| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Outset from surface |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
| Sand and gravel |
12 |
0 |
|
13 |
0 |
| Sand and clay, with water |
18 |
0 |
|
31 |
0 |
| Strong clay |
8 |
5 |
|
39 |
5 |
| Broken blue metal stone |
3 |
0 |
|
42 |
5 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
7 |
7 |
|
50 |
0 |
| COAL, top |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
5 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
2 |
6 |
|
52 |
6 |
| Grey post |
16 |
6 |
|
69 |
0 |
| Parting |
0 |
8 |
|
69 |
8 |
| White post |
11 |
0 |
|
80 |
8 |
| Chalk parting |
0 |
11 |
|
81 |
7 |
| White post, mixed with water |
7 |
8 |
|
89 |
3 |
| Blue stone |
2 |
0 |
|
91 |
3 |
| Strong white post, mixed with blue scares |
19 |
9 |
|
111 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
16 |
11 |
|
127 |
11 |
| Strong blue stone |
2 |
10 |
|
130 |
9 |
| Strong grey post girdle |
3 |
10 |
|
134 |
7 |
| COAL - Crow Coal Seam |
2 |
9 |
|
137 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
0¼ |
|
|
|
| COAL, middle |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom, bad |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
0 |
8 |
|
138 |
0 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
5 |
2 |
|
143 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Slaty band |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Band and slate |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Band |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
2 |
3 |
|
145 |
5 |
| Grey post, mixed with black scares |
8 |
6 |
|
153 |
11 |
| Strong grey post and whin layers |
3 |
5 |
|
157 |
4 |
| White post, mixed with whin girdles |
2 |
2 |
|
159 |
6 |
| Coal parting, with water wedged off, 240 gallons per hour |
0 |
4 |
|
159 |
10 |
| Grey girdles |
0 |
10 |
|
160 |
8 |
| COAL, with a little water |
0 |
9 |
|
161 |
5 |
| Thill |
1 |
7 |
|
163 |
0 |
| Blue stone, with grey girdles |
16 |
4 |
|
179 |
4 |
| Blue stone, mixed with pieces of round whin |
3 |
0 |
|
182 |
4 |
| Blue stone, mixed with strong grey girdles |
8 |
4 |
|
190 |
8 |
| COAL - Ruler Seam |
1 |
10 |
|
192 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| (A drift is driven in the Ruler Coal between the pit and the staple for air) |
0 |
0 |
|
192 |
6 |
| Strong thill |
7 |
0 |
|
199 |
6 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
2 |
6 |
|
202 |
0 |
| Strong grey post, mixed with white post |
13 |
0 |
|
215 |
0 |
| Dun whin, taken for tubbing |
2 |
0 |
|
217 |
0 |
| Strong white post, with 20, 60-gal. tubs per hour |
1 |
6 |
|
218 |
6 |
| Strong grey post |
4 |
1 |
|
222 |
7 |
| Chalk parting, with 30, 60-gal. tubs per hour |
0 |
6 |
|
223 |
1 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
2 |
|
225 |
3 |
| Dun whin, cut out for tubbing |
2 |
6 |
|
227 |
9 |
| Blue stone, mixed with catheads, cut out for tubbing, 20, 60-gal. tubs per hour |
7 |
7 |
|
235 |
4 |
| Strong grey post |
1 |
6 |
|
236 |
10 |
| Black stone, mixed with catheads |
13 |
11 |
|
250 |
9 |
| Strong grey post |
1 |
2 |
|
251 |
11 |
| Blue metal stone |
3 |
2 |
|
255 |
1 |
| COAL and black jet, with water, wedged off |
0 |
9 |
|
255 |
10 |
| Strong grey post, mixed with whin |
18 |
10 |
|
274 |
8 |
| Dun whin |
2 |
0 |
|
276 |
8 |
| Strong grey post |
3 |
3 |
|
280 |
0 |
| Strong grey post |
1 |
2 |
|
281 |
2 |
| COAL, with six 60 gal. tubs per hour, wedged off |
0 |
9 |
|
281 |
11 |
| Black jet, wedged off on account of water |
0 |
5 |
|
282 |
4 |
| Thill |
