| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Clay |
61 |
10 |
|
61 |
10 |
| Dry sand, mixed with clay |
5 |
0 |
|
66 |
10 |
| Sand, with about 300 gallons of water per hour near the top |
7 |
0 |
|
73 |
10 |
| Gravel, full of large whin and freestone tumblers, some about 4 feet in diameter |
6 |
6 |
|
80 |
4 |
| COAL, outburst |
0 |
10 |
|
81 |
2 |
| Blue metal: water cribbed off |
10 |
0 |
|
91 |
2 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
8 |
|
91 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
96 |
10 |
| Black stone |
5 |
0 |
|
101 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with about 250 gallons of water per hour |
9 |
0 |
|
110 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
112 |
4 |
| Grey thill |
1 |
6 |
|
113 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with about 900 gallons of water per hour |
3 |
0 |
|
116 |
10 |
| Soft cashy parting |
0 |
2 |
|
117 |
0 |
| Grey post, with grey metal partings |
7 |
0 |
|
124 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
4 |
|
128 |
4 |
| Black slaty stone |
0 |
6 |
|
128 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
130 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Soft white band |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
0½ |
|
|
|
| Grey thill |
2 |
0 |
|
132 |
4 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
3 |
4 |
|
135 |
8 |
| White post, with metal partings, and about 7,000 gallons of water per hour |
6 |
4 |
|
142 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone part of water tubbed off |
2 |
8 |
|
144 |
8 |
| White post |
1 |
10 |
|
146 |
6 |
| Blue stone: more water tubbed off |
3 |
6 |
|
150 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with scares of post |
1 |
6 |
|
151 |
6 |
| Black stone |
5 |
6 |
|
157 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
2 |
|
158 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
158 |
10 |
| Strong grey thill |
3 |
6 |
|
162 |
4 |
| Grey metal, clouded with post and post girdles |
9 |
6 |
|
171 |
10 |
| Post girdles, with metal partings |
1 |
4 |
|
173 |
2 |
| Post girdle, very strong |
2 |
0 |
|
175 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with scares of post |
2 |
0 |
|
177 |
2 |
| White post |
7 |
7 |
|
184 |
9 |
| Grey metal, with scares of post |
2 |
7 |
|
187 |
4 |
| Blue stone |
6 |
5 |
|
193 |
9 |
| Post girdle, with metal partings |
6 |
0 |
|
199 |
9 |
| Grey metal, with scares of post |
1 |
0 |
|
200 |
9 |
| Blue metal stone |
4 |
0 |
|
204 |
9 |
| Post, with grey metal balls |
5 |
0 |
|
209 |
9 |
| Strong white post, inclining to whin at bottom |
10 |
0 |
|
219 |
9 |
| COAL, 8 inches thick on south side and 2 inches on north side |
0 |
5 |
|
220 |
2 |
| Grey thill |
1 |
0 |
|
221 |
2 |
| Grey and blue metal stone, mixed with girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
229 |
2 |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
229 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
229 |
8 |
| Fine blue stone |
72 |
11 |
|
302 |
7 |
| Black stone |
4 |
6 |
|
307 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
307 |
10 |
| Soft white band |
0 |
3 |
|
308 |
1 |
| COAL, mixed with black slate |
2 |
0 |
|
310 |
1 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
6 |
|
312 |
7 |
| Post, with grey metal balls |
6 |
8 |
|
319 |
3 |
| Strong white and green post, with dark red partings and green scares of fire-stone |
44 |
2 |
|
363 |
5 |
| Blue metal, with balls of coal |
9 |
7 |
|
373 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
373 |
5 |
| Dark grey thill |
1 |
8 |
|
375 |
1 |
| White thill, mixed with post |
1 |
2 |
|
376 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
3 |
|
376 |
6 |
| White thill, mixed with post |
1 |
10 |
|
378 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
6 |
|
378 |
10 |
| White thill, mixed with post |
4 |
4 |
|
383 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
383 |
5 |
| Grey thill |
0 |
10 |
|
384 |
3 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
3 |
0 |
|
387 |
3 |
| Scamy post |
3 |
4 |
|
390 |
7 |
| Blue metal stone |
2 |
4 |
|
392 |
11 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
393 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
6 |
|
399 |
5 |
| Black stone |
1 |
6 |
|
400 |
11 |
| COAL |
2 |
1 |
|
403 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Black slaty band |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Grey posty thill |
4 |
0 |
|
407 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone mixed with whin and ironstone girdles |
24 |
0 |
|
431 |
0 |
| Blue metal stone, mixed with iron girdles |
13 |
0 |
|
444 |
0 |
| Black stone |
5 |
8 |
|
449 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
450 |
0 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
0 |
|
452 |
0 |
| Grey scamy post |
6 |
0 |
|
458 |
0 |
| Grey post, mixed with whin |
2 |
0 |
|
460 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
11 |
|
463 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
1½ |
|
464 |
0½ |
| Grey thill |
3 |
0 |
|
467 |
0½ |
| Greyish post |
13 |
3 |
|
480 |
3½ |
| Blue metal |
3 |
6 |
|
483 |
9½ |
| COAL |
0 |
9½ |
|
484 |
7 |
| Strong dark grey thill |
4 |
3 |
|
488 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
6 |
|
494 |
4 |
| Whin, mixed with post girdles |
2 |
6 |
|
496 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
8 |
|
503 |
6 |
| Brassy whin girdle |
0 |
8 |
|
504 |
2 |
| COAL, with a black slaty band 3 inches thick |
0 |
7 |
|
504 |
9 |
| Strong grey thill |
7 |
6 |
|
512 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
0 |
|
522 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
523 |
6 |
| Grey thill |
3 |
0 |
|
526 |
6 |
| Dark grey posty thill |
3 |
0 |
|
529 |
6 |
| Blue and grey metal, with thin post girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
533 |
6 |
| Strong white post: Seventy Fathoms Post |
41 |
0½ |
|
574 |
6½ |
| Blue metal |
2 |
3 |
|
576 |
9½ |
| Post |
1 |
3 |
|
578 |
0½ |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
578 |
6½ |
| COAL - Seventy Fathom Seam |
0 |
9 |
|
579 |
3½ |
| Grey thill |
3 |
0 |
|
582 |
3½ |
| Strong grey metal stone |
5 |
0 |
|
587 |
3½ |
| Post |
3 |
6 |
|
590 |
9½ |
| Blue metal |
3 |
6 |
|
594 |
3½ |
| Black stone |
0 |
1 |
|
594 |
4½ |
| Grey thill |
3 |
0 |
|
597 |
4½ |
| Blue metal, with post and ironstone girdles |
7 |
8 |
|
605 |
0½ |
| Post: generally called the Seventy Fathoms Post |
55 |
0 |
|
660 |
0½ |
| Post, with metal partings |
7 |
0 |
|
667 |
0½ |
| Black stone |
4 |
0 |
|
671 |
0½ |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
7 |
0 |
|
678 |
0½ |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
679 |
6½ |
| Black stone |
17 |
0 |
|
696 |
6½ |
| Thill, mixed with grey metal |
7 |
8 |
|
704 |
2½ |
| Strong white post |
51 |
0 |
|
755 |
2½ |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
6 |
2 |
|
761 |
4½ |
| COAL |
3 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Slaty band |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Splint |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|