| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
| Yellow clay |
3 |
0 |
|
4 |
0 |
| White marl |
9 |
0 |
|
13 |
0 |
| Mild brown limestone |
32 |
0 |
|
45 |
0 |
| White marl |
3 |
0 |
|
48 |
0 |
| Mild, light coloured limestone, walling crib laid 3 fms. 2 ft. 9 in. into this |
30 |
0 |
|
78 |
0 |
| Strong brown limestone |
30 |
0 |
|
108 |
0 |
| Strong brown sandy limestone |
12 |
0 |
|
120 |
0 |
| Strong light brown limestone, with water, walling crib laid 2 fms. 4 ft. 4 in. into this |
32 |
0 |
|
152 |
0 |
| Mild, light coloured limestone, with water |
31 |
6 |
|
183 |
6 |
| Very mild and light coloured limestone, with water and partings |
49 |
6 |
|
233 |
0 |
| Light brown limestone, with dark panels |
7 |
0 |
|
240 |
0 |
| Light brown limestone, with dark panels |
2 |
0 |
|
242 |
0 |
| Light brown limestone, with gullets |
18 |
2 |
|
260 |
2 |
| Strong brown limestone girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
261 |
0 |
| Strong broken limestone |
8 |
0 |
|
269 |
0 |
| Light brown limestone, with partings, wedging crib laid 1 fm. 1 ft. 2½ in. into this |
13 |
0 |
|
282 |
0 |
| Dark brown limestone with blue panels, wedging crib laid 1 fm. 4 ft. 4½ in. into this |
33 |
6 |
|
315 |
6 |
| Dark blue metal (fish bed) |
2 |
6 |
|
318 |
0 |
| Sand, bluish coloured and hard, with little water |
7 |
0 |
|
325 |
0 |
| Light blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
326 |
2 |
| Red metal |
15 |
0 |
|
341 |
2 |
| Black metal |
0 |
10 |
|
342 |
0 |
| Red metal |
12 |
3 |
|
354 |
3 |
| Blue metal, wedging crib laid 7 in. into this |
1 |
6 |
|
355 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
356 |
3 |
| Black slaty stone |
0 |
3 |
|
356 |
6 |
| Thill stone |
4 |
0 |
|
360 |
6 |
| Post |
4 |
6 |
|
365 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
367 |
0 |
| Black metal |
0 |
3 |
|
367 |
3 |
| Thill stone, with ironstone balls |
6 |
9 |
|
374 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
374 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
7 |
|
374 |
11 |
| Post |
0 |
2 |
|
375 |
1 |
| Grey metal, 2 wedging cribs laid in this for foundation of tubbing; 1st crib 11 in. into this; 2nd crib 1 ft. 3 in. into this; all the water is inbound here, viz. 350 galls. per minute |
1 |
8 |
|
376 |
9 |
| Dark grey post |
7 |
3 |
|
384 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
8 |
|
384 |
8 |
| Grey post |
9 |
3 |
|
393 |
11 |
| Grey metal and dark grey post |
10 |
0 |
|
403 |
11 |
| Dark grey post |
3 |
6 |
|
407 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
409 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
7 |
|
413 |
6 |
| Black metal |
4 |
4 |
|
417 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
5 |
|
419 |
3 |
| Black metal |
0 |
4 |
|
419 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
419 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
419 |
11 |
| Thill |
2 |
10 |
|
422 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
422 |
10 |
| Thill |
1 |
2 |
|
424 |
0 |
| Dark grey post |
6 |
7 |
|
430 |
7 |
| Metal partings |
0 |
2 |
|
430 |
9 |
| Strong bastard post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
431 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
433 |
9 |
| Strong ironstone girdle |
0 |
1 |
|
433 |
11 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
434 |
7 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
3 |
|
435 |
10 |
| Grey metal and strong post girdle |
2 |
8 |
|
438 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
9 |
|
439 |
3 |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
439 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
440 |
1 |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
440 |
3 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
6 |
|
442 |
9 |
| Dark blue post |
3 |
6 |
|
446 |
3 |
| Dark blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
2 |
6 |
|
448 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
9 |
|
449 |
6 |
| Dark grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
451 |
0 |
| Dark grey post |
3 |
6 |
|
454 |
6 |
| Dark grey metal, with coal pipes and balls |
12 |
3 |
|
466 |
9 |
| Dark grey post and girdle |
1 |
6 |
|
468 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
8 |
|
468 |
11 |
| Grey post |
0 |
7 |
|
469 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
3 |
