Coals and cokes in West Virginia; a hand-book on the coals and cokes of the Great Kanawha, New River, Flat Top, and adjacent coal districts in West Virginia

William Seymour Edwards

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• Langue: English
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: ^& ii*t. I'WEST ..VIRGINIA
A HAND-BOOK ON THE COALS AND COKES
OF THE
GREAT NEW FLAT ANDKANAWHA, RIVER, TOP,
COAL INADJACENT DISTRICTS
WEST VIRGINIA
BY
WILLIAM SEYMOUR EDWARDS
CINCINNATI
KOBEKT CLARKE & CO
1892COPYRIGHT, 1892,
BY WILLIAM SEYMOUR EDWARDS.PREFACE.
aThis a com-is, bypamphlet necessity, largely compilation
of facts with considerable eithergathered togetherpilation pains,
own examination and or the investi-by my personal observation,
of others who have attention to such matters.gation given especial
The intention and aim in the information herebringing together
incollected is to and form what knowl-put compact handy precise
we now have of the coal beds and their coals and the coaledge
trade of that section of drained the waters of thegreat country by
Great Kanawha and to inRiver, outlying regions contiguous it,
West
Virginia.
I wish to to thehere, also, express my obligation many gen-
tlemen who have aided me in thiskindly gathering information,
and would I mention them Mr. Addison M.especially among Scott,
U. S. Resident Great Kauawha RiverEngineer, Improvements;
Prof. I. C. of Mr. J. H. M. & C.White, ; Bramwell,Morgantown
Mr. Stuart M. M. & C. Mr.E.; Jed. M.Buck, E.; Hotchkiss, E.;
Mr. M. A. M. & C. Mr. A. M. E.Miller, E.; Mr.Campbell, M.;
Jo. L. Mr. John Mr. W. L. Mr. H. J.Beury, Cooper, Nuttall,
M. & C. Mr. O. A. M. & C.Tucker, E.; Mr. R. O.Veasy, E.;
M. & C. Mr. L A. C. Mr. C. E. F, Burn-Baillie, E.; Welch, E.;
M. & C. as well as to A. S.Messrs. McCreath and E. V.ley, E.;
D'Invilliers for data heretofore them an-published by regarding
of and Southern coals and cokes.alyses Virginia
If one who need and desire such information as isany may
here collected shall find this of service end will havepamphlet my
been gained.
WILLIAM SEYMOUR EDWARDS.
W. 1892.Charleston-Kanawha, Va., 1,May
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