| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
| Brown stony clay |
2 |
0 |
|
3 |
0 |
| Strong blue stony clay |
15 |
0 |
|
18 |
0 |
| Rambly limestone, mixed with sand |
3 |
0 |
|
21 |
0 |
| Gullety limestone, mixed with marly partings and water |
36 |
0 |
|
57 |
0 |
| Limestone, with thin partings |
39 |
0 |
|
96 |
0 |
| Limestone, with thin partings, strong, and water from 24 fathoms |
57 |
0 |
|
153 |
0 |
| Dark grey stone |
0 |
9 |
|
153 |
9 |
| Soft metal |
0 |
9 |
|
154 |
6 |
| Sand, with water |
17 |
10 |
|
172 |
4 |
| Soft sandy post |
18 |
2 |
|
190 |
6 |
| Strong whin and white post |
1 |
4 |
|
191 |
10 |
| Brown and grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
195 |
10 |
| Grey, blue, black, and red scared metal |
7 |
0 |
|
202 |
10 |
| Red scared metal stone |
12 |
0 |
|
214 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
2 |
|
218 |
0 |
| COAL, with water |
1 |
6 |
|
219 |
6 |
| Red and blue metal, with scares of coal |
1 |
6 |
|
221 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
224 |
0 |
| Red metal |
5 |
6 |
|
229 |
6 |
| Whin |
1 |
3 |
|
230 |
9 |
| Strong grey post |
6 |
0 |
|
236 |
9 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
4 |
0 |
|
240 |
9 |
| Red and blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
242 |
9 |
| Strong white post, mixed with red |
4 |
0 |
|
246 |
9 |
| Strong white post, with red partings and water |
10 |
0 |
|
256 |
9 |
| COAL, foul |
1 |
3 |
|
258 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with white post girdles |
21 |
10 |
|
279 |
10 |
| Whin girdles |
0 |
10 |
|
280 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles and water |
61 |
4 |
|
342 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal, with whin girdles |
10 |
6 |
|
352 |
6 |
| White post |
1 |
9 |
|
354 |
3 |
| Dark grey metal, with post girdles |
18 |
9 |
|
373 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
376 |
0 |
| Grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
378 |
0 |
| Strong white post and whims girdles |
52 |
0 |
|
430 |
0 |
| Grey metal and metal stone, with scares of coal and water near the top |
50 |
0 |
|
480 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with thin post girdles |
7 |
0 |
|
487 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with thin post girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
499 |
0 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
4 |
4 |
|
503 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal, mixed with coal near the bottom |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Dark grey metal, with scares of coal |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Dark grey metal and foul coal |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal, with some scares of coal |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
3 |
5 |
|
506 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| COAL, strong |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Dark grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
508 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal stone, with post girdles and metal partings, dark near the bottom |
103 |
1 |
|
611 |
10 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
2 |
7 |
|
614 |
5 |
| Dark grey and black metal, mixed with coal in some places |
3 |
7 |
|
618 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
621 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal stone, with post girdles |
22 |
9 |
|
643 |
9 |
| Black metal, with some scares of coal |
3 |
0 |
|
646 |
9 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
1 |
8 |
|
648 |
5 |
| COAL - with sulphur, burns to white ashes |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal stone, with thin girdles |
13 |
4 |
|
661 |
9 |
| COAL, rather foul |
0 |
8 |
|
662 |
5 |
| Grey metal and metal stone, inclining to post |
4 |
0 |
|
666 |
5 |
| Strong white post, with grey scared partings |
22 |
0 |
|
688 |
5 |
| Grey post, with some beds of white |
20 |
0 |
|
708 |
5 |
| Strong white post, with whin girdles |
14 |
4 |
|
722 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
723 |
0 |
| Grey scared post, with scares of coal |
2 |
0 |
|
725 |
0 |
| Strong whitish grey post |
11 |
9 |
|
736 |
9 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
8 |
|
739 |
5 |
| Grey metal and metal stone, with post girdles |
34 |
4 |
|
773 |
9 |
| Dark grey metal, with post girdles |
7 |
0 |
|
780 |
9 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
2 |
|
780 |
11 |
| Soft jointy grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
783 |
5 |
| Dark grey metal, with post girdles |
12 |
4 |
|
795 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone, inclining to post |
3 |
6 |
|
799 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
5 |
2 |
|
804 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
1 |
6 |
|
805 |
11 |
| Grey metal and metal stone, with post girdles |
18 |
6 |
|
824 |
5 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
11 |
|
825 |
4 |
| Grey metal and metal stone |
10 |
0 |
|
835 |
4 |
| Whitish grey post, mixed with whin |
24 |
