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The coal does not want to be too frequently stirred in firing, has little smoke and light ash.
P.M. go ashore a little south of McNeil canon and examine seam of coal there which has been prospected with two short tunnels by Mr. Curtis.  One seam about 45 ft above the beach is 4 ft 7 inches thick clear coal (222) with about six inches iron stained sandstone above and a thick gray clay below.  Above this are three seams separated by thick beds of clay or sandstone one of which, below, is nearly four feet, the others thinner, the coal fairly compact with a dull fracture, occasional thin lenses of sand or shale and a tendency to break up cubically.
Lay along side the Marion all night.