Dec. 17, 18G9.] -^"^ [Shoafer. 



From P. W. Slieafefs Note Book, Engineer of Mines, Pottsville, Pa. 

 Oxford Shaft near Hyde Park, Luzerne county, Pa. 

 180 ft. deep to tlie Diamond coal, which is about 1' thick. 

 At 33 ft. cut a 5' coal through a gangway on which the shaft water is 

 sent to surface ; at 65 ft. cut a 6' Coal. 

 Further down the Lackawanna is the crop of the 14 ft. Coal, which lies 

 below the Diamond about 80 ft. A small Coal bed divided by a seam of 

 rock lies between. 



Audenried SJiaft, near Wilkesbarre. From manuscript of Supt. Ken- 

 drich, April 5, 1863.^ 



Surface. 



Sand and Loam. 

 Sand Stone Rock. 

 Slate. 

 Coal. 



Slate. 

 Coal. 



Slate. 

 Coal. 



Fire Clay. 

 Slate. 

 Coal. 



Fire Clay. 

 Mixed Sand Stone. 

 ► Slate. 



Coal. 



Fire Clay and Slate. 

 Mixed Sand Stone. 

 Coal. 



Fire Clay. 

 Black Rock. 

 Coal. 



Mixed Sand Stone. 

 Empire Shaft near "Wilkesbarre, April 5, 18G2, from Surveyor Allerbach's 

 notes, who got it from Broderich, Supt. 



From Surface to bottom of 10' Yein Coal is 80' 

 " " 7^' " 134' 



" " 5' " 220' 



" " 14' "■ 300^' 



April 5, 18G3. Copy of Dundee Shaft, near Monticoke, Wyoming Valley, 

 from Section in Lentz & Co.'s Office, by P. W. Sheafer, E. M., from F. 

 Koerner. Dip 4° S. E. 



28' Surface. 



2' 6" Coal. 



9' 6" 



6' Fire Clay, 



21' Sand Stone. 



