392 NORTHERN OUTCROP, CUMBERLAND COAL FIELDS—-GILPIN, 
At the next colliery, the Lawrence, there are two seams, each 
2 feet 6 inches thick, separated by 20 feet of strata. 
At the Macean Colliery there are three seams, presenting the 
following section :— 
Feet. In, 
Feet. In. 
...» { Coal, coarse.. 0 8 
No. 1 Seam 1° Coal, eoods a. =a 8 yf 2 4 
Serratia toni cct cpa au torneo Se Aen 8 100 0 
I NCOREOATS (or: 1 CA onal Ute AER AAA NY chm tens OM. 1 8 
Ee Ae RO ee eR SURE MRA Ga 300 0 
Feet. In. 
‘Coal, geod... 
0 2 
Shale, 0) +| 
No.3 Seams Coal) oS 3.2 (O00 OPS Gee 0 
Shale, rhs 6 | 
Coal. fsa nea oy 
At the Scotia mine two seams have been worked. The upper one 
is 2 feet 9 inches thick. The lower one, separated from the other 
at the slope by 10 feet of rock, presents the following section :— 
Ft In 
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RT| pinnae hie oP as Oe Oy EDO NE AL me eR re QO 413 
Sinai tess doar ace a Smug gete sticks can A dass to Grae s QO 4f 
/ GN iba EP dibempctetered 3, Shank We a rea ag mm WRI GP i gees 
Salen nie wae eer hae s CRW ee QO 14 
als. 6 weet ae Be AU tae A 0 0k 
Dba nc. sv AP ate Sao a ees ie) 
This parting of ten feet rapidly diminishes to the eastward, 
and the seams unite on the Chignecto area. 
At the Chignecto mine, now being opened by the Steel Com- 
pany of Canada, the same seam presents the following section :— 
Ft. In. 
Gr pliy. ccs Lesh Nbc ool nia Oh RC oe ee Le 
Sale his ogee eeenes ok ck St I eee ener G. By 
Mia eo ikea: ‘ogee aketaene ee en ce 0 
Steals ce. 2a. ae eee Sc ee ae ee oe 0 pi! 
ar CO Bea RB gat 5° oo Rae Se Caren OANA os. 0 6 
Sale oi), cele cent oe ee be ih ee ee 0 F 
Gaal seis SU i ate a eb ate Ce 
