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Linns, and from where it unites with the Esk, the Liddel forms 

 the boundary between Scotland and England, " for miles away up 

 to Kershope foot, among the wild fells and morasses, the scenes 

 of so many forays and fights in the old moss-trooping days." 



Having again resumed the carriage we drove in the direction 

 of Archerbeck. Many plants of the Carduus arvensis near the 

 road had white flowers ; and there were bushes of broom at 

 intervals among the grass. Then the Archerbeck ravine, which 

 is deep, with prettily wooded banks, is crossed at the bridge. 

 There was much fruit on the Wild Koses, and the Hagberry 

 (Prunus Padus) here ; and the Guelder Eose was frequent, it being 

 so all about the neighbourhood. I shall again take counsel with 

 Mr Bowie. " Crossing the bridge that spans Archerbeck burn, 

 the attention of our party was called to the great Millstone Grit 

 fault which cuts off the ' Canonbie Coal-field ' to the east. Its 

 course is nearly due N. and S. — parallel to the great fault at the 

 railway cutting and at Penton Linns — both joining the great 

 New Eed Sandstone fault on the south. Continuing our drive 

 westward we pass Blinkbonny Coal Pit, which is 300 feet in 

 depth, having an excellent winding engine and a ventilating fan 

 extracting 20,000 cubic feet of air per minute. The quantity of 

 coal drawn from this pit, is at present 120 tons per day. We 

 then drove onwards, passing the Colliery cottages, to the Engine 

 Pit, which is 500 feet in depth, provided with an excellent 

 Coupled winding engine, and also a large pumping engine 

 discharging 100,000 gallons of water per day. The daily quantity 

 of coal produced from this pit was a few years since, 300 tons per 

 day, but owing to underground difficulties it is at present 

 considerably less. Tne Coal-field contains 7 workable seams, the 

 aggregate thickness being 30 feet, and there are 200 men and 

 boys employed. I may mention that the Canonbie Coal-field is 

 in the Upper Coal measures proper,corresponding in every feature 

 to the West of Cumberland or Whitehaven Coal-field. 



The great New Red Sandstone fault throwing the Coal-field 

 down to the south west, is about 120 yards south of ' Engine 

 Pit,' and we have arranged to prove the strata beyond the fault 

 by boring next spring, and expect to find an extensive field but 

 at a great depth, perhaps 1.000 feet." 



This Coal-field is on the property of the Duke of Buccleuch. 



Continuing our drive westwards, passing Canonbie Eailway 

 Station and Prioryhill House, we turned northwards at the old 



