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vania coals, among others, are of sufficiently high quality and are
accessible enough to tidewater for the development of a good export
trade. The following table gives analyses of some of the best American
 steam coals in comparison with the best British coals. The data
for the American coals are taken from Analyses of Coals in the
United States, Bulletin 22, Part I, Bureau of Mines, and those for
the British coals from the Black Diamond of December 12, 1914,
page 471.

TABLE 28.—Comparative analyses of American and British coals.

Per cent of—

Name of coal.

Moisture.

Volatile
matter.

Fixed
carbon.

Ash.

J
Sulphur

British
-hermal
units.

AMERICAN COALS.

I Ala., Pratt bed...eeaveeane.
Clinch Valley, Va.:
Lower Banner. an
Upper Banner. .......... =
George's Creek coal, Maryland ............
Central Pennsylvania, South Fork, lower
Kittanning.” oo coveeir. aieileeann.
Moshannon, lower Fron --Meyersdale,
 Pittsburgh bed. . -
Pocahontas, W. Va.:
Pocahontas No. 4..ueeunernenn. ue
Pocahontas No. 3...
New River, W. Va.:
Sewell bed... ........... a
Fire Creek bed (Quinnimont) ..... ...
Beckley bed....,........... ..
Tug River. W. Va., Sewell bed. ....... ...

WELSH COALS.
Best admiralty (large) .
Best admiralty ... .....
Monmouthshire (best). _

2.38 !

2.12
2.70
2 98

2.1
2.9
2.71
2.8 |
3.0
2.67
3.02
2.32
1.Q9

1.62
L. 04
1_4

95 gO |

33.75
32.45
16.05
15.00
20.5
19.34 |
13.5 |
14.0
19.95
16.06
16.13
10.26

11.72
16.64
20. 40

66. 84

57.68
60. 36
75. 86

77.7
72.0 |
71.29
79.5
79.5
75.03
78.75
78.42
m4 an

84.05
78.83
R92 {0D

4,88!

1.46

14, 487

6.45
4.49
5.83

.85
.52
79

14,135
14, 542
14’ 483

5.2
4.8
6.66
4.22
3.46
2,35
2.17
3.08
4a_20

1
i, 2
Roe

14,630
14,510
14,202
14,700
14,850
14,945
15,001
14,969
14,926

-54
80
65
59

3.22 79 15, 200
3.49 | .68 15,172
310 1. 924 14’ 733

1Tn most cases the analyses of American coals wera hasad on mine samples: those of British coals, on
samnles taken from shinmeanta

~ From the foregoing table it is evident that there are many American
 steam coals near tidewater that approach the finest English
coals in heating value. Similarly some of the better gas coals, such
as Youghiogheny and Fairmont, are the equal for their purpose of
any British coals exported. That the eastern portions of the United
States contain numerous deposits of exceptionally fine coal well
suited to every requirement of the export trade is recognized by
the highest British authorities. Thus on January 28, 1916, the Colliery
 Guardian (London) said editorially:
The eastern portion of the Appalachian coal field contains an
abundance of excellent coal conveniently placed for shipment from
Atlantic ports. Mention need only be made of such well-known
qualities as Pocahontas, New River, Tug River, and other varieties
of steam and coking coals, much of which is as good as any that we
can export. * * * Tn countries like South America, or even in