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to drive cross measure drifts to the veins above and below, 
so as to prove the fact beyond doubt, before accepting it 
myself, or announcing it to others. I accordingly drove to the 
proper distance below this second vein, (known as the Giller’s 
End Vein) and in the roof of which there is always found a 
particular, and remarkable bed of strata, known in the district 
as the “worm bed,” and which we found in its proper position 
above this vein. I also knew that if I was correct in my opinion 
I should find at a distance of some thirty yards vertical above 
this vein the splendid seam, or bed of Coal, known as the 
Kingswood Great Vein (and which I have no doubt is the equi- 
valent of the celebrated four feet Aberdare Steam Coal Vein.) 
Accordingly I drove a drift across Measures, (as it is called) 
and on the 21st of last February discovered the vein known as 
the Kingswood Great Vein, lying in splendid situ, and an aver- 
age of about five feet thick or from that to five feet six inches. 
Since that time I have been driving on these veins north, 
east, south and west, and find that Iam on the floor of the 
eriginal Coal-field, with a gentle dip to the west and rise to the 
east of from three to six inches to the yard, and apparently 
extending to the north and east far beyond the bounds of my 
mineral estate. Ido not want to trouble you with anything 
that is merely personal and commercial, but I am sure you will 
pardon me for saying that not the least interesting feature of 
this discovery to me is, that it has revealed the existence of 
from eight to ten million tons of magnificent Steam Coal in 
my mineral estate that I had no expectation of having, and that 
I can see clearly that for the next fifty to a hundred years at 
least the Collieries I work can go on landing a large quantity 
of splendid coal, at a cost that will enable those who work 
them to hold their ground against all competitors, come from 
where they may, and thus continue to develop one of the 
important industries of the district. 
2nd. I now come to the more interesting and important 
enquiry as to how this Coal-field (and which I believe will prove 
to be the original floor of the district, though never seen or 
worked before this year) came to be found lying in the position I 
