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Vertical Section of Strata at Moxahala. 

     42. Coal. (7a).
     41. Fire clay and shale.
     40. Limestone

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     39. Sandy shale.
     38. Limestone.
     37. Fire clay, shale and iron.
     36. Sand rock.
     35. Fire clay.
     34. Sand rock.
     33. Shale.
     32. Iron ore (Iron Point).
     31 Fire clay.
     30. Sand rock.
     29. Shale iron ore.
     28. Coal (Stallsmith) (Upper Freeport)
(6 and 7).
     27. Fire clay (Upper Freeport or Bolivar clay).
     26. Sand rock.
     25. Iron ore ("Sour Apple"), Limestone Shales,
(Upper Freeport or Buchtel Ore).
     24. Coal (Norris) (6a) (Lower Freeport).
     23. Fire clay with iron ore (Lower Freeport
Limestone).
     22. Sand rock.
     21. White shale.
     20. Sand rock.
     19. Shale, with ore (Lower Freeport Sandstone).
     18. Coal, Great Vein (Middle (Upper) Kit-
tanning) (Upper New Lexington).
     17. Fire clay and sand rock-
     16. Iron ore (Phosphorous Ore of Hamden
Furnace).
     15. Sandy shale.
     14. Fire clay.
     13. Coal, "Lower Moxahala" (No. 5) (Lower
New Lexington).

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     12.     Fire clay and sand rock (Kittanning  sand-
stone and clay).
     11.     Ore (Ferriferous Limestone) (Baird Ore).
     10.     Sandy shale.
      9.      Fire clay.
      8.      Sandy shale.
      7.      Sand rock.
      6.      Shale.
      5.      Coal.
      4.      Sandstone and shale.
      3.      Cherty limestone and coal.
      2.      Sandstone and shale.
      1.      Coal.

     The Vertical Distance through which these  strata
pass is  about 350 feet.---Ohio Geological Report.
(The parentheses are the authors).

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