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Boring made at Coxlodge, November 26th, 1761.


Fs. Ft. In. Fs. Ft. In.
Soil 1 Brought forward 23 4 6
Strong stony Clay 4 4 Grey Metal 2
Black Metal 2 Blue Metal scared with Coal 3
Brown post 2 Coal, but brassy at top 11
Coal (but will not cake or burn) 1 1 Coal mixed with black metal 5
Grey Metal 2 Grey Metal 1
White and grey post with water 1 White and grey post 2 2 3
Grey Metal 3 6 Blue grey Metal 2 3
Grey post with water 1 6 Hard slaty Coal 5
Strong white post mixed with Whin 1 3 Hard Coal (A) 1 1
Grey Metal stone with post girdles 2 6 Grey Metal 1 6
Coal 4 Grey skamy post with Metal partings 1 1
Brassy lump 1 Whin, mixed with strong white post at bottom 2
Coal 9 Grey Metal stone with post girdles 2
Soft blue and black Metal 6 Blue and black Metal 1 6
Grey Metal or post 4 6 Grey Metal mixed with post girdles 6 1 6
Thready Whin which sets away the water[1] 1 Black Metal 1
Grey post 1 6 Grey Metal 2
Black skammy stone 6 Grey and white post 2 4 6
Grey Metal stone 4 4 Grey Metal 5 6
Soft black and blue Metal 4 9 Coal 7
Foul Coal 5 Grey Metal scared with Coal 4
Soft black grey Metal 10 Grey Metal stone 2 1
Coal 1 6 Soft black And blue Metal 2 5 6
soft black danty[2] Metal scared with coal 3 Coal 8
Grey Metal 1 3 6 Foul slaty Coal 1 2
Ditto and blue 2 6 Grey Metal with girdles 1 2
Hard Coal 1 4 Strong white post 7
Black slaty stone 3 Coal (B) 4 8
Coal, but slaty in the middle 1 2 Black Metal scared with Coal 2
Left off in Witish grey post 2 4
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Carried forward 23 4 6 Total Depth 58 3 3
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N.B. This Section, as also the preceding at Killingworth, is on the north or dip side of the Main dyke.


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Scams of Coal at Walbottle Colliery at the Newburn winning.
Ft. In.
English Seam at 50 fathoms 3 8 thick
Main Coal 69 2 8
Splint Coal 85 4 0

The last Seam consists of 3 feet 4 inches of Clean Coal, and about 8 inches of Splint next the Thil.

  1. The Miner's term to express that the water escapes by percolation.
  2. Sooty.