Show ashley valley coal the people of tho the valley may not realize it but it if ia a fact all the same that there is io no less than ten coal mines in our valley that are worked more or less every winter the coal is of a superior quality and as all that haa been mined so far is taken out at or very near the surface it would improve in quality by deeper mining the coal is thrown up in ridges in several different localities in the valley and can be traced for miles the average thickness of the voin vein or veins is six foet feet with but very little waste |