253 



ft. in. 



Brought forward, . . 118 11 



31. Gray shale, . . 11 11 



32. Dark gray shale, 7 8 



33. Very dark shale, 3 6 



34. Bluish gray shale, 3 10 



35. Coal, 0 4 



36. Pavement (Coal seat ? ironstone), . . . . 0 11 



37. Blue shale, 16 



38. Gray shale, 5 6 



39. Dark brown shale, 3 2 



40. Strong gray freestone, . . . . . 0 6 



41. Dark brown shale, 3 9 



42. Gray shale, 2 1 



43. Dark gray shale, . . . " * . . . 0 9 



44. Light gray shale, ....... 4 7 



45. Dark red shale, . 2 0 



46. White shale, ........ 0 6 



47. Dark gray shale, 0 6 



48. Light gray shale, with white spar of lime, . . .215 



49. Dark red shale, 5 0 



50. Light gray shale, ....... 1 0 



51. Light blue shale, mixed with spar, . . . . 8 11 



52. Dark gray freestone, . . . . . . .26 



53. Very strong, light brown limestone, .... 0 9 



54. Marl, dark parting, 12 



55. Bluish gray limestone, ...... 1 0 



Total passed through, 213 10 



No. 4. — Boring in Search of Coal in the Lands of Drimadoon, 

 January llth, 1817. 



ft. in. 



1. Strong clay, 16 3 



2. Gray freestone, 2 0 



3. Dark gray shale, 16 0 



4. Gray shale, 6 0 



5. Gray shale, 16 



6. Coal, very good, .. . . . . . 0 10 



7. Dark gray shale, . 13 3 



8. Black shale, 0 10 



9. Dark gray shale, . 2 5 



10. Coal, soft, Oil 



11. Fireclay (pavement), 3 5 



12. Light gray shale, . 5 0 



Carried forward, . . 68 5 

 n. r. a. proc. — vol. i. 2 m 



