- nish best varieties & instructions to plant. 34tf. Money to Loan On real estate security 1 to 5 time at six per cent interest and commission Terms to suit the borrower. 35tt. s & Tucker. } years small The Big Red -‘Hame”’ sign in tront | of Gus Wyards shop,is typical of! his large stock and still larger busi- | r us prices. ay The Last Call ofthe Season WE ANNOUNCE OUR TO BEGIN Wednesday, July 25th, 1883} AND WILL CONTINUE THIRTY DAYS ONLY Those who have never visited us during any of our CLEARANCE SALES will find this a profitable time to call and derive the bene- fit of low prices, while those who} have reaped the benefits before’ will be sure to come as this sale will be one of rare bargains for the consumer. GREAT REDUCTIONS IN Cashmeres, Table Linens, Napkins, Guinghams, Chambrays, Seersuckers, Lace Bed Spreads White and Colored Counterpanes, India Linens, Checked Nam Embroideries, &c. Dress Goods, Silks and Satins, and Pillow Shams, Swisse, Brocaded and Plain Mull, sooks, Tarlatan, wall colors, Fine Laces, Our entire stock of Hosiery, Gloves, Linen} Dusters, Summer Skirts, Fans, Parasols, «¢.) will be offered at sacrifice prices during this Clearing Sales. RARE BARGAINS In Women’s, Misses and Childrens Shoes and Slippers Ladies fine button Shoes, Ladies and Childrens’ Hook-Lacing Shoes. ces Marked Down. — Pr MENS’ AND BOYS’ CALF BOOTS, MENS’ AND BOYS’ LOW CUT SHOES, Mens’ ann Boys’ men Cur Burron Sroes, At prices that will surprise the jobber who has sold them to us, but we must sell them in order to make room tor our fall stock. HAVING A SURPLUS STOCK OF Clothing, White Shirts Underwear, Neck Wear, HATS AND CAPS. We will offer during our Clearing Sale this entire stock at such prices that will make them move without turther argument. This stock is too large to quote prices. We must make room for UR FALL GOODS, and therefore, wi!l give the benefit to the public. Do not fail to call soon, as it is generally when we make a brake in prices the goods will go, therefore, do not lose this opportunity. There must be atime when goods must sell at a profit and at other times it is profi- table to sell goods. we have concluded not } to carry over any summer goods, and there fore announce this our great clearing sale, for 30 days only. Respectfully, Samuel Levy & C0.)