0 |
10 |
|
283 |
2 |
| Blue metal stone |
3 |
8 |
|
286 |
10 |
| Black stone, mixed with strong girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
289 |
10 |
| Whin girdles, wedged off |
0 |
4 |
|
290 |
2 |
| COAL, with 52 tubs per hour wedged off |
0 |
3 |
|
290 |
5 |
| Strong blue stone, mixed with strong grey girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
296 |
5 |
| Strong blue stone, mixed with whin girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
304 |
5 |
| COAL - Barlow Fell Coal, or Towneley Main Seam |
4 |
4 |
|
308 |
9 |
| COAL, top |
0 |
8½ |
|
|
|
| Black band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
3 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Box and pipe |
11 |
9 |
|
320 |
6 |
| Blue stone and hard girdle |
3 |
5 |
|
323 |
11 |
| COAL - Hodge Seam |
2 |
4 |
|
326 |
3 |
| COAL, with a good feeder of water |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
0 |
7 |
|
326 |
10 |
| Chalk parting |
0 |
1 |
|
326 |
11 |
| White post |
16 |
7 |
|
343 |
6 |
| COAL - Tilly Seam |
2 |
4 |
|
345 |
10 |
| COAL, with a small feeder of water |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
4 |
5 |
|
350 |
3 |
| Blue stone |
2 |
0 |
|
352 |
3 |
| Whin |
0 |
7 |
|
352 |
10 |
| Grey post |
0 |
8 |
|
353 |
6 |
| Blue stone |
1 |
10 |
|
355 |
4 |
| Whin |
0 |
4 |
|
355 |
8 |
| Grey post, with blue stone |
2 |
8 |
|
358 |
4 |
| COAL - Hand Coal Seam |
0 |
4 |
|
358 |
8 |
| Thill |
1 |
3 |
|
359 |
11 |
| Blue stone |
2 |
7 |
|
362 |
6 |
| Thill |
1 |
6 |
|
364 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
0 |
7 |
|
364 |
7 |
| White post |
0 |
6 |
|
365 |
1 |
| Blue stone |
0 |
4 |
|
365 |
5 |
| Whin |
0 |
5 |
|
365 |
10 |
| Grey post |
1 |
0 |
|
366 |
10 |
| White post |
1 |
9 |
|
368 |
7 |
| Blue stone and hard girdles |
1 |
0 |
|
369 |
7 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
|
370 |
7 |
| Chalk parting |
0 |
2 |
|
370 |
9 |
| Whin |
0 |
9 |
|
371 |
6 |
| Blue stone |
4 |
8 |
|
376 |
2 |
| COAL - Stone Coal, Five-Quarter, or Main Coal Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
379 |
6 |
| COAL |
2 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
2 |
11 |
|
382 |
5 |
| Blue stone |
6 |
3 |
|
388 |
8 |
| Whin |
0 |
7 |
|
389 |
3 |
| Blue stone and whin girdles |
5 |
8 |
|
394 |
11 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
1 |
8 |
|
396 |
7 |
| Blue stone |
4 |
6 |
|
401 |
1 |
| COAL - Under 5/4 or 6/4 Seam |
3 |
7 |
|
404 |
8 |
| Thill |
2 |
4 |
|
407 |
0 |
| Blue stone and whin girdles |
2 |
6 |
|
409 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
410 |
4 |
| Thill |
0 |
10 |
|
411 |
2 |
| Blue metal stone |
0 |
8 |
|
411 |
10 |
| Black stone |
2 |
10 |
|
414 |
8 |
| Grey post |
0 |
8 |
|
415 |
4 |
| Blue stone and girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
419 |
4 |
| COAL - 3/4 Coal or Yard Seam |
2 |
6 |
|
421 |
10 |
| Thill |
1 |
1 |
|
422 |
11 |
| Blue metal and post girdles |
10 |
10 |
|
433 |
9 |
| Grey post |
1 |
1 |
|
434 |
10 |
| Blue stone |
1 |
1 |
|
435 |
11 |
| Grey post |
0 |
6 |
|
436 |
5 |
| Blue stone |
1 |
0 |
|
437 |
5 |
| Whin |
0 |
5 |
|
437 |
10 |
| White post |
2 |
1 |
|
439 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
440 |
2 |
| Thill |
0 |
3 |
|
440 |
5 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
37 |
9 |
|
478 |
2 |
| Chalk parting |
0 |
1 |
|
478 |
3 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
15 |
5 |
|
493 |
8 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam |
3 |
3 |
|
496 |
11 |