OF ORES AND COALS. 



ing up a cor ve of 20 pecks, ico fathom, in the fpace of a mi- 

 nute, the horfcs moving in a walk^/e^). Half of this mine be- 

 longs to William Ord, of Fenham, and the other half to Jofeph Rcay, 

 ai^d William Penreth of Neivcaflh, Efqrs; held by leafe from the 

 corporation of Neivcaftle. 



The Long Benton-rmncs have been in high reputation for feveral 

 years, but are now faid to be going off. One of them is on the 

 fouth fide of the village. It is called the bafon. It is in depth 

 72 fathom. The main feam is in thicknefs about 7 feet. There 

 is another on the weft fide of the village. It is called, The De- 

 light. It is in depth 74 fathom, and i yard. The main feam is 

 7 feet thick. 



Killingivorth-moor-mine, called alfo New Bcnton, was lately 

 opened by the proprietors of thofe of Long Bent on. It is in depth 

 70 fathom. The main feam is near 7 feet thick ; the feveral 

 flrata of earths and minerals obferved in it for 36 fathom, are 

 as follow; \Jt. clay, idly, a brown gravel ; ^dly. a foft pale blue 

 {lone ; ^thly. a white poft, or a very hard chalk-like {tone ; $thly. 

 a foft green {lone ; 6thly. a hard blue ftone ; ythly. a white poft 

 mixed with whin j %thly. of metal, or black flaty ftone, 4 feet ; 

 qthly. coal, 8 inches thick ; \othly. metal, 6 inches ; 1 1 thly. coal, 

 1 6 inches. I had this account from the miners on the fpot. 



in Sir Harry Laivfoii's, liberty, is 70 fathom, and i 

 yard in depth. The main feam is 5 feet, 10 inches thick. Within 

 two feet of the roof is a band or load of {tone which reduces the 

 coal-feam to 5 feet, 9 inches. It is called, the high main coal- 



(i) See the defcription and drawing of fuch a machine, &c. by Keen Fitzgerald, Efq; in 

 the Philofoph. Tranfaft. Part 2. for the year 1758, p. 727. 



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