1873 - Old Forge Coal Mines

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and
with
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Black
Davis,
198 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
NOMENCLATURE OF COAL VEINS.
In our work on Coal, Iron and
Oil we made a nomenclature of coal N
veins in order that they might be *-*
designated in defferent localities in
all the coal regions in the United
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States. The character of these
veins, and also the qualities of the „
coal in the anthracite regions, gen- 1.
erally partake to some extent of the^1
same characteristics and quality inJ<
the semi-bituminous and bituminous
regions. 2.6
In Schuylkill county the same
veins are called by different names 2*
in different sections of the region.
For instance, the Mammoth vein 7
has an accompanying vein called
the T-feet vein. This vein separates 1-
sometimes a considerable distance,
and at other places it lies in close ^
proximity to the Mammoth. West
of Mine Hill Gap the Mammoth is 1
split in two and sometimes three 3
veins, and with the foot occasionally h
makes four veins. These splits are 6 -
designated by different names. One
is called the "Black Heath," another jq,
the "Crosby," the "Church," "Daniels,"
"Lehler," &c. At Tamaqua £
the Mammoth vein also separates,
and there they are lettered. As far
as we can ascertain, the following
letters : D, E, Crosscut, P, Q, and
q, q, represent the Mammoth, 7 fest
and divisions, of the Mammoth. -'
At the great Lehigh quarry ail the 25
white ash veins are thrown together,
being only separated by the slates
between the veins.
In the following column of strata,
taken from Coal, Iron and Oil, we
give the names of the veins as called
in the different regions, together
with a nomenclature which we have
adopted, and which, if accepted
everywhere, would be much more
intelligent than by calling the same
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veins by different names in different
regions. Alpha and Gamma had A
not been named before. Alpha is 3,
the botton seam of the coal regions. '
It is a very hard red ash coal, quite
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Peach Orchard,
Little Tracy.
;
Tracy and letter I at Tamaqua
Little Diamond.
[Diamond, Daddow, and letter I
at Tamaqua.
Little orchard, letter H at Tamaqua.
Orchard and Letter C4 at Tamaqua.
Primrose, and letter F.
at Tamaqua.
Holmes and F at Tamaqua.
I \\ hen split is called
Heath. Rees,-
7 foot "° 1
by, Church,
Daniels,
Lehlei
Cros-
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Mam.
Tamaqua Region
letters D, E, p
I Crosscut, P, Q, I, q, ( j.
Skidmore, and letter C and R at
Tamaqua.
Gamma, and letters 15 and tf
;
Tamaqua.
Buck Mountain, Franklin in
Lykens Valley, and letter A al
Tamaqua.
Alpha, Franklin at Lykens Valley,
and figure at Tamaqua.