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Section of the Strata at Wall, near Fallowfield, 3 miles North of Hexham.


Fs. Y. Ft. In. Fs. Y. Ft. In.
Soil 1 Brought up 17 2
Sand and bluish clay with hard tumblers 3 1 2 Brown and grey metal with sand skares 1 6
Sand 1 2 Coal 1 9
Strongish blue clay (stony) 1 1 2 Grey metal 2
Soft grey metal with whin girdles 2 1 1 3 Coal 3
Rombly[1] limestone 2 6 Grey metal skared with Coal 6
Strong thready blue limestone 2 1 Grey metal inclining in metal-stone near the bottom 1
Blue skared metal 4
Strong grey metal stone 1 1 2
1 Foul Coal 1 2
Grey metal 1
Brown and grey thready post 4
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Carried up 17 2 Fathoms 19 1 1 6


Section of the Strata at Low Stublick, 5 miles South-west of Hexham.


Fs. Y. Ft. In. Fs. Y. Ft. In.
Soil and rumble 1 1 1 Brought up 17 2
Grey metal stone with girdles and water 3 2 Grey metal 2
White and grey gullety post, and set away the water[2] 3 1 2 Whitish grey post 1 1 1
1 Coal with water 2 4 Blue grey metal 2
Grey metal with girdles 1 White psot mixed with whin 1
Grey metal 1 Soft sandy white post 1 1
2 Coal 1 1 Dark grey metal 1 2 6
Grey metal 2 5 Coal with white skares 2
3 Coal 7 ──────────
Foul Coal 3 Fathoms 16 1 2
Grey metal 9 ──────────
4 Coal with white spar 5
Seams now working, 1814
At 12 fathoms 34 inches
18 fathoms 27 inches
20 fathoms 45 inches
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Carried up 17 2
  1. Containing Pebbles.
  2. See Note, page 33 and 47.