42 ANALYSIS OF A PICTOU COAL SEAM—GILPIN. 
Geology of King’s County.” Trans. 1877-8. In my paper “On 
the Superficial Geology of Halifax and Colchester Counties,” 
read last session, I recorded other investigations. In the present 
paper is a record of the last steps which I consider necessary for 
the solution of the problem. By going beyond Nova Scotia, I 
have done more than I expected to accomplish. 
Art. V.—AN ANALYsIs oF A Pictou Coat Stam. By Epwin 
GILPIN, JR., A.M., F.G.S., M-R.S.C. Inspector of Mines. 
(Read April 9, 1883.) 
THROUGH the courtesy of Mr. H. A. BuppEN, Vice-President 
of the Intercolonial Coal Mining Company, I am permitted to 
jay before you the following analysis of a seam of coal, recently 
opened by them at Westville, Pictou County. Through the 
kindness of Mr. Ropert Simpson, General Manager of the Com- 
pany, who furnished me with a complete column of the seam, I 
was enabled to make a very careful and exact measurement of 
the various layers comprising the seam. 
The following is the section of the seam in inches and tenths 
of an inch, beginning at the top :— ‘ 
INCHES. INCHES. 
Conlicoarse and ishaley (0). . aeaeiee 2), 62): 
“good, with two thin layers of shale, 
each 1-20th of an inch thick.... 4°4 
PL neoods, Wit. coarse A tect e ne ee 67 ae 
Reale 1). 57s Ss AOE IME A OR a eh a at Se ee 
LAME Sore aah ak EA Al OR O72 se ee ae 
Wale mOo ds Ais, BER Wah eke 63. 
“ shaley, with nodules of iron pyrites. ‘5 ... 
“good, with four bands of shale, up 
to one-half inch thick.......... L.A. 
hele ke zyeed OPES Doe Nae Re ROEM eee ey 8) fake Me 4G 
