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230 HISTOKY of FAYETTE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. - Samuel Karter, Must Digital Scan by Fay-West.com. All Rights Reserved. 230 HISTOKY OF FAYETTE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. - Samuel Karter, must. in Oct. 25,186'2. David Rose, n~ust.ilk Sept. 28, 1862. John Hickson, must. in Oct. 29,1864. William Rice, must. in Oct. 29, 1862. John Horn, must. in Feb. 27,lSGj. Allen Reurich, must. in Sept. 23, 1862. George A. Harrir~gcou,must. in Feb. 20,1865. Simon Rondsll, must. in Sept. 23. 1862. Abraham P. Haines, must. iu Sept. 23,1862. James Rossell, must. in Sept. 19.1862. Daniel Hollabaugh, must. in Sept. 23,1863. Silas Rossell, mu,t. in Sept. 30,1864. Isaac Hockenberry, must. in Oct. 19,1562. James F. Reed, must. in Sept. 30,1864. Benjamin Hockenberry, must. in Oct. 19,1862. Daniel Reynolds, must. in Sept. 19.1862. James Hamon, must. in Sept. 16,lSS. Edgar F. Eeynolds, must. in Scpt. 19,1862. William Hall, must. in Sept. 6, 1862. William Rine, must. in Sept. 6, 1869. John H. Hone, must. in Sept. 6,1862. Jacob Switzer, mnst. in Feb. 8, 1865. George w. Hagan, must. in Oct. 22,1862. Henry Simpson, must. in Feb. 14,1865. Hatfield Hoden, must. in Sept. 6, 1862. Cl~arlesShoffer, mnst. in .Feb. 25, 1865. Jacob Helsel, must. in Oct. 1,1862. William Shoff, must. in Oct. 3, 1862. John Herberger, must. in Sept. 19,1862. David A. Snyder, must. in Oct. 3,1F62. James D.,Irw<n, must. in Dec. 1,1663. Lawrence Shepherd, must. in Feb. 23,1864. William J. Johnson, must. iu Oct. 7,1862. Alexander Sutllerland, must. in Feb. 23,1865. Thomas Jobes, must. in Sept. 6,1862. John H. Sickles. most. in Feb. 23,1865. William H. Jordon, must. in Sept. 19,1862. Robert Sankey, must. in Sept. 23,1862. Jeremiah D. Kepner, nmst. in Feb. 241864. Peter Saylor, must. in Oct. 25,1862. Jacob T. Ketring, must. in Feb. 18,1865. Robert A. Sayer*, must. in Sept. 23,1862. David Killey, must. in Feb. 24,1865. John Smith. n~ust.in Sept. 28, 1862. John W.Knight, must. in Sept. 6,1862. Robert Salyards, must. in Sept. 23, 1862. Jacob L. W. Kolp, must. in Sept. 19.1862. Oliver P. Snook, mnst. in Oct. 19, 1862. David J. Karcliner, must. in Oct. 'LO; 1862. Janies Shean, must. in June 8, 1864. William H. Leas, must. in Jan. 21, 1864. Charles Sterling, must. in March 23,1864. William Lebo, must. in Oct. 30, 1862. Henry Shak, must. in Feb. 16,1865. G. H. Longuecker, must. in Feb. 17,1865. Xathan Shenefrlt, mnst. in Sept. 6,1862. J. S. Longnecker, must. in Feb. 17,1865. Beeson Shaffer, must. in Sept. 6,186'2. John W. Lancaster, must. in Feb. 23,1865. Perry Swartztrover, must. in Sept. 2,1864. Patrick Lenahan, must. in Feb. 27,1865. Daniel E. Sickles, must. in Sept. 6, 1862. Willixm H. Lansing, must. in Sept. 23, 1862. Lrmnel Sutton, must. in Sept. 19, 1862. James Leonard, must. in Oct. 19,1862. Amos Sollivan, must. in Sept. 19,1862. George W.Lewis, must. in Sept. 6,1862. John Sighen, must. in Oct. 18, 1862. John T. Lilly, must. in Sept. 6, 1862. Horacc Sias, must. in Oct. 21,1862. John Lwk\vood, mist. in Sept. 19,1862. Hezekinh B. Tliomrrs, must. in Feb. 20,1864. James Lewis, must. in Sept. 30,1864. George W. Turner, must. in Sept. 6,1562. William H. Lynn, must. in Sept. 6,1862. Jacob Vanasdale, mnst. in Sept. 28,1862. Isaac Lerett, mnst. in Sept. 6,1862. Jacob Walker, must. in Oct. 19,1862. Cyrus Laughrey, must. in Sept. 19,1862. Dantel P. Weeters, must. in Feb. 17, 1865. Edward Laughrey, must. in Oct. 21,1862. .Tohu Williams, must. in Feh. 28,1865. Thomas Martin, must. in March 14,1864. Ehnund Wimer, must. in Feb. 25,1865. Joseph Morrison, must. in Feb. 21,1865. Edmund W. Westeott,must. in Feb. 18, 1865. James If. Martin, must. in Aug. 19,1862. Ilobert F. must. in Mwch 30, 1864. Peter Meshey, must. in March 7,1865. Joseph Wilson, must. in Sept. 23,1863. Alonzo R. Iartz, must. in Sept. 23, 1862. Charles Wilson, must. in Feb. 21, 1865. Henry Miner, must. iu Sept. 6,1862. Jacob Waltera, must. in Sept. 6,1SG2. William Mitchell, must. in Sept. 6, 1862. David Whitsett, muut. in Sept. 15,1864. John May, Jr., must. in Sept. 30, 1864. John Wood, must. in Sept. 6,1S62. Calvin B. Martin. must. in Sept. 6. 1862. \C'illiam Whetstone, mnst. in Sept. 6, 1862. uli;n%Mitcl~ell, mnst. in Sept. 6, 1862. J:tmes Wilson, mnst. in Sept 19,186'2. Joseph Means, must. in Sept. 19,1562. J~tcubWynn, must. in Oct. 16, 1862. Calvin Niller, must. in Sept. 19, 1862. Robert McCracken, must. in Oct. 7,1862. ' B. C. McWilliaIIl~,must. in July 27,1863. James &Donald, must. in Feb. 16,1865. William S. McClary, must. in Feb. 23,1865. CHAPTER XXII. Joseph A. McArthur, must. in Oct. 1,1862. John V. McLane, must. in Sept. 6,1862. