SHAFT SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS. 477 



L Kings Swinford Colliery. 



(Lord Ward's.) 



yds. ft. in. 

 From the surface to the broach 



coal (record of the strata not 



preserved) 79 1 6 



Broach coal 1 1 0 



From the Broach coal to the flying 



reed coal 13 0 8 



Flying reed coal 1 0 0 



From the Flying reed to the Thick 



coal 42 1 11 



Thick coal 1 (composed of) 



yds. ft. in. 



White coal 0 2 7 ~ 



Parting 0 0 5| 



Tow coal, Floor and 



Heath coal 11 4 



Shed and Brazils ... 0 1 2 



Shed 0 0 1 



Veins and fine coal... 10 6 I * 9 

 Hardstone parting... 0 0 7 | 



Stone coal 10 2 



Parting 0 0 4| 



Sawyer 0 2 3 



Parting 0 0 1 



Slipper 10 6 



Benches or Kit coal .0110 



Total 145 2 0 



2. Bare Moor Colliery. 



(half a mile distant from Corngreaves.) 



yds. ft. in. 



Gravel and clay 2 2 0 



Brown rock 3 0 0 



Blue rough rock 3 0 0 



Blue chinch 2 0 0 



Strong white rock 2 0 0 



Red marl 12 0 0 



Red rock 10 0 



Blue rock 6 0 0 



Fireclay 110 



Pale rock 12 0 



Blue rough pebble rock (same as 



at Rag Mill) 6 0 0 



Blue rock 10 0 



Red marly ground 3 0 0 



Blue pebble rock 1 0 0 



Red parting 0 10 



Blue pebble rock or blue rock ... 2 0 0 



Grey chinch 2 0 0 



Black smut 0 0 6 



Pale chinch 4 0 0 



Blue clunch 2 0 0 



Blue pebble rock 0 2 0 



Fire clay 3 0 0 



Grey clunch, with balls of iron- 

 stone 6 16 



1st. Coal 0 0 6 



Dark mixed ground 1 1 0 



2nd. Coal 0 12 



Dark mixed ground 1 1 0 



Broach coal 0 1 8 



Broach stone measures 1 1 6 



Yawn coal 0 1 0 



Pins and Penny stone 2 1 0 



Pale rock-binds, with balls of iron- 

 stone 5 2 10 



Strong white rock (sandstone) ! 35 0 0 



Strong rock-binds, with stone ... 11 0 0 



Cat heath 3 9 0 



Thick coal 10 1 0 



Bat 0 2 8 



Grain iron stone 1 1 3 



GlJBBIN IRON STONE 0 2 8 



Heathen coal 1 0 6 



Fire clay 1 1 0 



Cross stone 0 1 0 



Rock and parting 0 1 6 



Bottom Heathen coal 0 2 6 



Bat 0 1 5 



Ball stone 0 2 2 



White iron stone 0 1 2 



Total 153 0 5 



3. Corngreaves Colliery, 



(distance from Kings Swinford 4 miles.) 



yds. ft. in. 



Surface materials, &c 2 0 0 



Dry sandy ground 2 2 0 



Red clay 2 1 0 



White clay 12 0 



Red sandy ground 2 2 0 



Red marly ground 4 1 0 



Whitish marly ground 3 1 0 



Red ground 2 1 0 



White soft ground 1 2 6 



Red and green ground, marly, &c. 5 0 6 



Red sandy ground 5 0 0 



" Blue rock " and blue petrified 



rock of miners (volcanic grit).. 8 0 0 



White mild ground 0 2 1 



Blue rough rock (tufaceous con- 

 glomerate) 0 3 2 



Red and green ground 5 0 0 



Blue bind, clod and ironstone ... 32 0 



Blue soft ground 1 6 0 



Red and blue ground 4 0 0 



Blue hard rock, (i. e. green vol- 

 canic grit) 4 0 0 



Blue mild rock 12 0 



Whitish rock and blue soft parting. 110 



Red marly ground 11 2 0 



Blue rough rock (tufaceous con- 

 glomerate) 4 0 0 



Marly ground 4 2 0 



Blue clod 3 0 0 



Blue rough rock 3 0 0 



Dark clunch 0 2 0 



Blue rock bind 2 2 0 



Red and blue marly ground 2 1 0 



Blue mild rock 0 2 0 



Red and blue marly ground 6 1 6 



Stray blue rock 1 2 0 



Rock binds, with iron stone 2 1 0 



Fire clay parting 0 1 0 



Red and blue ground 116 



Blue rock 10 0 



Red and blue marly ground 2 0 0 



Blue rock 2 0 0 



Mixed (mottled ?) ground 2 10 



Blue rock 2 1 0 



Rock binds, with rough balls of 



ironstone 8 0 0 



Blue clunch, with ironstone 2 1 0 



Little coal 0 0 6 



Dark bat 0 0 6 



Bat and fire clay 1 1 6 



Little coal 0 1 2 



Dark mixed bat 2 1 0 



Broach coal 0 1 9 



Broach stone measures 110 



Little coal 0 1 6 



Pins and Penny ironstone ... 41 7 



Rock binds 11 1 0 



White rock (sandstone) 4 2 0 



Brown peldan 10 6 



White rock (sandstone) 0 2 0 



Rock binds, with ironstone... 20 1 6 



Black bat 0 2 0 



Thick coal 9 1 11 



Bar... 0 0 6 



Black stone measures and 



gubbing : 12 0 



Heathen coal 0 2 0 



Bat 0 0 6 



Fireclay 116 



Cross stone bats 110 



Dark mixed ground and fire clay. 2 0 0 



Bottom Heathen coal 0 2 0 



Total 202 0 1 



N.B. The word Hue, as used by the col- 

 liers, in mineralogical language means green. 



1 The following table, taken from Smith's Miner's Guide, compared with the details 

 of the 10 yard coal above, will show the difference in various parts of the field. 



10 yard coal (West Brom- 

 wich.) 



10 yard coal (Highfields 

 near Bilston.) 



10 yard coal (Moat near 

 Tipton.) 



yds. ft. in. 



Rover coal 0 2 0 



Slipper coal 1 0 0 



White coal 10 0 



Tow coal 0 2 0 



Brazils 10 0 



Foot coal 0 2 6 



Foot coal 0 2 6 



Stone coal 11 0 



Slipper and sawyer. 110 



Benches 0 2 3 



9 1 3 



yds. ft. in. 



White coal 1 0 0 



Tow 0 2 0 



Brazils 1 0 6 



Parting 0 0 2 



Foot coal 0 2 6 



Bat 0 2 0 



Slips coal 0 2 0 



Stone coal 10 0 



Patchels 0 2 0 



Sawyer 0 2 6 



Slipper 1 0 4 



Humphreys 0 2 6 



9 1 6 



yds. ft. in. 



Rover coal 1 1 0 



Parting 0 0 2 



Slipper 0 2 0 



Parting 0 0 3 



White coal 10 3 



Tow coal 10 0 



Brazils 0 16 



Foot coal 0 16 



Parting 0 0 6 



Slips coal 1 0 0 



Bat and stone 0 0 7 



Stone coal 11 0 



Slipper and sawyer. 110 



Parting 0 0 3 



Benches 0 2 0 



3 o 



10 0 0 



