| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
6 |
|
1 |
6 |
| Gravel, mixed with clay |
10 |
6 |
|
12 |
0 |
| Brown clay, strong and stony |
21 |
0 |
|
33 |
0 |
| Jointy limestone |
12 |
0 |
|
45 |
0 |
| Marl |
15 |
0 |
|
60 |
0 |
| Craggy limestone |
7 |
0 |
|
67 |
0 |
| Marl |
100 |
0 |
|
167 |
0 |
| Soft marly limestone |
184 |
0 |
|
351 |
0 |
| Soft marly limestone |
3 |
0 |
|
354 |
0 |
| Strong brown limestone |
22 |
6 |
|
376 |
6 |
| Brown limestone, mixed with blue |
44 |
8 |
|
421 |
2 |
| Blue limestone, mixed with brown balls |
7 |
0 |
|
428 |
2 |
| White limestone, mixed with brown |
21 |
11 |
|
450 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
452 |
1 |
| Sand, with much water |
27 |
8 |
|
479 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
482 |
9 |
| Red and black metal |
4 |
6 |
|
487 |
3 |
| Thill, mixed with coal |
1 |
0 |
|
488 |
3 |
| Soft red metal |
3 |
6 |
|
491 |
9 |
| Red posty metal |
14 |
6 |
|
506 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
73 |
6 |
|
579 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
580 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
581 |
3 |
| Thill |
3 |
0 |
|
584 |
3 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post girdles |
9 |
9 |
|
594 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
594 |
11 |
| Thill stone |
3 |
0 |
|
597 |
11 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
605 |
11 |
| Freestone post, with a little water |
21 |
5 |
|
627 |
4 |
| Thill stone |
7 |
0 |
|
634 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
23 |
3 |
|
657 |
7 |
| Brown post, with metal partings |
24 |
6 |
|
682 |
1 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post girdles |
30 |
0 |
|
712 |
1 |
| Post, with partings |
8 |
0 |
|
720 |
1 |
| Post, mixed with coal |
7 |
0 |
|
727 |
1 |
| Thill |
2 |
4 |
|
729 |
5 |
| Post, mixed with metal partings |
11 |
8 |
|
741 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
8 |
|
748 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
749 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
749 |
10 |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
750 |
2 |
| Thill |
7 |
0 |
|
757 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
15 |
11 |
|
773 |
1 |
| Strong white post |
26 |
0 |
|
799 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
800 |
1 |
| COAL |
3 |
1 |
|
803 |
2 |
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
805 |
2 |
| Strong white post, wet |
41 |
4 |
|
846 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
|
846 |
10 |
| White post |
1 |
2 |
|
848 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
850 |
0 |
| Strong white thill |
1 |
8 |
|
851 |
8 |
| Dark post, with grey metal partings |
6 |
8 |
|
858 |
4 |
| Black stone |
1 |
3 |
|
859 |
7 |
| Dark post, with grey metal partings |
4 |
9 |
|
864 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
865 |
0 |
| Black stone, with coal |
1 |
0 |
|
866 |
0 |
| Dark thill |
1 |
4 |
|
867 |
4 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
19 |
0 |
|
886 |
4 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
16 |
0 |
|
902 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
903 |
2 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
904 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone |
13 |
10 |
|
918 |
0 |
| White post |
4 |
1 |
|
922 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
922 |
4 |
| Black thill |
0 |
2 |
|
922 |
6 |
| Brown post |
13 |
0 |
|
935 |
6 |
| Black stone, with iron balls |
18 |
0 |
|
953 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
954 |
1 |
| Dark thill |
6 |
0 |
|
960 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
91 |
2 |
|
1051 |
3 |
| Blue metal stone |
6 |
0 |
|
1057 |
3 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
4 |
9 |
|
1062 |
0 |
| Dark thill |
2 |
0 |
|
1064 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
5 |
0 |
|
1069 |
0 |
| White thill |
2 |
0 |
|
1071 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
18 |
0 |
|
1089 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
1089 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
17 |
0 |
|
1106 |
7 |
| Post girdles |
6 |
5 |
|
1113 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
1114 |
0 |
| Thill |
3 |
0 |
|
1117 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
0 |
|
1128 |
0 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
2 |
10 |
|
1130 |
10 |
| Thill |
1 |
10 |
|
1132 |
8 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