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY-IRON, COAL, AND COKE. Joseph A. McCoy, must. in Sept. 6,186% Simon Norris, must. in Sept. 19, 1862. THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF F-4YETTE COUNTY. Joseph Nickle, must. in Sept. 19,1862. Samuel Narrass, must. in Sept. 19, IS(i2. FAYETTECOUXTY embraces a portion of the great Lewis O'Connell, must. in W. 18,1862. Appalachian coal-field. It is rich in coal, iron, lime- James J. Pelter, must. in Oct. 19,1862. stone, and fire-clap. James H. Porter, must. in March 8, 1865. Andrew J. Purdy, mnst. in Oct. 18, 1862. Coal occurs abundantly. The great Pittsburgh bed Nathan Perdew, must. in Sept. 6, 1862. in the Connellsville basin yields a coal which makes John Propper. most. in Sept. 19, 1862. tlie typical coke; while the same bed in the basin George W. Paher, must. in Sept. 19,186'2. .John J. Quay, must. in Feb. 19,1864. followed by the Monongahela River yields a coal John Rosenberger, mnst. in Feb. 24,1564. hard enough to bear shipment, and admirably adapted Daniel Rogers, must. in March 3,1865. to the mantifacture of illuminating gas. Numerous John Redmond, must. in Feb. 16, 1865. other beds are present, most of which afford good Frederick Rentz, must. iri Mnrcli 8,1865. Charles Rhoads, must. in >larch 4,1SG5. coal for fuel, and are mined to a greater- or less extent John S. Robinson, must. in 61.pt. 2:{, ISIX to supply local needs. Document is not to be posted on any other Web site but Fay-West.com Digital Scan by Fay-West.com. All Rights Reserved. Document is not to be posted on any other Web site but Fay-West.com Digital Scan by Fay-West.com. All Rights Reserved. -- - - - In the broad valley occupying the eastern part of Lack of railroad facilities has prevented a full the county, and lying between Laurel and Chestnut development of the Pittsburgh coal-bed along the Ridges, the beds of the lower coal groups are exposed. ' Monongahela River, but slack-water navigation has The upper Freeport coal-bed, the highest of the lower rendered possible some extensive workings at and productire coal group, is accessible along Indian below Brownsville. The coal obtained in this basin Creek from the county line southward to near the shows from thirty-four to somewhat more than thirty- Youghiogheny River, nrhile the same bed is found in six per cent. of volatile matter, is comparatively free patches on the hills along that river. South from from sulphur, and bears handling -well. It is shipped the Youghiogheny it is accessible at many places down the Monongahela River to the Ohio, and is sold along the larger streams. This bed varies in thick- in the markets of Cincinnati and other cities farther ness from two to nearly ten feet, and the coal shows south. equal variations in quality. It is opened at many The thickness of the Pittsburgh bed is usually places within this valley, and the coal is good for fuel ; somewhat less along the river than it is in the Con- but the volatile matter is too low for the manufacture nellsville basin, frequently being almost ten feet in of gas, and the ash is too high to permit excellence in the latter basin, but rarely exceeding eight feet along the coke. the river. Other and lower beds of coal are exposed in the deep trough excavated by the Poughiogheny River in The iron ores of Fayette County attracted attention crossing this valley, as well as on several of the lar- at a very early day, and the first iron produced west ger streams emptying into the river; but the coal of the Allegheny Mountains was made in Fayette from these, though useful for fuel, contains so much County from Fayette County ore. ash and sulphur as to be useless for either gas or The Blue Lump ore, which immediately underlies coke. These beds are shown on both sides of Chest- the Pittsburgh coal-bed in the Connellsville basin, was nut Ridge, and the upper Freeport is mined to a the first ore-bed discovered, but other beds were found slight extent on the eastern slope to supply fuel. But not long after, and furnaces mere erected to utilize the proximity of the large Pittsburgh bed in the them. ,411 of the early furnaces were small and used Connellsville basin has prevented any full develop- charcoal as the fuel; though Col. Isaac Meason used ment of the bed or a thorough determination 6f its coke in a small way at his Plumsock Furnace in 1817, value.
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