220 Mr. Buddle's Synopsis of the Nexocastle Coal Field. 



E. The Stone Coal is not a workable seam in any part of the district 

 at this time, except at Seghill and Cramlington collieries, where it is 

 united with the Metal Coal, the two seams forming there what is called 

 the Grey's Seam. 



F. The Yard Coal Seam is of inferior quality, with a bad roof, and 

 does not exist as a workable seam in many parts of the district. 



G. The Bensham Seam. — The Coal is of second-rate quality, with a 

 mixture of scare bands or Slate, and Splint Coal. It is an excellent gas 

 coal, and the splint is in great demand for steam boats and steam en- 

 gines. The seam does not exist in many parts of the district, parti- 

 cularly in the north-west part. 



H. The Sia:-quarter Coal is not workable to profit at this time, in 

 any part of the district ; its presence and thickness are both very un- 

 certain. 



I. The Five-quarter Coal. — The description of the six-quarter Coal 

 applies to this seam also. 



K. The Low Main Seam. — This seam is not worked at present in 

 any part of this district on the north side of the Tyne, except at Col- 

 lingwood Main. Wherever it has been worked, it has been found of 

 inferior quality, the coal is tender, and burns to white ashes. 



L. The Crow Coal. — Not of workable thickness. 



M. The Ri/ton Five- quarter Coal. — Not of workable thickness. 



N. The Ryton Ruler Coal, not of workable thickness. ' 



O. The Beaumont Seam is not deemed workable to profit in any 

 part of the district at this period, and has not been found in many 

 parts. 



P, Q, R, S, have not yet been found. 



RIVER TYNE SUB-DIVISION WEST OF THE MERIDIAN OF NEWCASTLE, 



Bounded to the north by the Tyne up to Derwenthaugh and Swalwell, 

 and by the Derwent up to the Hagg ; to the west by the crop of the 

 seam a little to the west of Lanchester ; and to the south by the Pelton 

 and Beamish Sub-division on the Wear. 



