| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil and brown clay |
69 |
0 |
|
69 |
0 |
| Yellow sand, wet near bottom |
31 |
0 |
|
100 |
0 |
| Yellow sand, wet near bottom |
17 |
0 |
|
117 |
0 |
| Marl and sand, mixed with limestone |
27 |
0 |
|
144 |
0 |
| Yellow limestone |
99 |
0 |
|
243 |
0 |
| Blue limestone in plates |
63 |
0 |
|
306 |
0 |
| Clay parting |
0 |
1 |
|
306 |
1 |
| Strong grey limestone |
10 |
6 |
|
316 |
7 |
| Grey and blue metal |
8 |
10 |
|
325 |
5 |
| Freestone sand |
5 |
0 |
|
330 |
5 |
| Blue and red metal |
12 |
0 |
|
342 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
342 |
7 |
| Black, blue, and red metal |
24 |
0 |
|
366 |
7 |
| Strong red and grey freestone |
36 |
0 |
|
402 |
7 |
| Blue metal stone |
6 |
0 |
|
408 |
7 |
| COAL, with 2-inch band near top |
1 |
2 |
|
409 |
9 |
| Blue metal and post girdles |
27 |
0 |
|
436 |
9 |
| COAL, foul and brassy |
0 |
2 |
|
436 |
11 |
| Strong blue metal and girdles |
39 |
7 |
|
476 |
6 |
| COAL, brassy, and not regular |
0 |
1 |
|
476 |
7 |
| Strong blue and grey stone |
48 |
0 |
|
524 |
7 |
| Grey and white post |
36 |
0 |
|
560 |
7 |
| COAL, good in quality |
0 |
10 |
|
561 |
5 |
| Blue stone and post girdles |
18 |
0 |
|
579 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
579 |
7 |
| Blue stone and grey ironstone girdles |
29 |
0 |
|
608 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
609 |
9 |
| Thill and blue metal |
5 |
0 |
|
614 |
9 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
2 |
|
614 |
11 |
| Blue metal stone |
7 |
6 |
|
622 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
623 |
3 |
| Thill and blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
626 |
3 |
| White post |
9 |
0 |
|
635 |
3 |
| Blue stone, and ironstone girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
639 |
3 |
| COAL, foul, and mixed with black stone |
0 |
10 |
|
640 |
1 |
| Black and blue stone, and post girdles |
50 |
0 |
|
690 |
1 |
| COAL |
2 |
10 |
|
692 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL, foul |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
8½ |
|
|
|
| Thill and black stone, mixed with post |
15 |
0 |
|
707 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
9 |
|
709 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
710 |
0 |
| Strong white post, and post girdles |
22 |
0 |
|
732 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
60 |
0 |
|
792 |
0 |
| White post |
66 |
0 |
|
858 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
859 |
3 |
| Thill and white post parting |
13 |
9 |
|
873 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
874 |
0 |
| Post and post girdles |
56 |
0 |
|
930 |
0 |
| COAL, in north-east part of pit, but not extending above 1/8th round shaft |
0 |
11 |
|
930 |
11 |
| Post and post girdles |
29 |
1 |
|
960 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
1 |
|
962 |
1 |
| Shivery post, and blue metal below |
51 |
11 |
|
1014 |
0 |
| COAL |
4 |
7 |
|
1018 |
7 |
| COAL, splint |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Band of stone |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| White post and metal partings |
57 |
1 |
|
1075 |
8 |
| COAL |
4 |
6 |
|
1080 |
2 |
| COAL, coarse at top |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Soft grey metal band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, strong and good |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Strong white post, coarse, and mixed with pebbles |
51 |
7 |
|
1131 |
9 |
| COAL |
2 |
3 |
|
1134 |
0 |
| COAL, cannel |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| COAL, good.. |
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Grey post and girdles, and grey metal and ironstone girdles |
21 |
9 |
|
1155 |
9 |
| COAL, coarse, mixed with black stone |
0 |
5 |
|
1156 |
3 |
| Black and blue metal and post girdles |
22 |
1 |
|
1178 |
4 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
2 |
|
1178 |
6 |
| Thill |
0 |
10 |
|
1179 |
4 |
| COAL, mixed with black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
1179 |
6 |
| Thill |
2 |
10 |
|
1182 |
4 |
| Strong grey and white post |
46 |
11 |
|
1229 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
