NORTHERN OUTCROP, CUMBERLAND COAL FIELDS— GILPIN. 391 



Feet. In. 



Coal 2 10 



Coal and shale (holing) 5 



Shale 2 6 



Coal 1 10 



Total 7 7 



At the face of the most easterly workings, the parting has 

 diminished to 4 inches. 



The New Mine seam presents the following section : 



Feet. In. 



Coal 1 4 



Coal and shale 4 



Coal 1 1 



Fireclay 4 



Coal 3 



Total 3 4 



At the Victoria Colliery, a section is presented which does noi 

 agree with any seen on the shore three miles distant, viz : — 



Feet. In. 



No. 1 Coal 1 10 



Strata 15 



No. 2 Coal 3 



Strata 50 



Feet. In. 



(Coal 6^ 



Shale 1 4 



Coal 1 2 V.. 5 



Shale 10 



Coal 1 4. 



A mine is being opened by the Minudie Coal Company, on a 

 seam underlying those worked at the Victoria Colliery by about 

 !)00 feet. This seam presents the following section : — 



Feet. In. 



Coal 1 8 



Shale 10 



Coal 1 10 



Total 4 4 



This seam is apparently the same as that shown in the preced- 

 ing section, intervening between the Queen and New Mine seams 



