. [Reports vol. I-XIII]. SYSTEMATIC DESCRIPTION OF COAL BEDS. 171 The Cordell coal shaft is at Napton, in Saline county. It islocated in a small hill adjacent to a stream. The position of the Pociet msaimebed and the character of the associated strata is well shown inthe sketch below: Sketch at Cordellsbaft. Fig. 124 Sketch of coal deposit at Cordell shaft. The total thickness of the coal is claimed to be 22 ft. Of thisa portion about 8 ft. thick was being worked and was seen atthe time of inspection, both at the bottom of the shaft and at the ^^^^ •foot of the hill where the bed crops out. Th
. [Reports vol. I-XIII]. SYSTEMATIC DESCRIPTION OF COAL BEDS. 171 The Cordell coal shaft is at Napton, in Saline county. It islocated in a small hill adjacent to a stream. The position of the Pociet msaimebed and the character of the associated strata is well shown inthe sketch below: Sketch at Cordellsbaft. Fig. 124 Sketch of coal deposit at Cordell shaft. The total thickness of the coal is claimed to be 22 ft. Of thisa portion about 8 ft. thick was being worked and was seen atthe time of inspection, both at the bottom of the shaft and at the ^^^^ •foot of the hill where the bed crops out. The shaft is 65 The coal dips on the south side quite strongly to thenorth, but soon flattens, as is shown in the sketch. The lowerbed is bituminous coal of excellent quality, while the upper isreported to be a deposit of the bituminous shale and cannel coal. The question of the possibilities and value of these local coaldeposits seems one destined never to be entirely settled in thepubVc mind. They have been de
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