THE PICTOU COAL FIELD — POOLE. 



303 



is 707 feet and the strata have an inclination of 23" 

 to dimensions at right angles to the dip the thickness 

 at this point is as follows in descending order : — 



Ft. 



Fireclaj' overlying ? 



■Coal good, Little seam 3 



Coal cannel 1 



Ironstone band replacing coal 



Coal rich 



Ironstone compact band 



Very coarse coal 3 



Coal good (Deep seam proper) 14 



Coal coarse 3 



•Grey shale with Ironstone nodules 



Coal coarse 8 



Coal fair, 13 p. c. ash 3 



Brown Shales , . . 9 



Compact very hard grit 20 



Flaky hard fine sandstone 21 



Coal 



Fine sandstone, hard 1 



Black shale 1 



Hard arenaceous shale 2 



Coal 2 



Arenaceous shale with small lumps of solid bitu- 

 men and patches of petroleum 8 



Shale with plies of Ironstone nodules 6 



Fireclay 5 



Grey shale and coal 

 Impure coal 

 Good coal 

 Coarse coal 

 Shale parting- 

 Good coal 

 Coarse coal band 

 Good coal 



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2 



■Third seam 



Grey shale, with very coarse coal 7 



Coal, 2 feet of fair quality 3 



3 







3 



10 



5 



11 



10 



3 







4 







4 







40 5 



. Reduced 

 of the beds 



In. Ft. In. 





 3 



6 



3 



7 



4 



4 



10 



11 



7 



10 



10 



00 



7 



7 







5 



3 



6 



