THE PICTOU COAL FIELD — -POOLE. 305 



"beds of sandstone were pierced in sinking the German pit 3-10 

 feet deep to the Main seam on Grant's farm east of the river. 

 And the following section was obtained in 



Borehole, No. 1, made by the Diamond Drill Co. in 1878 for 

 the Acadia Coal Co. at a point some 1900 feet to the deep of the 

 McLeod pit and 1300 feet due south beyond the south corner of 

 the Albion area : — 



Ft. 111. 



Boulder Clay 31 6 



Black shales 10 



Black shales with fireclay 21 



Black shales with partings 44 0' 



Black shale 64 0* 



Fireclay with black shale partings 42 6 



Dark shale and fireclay with ironstone nodules 36 



Dark shale with sandstone partings 27 



Dark shale with ironstones nodules 54 



Shale 42 



" 35 



Light coloured shale 29 



Dark shale with ironstone nodules 97 6 



Dark shale 22 



Soft dark shale 26 



Dark shale 55 



Black shale 12 



Coal 



Black shale . j-Main seam 655^ 3" 



Coal 



1 

 3 



2 9 



Black shale 1 3 



Black shale and fireclay 9 4 



Fireclay wath ironstone nodules 10 4 



Light coloured shale with ironstone 86 10 



Shale " , 12 11 



Dark shale " , 17 8 



Dark shale with fireclays 51 n 



Dark shale 19 ,s 



