Re8ources of Tennesmee Along the



grain crops as well as the lands in the valley. Nimblewill
grows on all the open places, andi supplies excellent grazing
for cattle. At Mlarkham's Gap the low divide between the
head-waters of David's Fork, and      Smith's creek, which
enters into Buffalo, this grass is very abundant.   Walnut
is found in considerable quantities near this gap.
  Markham's Mountain, in which this gap occurs, is a part
of Buffalo Mountain, belonging to the Jellico range. It
lies between the east and west forks of Smith's creek, ten
miles east of Hunt.ville. On the western slope of this
mountain a section was taken which shows eight seams of
coal. The following is all approximation of the thickness
of the strata, the coal being measured with a rule, and the
thick strata with a barometer.         IBeginning at top, we have,
     Suurface.......................... ...... .................... 220  feet.
     Sandstone........ ..................... .................... 40 "
     Coal .................................... 10         inches.
     Fire clay ...............   .....................  3.6
     Hard blue sandy shale ................................. 25  feet.
     Thin bedded sandstone........ ......................... 10  inches.
     Gray shale ......... .....................................  1.6
     Coal......................................................... 3  inches.
     Fire clay.3.......                      13  
     Gray shale....................................... ...... 1-5 feet.
     Coal.......                             1.6
     Fire clay.......                         .6
     Sandy shale.............................................. 12  feet.
     Coal ....................................        2   inches.
     Shale......................................................  2  feet.
     Shaly sandstone ....................................  8  feet.
     Black shale ...................................... .........  1.6
     Coal.................................... 2.3
     Gray shale........................... ......... ............  6.
     Fire clay ....................................   1.8
     Coal ....................................        1.3
     Hard sandy shale ....................................  11  feet.
     Coal.................................... 1.6
     Gray shale ...... ......... ...... .......................... 12  feet.
     Coal ..........       ..........................  6  inches.
     Shale and sandstone............ ............... .;94  feet.
     Coal..............                       6 inches.



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