| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
| Fine clay |
6 |
0 |
|
7 |
0 |
| Sand and loamy clay |
10 |
0 |
|
17 |
0 |
| Very strong clay, with tumblers |
12 |
9 |
|
29 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
30 |
0 |
| Grey thill |
6 |
0 |
|
36 |
0 |
| Grey post |
3 |
6 |
|
39 |
6 |
| Whin |
1 |
6 |
|
41 |
0 |
| Blue metal partings |
0 |
3 |
|
41 |
3 |
| Hard grey post |
2 |
7 |
|
43 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
10 |
|
44 |
8 |
| Whin |
0 |
7 |
|
45 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
52 |
3 |
| Hard post girdle |
2 |
7 |
|
54 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
|
55 |
2 |
| Grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
57 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
58 |
2 |
| Grey post and partings |
3 |
0 |
|
61 |
2 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
62 |
2 |
| Grey post and partings |
4 |
1 |
|
66 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
68 |
3 |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
68 |
5 |
| Grey post |
4 |
0 |
|
72 |
5 |
| Black stone, with shells and iron bands |
2 |
7 |
|
75 |
0 |
| Black stone, with shells and iron bands |
10 |
5 |
|
85 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
89 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
90 |
2 |
| Black thill |
1 |
3 |
|
91 |
5 |
| Blue post |
3 |
6 |
|
94 |
11 |
| Hard post girdles |
0 |
4 |
|
95 |
3 |
| Blue post |
1 |
1 |
|
96 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with blue metal partings |
4 |
1 |
|
100 |
5 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
|
101 |
5 |
| Blue post |
0 |
7 |
|
102 |
0 |
| Grey post |
12 |
0 |
|
114 |
0 |
| Whin |
2 |
6 |
|
116 |
6 |
| Blue post |
1 |
0 |
|
117 |
6 |
| Soft light blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
124 |
6 |
| Slielly post |
10 |
0 |
|
134 |
6 |
| Blue post |
18 |
0 |
|
152 |
6 |
| Hard grey post, inclining to whin |
6 |
0 |
|
158 |
6 |
| Hard light grey post, with large gullets |
7 |
7 |
|
166 |
1 |
| Blue post |
8 |
0 |
|
174 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
4 |
|
178 |
5 |
| Dark blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
179 |
5 |
| Splint stone |
0 |
6 |
|
179 |
11 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
6 |
1 |
|
186 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Stone bands |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
4 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Soft grey thill |
4 |
6 |
|
190 |
6 |
| Hard grey thill, with iron tumblers |
13 |
11 |
|
204 |
5 |
| Blue post, with gullets and water (top of tubbing) |
34 |
5 |
|
238 |
10 |
| Soft partings |
0 |
2 |
|
239 |
0 |
| Whin, with post and water, at the rate of 1,700 galls. per min. |
1 |
6 |
|
240 |
6 |
| Grey post, very hard |
9 |
6 |
|
250 |
0 |
| Blue metal, scared with coal |
1 |
6 |
|
251 |
6 |
| Grey post |
5 |
8 |
|
257 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
8 |
|
257 |
10 |
| Grey post, inclining to white |
5 |
3 |
|
263 |
1 |
| Blue metal and post |
3 |
2 |
|
266 |
3 |
| Grey post |
6 |
0 |
|
272 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
274 |
9 |
| A soft metal parting, making much water |
0 |
3 |
|
275 |
0 |
| Hard grey post |
2 |
9 |
|
277 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
8 |
|
279 |
5 |
| Light post inclining to whin |
4 |
0 |
|
283 |
5 |
| Grey metal partings |
0 |
4 |
|
283 |
9 |
| Hard post, like whin |
1 |
0 |
|
284 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
285 |
9 |
| White post girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
286 |
3 |
| Blue metal, scared with post |
8 |
2 |
|
294 |
5 |
| Soft metal partings (bottom of tubbing) |
0 |
3 |
|
294 |
8 |
| Hard grey metal |
15 |
10 |
|
310 |
6 |
| White post, with coal pipes |
14 |
6 |
|
325 |
0 |
| Black stone |
5 |
2 |
|
330 |
2 |
| COAL - Grey Seam |
3 |
8 |
|
333 |
10 |