1229 |
8 |
| Thill and post |
0 |
3 |
|
1229 |
11 |
| Dark grey post, with blue metal and post girdles |
64 |
8 |
|
1294 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
1295 |
2 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
13 |
2 |
|
1308 |
4 |
| Grey and blue metal |
12 |
9 |
|
1321 |
1 |
| Grey post and whin girdle |
2 |
2 |
|
1323 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
9 |
|
1327 |
0 |
| Grey and white post |
12 |
5 |
|
1339 |
6 |
| Metal parting |
0 |
1 |
|
1339 |
7 |
| Shivery white post |
24 |
8 |
|
1364 |
3 |
| A substance like coal, soft at one side and bard at the other |
0 |
11 |
|
1365 |
2 |
| Coal pipe |
0 |
2 |
|
1365 |
4 |
| White and grey scamy post |
34 |
6 |
|
1399 |
10 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
1401 |
10 |
| Dark post girdles |
9 |
8 |
|
1411 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
6 |
|
1419 |
1 |
| Black metal |
8 |
7 |
|
1427 |
8 |
| White post girdles |
0 |
7 |
|
1428 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with post and ironstone girdles |
36 |
7 |
|
1464 |
10 |
| COAL, with a 3-inch band near the bottom |
2 |
1 |
|
1466 |
11 |
| Thill and grey metal |
4 |
3 |
|
1471 |
2 |
| Scamy post |
8 |
1 |
|
1479 |
3 |
| Strong white post and partings |
13 |
9 |
|
1493 |
0 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
1495 |
11 |
| Thill and grey metal |
3 |
10 |
|
1499 |
9 |
| White post and whin |
10 |
10 |
|
1510 |
7 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
10 |
3 |
|
1520 |
10 |
| Grey and black metal |
7 |
10 |
|
1528 |
9 |
| Strong white post |
33 |
3 |
|
1562 |
0 |
| White post and strong partings near the bottom |
21 |
3 |
|
1583 |
4 |
| Dark grey metal |
1 |
1 |
|
1584 |
5 |
| COAL - Bensham or Maudlin Seam |
9 |
6 |
|
1593 |
11 |
| COAL |
5 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Band and coal |
1 |
9½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
1595 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
1596 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
1600 |
11 |
| Post |
6 |
0 |
|
1606 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
1607 |
8 |
| Post, with iron girdles |
33 |
3 |
|
1640 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
1641 |
11 |
| Grey post |
5 |
0 |
|
1646 |
11 |
| Bastard whin |
2 |
0 |
|
1648 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
0 |
|
1658 |
11 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
1660 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
1666 |
11 |
| Post |
12 |
0 |
|
1678 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
0 |
|
1690 |
11 |
| Grey post |
15 |
0 |
|
1705 |
11 |
| Blue stone |
3 |
0 |
|
1708 |
11 |
| Post |
9 |
0 |
|
1717 |
11 |
| Black stone |
2 |
6 |
|
1720 |
5 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
4 |
6 |
|
1724 |
11 |
| Sunk further in staple, June 15, 1864 :— |
0 |
0 |
|
1724 |
11 |
| Seggar clay, mixed with iron |
5 |
0 |
|
1729 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
7 |
|
1732 |
6 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
1733 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
1 |
|
1734 |
1 |
| Strong grey post |
23 |
0 |
|
1757 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
9 |
|
1761 |
10 |
| Grey post (bottom of staple) |
6 |
7 |
|
1768 |
5 |
| Bored further :— |
0 |
0 |
|
1768 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
25 |
0 |
|
1793 |
5 |
| Post |
28 |
0 |
|
1821 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
4 |
|
1822 |
9 |
| Post |
1 |
0 |
|
1823 |
9 |
| Black metal |
0 |
9 |
|
1824 |
6 |
| Post |
24 |
0 |
|
1848 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
1849 |
6 |
| Post |
1 |
0 |
|
1850 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
8 |
|
1852 |
2 |
| Post |
1 |
2 |
|
1853 |
4 |
| Black metal |
6 |
0 |
|
1859 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
1859 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
1860 |
6 |
| Post |
21 |
0 |
|
1881 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
18 |
5 |
|
1899 |
11 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
1903 |
3 |
| COAL |
2 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|