Shafts	Index	Shafts

Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth   ft. in.   ft. in. Outset    16  0     16  0 Soil    0  6     16  6 Clay and gravel, with a little sand    6  6     23  0 Sand, with a little water    4  0     27  0 Strong clay    21  1     48  1 Dry sand and gravel    27  0     75  1 Sand, with water (spiled through)    9  7     84  8 Clay and gravel, with water    14  6     99  2 Strong blue clay, with tumblers    9  2     108  4 Blue metal    2  0     110  4 COAL - Main Coal Seam    4  6     114  10 Seggar clay    2  3     117  1 White post girdle    1  0     118  1 Shivery post    1  2     119  3 White post    12  7     131  10 Blue metal stone    7  5     139  3 Black stone    1  11     141  2 Blue metal stones, with vegetable impressions    13  3     154  5 Black stone, with scares of coal    1  1     155  6 Thill    1  9     157  3 Strong white post, with gullets, in which the water escaped and kept pit dry    26  10     184  1 Blue metal    7  11     192  0 Grey metal stone, with post girdles    3  6     195  6 White post, with water, stopped sinking, 1 fm. 3ft. 6 in.; into it about May 24th, 1843, and resumed sinking after erecting the main engine on Dec. 29th, 1843; feeder, 3½ strokes per minute when engine began    37  0     232  6 Blue metal    0  11     233  5 Strong white post, in which the water increased to 13 strokes per minute; stone very hard last two fathoms    33  0     266  5 COAL - Maudlin Seam    4  0     270  5     COAL, tender    0  2            COAL, good    2  4            Black band    0  4            COAL, coarse    1  2        Blue metal stone, with post girdles    23  5     293  10 COAL - Low Main Seam    5  6     299  4     COAL, good    3  2            Grey post band    1  1½            COAL, bottom    1  3        Thill stone    1  8     301  0 Post    1  6     302  6 Whin girdles    1  6     304  0 Blue stone    2  4     306  4 Whin    0  8     307  0 Blue stone    8  1     315  1 White post    0  6     315  7 Blue stone    2  7     318  2 White post    1  8     319  10 Blue stone    0  6     320  4 Whin    1  2     321  6 Blue stone, with post girdles    6  2     327  8 COAL - Hutton Seam    6  1     333  9     COAL, good    3  10            Slaty band    0  3            COAL, coarse    0  6            COAL, band    1  6        Thill stone    2  0     335  9 In blue stone    6  5     342  2

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894

  original entry for sinking/boring number 2061 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894"

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