■334 THE PICTOU COAL FIELD — POOLE. 



Ft. In. 



Measures 17 



Coal 2 



Measures 19 10 



^ , { poor 6 



Coal -",{:. o o 



(. rair 2 



Measures 19 7 



Drab sandstone 5 



rsplint ^ 



Coal seam-^ good coal 2 lOJ 



[coarse 3 



This latter seam evidently thins behind the engine-house to 3 



inches, thouo-h it thickens aofain on reachingf McLean's brook. The 

 •engine-house section is as follows : — 

 McBean, or 8 feet seam : 



Ft. In. 



Measures 58 



Coal 3 



Measures, bluish grey 40 



Coal, inferior 1 10 



Measures, sandy shales 33 



Coal, inferior 1 9 



Clay shale 2 



Fireclay 2 



On McLean's brook, a partial check survey varied somewhat 



from Logan's section 9, page 37, and Mr. McBean says that after 

 Sir William had left the field a small fault was found between 

 the two exposures of coal called the Widow McLean ten and 



thirteen feet seams, and that they are on the same seam. The 



partial examination shewed : — 



Ft. In. 



Compact sandstone 2 3 



Coal, Thirteen feet seam 1 6 



Measures 45 



Drab sandstone 5 



Coalj'^^^^^^y } ? 



coarse 1 o 



