COAL-MEASURES.
97
FT. | IN. | FT. | IN. | ||||||
1. | Clay, shale, &c. | 30 | 0 | – | |||||
2. | Robins coal | 8 | 0 | ||||||
3. | Black batts, with ironstone balls | 22 | 0 | ||||||
4. | Yard coal | 3 | 0 | ||||||
5. | Fire-clay, batt, and binds | 69 | 0 | ||||||
6. | Charles coal | 3 | 0 | ||||||
7. | Binds and rock | 64 | 0 | ||||||
8. | Cannel coal | 4 | 0 | ||||||
9. | Binds. &c. | 84 | 0 | ||||||
10. | Brooch coal | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Rubbish | 1 | 0 | – | ||||||
11. | Benches coal | 2 | 3 | ||||||
12. | Binds, &c. | 40 | 0 | – | |||||
13. | Bottom coal | 8 | 0 | ||||||
14. | Binds, &c. | 39 | 0 | – | |||||
15. | Another coal | 3 | 0 | ||||||
349 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||||||
35 | 3 | ||||||||
384 | 3 |
FT. | IN. | FT. | IN. | |||||
1. | Soil and clay | 13 | 6 | – | ||||
2. | Chinch and batt, with ironstone | 6 | 7 | – | ||||
3. | Old man's coal=Yard coal | 3 | 9 | |||||
4. | Fire-clay, batt, and clunch, with grubb ironstone | 19 | 6 | 35 | 6 | – | ||
5. | Flying coal | 1 | 0 | |||||
6. | Fire-clay, binds, &c. | 15 | 0 | |||||
7. | Charles coal | 2 | 4 | |||||
8. | Fire-clay and clunch | 15 | 6 | 54 | 0 | |||
9. | Flying coal | 3 | 0 | |||||
10. | Fire-clay, binds, and clunch | 35 | 6 | |||||
11. | Cannel coal | 3 | 11 | |||||
109 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||||
10 | 0 | |||||||
119 | 7 |
- ↑ Given me by Mr. Gilpin, and Jesse Potts, his ground bailiff.
varies in thickness in different pits from 18 to 21 inches, undulating considerably in short distances. In one pit this batt is represented by a very hard rock four inches in thickness, very fine in the grain, and of a greyish white colour.—Note by Mr.Gilpin.