6 |
|
1133 |
2 |
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
1135 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
21 |
0 |
|
1156 |
2 |
| Dark post, with metal partings |
34 |
0 |
|
1190 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
17 |
10 |
|
1208 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
5 |
0 |
|
1213 |
0 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
6 |
2 |
|
1219 |
2 |
| Strong white thill |
2 |
0 |
|
1221 |
2 |
| White shivery post |
4 |
7 |
|
1225 |
9 |
| Black stone |
1 |
2 |
|
1226 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
2 |
|
1235 |
1 |
| Strong white post |
4 |
0 |
|
1239 |
1 |
| Grey metal, mixed with ironstone girdles |
4 |
8 |
|
1243 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
1244 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
1244 |
7 |
| Dark thill |
3 |
0 |
|
1247 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
22 |
3 |
|
1269 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
1270 |
11 |
| Dark thill |
2 |
0 |
|
1272 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
6 |
6 |
|
1279 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
1279 |
7 |
| Dark thill |
4 |
0 |
|
1283 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone balls |
12 |
5 |
|
1296 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
21 |
3 |
|
1317 |
3 |
| White post, with metal partings |
10 |
0 |
|
1327 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
6 |
7 |
|
1333 |
10 |
| Strong grey metal |
5 |
11 |
|
1339 |
9 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
7 |
|
1344 |
4 |
| Dark grey swad |
0 |
10 |
|
1345 |
2 |
| Dark stone |
0 |
11 |
|
1346 |
1 |
| Dark grey metal, with post girdles |
9 |
6 |
|
1355 |
7 |
| White post, with partings |
21 |
5 |
|
1377 |
0 |
| Dark leafy post |
5 |
4 |
|
1382 |
4 |
| Black stone |
7 |
4 |
|
1389 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
1391 |
4 |
| Dark stone |
6 |
0 |
|
1397 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
1397 |
10 |
| Black stone |
11 |
4 |
|
1409 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
1410 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
1414 |
0 |
| Strong post, mixed with whin |
19 |
0 |
|
1433 |
0 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post girdles |
11 |
9 |
|
1444 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
7 |
|
1445 |
4 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
7 |
2½ |
|
1452 |
6½ |
| COAL |
5 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Band |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom |
1 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| Sunk through in a staple from the Hutton to the Harvey Seam, on the rise side of the Polka Dyke |
0 |
0 |
|
1452 |
6½ |
| White post |
2 |
0 |
|
1454 |
6½ |
| Strong grey metal |
10 |
6 |
|
1465 |
0½ |
| Black metal |
0 |
3 |
|
1465 |
3½ |
| Blue metal, mixed with ironstone |
14 |
5 |
|
1479 |
8½ |
| Black metal |
0 |
8 |
|
1480 |
4½ |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
1480 |
11½ |
| Dark thill |
3 |
0 |
|
1483 |
11½ |
| Grey metal |
13 |
0 |
|
1496 |
11½ |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
1497 |
7½ |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
10 |
0 |
|
1507 |
7½ |
| White post |
11 |
0 |
|
1518 |
7½ |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
1519 |
1½ |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
1519 |
7½ |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
1524 |
7½ |
| Dark post |
4 |
6 |
|
1529 |
1½ |
| Grey metal, mixed with ironstone |
26 |
0 |
|
1555 |
1½ |
| White post |
3 |
4 |
|
1558 |
5½ |
| Dark grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
1564 |
5½ |
| White post |
5 |
4 |
|
1569 |
9½ |
| Dark grey metal |
5 |
8 |
|
1575 |
5½ |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
1575 |
8½ |
| Grey metal |
5 |
1 |
|
1580 |
9½ |
| Dark post |
6 |
0 |
|
1586 |
9½ |
| Grey metal, mixed with ironstone |
4 |
6 |
|
1591 |
3½ |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
1591 |
7½ |
| Post, with metal partings |
1 |
5 |
|
1593 |
0½ |
| White post |
3 |
4 |
|
1596 |
4½ |
| Grey metal |
2 |
7 |
|
1598 |
11½ |
| Strong post |
2 |
4 |
|
1601 |
3½ |
| Dark metal, with ironstone |
2 |
11 |
|
1604 |
2½ |
| White following stone |
0 |
5 |
|
1604 |
7½ |
| COAL |
2 |
8¼ |
|
1607 |
3¾ |
| Splint |
0 |
0¾ |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
2 |
7½ |
|
|
|
| Dark thill post |
1 |
6 |
|
1608 |
9¾ |