Shafts	Index	Shafts

Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth   ft. in.   ft. in. Metal pipe    9  0     9  0 White post    9  0     18  0 Metal    39  0     57  0 White post, with soft partings    83  0     140  0 COAL    3  10     143  10 Metal    23  6     167  4 COAL, into    1  0     168  4

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885

  original entry for sinking/boring number 2190 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885"

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