A HISTORY OF DURHAM 



from the surface to below the Brockwell Seam 

 for the Horden Collieries, Limited. 



A boring was put down from the Three Quarter 

 Seam in the Black Hill Drift, Consett Collieries, 

 to prove the Brockwell Seam. 



The No. I shaft, Copycrooks Colliery (West 

 Durham Wallsend Colliery), was sunk from the 

 surface to below the Maudlin Seam, but sinking 

 was stopped in May, 1895, before reaching the 

 Low Main Seam, on account of water difficulties. 



Commenced on 10 September to sink the 

 No. 3 shaft, Kimblesworth Colliery ; reached 

 the Busty Seam and finished sinking operations 

 on 28 June, 1895. 



The Little Pit, North Biddick Colliery, was 

 sunk from the surface to the Hutton Seam. 



The Cator House Second Pit, Framwellgate 

 Colliery, was put down from the surface to the 

 Brass Thill Seam. 



The Hartbushes Pit of the Hutton Henry 

 Colliery was re-opened. 



1895. — A bore-hole was put down in the Ann 

 Pit, Tanfield Lea Colliery, from the thill of the 

 Brass Thill Seam to the Hutton Seam. 



1896. — The Cowley shaft. Woodlands Col- 

 liery, was sunk from the surface to the Brockwell 

 Seam. 



A series of bore-holes was put down from the 

 surface in the vicinity of Woodlands Colliery, 

 proving the Brockwell Seam ; boring operations 

 were in progress at West Stanley Colliery from 

 the thill of the Busty Seam to prove the lower 

 coals, and a boring was put down in No. 2 pit. 

 New Brancepeth Colliery, near Durham, below 

 the Brockwell, proving the Victoria Seam. 



A bore-hole was put down below the thill 

 of the Low Main Seam in the Alexandrina Pit, 

 Rainton Colliery, to prove the Brockwell Seam, 

 and the measures underlying it. 



A sinking was made below the thill of the 

 Busty Seam in the E Pit, Ouston Colliery, 

 proving the Three Quarter and Brockwell Seams. 



1897. — Boring operations from the surface 

 were in progress in the vicinity of Colepike Hall, 

 near Lanchester, and a bore-hole was put down 

 below the thill of the Hutton Seam in the Little- 

 town Collieries, to prove the lower coals. 



A new winning, Hylton Colliery, commenced 

 to sink on 1 7 May ; reached the Hutton Seam and 

 finished sinking operations on 25 January, 1900. 



1898. — The John Henry Pit, Eldon or South 

 Durham Colliery, was sunk from the Main Coal 

 to the Hutton Seam. 



A new staple was put down near the Morrison 

 Pit, South Moor royalty, from the surface to the 

 Hutton Seam. 



The Wind Pit, Tanfield Lea Colliery, was 

 sunk from the thill of the Main Coal Seam down 

 to the Victoria Seam. 



A deep boring was put down below the thill 



of the Hutton Seam in the Third Pit, Lumley 

 Colliery, to prove the lower coals, which proved 

 unsatisfactory. 



The Isabella shaft, Medomsley Colliery, was 

 sunk from the surface to the Brockwell Seam for 

 the Consett Iron Company, Ltd. 



Boring operations were in progress to the west 

 of Kibblesworth Colliery from the surface, to 

 prove the Hutton Seam. 



1899. — Boring operations were in progress 

 from the surface in the vicinity of Plawsworth 

 for the owners of Waldridge Colliery ; in the 

 vicinity of Easington prior to commencing to 

 sink of the new shafts ; others by Coulson in the 

 vicinity of Beechburn Colliery, near Crook, 

 proving the Brockwell and lower seams, and also 

 at the Raisby Hill Quarries, to prove the thick- 

 ness of the workable limestone. 



1 900. — The Horden shafts commencedsinking 

 operations in November, and were put down 

 from the surface to below the Hutton Seam. 



A series of borings by Coulson was put down 

 in the vicinity of Burnhope Colliery, proving the 

 Brockwell Seam ; as also from the surface in the 

 vicinity of New Copley Colliery, Cockfield, prov- 

 ing the Brockwell Seam. 



A series of bore-holes was put down at Der- 

 wenthaugh, in the township of Winlaton, for the 

 Consett Iron Company in connexion with the 

 building of new staiths hereabouts, and the build- 

 ing of a new railroad from the Chopwell and 

 Garefield Collieries subsequent to the opening 

 out and development of these pits. 



Sinking operations were commenced at Easing- 

 ton. 



1 90 1. — Boring operations from the surface 

 were in progress in the vicinity of Etherley Dene 

 for Col. S. A. Sadler. 



A boring was put down below the thill of 

 the Hutton Seam, Ryhope Colliery ; from the 

 surface on the East Newbiggin Farm, near 

 Lanchester, for Mr. J. Welford, which proved 

 the coals worthless, and one below the thill of 

 the Maudlin Seam, New Seaham Colliery, to 

 prove the Hutton Seam. 



Sinking was commenced at Washington to 

 reach the Harvey Seam at a depth of 720 ft. 

 The first 120 ft. consisted largely of troublesome 

 quicksands, which were sunk through successfully 

 by the Poetsch freezing method — the first instance 

 of its application in Great Britain. 



1902. — Springwell Colliery was sunk from 

 the Hutton to the Beaumont Seam. 



Sunk the shafts at Usworth Colliery from the 

 Hutton to the Busty Seam. 



The A Pit, Greenside, Stella Royalty, was 

 sunk from the surface to the Victoria Seam. 



1903. — A bore-hole from the surface was put 

 down at Hill Top, Langley Park Colliery, to 



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