| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
| Red clay |
4 |
0 |
|
5 |
0 |
| Brown clay, scared with sand |
14 |
0 |
|
19 |
0 |
| Sand, with water |
2 |
0 |
|
21 |
0 |
| Blue stony clay |
13 |
6 |
|
34 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
35 |
6 |
| Brown metal |
2 |
8 |
|
38 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
10 |
|
40 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
|
40 |
4 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
3 |
|
40 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
11 |
|
42 |
6 |
| Black parting |
0 |
2 |
|
42 |
8 |
| Blue metal stone |
1 |
5 |
|
44 |
1 |
| COAL, regularly stratified |
0 |
7 |
|
44 |
8 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
45 |
8 |
| Brown post |
73 |
3 |
|
118 |
11 |
| Soft brown metal |
0 |
10 |
|
119 |
9 |
| Black coaly, partings |
0 |
7 |
|
120 |
4 |
| Soft blue metal |
5 |
6 |
|
125 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
9 |
|
127 |
7 |
| Black metal |
2 |
9 |
|
130 |
5 |
| Post girdles |
4 |
4 |
|
134 |
9 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post girdles |
1 |
5 |
|
136 |
2 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
4 |
|
136 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
137 |
8 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
2 |
|
137 |
10 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
0 |
8 |
|
138 |
6 |
| Post girdle |
3 |
1 |
|
141 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
11 |
|
142 |
7 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
4 |
|
142 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with scares of thin post girdles |
7 |
8 |
|
150 |
7 |
| Black stone |
4 |
0 |
|
154 |
7 |
| COAL |
2 |
5 |
|
157 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
3½ |
|
|
|
| Black band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Black band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
4½ |
|
|
|
| Thill |
0 |
10 |
|
157 |
10 |
| Post girdles |
2 |
3 |
|
160 |
2 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
3 |
3 |
|
163 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone girdles |
12 |
9 |
|
176 |
2 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
4 |
|
177 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
14 |
5 |
|
191 |
11 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
0 |
7 |
|
192 |
6 |
| Black stone |
6 |
0 |
|
198 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
199 |
1 |
| Thill |
3 |
3 |
|
202 |
5 |
| Post girdle |
2 |
5 |
|
204 |
10 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
2 |
2 |
|
207 |
0 |
| Post girdles and water |
3 |
9 |
|
210 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
211 |
4 |
| Post girdle |
3 |
11 |
|
215 |
3 |
| Blue metal girdles |
4 |
9 |
|
220 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
220 |
8 |
| Thill |
2 |
9 |
|
223 |
5 |
| Grey scamy post |
2 |
8 |
|
226 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
10 |
|
228 |
11 |
| Grey metal partings |
0 |
2 |
|
229 |
1 |
| Black stone |
1 |
4 |
|
230 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
231 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
232 |
5 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
7 |
|
234 |
0 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post and a little water |
3 |
3 |
|
237 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
9 |
|
239 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
239 |
11 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
9 |
|
241 |
8 |
| Grey post |
12 |
5 |
|
254 |
1 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
2 |
4 |
|
256 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
7 |
|
264 |
0 |
| COAL - Metal Coal Seam |
1 |
3 |
|
265 |
3 |
| Thill |
2 |
5 |
|
267 |
8 |
| Grey post girdle |
2 |
11 |
|
270 |
7 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
4 |
8 |
|
275 |
3 |
| White post girdle |
0 |
4 |
|
275 |
7 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
0 |
11 |
|
276 |
6 |
| White post, with water |
53 |
5 |
|
329 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
9 |
|
331 |
8 |
| Thill |
3 |
0 |
|
334 |
8 |
| Grey post girdles |
0 |
4 |
|
335 |
0 |
| * Grey and black metal and metal stone |
9 |
0 |
|
344 |
0 |
| * Black stone |
6 |
2 |
|
350 |
2 |
| * COAL, stony |
0 |
2 |
|
350 |
4 |
| * Soft grey metal in leader of trouble |
0 |
2 |
|
350 |
6 |
| * Thill |
1 |
6 |
|
352 |
0 |
| * Blue metal |
7 |
9 |
|
359 |
9 |
| * Scamy post girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
363 |
9 |
| * Grey metal, with post girdles |
3 |
2 |
|
366 |
11 |
| * Grey post |
9 |
3 |
|
376 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
8 |
|
378 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with post |
5 |
11 |
|
384 |
9 |
| Grey post girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
385 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
385 |
4 |
| Bed of ironstone |
0 |
2 |
|
385 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
5 |
|
397 |
11 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
7 |
2 |
|
405 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Black metal band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal band |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal band |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
3 |
0 |
|
408 |
1 |
| Black grey metal, with scares of post |
3 |
0 |
|
411 |
1 |
| Post girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
414 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with post |
1 |
6 |
|
415 |
7 |
| Post girdles, with whin |
2 |
0 |
|
417 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with post |
2 |
2 |
|
419 |
9 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
7 |
|
420 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with post |
0 |
6 |
|
420 |
10 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
4 |
|
421 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with post |
0 |
7 |
|
421 |
9 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
10 |
|
422 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with post |
1 |
2 |
|
423 |
9 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
4 |
|
424 |
1 |
| Black stone, with a ¾ inch scare of coal at bottom |
0 |
8 |
|
424 |
9 |
| Dark grey thill stone, mixed with stone |
1 |
11 |
|
426 |
8 |
| Whin and white post |
3 |
8 |
|
430 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with post |
1 |
5 |
|
431 |
9 |
| White post girdle |
1 |
2 |
|
432 |
11 |
| Grey and black metal |
1 |
4 |
|
434 |
3 |