|
471 |
9 |
| Grey post |
0 |
8 |
|
472 |
5 |
| Blue metal (leader of a trouble put in, Dipper 5 feet) |
4 |
8 |
|
477 |
1 |
| Black stone |
2 |
4 |
|
479 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
480 |
7 |
| Black stone |
1 |
3 |
|
481 |
10 |
| Thill and grey metal |
12 |
8 |
|
494 |
6 |
| Dark grey post, with grey metal, third crib laid at top of this, 6 in. by 12 in. |
32 |
0 |
|
526 |
6 |
| Blue metal, lost trouble at top |
6 |
6 |
|
533 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
533 |
7 |
| Soft thill stone |
2 |
2 |
|
535 |
9 |
| COAL, splint |
0 |
5 |
|
536 |
3 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
536 |
11 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
10 |
|
538 |
9 |
| Very dark grey metal, mixed with ironstone balls and coal pipes |
8 |
2 |
|
546 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
551 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
551 |
6 |
| Dark grey metal, with coal pipes at bottom |
0 |
7 |
|
552 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
552 |
6 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
8 |
|
554 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
0 |
|
565 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
2 |
|
568 |
4 |
| Ironstone girdle |
0 |
1 |
|
568 |
5 |
| Black stone |
0 |
7 |
|
569 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
569 |
3 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
5 |
|
569 |
8 |
| Mild grey post, walling crib laid at top of this, 6 in. by 14 in. |
3 |
2 |
|
572 |
10 |
| Strong grey metal |
28 |
2 |
|
601 |
0 |
| Dark red post, with 60 gallons of water per hour |
3 |
10 |
|
604 |
10 |
| Light red post, with whin balls |
19 |
6 |
|
624 |
4 |
| Soft grey metal |
11 |
8 |
|
636 |
0 |
| Black stone, with ironstone balls |
1 |
4 |
|
637 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
3 |
|
638 |
7 |
| Black stone, with coal pipes and ironstone |
1 |
8 |
|
640 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
8 |
|
640 |
11 |
| Post girdle, crib 6 in. by 14 in |
0 |
7 |
|
641 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
9 |
|
650 |
3 |
| Blue metal and ironstone |
2 |
2 |
|
652 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
20 |
5 |
|
672 |
10 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone |
3 |
5 |
|
676 |
3 |
| COAL (Aug. 5th, 1871) |
3 |
5 |
|
679 |
8 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
5 |
|
682 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
9 |
|
683 |
10 |
| Black stone, with coal |
0 |
2 |
|
684 |
0 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
1 |
|
686 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal, crib 14 in. by 6 in. |
30 |
9 |
|
716 |
10 |
| Dark grey post |
14 |
0 |
|
730 |
10 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
6 |
9 |
|
737 |
7 |
| Grey post, no partings |
39 |
0 |
|
776 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
3 |
|
777 |
10 |
| Black stone, with ½ in. of coal |
0 |
8 |
|
778 |
6 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
8 |
|
779 |
2 |
| Black stone, with coal |
1 |
4 |
|
780 |
6 |
| Grey metal and thill |
3 |
9 |
|
784 |
3 |
| Black stone, with coal (fire brick ring crib laid) |
0 |
11 |
|
785 |
2 |
| Thill stone |
7 |
8 |
|
792 |
10 |
| COAL (Sept. 29th, 1871) |
5 |
1 |
|
797 |
11 |
| Dark grey metal, with thill |
1 |
5 |
|
799 |
4 |
| Black stone |
0 |
11 |
|
800 |
3 |
| Dark grey metal post |
4 |
9 |
|
805 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
10 |
|
814 |
10 |
| Dark grey metal and loamy post |
11 |
6 |
|
826 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
27 |
0 |
|
853 |
4 |
| Blue metal, crib 14 in. by 6 in |
37 |
8 |
|
891 |
0 |
| Black stone |
1 |
0 |
|
892 |
0 |
| Ironstone girdle |
0 |
2 |
|
892 |
2 |
| Very dark metal, with ironstone balls |
2 |
2 |
|
894 |
4 |
| COAL (Nov. 10th, 1871) |
1 |
6 |
|
895 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
899 |
4 |
| Strong grey post girdle |
0 |
8 |
|
900 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
9 |
|
901 |
9 |
| Black stone and coal |
1 |
0 |
|
902 |
9 |
| Thill |
0 |
8 |
|
903 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
904 |
0 |
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
906 |
0 |
| Filtering post |
41 |
0 |
|
947 |
0 |
| Coal pipes |
0 |
0 |
|
947 |
1 |
| Thill stone |
