270 C. H. Hitchcock on the Albert Coal of New Brunswick. * 
or 300 feet of the descent, occupying more than three pages of 
the size of this Journal in a little more than catalogue style of 
enumeration. I am assured by the manager, Capt. Byers, that, 
feet lower, or the reverse; but in general the width increases i 
met with the vein is not lost, because a film of the coal remains 
The 
The narrow portions of the coal are invariably contained fiers 
harder rock; where the rock is softer the vein is larger. ~ 00F ‘ie 
are common. In such cases the cavity above, out of which Z 
horse fell, is found to be filled with coal; so that the width 
the coal at that level is equal to the usual width plus the w o 
of the horse. Numerous small branches run off into the shales 
from the main vein. These are short and might be deseribed ® 
irregular and branching spines from a main stem. Many®, 
fragments of rock taken from the mine show these small 1nje 
few inches long. A explorer, ! 
occupies 
With the facts now presenting themselves to th 
think no one would call the Albertite mass a bed. I 
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