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GEOLOGY OF JACKSON COUNTY, OHIO
BY ANDREW ROY.
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LIMESTONE ORE
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building stone, which in the adjoining county of Pike forms the
basis of a very important industry.
THE MINES AND FURNACES.
Jones & Morgan, Jackson Hill Coal. -
No. 4, Drift Mine,
Mine No. 3
Springfield Coal Co. -
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The Star Mines
The J. S. Carr Mine. -
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Mine of Murfin & Co. -
Price Brothers' Mine. -
Diamond Coal Mine. -
The Kitchen Mine. -
No. 6 mine
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Forest Coal Mine. -
J. C. Hurd & Co.'s Mine. -
Standard Coal Company. -
Kyle's Slope Mine,
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Emma Mine,
Darling Mine,
Garfield Mine,
Thorn Hill Mine,
Comet Mine, Wellstone, Ohio, was
opened up Apr. 25, 1882. This mine is operated by the Comet
Coal Company, the Superientendent being Adam Scott;
mining boss, James Palmer They employ twenty-five
miners and three daymen, and the inside workings are in good order.
Eureka Coal Mine. -
The E. S. Kelley Coal Co. -
Milton . -
Wellston Shaft, No. 1. -
Wellston Shaft, No. 2. -
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Southern Ohio Coal and Mining
Company. -
Eliza. -
Fluhart's Mine. -
Mohler's Mine,
Huron Shaft. - This mine is in
Jackson Township, and was opened in 1874. The shaft is
seventy feet deep. The coal is sued exclusively in the furnace
of the Huron Iron Company, who own the mine. This mine lay
idle for three years during the panic. There are two entries
working at present - the George Davis and Sunfish entries.
The air of the mine as well distributed, but the current was rather
feeble. A new air-shaft will soon be sunk.
OTHER MINES.
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"EARLY COAL MINING IN OHIO.
"THE DEVELOPMENT OF COAL IN OHIO.
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JACKSON COUNTY COAL NOTES.
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DISCOVERY OF SMELTING COAL.
"IMPORTANT EXPERIMENTS.
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"COKE.
ANALYSIS AND COMPARISONS.
IRON SMELTING COALS
JACKSON SHAFT COAL.
JACKSON HILL COAL.
"RANDOM THOUGHT."
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JACKSON COUNTY MINING INSTITUTE.
BLAST FURNACES.
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JACKSON COUNTY RAILROADS.
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TWO OTHER LINES.
NARROW GAUGE.
MOSES STERNBERGER
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