| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Outset, 2 feet |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
| Brown clay |
33 |
0 |
|
33 |
0 |
| Brown clay, with rambling stones |
12 |
0 |
|
45 |
0 |
| Brown clay, with rambling stones |
1 |
10 |
|
46 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
2 |
|
54 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
54 |
3 |
| Thill |
1 |
3 |
|
55 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
10 |
|
61 |
4 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
8 |
|
62 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
63 |
0 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
63 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with water, 790 gals. per hour |
1 |
3 |
|
65 |
1 |
| Whin, with water, 2,190 gals. per hour |
1 |
0 |
|
66 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with post girdle and water, 1,790 gals. per hour |
4 |
7 |
|
70 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
71 |
11 |
| Thill |
4 |
0 |
|
75 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
77 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
78 |
3 |
| White thill, with water 1,690 gals. per hour |
3 |
5 |
|
81 |
8 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
2 |
0 |
|
83 |
8 |
| Post girdles, with ironstone balls |
1 |
6 |
|
85 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
5 |
0 |
|
90 |
2 |
| COAL, foul, with water, 2,090 gallons per hour |
1 |
4 |
|
91 |
6 |
| Slaty black thill |
1 |
6 |
|
93 |
0 |
| Thill, white seggar clay, bottom of stone drift |
0 |
6 |
|
93 |
6 |
| Mild grey post, wedging crib put in it for bank walling |
4 |
6 |
|
98 |
0 |
| Post girdle and grey metal stone |
7 |
0 |
|
105 |
0 |
| Black stone |
1 |
6 |
|
106 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
106 |
10 |
| Soft grey thill |
4 |
4 |
|
111 |
2 |
| Mild grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
117 |
2 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
118 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
119 |
2 |
| Whin |
1 |
8 |
|
120 |
10 |
| Strong white post |
3 |
4 |
|
124 |
2 |
| White freestone post |
17 |
4 |
|
141 |
6 |
| Soft grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
142 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal |
1 |
4 |
|
143 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
143 |
6 |
| Dark grey metal, with post girdles |
5 |
2 |
|
148 |
8 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
3 |
8 |
|
152 |
4 |
| COAL |
2 |
2 |
|
152 |
4 |
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
152 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
152 |
4 |
| Light grey thill |
6 |
0 |
|
158 |
4 |
| Grey post, with metal parting |
9 |
0 |
|
167 |
4 |
| Dark grey metal, with post girdles |
5 |
9 |
|
173 |
1 |
| Strong white post |
1 |
4 |
|
174 |
5 |
| Whin (only through one-half of it) |
4 |
0 |
|
178 |
5 |
| White post |
12 |
0 |
|
190 |
5 |
| Light grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
191 |
5 |
| Dark grey metal, with post girdles |
18 |
4 |
|
209 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
210 |
7 |
| Black thill |
0 |
2 |
|
210 |
9 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
5 |
0 |
|
215 |
9 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
216 |
9 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles and whin |
12 |
8 |
|
229 |
5 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
3 |
7 |
|
233 |
0 |
| Black stone |
6 |
0 |
|
239 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
240 |
0 |
| White thill |
0 |
6 |
|
240 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with post and ironstone girdles |
20 |
0 |
|
260 |
6 |
| Strong white post, with water and two layers of whin, 2 ft. and 2 ft. 4 in., and run out |
21 |
6 |
|
282 |
0 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
5 |
0 |
|
287 |
0 |
| COAL, mixed with stone |
0 |
8 |
|
287 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
287 |
0 |
| Black band |
0 |
1 |
|
287 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
287 |
0 |
| Black band |
0 |
3 |
|
287 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
287 |
0 |
| Grey thill fire clay |
6 |
0 |
|
293 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal, full of slips and joints |
40 |
0 |
|
333 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
13 |
8 |
|
346 |
8 |
| Strong grey post, mixed with whin and metal partings |
16 |
0 |
|
362 |
8 |
| COAL - Grey Seam |
18 |
8 |
|
381 |
4 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
10 |
|
381 |
4 |
| Black slaty thill, mixed with ironstone |
5 |
0 |
|
381 |
4 |
| COAL, foul |
4 |
0 |
|
381 |
4 |
| Grey thill band |
0 |
2 |
|
381 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
381 |
4 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
4 |
0 |
|
381 |
4 |
| COAL |
2 |
10 |
|
381 |
4 |
| Dark grey metal, with iron girdles |
5 |
0 |
|
386 |
4 |
| Light grey thill |
3 |
4 |
|
389 |
8 |
| Strong grey post, with metal partings ; a trouble runs across the pit, 1 foot dip east |
18 |
0 |
|
407 |
8 |
| Dark grey metal, dip trouble 18 inches east |
1 |
6 |
|
409 |
2 |
| Black stone resembling coal |
2 |
6 |
|
411 |
8 |
| Grey thill |
6 |
4 |
|
418 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
1 |
|
421 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal stone, with post and whin girdles |
18 |
0 |
|
439 |
1 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
30 |
9 |
|
469 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
473 |
10 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
3 |
3 |
|
477 |
1 |
| Light grey thill |
1 |
0 |
|
478 |
1 |
| Dark grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
484 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
20 |
0 |
|
504 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
505 |
2 |
| Dark grey thill |
0 |
4 |
|
505 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
38 |
0 |
|
543 |
6 |
| COAL |
3 |
2 |
|
546 |
8 |
| Dark grey thill |
2 |
1 |
|
548 |
9 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
11 |
0 |
|
559 |
9 |
| COAL |
2 |
5 |
|
562 |
2 |
| Dark grey thill |
6 |
0 |
|
568 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
11 |
|
579 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
9 |
0 |
|
588 |
1 |
| Whin |
2 |
0 |
|
590 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
6 |
7 |
|
596 |
8 |
| Black stone |
4 |
0 |
|
600 |
8 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
2 |
5 |
|
603 |
1 |