| Bed of ironstone |
0 |
2 |
|
434 |
5 |
| Black metal |
1 |
0 |
|
435 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with beds of ironstone, which go over only part of the pit |
18 |
8 |
|
454 |
1 |
| Bed of ironstone all over the pit |
0 |
3 |
|
454 |
4 |
| Dark blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
458 |
4 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
2 |
|
458 |
6 |
| Dark blue metal |
2 |
8 |
|
461 |
2 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
4 |
|
461 |
6 |
| Dark blue and grey metal |
4 |
5 |
|
465 |
11 |
| Black metal, with scares of coal |
2 |
0 |
|
467 |
11 |
| Grey and blue metal |
2 |
7 |
|
470 |
6 |
| Black metal |
0 |
2 |
|
470 |
8 |
| Hard blue metal |
0 |
8 |
|
471 |
4 |
| Black metal |
0 |
2 |
|
471 |
6 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
5 |
8 |
|
477 |
2 |
| COAL |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Splint |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
1 |
7 |
|
478 |
9 |
| Post girdle |
2 |
11 |
|
481 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
11 |
|
483 |
7 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
1 |
|
483 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
10 |
|
484 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
8 |
|
486 |
2 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
4 |
|
486 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
3 |
|
488 |
9 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
5 |
|
489 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
7 |
|
500 |
9 |
| Dark grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
504 |
9 |
| Black metal, with scares of coal |
1 |
7 |
|
506 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
508 |
2 |
| Thill |
1 |
3 |
|
509 |
5 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
5 |
|
509 |
10 |
| Blue metal, with scares of post |
0 |
8 |
|
510 |
6 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
511 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with scares of post |
0 |
9 |
|
511 |
9 |
| Post girdle |
2 |
0 |
|
513 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
3 |
|
514 |
0 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
4 |
|
514 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
3 |
|
514 |
7 |
| Post girdle |
2 |
1 |
|
516 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
7 |
|
517 |
3 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
1 |
|
518 |
4 |
| Dark grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
521 |
10 |
| COAL - Six-Quarter Seam |
2 |
6 |
|
524 |
4 |
| COAL, splint |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
| White girdle |
1 |
4 |
|
525 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
2 |
|
525 |
10 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
4 |
|
526 |
2 |
| Post girdle, with scares of metal |
9 |
6 |
|
535 |
8 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
5 |
|
536 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
537 |
1 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
537 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
539 |
5 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
5 |
|
539 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
5 |
|
540 |
3 |
| Post girdle, with scares of metal |
2 |
3 |
|
542 |
6 |
| White post girdle |
1 |
3 |
|
543 |
9 |
| White post girdle, with scares of metal |
4 |
3 |
|
548 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
4 |
|
548 |
4 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
5 |
|
549 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
551 |
9 |
| Black metal |
2 |
7 |
|
554 |
4 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
4 |
5 |
|
558 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Black band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Splint |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
1 |
11 |
|
560 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
4 |
|
568 |
0 |
| White post girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
568 |
10 |
| Grey metal post |
0 |
11 |
|
569 |
9 |
| White post |
15 |
8 |
|
585 |
5 |
| White post girdles, with metal partings |
6 |
0 |
|
591 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
7 |
|
598 |
0 |
| Splint |
0 |
6 |
|
598 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
10 |
|
600 |
4 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
603 |
8 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Black band |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Splint |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
3 |
6 |
|
607 |
2 |
| Thill stone |
8 |
0 |
|
615 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with scares of post |
19 |
9 |
|
634 |
11 |
| Post, with scares of metal |
4 |
11 |
|
639 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with scares of post |
5 |
2 |
|
645 |
0 |
| Grey post girdle |
1 |
11 |
|
646 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with scares of post |
6 |
8 |
|
653 |
7 |
| White post |
8 |
4 |
|
661 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with scares of post |
13 |
10 |
|
675 |
9 |
| Grey post |
39 |
8 |
|
715 |
5 |
| Blue and black metal (the bottom of this bed joining the hole of the Stone Drift) |
7 |
10 |
|
723 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
729 |
3 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
729 |
9 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
6 |
0 |
|
735 |
9 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post, very hard |
5 |
10 |
|
741 |
7 |
| White post |
25 |
11 |
|
767 |
6 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
1 |
3 |
|
768 |
9 |
| White post |
19 |
0 |
|
787 |
9 |
| COAL - Supposed Harvey Seam |
1 |
6 |
|
789 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Black band |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal, with scares of post |
26 |
10 |
|
816 |
1 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
0 |
|
818 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with scares of post |
5 |
9 |
|
823 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with scares of post and post girdles |
7 |
0 |
|
830 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
831 |
11 |
| Sump :— |
0 |
0 |
|
831 |
11 |
| Grey post |
24 |
0 |
|
855 |
11 |
| COAL |
3 |
5 |
|
859 |
4 |
| Thill |
0 |
0 |
|
859 |
4 |
| * The pit passes through the fissure of the 58-Fathoms Dyke at this place, and all the strata are measured as they occurred on the South or rise side of the pit, between these two points |
0 |
0 |
|
859 |
4 |