Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1878 [PAGE 189]

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Bloomington, McLean Co. Coal company Mt. Carbon, ' 'Big Muddy'' Coal Carbondale, Carbondale Coal company Du Quoin, Enterprise Coal company Youghoiugheny Coal* Prof. W e b e r ' s analysis.

68.36 72.98 69.52 65.40 81.27

5.94 5.39 5.42 5.14 5.66

1.59 1.68 1.55 1.52 1.66

1.97 0.60 0.80 1.88 0.98

17.16 16.65 15.31 19.06 7.08 -

4.96 100. 2.70 100. 7.40 100. 7.00 100. 3.35100.

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HEATING POWER.

Calorific power, or No. of pounds of Calorific w a t e r r a i s ' d i n power comtemperature pared with 1 degree C., by p u r e charcoal. 1 pound of full. Bloomington Mt. Carbon Carbondale Du Quoin Youghoiugheny P u r e Charcoal N O T E . —Owing t o a want of time, could b e m a d e .

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81.36 84.03 81.47 74.62 98 50 100.00

t h e u l t i m a t e analysis of only these few specimens