6 |
|
859 |
10 |
| Blue grey metal |
2 |
5 |
|
862 |
3 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
865 |
7 |
| COAL |
2 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Splint |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Black stone |
0 |
10 |
|
866 |
5 |
| Sill stone |
4 |
0 |
|
870 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
8 |
|
881 |
1 |
| Grey metal, mixed with blue |
0 |
9 |
|
881 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
882 |
2 |
| Black sill stone |
0 |
10 |
|
883 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
4 |
|
884 |
4 |
| Grey metal, mixed with blue |
2 |
9 |
|
887 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
14 |
0 |
|
901 |
1 |
| Dark blue metal |
1 |
7 |
|
902 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
903 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
8 |
|
904 |
11 |
| Blue metal, mixed with grey |
13 |
5 |
|
918 |
4 |
| Post |
1 |
11 |
|
920 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
927 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
8 |
|
927 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
4 |
|
930 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
930 |
10 |
| Dark sill stone |
0 |
5 |
|
931 |
3 |
| Basaltic post |
0 |
11 |
|
932 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
935 |
2 |
| Post |
1 |
9 |
|
936 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
10 |
|
937 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
6 |
|
940 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
940 |
9 |
| Soft blue metal |
29 |
8 |
|
970 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
9 |
|
977 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
9 |
|
980 |
11 |
| Post |
1 |
0 |
|
981 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
6 |
|
982 |
5 |
| Grey whin |
1 |
4 |
|
983 |
9 |
| Post |
3 |
0 |
|
986 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
9 |
|
989 |
6 |
| Post |
0 |
4 |
|
989 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
7 |
|
990 |
5 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
3 |
8 |
|
994 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
0 |
|
996 |
1 |
| Brown metal |
1 |
0 |
|
997 |
1 |
| Strong white post |
14 |
7 |
|
1011 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone, with hard girdles |
17 |
1 |
|
1028 |
9 |
| COAL - Busty Seam |
2 |
11 |
|
1031 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Black metal |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
1033 |
2 |
| Strong white and grey post |
15 |
10 |
|
1049 |
0 |
| COAL, slaty |
1 |
1 |
|
1050 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
4 |
|
1051 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
1052 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
4 |
|
1059 |
1 |
| White and grey post |
8 |
8 |
|
1067 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
1068 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
0 |
|
1072 |
5 |
| White post |
20 |
4 |
|
1092 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
1 |
|
1095 |
10 |
| COAL, good |
2 |
0 |
|
1097 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
6 |
|
1098 |
4 |
| Strong white post |
28 |
2 |
|
1126 |
6 |
| Grey whin |
1 |
0 |
|
1127 |
6 |
| White post |
19 |
5 |
|
1146 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
1149 |
5 |
| Grey post |
1 |
6 |
|
1150 |
11 |
| August, 1856.Bored further |
0 |
0 |
|
1150 |
11 |
| Grey post |
10 |
0 |
|
1160 |
11 |
| Metal |
1 |
0 |
|
1161 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
1162 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
1167 |
5 |
| Grey post |
13 |
6 |
|
1180 |
11 |
| Whin |
1 |
2 |
|
1182 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
1187 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
1188 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
2 |
|
1188 |
8 |
| Grey post |
2 |
6 |
|
1191 |
2 |
| Metal stone |
1 |
6 |
|
1192 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
1193 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
2 |
|
1197 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
1198 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
0 |
|
1201 |
8 |
| Grey post, very hard |
36 |
0 |
|
1237 |
8 |
| Whin |
2 |
0 |
|
1239 |
8 |
| White post |
14 |
11 |
|
1254 |
7 |
| Whin |
2 |
10 |
|
1257 |
5 |
| White post |
6 |
8 |
|
1264 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
11 |
|
1267 |
0 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
1267 |
8 |
| Grey post |
16 |
6 |
|
1284 |
2 |
| Metal |
0 |
2 |
|
1284 |
4 |
| Girdle |
0 |
2 |
|
1284 |
6 |
| Metal |
5 |
8 |
|
1290 |
2 |
| COAL, with sulphur |
0 |
10 |
|
1291 |
0 |
| Metal |
6 |
0 |
|
1297 |
0 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
|
1298 |
0 |
| Metal |
4 |
9 |
|
1302 |
9 |
| White post |
11 |
3 |
|
1314 |
0 |
| Black stone |
3 |
0 |
|
1317 |
0 |
| Dark metal |
1 |
3 |
|
1318 |
3 |
| Hard girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
1318 |
6 |
| Metal |
10 |
6 |
|
1329 |
0 |
| COAL, splinty |
0 |
10 |
|
1329 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
11 |
|
1330 |
9 |