THE PICTOU COAL FIELD — POOLE. 295 



sections of the same horizons taken at other points herewith 

 recorded, and see wherein it varies from them. 



In abstract the Survey Section is as follows : — 



Ft. 111. 



Three and a half feet seam (1 ft. 4 in. ^ood coal) 3 6 



Measures, chiefly black and brown shales 1126 7 



Main seam 34 7 



Measures, with black shales in upper part and chiefly 



fireclay next to the 148 1 



Deep seam 22 11 



Measures 1 06 8 



Third seam . 5 7 



Measures, include some sandstones 113 



Purvis seam 2 6 



Measures, pierced by Fleming pit 130 



Fleming seam 3 3 



Measures, black shale 4 3 



McGregor seam 11 7 



Measures containing an impure 4 ft 6 in coal 211 7 



Oil coal and Stellar oil shale 5 



Measures exposed in railway cutting 15 2 



Coal A impure 11 



Measures chiefly arenaceous 110 6 



Coal B 2 



Measures arenaceous 75 



Coal C 10 



Measures arenaceous 58 



Coal D 6 



Measures include })urplish sandstones 35 



Coal E 6 



Measures somewhat rust coloured , 39 



Coal F 4 



Measures 9 



Coal G 2 



Measures include indications of two seams 150 



This section ends at the fault in McAdam's cut on the Pictou 



