Shafts	Index	Shafts

Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth   ft. in.   ft. in. Soil, clay and gravel    14  0     14  0 Freestone    22  0     36  0 COAL    0  2     36  2 Blue metal    6  0     42  2 Whin    1  4     43  6 Freestone    6  0     49  6 Blue metal    14  0     63  6 Whin    4  0     67  6 Freestone    7  0     74  6 Blue metal    1  0     75  6 Freestone    10  0     85  6 COAL    0  2     85  8 Blue metal    6  5     92  1 Freestone    11  0     103  1 Blue metal    0  10     103  11 COAL    3  1     107  0     COAL    0  6            Band    0  8            COAL    1  11

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910

  original entry for sinking/boring number 2608 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910"

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