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I now proceed to give in detail the rocks passed through in the 

 trials made by Mr. Brough, so far as they are known. 



No. 1. — Journal of Boring at Drumahitt, 1816. 



This place, on the Ordnance Map is 99 perches West of Carey Mill, 8 

 perches to the east of Glenshesk River, and 120 perches southward 

 from a little bridge on the northern boundary of the townland. 



ft. in. 



1. Surface soil, 10 



2. Drift, containing coal, white limestone, and whin tum- 



blers, 126 



3. Dark blue indurated clay, 10 0 



4. Coal, splint, 0 1 



5. Dark gray shale, 10 4 



6. Strong dark grey freestone, 2 6 



7. Black bituminous shale, with three thin layers of coal, 3 0 



8. Dark gray shale, with thin beds of dark freestone, . 13 6 



9. Gray shale, nearly the same as last, but less freestone, . 16 8 



10. Black shale, very soft, with coal smeet through it, . 4 0 



11. Bluish gray sandstone, with partings of brown shale, . 14 5 



88 0 



No. 2. — Boring in Search of Coal in Eglish, 80 perches east of Carey 

 Mill, close to the River on the North Side, October, 1816. 



ft. in. 



1. Gray freestone, 5 0 



2. Dark shale, .' . . . . . . 11 



3. Gray freestone, 3 9 



4. Dark gray shale, ....... 1 5 



5. Gray freestone, ........ 1 6 



6. Dark gray shale, 18 



7. Gray firestone, . . . . . . . Ill 



8. Gray shale, 2 11 



9. Black slate, 3 6 



10. Coal, 15 



1 1 . Dark gray shale, . . . . . . .14 0 



12. Black slate, 6 3 



13. Dark gray shale, 6 0 



14. Coal, 07 



15. Dark gray shale, 1 11 



16. Gray freestone, 13 



17. Dark gray shale,. ....... 19 6 



18. Gray freestone, 0 4 



Carried forward, , 74 0 



