154 MESSRS. KIRKBY AND DUFF ON THE 



coal-field ; the second is rather more than a mile to the north- 

 east of the former; the third is about two and a half miles 

 further away in the same direction ; and the fourth is three 

 and a half miles still further on in the same course, giving 

 unitedly a range of more than seven miles on nearly a S.W. 

 and N.E. line. 



No. 1.— TABLE OF STRATA BORED THROUGH AT NEW COPLEY 

 COLLIERY, SOUTH OF THE WIGGLESWORTH FAULT, 1866. 



Feet. In. 



1. — Soil, clay, and gravel 8 



2. — Broken brown sandstone 13 



3.— Sand 1 6 



4. — Strong brown sandstone 25 6 



Ft. In. 

 /Coal 4 4 



5.— FIVE QUARTER COAL 



Clay band ... 6 



Coal 2 



Clay band ... 5 



Coal 1 7 



7 



6. — Strong white sandstone, with partings 18 3 



7. — Strong blue shale 9 



8. — White sandstone girdles 3 



9.— Mild blue shale 1 6 



10.— COAL 4 



11.— Fireclay 1 10 



12. — Grey shale 4 4 



13. — Ironstone girdle 4 



14. — Strong grey shale 2 10 



15. — Strong sandstone girdle 7 



16,. — Strong grey shale 7 



17.— Mild blue shale 6 



18. — Strong grey shale 2 4 



19. — Strong white sandstone 4 10 



20. — Brass band or ball 4 



21. — Strong white sandstone 6 5 



22.— Mild blue shale 16 



23. — Sandstone girdles 2 



24. — Mild blue shale 5 5 



25. — Ironstone 2 



26.— Blue shale 1 3 



