. [Reports vol. I-XIII]. Sliale. Coal. lto2 ^^^^^M Clayf^rting. ~ 6 IPHRH Coal. 8 ^{^?V^ Clay. 1 111 Limestone. Coal south ofHigbee. Fig. 36. Section of coal bedat Higbee. The long wall method of working has recently been introducedhere. Some two miles south of Higbee is the McDonald shaft, of theInterstate Mining company, on the Missouri, Kansas and Texasrailway. This shaft is 110 it. deep. The coal is operated bythe long wall method. The following section was obtained here: Feet. Inches. Shale. 30 to 42 Section atMcDonald shaft. Coal. Clay Limestone. Fig. 37. Section of coal be

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. [Reports vol. I-XIII]. Sliale. Coal. lto2 ^^^^^M Clayf^rting. ~ 6 IPHRH Coal. 8 ^{^?V^ Clay. 1 111 Limestone. Coal south ofHigbee. Fig. 36. Section of coal bedat Higbee. The long wall method of working has recently been introducedhere. Some two miles south of Higbee is the McDonald shaft, of theInterstate Mining company, on the Missouri, Kansas and Texasrailway. This shaft is 110 it. deep. The coal is operated bythe long wall method. The following section was obtained here: Feet. Inches. Shale. 30 to 42 Section atMcDonald shaft. Coal. Clay Limestone. Fig. 37. Section of coal bedat McDonald shaft. West and northwest of Higbee, this, and the overlying coalbeds, have been worked by drifts and shallow shafts, in thehollows and ravines, to supply local demands. They are, at

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