4 |
0 |
|
951 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
954 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
955 |
5 |
| Dark thill |
0 |
8 |
|
956 |
1 |
| Post girdle and grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
963 |
1 |
| Black stone |
1 |
4 |
|
964 |
5 |
| Thill stone |
3 |
2 |
|
967 |
7 |
| Grey metal and thill |
35 |
2 |
|
1002 |
9 |
| COAL (January 9th, 1872) |
0 |
5 |
|
1003 |
2 |
| Strong thill and dark grey post |
19 |
5 |
|
1022 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
0 |
|
1033 |
7 |
| Black stone |
14 |
1 |
|
1047 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
|
1047 |
8 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
6 |
|
1049 |
2 |
| Mild post |
3 |
9 |
|
1052 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
1054 |
5 |
| Strong whin |
4 |
6 |
|
1058 |
11 |
| Strong white stone, with partings |
8 |
4 |
|
1067 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
4 |
|
1068 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
1069 |
7 |
| Grey metal with post girdles |
8 |
4 |
|
1077 |
11 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
4 |
6 |
|
1082 |
5 |
| Black stone, with ironstone |
7 |
7 |
|
1090 |
0 |
| Dark thill |
3 |
4 |
|
1093 |
4 |
| Dark grey post |
10 |
3 |
|
1103 |
7 |
| Dark grey metal and post girdles |
9 |
4 |
|
1112 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
6 |
|
1115 |
5 |
| COAL (March 16th, 1872) |
4 |
2 |
|
1119 |
7 |
| Black stone and coal |
0 |
6 |
|
1120 |
1 |
| Thill stone |
3 |
4 |
|
1123 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
11 |
|
1125 |
4 |
| Strong post, with rough partings and a little water |
16 |
6 |
|
1141 |
10 |
| Strong filtering post |
27 |
6 |
|
1169 |
4 |
| Post, with coal pipes |
7 |
6 |
|
1176 |
10 |
| Black stone |
1 |
1 |
|
1177 |
11 |
| COAL (May 7th, 1872) |
3 |
4 |
|
1181 |
3 |
| Dark thill |
1 |
9 |
|
1183 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
1186 |
0 |
| Strong post girdle |
1 |
2 |
|
1187 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
10 |
|
1188 |
0 |
| COAL (May 11th, 1872) |
1 |
2 |
|
1189 |
2 |
| Strong grey metal |
2 |
4 |
|
1191 |
6 |
| Strong grey post, with partings |
14 |
0 |
|
1205 |
6 |
| Strong post, with a little water, no partings |
43 |
0 |
|
1248 |
6 |
| Coarse, strong grey post |
8 |
0 |
|
1256 |
6 |
| Dark grey metal |
3 |
10 |
|
1260 |
4 |
| COAL (July 23rd, 1872) |
0 |
4 |
|
1260 |
8 |
| Dark thill |
0 |
4 |
|
1261 |
0 |
| Post girdle, with metal partings |
8 |
0 |
|
1269 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone balls |
13 |
4 |
|
1282 |
4 |
| Black metal |
0 |
10 |
|
1283 |
2 |
| Strong thill stone |
1 |
8 |
|
1284 |
10 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
9 |
|
1285 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
16 |
9 |
|
1302 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
1309 |
4 |
| COAL (August 22nd, 1872) |
1 |
3 |
|
1310 |
7 |
| Strong grey metal |
5 |
2 |
|
1315 |
9 |
| Soft blue metal, with ironstone ball |
13 |
0 |
|
1328 |
9 |
| Mild grey post |
1 |
2 |
|
1329 |
11 |
| Strong bastard post |
5 |
0 |
|
1334 |
11 |
| Strong grey metal and dark post |
7 |
0 |
|
1341 |
11 |
| Strong grey metal |
15 |
6 |
|
1357 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
8 |
|
1361 |
1 |
| Black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
1361 |
4 |
| COAL (Sept. 14th, 1872) |
2 |
7 |
|
1363 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Black stone |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone, mixed with coal |
5 |
0 |
|
1368 |
11 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
1369 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
1370 |
8 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
1 |
9 |
|
1372 |
5 |
| Dark thill stone |
1 |
4 |
|
1373 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal, mixed with a little post |
17 |
6 |
|
1391 |
3 |
| Black metal and ironstone balls |
2 |
1 |
|
1393 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone balls |
10 |
6 |
|
1403 |
10 |
| Dark metal |
15 |
4 |
|
1419 |
2 |
| Black stone and brass |
2 |
0 |
|
1421 |
2 |
| COAL (Oct. 30th, 1872) |
1 |
4 |
|
1422 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal |
13 |
6 |
|
1436 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
16 |
5 |
|
