Northumberland and Durham. 



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Boring- at East Rain ton Colliery. 



Fath. 

 10 

 12 



Sunk to scaffold 



Box and Bore hole 



Whin 



Strong white post . . - 



Grey metal partings and post \ 



girdles . . .j 



Dark grey metal (the black stone) 4 

 GulbettyJ white post with" 1 



much water 

 White post with water 

 Grey metal stone and girdles 

 White post with water 

 Strong white post mixed 



with whin 

 White post with water 

 Strong blue metal with 



girdles and water 

 Soft grey metal . 



Black grey metal with scares of) _ 



Coal* B. . .5 



Strong grey metal with water . 1 



>Z< 



. 10 



. -- 2 — 



3 — 



3 5 



— 2 — 



— 3 6 



1 I — 



2 4 — 



— 2 6 



Fath. Ft. In. 

 Brought forward 42 2 6 

 Strong grey stone mixed with whin— 4 — 

 Grey Metal stone with water . 2 — 6 

 Strong Grey stone mixed withWhin 1 4 — 

 Whin . . . — 12 



Grey metal with whin girdles . 2 2 — 

 Foul Coal C. . . — 18 



Soft grey metal . . — 2 — 



Strong grey metal with whin girdles 2 4 — . 

 Strong grey post with mixture of whin 2 



Strong grey metal stone 



Black grey metal 



Five Quarter Coal D. 



Strong grey metal 



Strong post mixed with whin 



Strong grey metal stone 



Strong post mixed with whin 



Strong grey metal mixed with whin 



Grey metal 



High Main Coal+ E 



2 4 



Total 



Carried forward 42 2 6 ' 



\ Full of fissures. 



of the Tyne High Main Coal. 



' — 



3 8 

 3 — 



2 — 



5 



in 1 



2 — 



— 



1 — 



1 







67 



3 — 



* Situation 

 f Called the Yard Coal on the river Tyne. 

 post is also solid and good. 



The Main Coal B. is seldom in perfection unlees the Main 



Seams of Coal at Axwell Park. 



High Main at Windy hill . . at 6 fathoms 



Stone Coal . . . .30 



Jet or Splint Coal . . .41 



Three cpiarter Coal . . .45 



The first of these seams is good Coal, but 



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almost worked out. The second is slaty and 

 bandy, small and tender, but burns well. The third is a very bad seam of Coal. 



Seams of Coal at Morrisfield. 



Three quarter Coal 



Coal next the roof . Ft. 1 



Band of soft black stone — 

 Scarey bandy Coal 3 



This is a very tender and dull burning Coal. 



at 45 fathoms 



Fath. Ft. In. 

 — 2 3 



5 — 



of 16 fathoms for the Shildon seam, but it was not found. 



A hole was bored below it to the depth 



