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Excerpt from Geological Survey of Kentucky Of the more than 273 analyses reported in the following pages, 137 are Of coals from 14 counties in the eastern coal field of Kentucky; the greater number Of them being from Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Leslie, Perry and Whitley counties; a comparatively few samples are from Johnson, Knott, Knox, Letcher, Laurel and Martin counties. In the Appendix, West Virginia is represented in the analyses of seven samples, for comparison with Kentucky coals, together with the analyses Of many other coals received since this report was made. Most Of these coals would come under the head of semi bituminous, splint, or block coal; some few are, no doubt, entitled to the name bituminous coal, and some of them are cannel coals. With them are reported some with such high ash percentage as to cause them to be classed with the bituminous shales. These, however, are comparatively few in number, and most of them could be used for fuel in their im mediate vicinity. Generally speaking, these coals are of very good quality, and many Of them would answer admirably for the manufacture Of coke, While some Of the Splint or block coals could, probably, be used without coking for smelting iron ores. In Short, the coals of this, one Of the two immense coal fields Of Kentucky, will generally compare favorably with those of any other region in the world. Comparing the ash percentages of the coals of the seven counties which furnished the greatest number of samples, we find the following results, viz. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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