454 T. W. E. DAVID AND E. F. PITTMAN, 
Feet. Inches. 
0) 04 band dark brown clay shale, adhering firmly to 
coal. 
6 41 coal, splint and bituminous of good quality, the 
last three inches rather soft and bituminous. 
0 3% coal, soft bituminous, a trifle clayey. 
Total 10 3 
Floor black carbonaceous clay shale passing downwards into a. 
hard mudstone. This bore was carried to a depth of 2,929 feet. 
The quality of the coal in this seam is shown by the following 
analyses by Mr. J. C. H. Mingaye, r.c.s., Analyst and Assayer 
to the Department of Mines :—2572 No. 1. Average sample from 
the first eighteen inches of coal next below the eight inches of 
coal with calcite veins at the top of the seam :— 
Hygroscopic moisture ... oP 65 
Volatile hydrocarbons ... Sei 0) 
Fixed carbon ... ae ey io Ae 
Ach > che eee ae 10.30 f Coke ae 
100-00 
Sulphur in coal :795%. Specific gravity 1:207. Ash, reddish 
tinge, flocculent. 
One pound of this coal by experiment in a Thompson’s calori- 
meter will convert 12:7 ibs. of water into steam. 
2573 No. 2. Average sample from the next eighteen inches of 
coal :— 
Hygroscopic moisture... ee ‘70 
Volatile hydrocarbons ... tel eco 
Fixed carbon ... a Ned Allis ol} “KA 
BA Midas ts G8, Oe 5.90 f Coke ae 
100-00 
2574 No. 3. Average sample from the next fourteen inches of 
coal :— 
Hygroscopic moisture... ee 80 
Volatile hydrocarbons ... ... 16°90 
