| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Outset |
4 |
0 |
|
4 |
0 |
| Clay |
4 |
3 |
|
8 |
3 |
| Dark blue clay |
4 |
6 |
|
12 |
9 |
| Sand, with water (240 gallons per hour) |
1 |
10 |
|
14 |
7 |
| Strong blue gravelly clay |
12 |
4 |
|
26 |
11 |
| Post girdles and metal partings, mixed with whin |
8 |
6 |
|
35 |
5 |
| Brown and white post |
32 |
0 |
|
67 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
9 |
|
68 |
2 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
10 |
4 |
|
78 |
6 |
| COAL |
5 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Swad |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, foul |
1 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL, strong brassy |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Grey thill |
3 |
9 |
|
82 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
18 |
0 |
|
100 |
3 |
| Dark grey metal stone, with post girdles |
24 |
0 |
|
124 |
3 |
| Strong grey post and whin |
6 |
0 |
|
130 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
3 |
3 |
|
133 |
6 |
| Strong grey post (water 160 gallons per hour) |
12 |
6 |
|
146 |
0 |
| COAL - Metal Coal Seam |
2 |
8 |
|
148 |
8 |
| Black stone |
1 |
0 |
|
149 |
8 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
0 |
|
151 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
11 |
|
153 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
8 |
8 |
|
162 |
3 |
| Black stone |
1 |
0 |
|
163 |
3 |
| Dark grey post, with 250 gallons of water per hour |
6 |
9 |
|
170 |
0 |
| Dark grey post, with 250 gallons of water per hour |
5 |
3 |
|
175 |
3 |
| COAL - Stone Coal Seam |
1 |
5 |
|
176 |
8 |
| Dark grey thill |
1 |
0 |
|
177 |
8 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
5 |
|
179 |
1 |
| Dark grey metal |
0 |
8 |
|
179 |
9 |
| strong white post and water |
3 |
0 |
|
182 |
9 |
| Dark leafy post and water |
0 |
10 |
|
183 |
7 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
8 |
|
184 |
3 |
| Post girdles and metal partings |
3 |
10 |
|
188 |
1 |
| COAL, splint, and black stone |
1 |
6 |
|
189 |
7 |
| Grey post |
1 |
6 |
|
191 |
1 |
| Blue metal and balls of ironstone |
17 |
0 |
|
208 |
1 |
| Grey post girdle and water |
0 |
6 |
|
208 |
7 |
| Blue metal, with balls of ironstone |
4 |
0 |
|
212 |
7 |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
212 |
11 |
| COAL, mixed with splint |
1 |
3 |
|
214 |
2 |
| Dark grey thill |
4 |
6 |
|
218 |
8 |
| Strong dark grey metal stone |
4 |
5 |
|
223 |
1 |
| Strong white post, with water (440 gallons per hour) |
4 |
6 |
|
227 |
7 |
| Grey leafy post and metal partings |
3 |
4 |
|
230 |
11 |
| Strong white post and whin |
8 |
6 |
|
239 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
0 |
|
243 |
5 |
| COAL |
2 |
8 |
|
246 |
1 |
| Splint |
0 |
2 |
|
246 |
3 |
| Strong dark grey thill |
2 |
0 |
|
248 |
3 |
| Post and whin girdles, with metal partings |
2 |
0 |
|
250 |
3 |
| Dark blue metal, with balls of ironstone |
6 |
0 |
|
256 |
3 |
| Strong grey metal stone and post girdles |
20 |
9 |
|
277 |
0 |
| Strong white post, with layers of whin and water (960 gallons per hour) |
42 |
0 |
|
319 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with post and ironstone girdles |
4 |
3 |
|
323 |
3 |
| COAL |
5 |
4 |
|
328 |
7 |
| COAL |
2 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Black stone and coal |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Strong dark gray thill, with balls of ironstone |
6 |
0 |
|
334 |
7 |
| Blue metal, with balls of ironstone |
5 |
0 |
|
339 |
7 |
| Resumed sinming in March, 1840:— |
0 |
0 |
|
339 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
13 |
6 |
|
353 |
1 |
| Whin |
1 |
6 |
|
354 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone and girdles |
3 |
10 |
|
358 |
5 |
| Post bands |
1 |
3 |
|
359 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
8 |
8 |
|
368 |
4 |
| COAL |
5 |
5 |
|
373 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
11 |
|
374 |
8 |
| Strong post stone |
27 |
9 |
|
402 |
5 |
| Blue metal stone, with girdles |
9 |
7 |
|
412 |
0 |
| COAL |
3 |
6 |
|
415 |
6 |
| COAL, top, coarse |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Black stone, with jet at bottom |
0 |
5½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL, with rough scamy partings |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|