| Strong post and whin girdles |
9 |
0 |
|
612 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
2 |
0 |
|
614 |
1 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
616 |
1 |
| Thill |
6 |
0 |
|
622 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
628 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with post and whin girdles |
5 |
2 |
|
633 |
3 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
634 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with post and whin girdles |
7 |
2 |
|
641 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
642 |
5 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
0 |
|
644 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with post and whin girdles |
19 |
2 |
|
663 |
7 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
5 |
6 |
|
669 |
1 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
4 |
|
669 |
1 |
| COAL |
5 |
2 |
|
669 |
1 |
| Outset crib |
2 |
0 |
|
671 |
1 |
| Sump staple, 7 feet drum inside of walling |
0 |
0 |
|
671 |
1 |
| Thill stone, mixed with coal |
2 |
7 |
|
673 |
8 |
| Blue metal, with girdles |
3 |
6 |
|
677 |
2 |
| Strong post girdles |
0 |
10 |
|
678 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
6 |
|
680 |
6 |
| Whin |
0 |
10 |
|
681 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
3 |
6 |
|
684 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
685 |
0 |
| Fire clay |
0 |
6 |
|
685 |
6 |
| Into grey post |
1 |
4 |
|
686 |
10 |
| Grey post |
2 |
4 |
|
689 |
2 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
6 |
|
690 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
22 |
7 |
|
713 |
3 |
| COAL - Plessey Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
717 |
3 |
| Seggar-clay |
0 |
9 |
|
718 |
0 |
| Dark metal |
6 |
4 |
|
724 |
4 |
| Post, open |
10 |
0 |
|
734 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
735 |
2 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
3 |
|
737 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
743 |
5 |
| Post |
3 |
0 |
|
746 |
5 |
| Post, with whin girdles |
45 |
2 |
|
791 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
793 |
7 |
| Black metal |
7 |
0 |
|
800 |
7 |
| White seggar-clay |
2 |
10 |
|
803 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
804 |
1 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
9 |
|
806 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
809 |
10 |
| Grey post |
6 |
9 |
|
816 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
18 |
2 |
|
834 |
9 |
| Post |
3 |
4 |
|
838 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
6 |
|
844 |
7 |
| COAL - Beaumont Seam |
3 |
3 |
|
847 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
|
847 |
10 |
| Splint |
0 |
4 |
|
847 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
847 |
10 |
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
847 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
847 |
10 |
| Sunk further in a Staple near Shaft:— |
0 |
0 |
|
847 |
10 |
| Seggar-clay |
4 |
3 |
|
852 |
1 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
10 |
|
852 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
9 |
|
855 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
856 |
7 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
10 |
|
858 |
5 |
| Post |
6 |
6 |
|
864 |
11 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
4 |
|
866 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
7 |
|
870 |
10 |
| Black stone |
1 |
0 |
|
871 |
10 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
9 |
|
873 |
7 |
| Post |
4 |
4 |
|
877 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
878 |
4 |
| Seggar-clay |
0 |
6 |
|
878 |
10 |
| Post |
7 |
0 |
|
885 |
10 |
| Whin |
1 |
6 |
|
887 |
4 |
| Post |
12 |
4 |
|
899 |
8 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
1 |
8 |
|
901 |
4 |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
901 |
6 |
| COAL - Top Busty Seam |
2 |
0 |
|
903 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
903 |
6 |
| Band |
0 |
1½ |
|
903 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
8½ |
|
903 |
6 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
904 |
0 |
| Seggar-clay |
3 |
6 |
|
907 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
8 |
|
914 |
2 |
| Post |
17 |
2 |
|
931 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
931 |
11 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
3 |
|
934 |
2 |
| Black metal |
2 |
11 |
|
937 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
7 |
|
939 |
8 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
6 |
|
940 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
941 |
4 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
8 |
|
943 |
0 |
| Black metal |
1 |
4 |
|
944 |
4 |
| COAL - Bottom Busty Seam |
2 |
0 |
|
946 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
1 |
|
949 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
949 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
9 |
|
952 |
4 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
7 |
|
952 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
956 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
3 |
11 |
|
960 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
960 |
5 |
| Black metal |
0 |
8 |
|
961 |
1 |
| Seggar-clay |
6 |
1 |
|
967 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
11 |
|
970 |
1 |
| Post girdles |
9 |
0 |
|
979 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
7 |
|
983 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
984 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
3 |
|
986 |
2 |
| Grey post |
0 |
7 |
|
986 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
987 |
3 |
| Post |
0 |
1 |
|
987 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
7 |
|
987 |
11 |
| Grey post |
0 |
2 |
|
988 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
988 |
6 |
| Seggar-clay |
0 |
2 |
|
988 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
11 |
|
989 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
3 |
|
992 |
10 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
1 |
|
992 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
7 |
|
994 |
6 |
| Post |
21 |
0 |
|
1015 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
9 |
|
1016 |
3 |
| Post |
3 |
1 |
|
1019 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
7 |
|
1019 |
11 |
| Post |
14 |
4 |
|
1034 |
3 |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
1034 |
7 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam |
2 |
0 |
|
1036 |
7 |