434 REMARKS ON THE COAL DISTRICT 
turing power, to the economical supply of fossil 
fuel from neighbouring coal mines; and the 
carboniferous series of this district contains many 
other strata, in addition to the beds of coal, which 
-are of considerable interest to the geologist. 
VERTICAL SECTION OF STRATA, IN THE LOWER PART OF THE 
CARBONIFEROUS SERIES, AT THE LOWER CARR PIT, NEAR 
WIGAN, FROM MR. ALEXANDER HALIBURTON. 
Yds. Ft. In. 
Soil aridemarl ey}. Weebhesessseaewesp os ctpoweass Eieee sce 0 
Black bass ...cccccosecee Beier sccinasincce dnon jy otecson= 
Wihite woCkaurdsepevscespeincescsmccseescss ets SSooosaceo 
+ White earth ........00. Rea cacetstochosnsesencrarechige 
RVINILCTCULEIN svercsccarenecseracssiecsesscsiscscences ses 
Soft blue stone (termed lin and wool) ........... 
RWihhitie Canblieece costae envecmesecns csdecstseccsceneclsee 
Soft blue st@ne <seccess>devassceessressopsso's can eeane 
BIG MING seccecasecccss cUsaarseesbescscccscsiee eickees 
IBIACKIDASS ceceeccaegecepescacaiccsesscarss Wetascaocees 
Vaid COGl Mie s...cccccaccscccevcccccss SARE ACIOS 
Warren, or black shaly earth ..... ene gedsesteoste 
Soft blue stone ......... isereaie POT es ‘ 
White rock ....... savateeescebbhs selsWenberoescadus sive 
White earth s......sccecscnccssesdoevecceccccsecetvece 
Sotijolue stone scscactacessereseosscascepasceescaanc: 
MWVINTEGICATLIL "acccesccueccccowte re” coterseeseeeccsccsces 
FPA TOGKieo oc eeeee eecatescceetbscdcatevecastece oae 
WHEE Te antic. crceccctecceseceee sueteenenee cpeenstirake 
pep ooovdonrwwrerorococcor DCO CO F KN 
SCNeYE NYPYNONRKR KY NOK KR KF ONY KF KO 
MANODTDTADCDCON DOK WWwWOoOanh DDO SO OS 
WW hiite earthy ec. watences accheteeccseseae Set catia ies 
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