| COAL, stone, not very good |
3 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Soft grey thill |
1 |
4 |
|
335 |
2 |
| White post |
16 |
8 |
|
351 |
10 |
| Whin |
2 |
7 |
|
354 |
5 |
| White post and a little water |
6 |
3 |
|
360 |
8 |
| Dark blue metal |
4 |
9 |
|
365 |
5 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
2 |
9 |
|
368 |
2 |
| COAL - very good |
2 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Light grey thill, with iron tumblers |
10 |
0 |
|
378 |
2 |
| Grey metal and girdles |
18 |
0 |
|
396 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
396 |
6 |
| Grey thill |
0 |
4 |
|
396 |
10 |
| White post, scared with coal |
1 |
9 |
|
398 |
7 |
| Whin |
0 |
11 |
|
399 |
6 |
| White post and partings |
2 |
7 |
|
402 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
402 |
6 |
| Grey thill |
0 |
9 |
|
403 |
3 |
| Grey metal and girdles |
12 |
1 |
|
415 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
415 |
7 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
11 |
|
418 |
6 |
| Blue metal and hard girdles |
14 |
6 |
|
433 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
437 |
6 |
| COAL - Stone Coal Seam |
6 |
3 |
|
443 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Stone band |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Black thill |
0 |
5 |
|
444 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
2 |
|
448 |
4 |
| White post |
1 |
10 |
|
450 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
10 |
|
451 |
0 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
|
452 |
0 |
| Dark blue metal |
2 |
9 |
|
454 |
9 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
2 |
11 |
|
457 |
8 |
| COAL, tender, but cokes well |
2 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Grey thill |
1 |
8 |
|
459 |
4 |
| Grey post |
3 |
0 |
|
462 |
4 |
| Blue metal girdles |
2 |
1 |
|
464 |
5 |
| Black stone |
1 |
6 |
|
465 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
9 |
|
468 |
8 |
| Blue metal and girdles |
8 |
6 |
|
477 |
2 |
| White post |
1 |
2 |
|
478 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
3 |
|
480 |
7 |
| White post |
2 |
2 |
|
482 |
9 |
| Whin |
1 |
2 |
|
483 |
11 |
| White post |
5 |
0 |
|
488 |
11 |
| Dark slaty stone, with iron bands |
8 |
9 |
|
497 |
8 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
4 |
6 |
|
502 |
2 |
| COAL |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Stone bands |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Dark grey thill, with iron bands |
7 |
2 |
|
509 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
509 |
8 |
| Dark grey thill |
1 |
6 |
|
511 |
2 |
| Black slaty stone, scared with coal |
1 |
5 |
|
512 |
7 |
| Grey metal, inclining to post |
0 |
9 |
|
513 |
4 |
| Shelly post |
1 |
6 |
|
514 |
10 |
| White post |
6 |
4 |
|
521 |
2 |
| Whin |
2 |
4 |
|
523 |
6 |
| White post |
0 |
5 |
|
523 |
11 |
| Whin |
1 |
8 |
|
525 |
7 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
|
526 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
7 |
|
530 |
2 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
530 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
10 |
|
533 |
6 |
| Cockle shell |
2 |
4 |
|
535 |
10 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
536 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
4 |
|
538 |
5 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
538 |
11 |
| Metal |
2 |
7 |
|
541 |
6 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
2 |
|
541 |
8 |
| Metal |
1 |
2 |
|
542 |
10 |
| Post |
0 |
2 |
|
543 |
0 |
| Metal |
2 |
6 |
|
545 |
6 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
545 |
9 |
| Metal |
1 |
2 |
|
546 |
11 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
2 |
|
547 |
1 |
| Metal |
2 |
0 |
|
549 |
1 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
2 |
|
549 |
3 |
| Metal |
2 |
2 |
|
551 |
5 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
4 |
|
555 |
9 |