. Raleigh County and the western portions of Mercer and Summers counties. nch 25 1075 Sandstone, massive, cliff 70 1145 Shale, red 10 1155 Shale, red, limy, and concealed (1180 B.). . 130 1285 An aneroid section obtained by Teets from the WrightCoal Companys Mine No. 2 westward along plane to C. & level, mile south of McCreery, gives the following: Section Mile South of McCreery, Shady Spring District. Thickness. Total. New River and Pocahontas Groups (530) Feet. Feet. Concealed 30 30 Slate, visible 3 33 Coal blossom, Fire Creek 3 36 36 Shale and slate 4 40 Shale, sandy 10 50 San
. Raleigh County and the western portions of Mercer and Summers counties. nch 25 1075 Sandstone, massive, cliff 70 1145 Shale, red 10 1155 Shale, red, limy, and concealed (1180 B.). . 130 1285 An aneroid section obtained by Teets from the WrightCoal Companys Mine No. 2 westward along plane to C. & level, mile south of McCreery, gives the following: Section Mile South of McCreery, Shady Spring District. Thickness. Total. New River and Pocahontas Groups (530) Feet. Feet. Concealed 30 30 Slate, visible 3 33 Coal blossom, Fire Creek 3 36 36 Shale and slate 4 40 Shale, sandy 10 50 Sandstone and sandy shale 90 140 Concealed 60 200 Sandstone, medium grained 90 290 Concealed 40 330 Sandstone 40 370 Concealed 30 400 Sandstone, fine grained 80 480 Concealed 20 500 Sandstone, medium grained 30 530 Mauch Chunk (315) Sandy shale and concealed 140 670 Sandstone, medium grained 60 730 Shale, sandy, and concealed 60 790 Shale, red 4 794 Limestone, reddish 1 795 Shale, red 9 804 Sandstone, fine grained 3 807 Shale, red, Mmy 4 811 Sandstone, reddish 1 812. PLATE VII.—View on Piney Creek looking east from Knob Branch,showing the lower portion of Pottsville Series. WEST VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 145 Thickness. Feet. Shale, red, limy 1 813 Limestone, reddish I 814 Sandstone, fine grained 6 820 Shale, gray 4 824 Sandstone, gray 3 827 Shale, limy, gray 3 830 Concealed (1215 B.) 15 845 The following aneroid section was measured by Teets from the Wright Coal Companys Mine No. 1, westward alongplane, to railroad track, mile south of Wright: Section Mile South of Wright, Shady Spring District. Thickness. Total. New River Group (135) Ft. In. Ft. In. Sandy shale and concealed 18 0 18 0 Shale, gray 3 0 21 0 Coal, Fire Creek, good 4 0 25 0 250 Slate, visible 2 0 27 0 Sandstone and sandy shale 58 0 85 0 Sandy shale and concealed 50 0 135 0 Pocahontas Group (420) Sandstone 15 0 150 0 Shale, gray, ferriferous 10 0 160 0 Slate, dark 5 0 165 0 Coal, No. 7 Pocahont
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