1859.] 



LANCASTER AND TVRIGIIT SHIREOAK COLLIERY. 



143 



depth calculated from the dip of the strata, would lead to the sup- 

 position that the new district is remarkably free from faults ; and 

 this supposition is further bome out by the large bodies of water 

 met with — so large, indeed, that the greatest credit is due to the 

 Duke of Newcastle for the perseverance he has shown in carrying 

 on the undertaking single-handed. 



We find the dip decreases considerably towards the east, the strata 

 coming more into a basin-form. At the Comberwood Colliery the 

 dip varies from 1 in 6 to 1 in 12 ; while at Shireoaks it undulates 

 considerably, but we have never observed it more than 1 in 36 

 (see fig., p. 142). 



Details of the Section at Shireoak Colliery. 



1. 

 2. 



a 



4. 

 5. 

 6. 

 7. 

 7. 

 8. 

 9. 

 10. 

 11. 

 12. 

 13. 

 I 1. 

 15. 

 L6. 

 17. 

 is. 



19. 

 20. 



21. 

 22 



23. 



24. 

 25. 

 26. 

 27. 

 28. 

 29. 

 SO. 

 31. 



32 

 33 

 34. 



yds. 



Pit-bank 5 



Soil 



Sand 1 



Rocky red sandstone 1 



Light and red rock 1 



Red marl 1 



Red rock 2 



Red marl 2 



Red marl 1 



Light sandstone 



Red marl 1 



Red sandstone 1 



Red marl 1 



light sandstone 



Red marl 



Light sandstone 1 



Magnesian limestone 13 



Light-blue close stone ... 1 



Dark-blue limestone 14 



Limestone-bands (fj to 12 



inches), with bands of 



blue metal G 



Blue bind 11 



Ghrej sand-rock 2 



Black shale 



Blue warrant mixed with 



red 



Blue and light-red bind, 



with ironstone 



Black shale 



Ironstone 



Blue and red warrant ... 



Shalj coal 



Blue bind 



Blue bind 



< hrej sand-rook 



Blue hind, with thin bed 



of ironstone 



Coal 



Blue warrant 



Strong blue hind 



Rothcrha n thick rook 



ft. in. 



2 3 



2 8 



1 



1 















1 1 



10 



1 6 

 6 

 5 



10 



2 9 



1 2 







1 3 



2 

 1 8 



1 







1 6 

 1 



1 8 



1 8 



7 



1 1 

 it :: 

 i) 2 



2 

 it it 

 ii B 



2 7 



•_' ii 



2 "_' 



ii 6 



I E 



The following features were here 

 observed in the Rotherham thick 

 rock : — 

 Yds. from its top. 



At 34, 18,000 gal. of water pr. hour. 



At 94, 1250 gal. of water per hour. 



At 134, 1400 gal. of water per hour. 



At 16, red marl, 6 inches thick. 



At 17, marl and grey rock. 



At 22, bed of red marl, 1 ft. 4 in. 

 thick. 



At 25, 5000 gal. of water per hour. 



At 29, hard bed of rock, 3 yds. thick. 



At 43, 2 yds. of very hard rock. 



At 53, 6400 gal. of water per hour. 



At 63, 5 yds. of very hard rock. 



3G. Coal 



.'57. Blue shale 4 



38. Grey rock (bed of dark 



metal in middle ; 1 ft. 

 6 in., 450 galls, of water 

 per hour) 7 



39. Blue shale 



40. Black shale (with black 



band ironstone, in.) . . 



41. Fire-clan 2 



42. Coal and shale 



4*3. Fire-clay (I 



44. Blue metal 2 



!•">. Black shah- 



46. IUue shale (ironstone,4in.) 1 



17. Coal (I 



t8. Fire-clay (I 



40. Coal and shale 



50. Kirc-cl.i\ 1 



51. Coal (I 



.">•_'. Blank metal (with own- 

 stone, '■> inches) <> 



">3. Blue shale 1 



•"•>. Black shale II 



i. Coal. ii 



i ire-olaj 



67 Shah coal 



68 Blank .-hale 



69. Book 



yds. ft. in . 



1 2 



2 



1 



4 



1 



2 







3 



2 



2 



o 



."> 







•> 



1 



4 



1 



8 



2 



8 



1 



2 







7 



n 



8 



2 



in 







4 



n 



1 



5 

 1 



ii 



9 



6 



'.i 



•_> 



7 



ii 



.'. 







7 



2 



S 