1452 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
9 |
|
1453 |
2 |
| Black stone |
0 |
5 |
|
1453 |
7 |
| COAL (Nov. 10th, 1872) |
1 |
3 |
|
1454 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Stone band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
2 |
0 |
|
1456 |
10 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
0 |
|
1457 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
1458 |
5 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
7 |
|
1461 |
0 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
1 |
8 |
|
1462 |
8 |
| Dark grey metal, with iron balls |
2 |
0 |
|
1464 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
|
1464 |
9 |
| Dark thill |
0 |
8 |
|
1465 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with post |
3 |
4 |
|
1468 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal and post girdles |
15 |
0 |
|
1483 |
9 |
| Soft dark grey metal, with ironstone |
15 |
5 |
|
1499 |
2 |
| COAL (Nov. 28th, 1872) |
1 |
8 |
|
1500 |
10 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
9 |
|
1503 |
7 |
| Black stone and coal |
0 |
4 |
|
1503 |
11 |
| Dark thill, with iron balls |
4 |
0 |
|
1507 |
11 |
| Post girdle and metal partings |
8 |
4 |
|
1516 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
7 |
|
1518 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
1520 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Soft stone band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Soft stone band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
1 |
9 |
|
1522 |
3 |
| Mild post, with metal partings |
15 |
8 |
|
1537 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
1538 |
10 |
| Strong thill |
3 |
8 |
|
1542 |
6 |
| Post girdle and metal partings |
8 |
6 |
|
1551 |
0 |
| Black stone |
2 |
0 |
|
1553 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal, mixed with post |
10 |
10 |
|
1563 |
10 |
| Soft blue metal |
7 |
2 |
|
1571 |
0 |
| Black stone |
3 |
4 |
|
1574 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
|
1574 |
4 |
| Dark grey post, with metal partings |
21 |
8 |
|
1596 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
5 |
0 |
|
1601 |
0 |
| Dark grey leafy post |
10 |
7 |
|
1611 |
7 |
| Dark grey metal |
1 |
5 |
|
1613 |
0 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
5 |
9 |
|
1618 |
9 |
| COAL, good |
3 |
9¾ |
|
|
|
| Splint band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
1 |
9¼ |
|
|
|
| Stone band |
0 |
1 |
|
1618 |
11 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
3 |
|
1622 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Soft stone band |
0 |
0½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| Soft stone band |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
9½ |
|
|
|
| Thill stone and grey metal |
3 |
2 |
|
1625 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
1626 |
1 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
10 |
|
1626 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with post girdle |
18 |
0 |
|
1644 |
11 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
1645 |
9 |
| COAL (Feb. 22nd, 1873) |
1 |
5 |
|
1647 |
2 |
| Thill stone, with ironstone |
3 |
8 |
|
1650 |
10 |
| Dark grey post, with metal partings |
25 |
9 |
|
1676 |
7 |
| Soft dark grey metal, with ironstone |
4 |
1 |
|
1680 |
8 |
| Black stone |
0 |
7 |
|
1681 |
3 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
3 |
1 |
|
1684 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
0½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
8½ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Strong dark thill ironstone |
7 |
0 |
|
1691 |
4 |
| Very strong grey post |
2 |
6 |
|
1693 |
10 |
| Dark grey metal, with ironstone |
4 |
9 |
|
1698 |
7 |
| COAL (March 19th, 1873) |
0 |
9 |
|
1699 |
4 |
| Dark thill grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
1701 |
4 |
| Strong dark grey metal |
29 |
0 |
|
1730 |
4 |
| Black stone |
2 |
6 |
|
1732 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
3 |
|
1736 |
1 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
4 |
4 |
|
1740 |
5 |
| COAL (April 4th, 1873) |
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone, with ironstone |
3 |
0 |
|
1743 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
1748 |
5 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
13 |
0 |
|
1761 |
5 |
| Strata |
6 |
0 |
|
1767 |
5 |