478 SHAFT SECTIONS OF THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF THE 10 YARD COAL-FIELD. 



Sections of the Lower Coal Measures as worked beneath the 10 yard Coal. 



a. 



Highfjelds. 



yds. ft. in. 



To the bottom of the 



thick coal 140 0 0 



Sundries 9 0 0 



Heathen coal 0 2 6 



Dark chinch 3 1 0 



Penny coal 0 2 0 



Strong brown blow- 

 ing rock 5 2 9 



COSELEY NEW MINE 



ironstone, three 



measures of 2, 3 



and 4 inches, lying 



in strong clod ... 10 7 



Dark clunch 4 1 6 



Stinking coal 0 2 0 



Rock mixed with pen- 

 ny stone, twisted 



irregular ground . 10 4 2 

 Very strong peldon .316 

 Dark strong rock ... 7 10 

 Coal... 2 0 01 

 Parting 0 2 10 \* . 4 1 10 

 Coal... 12 Oj 



* New mine coal. 

 Brown gritty rock. . . 2 0 0 



Coal 0 2 0 



Dark brown fire clay, 



good *.. 2 1 4 



Coal 0 2 0 



Rock 0 2 4 



Ball ironstone 



very good 0 1 0 



Dark bat 1 1 0 



PooRRoBiN,good... 0 2 6 



Coal, inferior 11 9 



Rock mixed with fire 



clay 3 0 0 



Underlying measures 



sunk through 10 0 0 



Total 206 0 0 



To the bottom of the 



Rock 



Rock binds 



Binds. 



Rock 



Coal... 1 2 7 

 Parting 0 2 0 

 Coal... 2 0 0 



Coal 



Clod 



Black bat 

 Coal 



Rock 



Poor Robin stone. 



Slum and coal 



Rock 



Dark clunch . 

 Black bat 



Slums 



yds, 



ft. 



in. 



98 



0 



o 



i 



o 



V 



n 



n 



O 



q 



o 



2 



5 



2 



0 



5 



o 





o 



3 



0 



o 



\ 



o 



g 



\ 



0 



o 



\ 



1 



3 



o 



1 



o 



1 



] 



10 



1 



o 



4 



K 



1 



6 



o 



2 



g 



14 



1 



3 



4 



1 



7 



4 



0 



0 



0 



1 



0 



2 



0 



2 



1 



0 



0 



0 



0 



6 



1 



2 



0 



1 



2 



8 



. 2 



0 



2 



0 



0 



1 



. 0 



1 



6 



. 4 



0 



6 



. 1 



1 



11 



. 1 



0 



11 



. 1 



1 



8 



0 



1 



6 



. 0 



2 



0 



1 



0 



4 



. 0 



3 



1 



0 



. 1 



0 



I 



. 2 



0 



2 





2 



0 



105 



0 



0 



yds. ft. 



To the bottom of the 



thick coal 38 0 



Sundries 8 0 



Heathen coal 0 1 



Clunch and iron- 

 stone 3 0 



Coal 0 0 



Black bat 0 2 



Binds 1 1 



Peldon and free stone 1 2 



Ironstone measures . 0 2 



Ironstone 0 1 



Mellow clunch 2 1 



Coal 0 1 



Fire clay 0 2 



Bands ' 13 0 



Peldon 0 1 



Bands 12 0 



Grey rock 0 2 



Coal... 1 2 3 

 Parting 0 13 



Coal... 1 1 4 y*... 4 1 

 Parting 0 0 4 

 Coal... 0 2 0 

 * New mine coal. 



Fire clay 2 1 



Black ground 0 1 



Coal 0 1 



Black ground 1 0 



Clunch 0 2 



Ironstone, very good 1 0 



Coal 0 1 61 



Parting ...0 0 5 1 1 

 Coal, good 1 0 0 J 



Fire clav 0 2 



Cluncb" 0 1 



Ragged rock 0 0 



Ironstone mine, 



very good 0 2 



Strong bands 1 3 



Grittvrock 0 0 



Fire clay 0 2 



Dark clunch 2 0 



Rock 0 0 



GUBBIN IRONSTONE. 0 1 



Gritty rock 10 



Ironstone 0 0 



Blue clunch 0 2 



Rock and clunch ... 2 2 



Dark clunch 1 1 



Coal, strong 0 2 



Dark clunch 0 2 



Bat and soft coal ... 2 0 



Blue clay 0 0 



FOIIRMEASURE IRON- 

 STONE 1 0 



11 



d. 



Lane's End. 



To the bottom of 

 thick coal{ depth 



Table bat. 



yds. ft. in. 



Rock binds 



Strong white rock . 



Peldon 



Rock binds 



New mine iron- 

 stone 



Total 122 0 0 



Grey rock 



Strong hard rock 



Top coal 12 8 

 Parting .00 6 

 Coal ... 0 1 10 

 * New mine coal. 



Dark clunch .. 

 Coal... 1 1 11 

 Parting 0 0 8 

 Coal... 0 2 9 

 * Fire clay coal. 



Getting rock and 

 stone 



Strong grey clunch 



Basses 



Poor Robin iron- 

 stone 



Basses 



White ironstone 



Coal... 0 16 



Parting 0 0 4 



Coal... 12 3, 

 * Bottom coal. 



Fire clay .... 



Coal 



Mixed rock , 



0 0 



o 



1 2 



3 



0 2 



9 



1 2 



0 



5 1 



q 



0 2 



6 



2 1 



i 



2 1 



o 



O 9 



A. 



0 2 



4 



1 2 



0 



1 2 



1 



1 2 



\ 



3 2 



3* 



1 0 



3 



3 0 



0 



9 0 



o 



O 2 



R 



3 1 



9 



0 2 



9 



9 0 



X 



1 u 



•2> 



5 1 



6 



3 2 



8 



0 0 



9 



2 2 



0 



1 2 



9 



2 1 



11 



3 1 



0 



1 0 



7 



2 2 



4 



3 1 



2 



0 1 



4 



1 1 



9 



0 1 



4 



1 2 



7 



1 0 



6 



1 0 



2 



1 0 



6 



2 1 



1 



1 2 



4 



1 0 



4 



3 2 



1 



Below thegreat coal 84 0 11 



e. 



Strata sunk through in a pit at 

 Mr. Gibbons's Level Collier)'. 



yds. ft. in. 



Bottom of main coal. 0 0 0 

 Gubbin measures and 



1st heathen coal 5 0 0 



Bat 1 0 0 



2nd heathen coal ... 0 2 6 



Clunch 7 0 0 



White ironstone 



measures 0 2 0 



Clunch 12 0 



Stinking coal and fire 



clay 110 



Strong gritty fireclay. 3 0 0 



Fire clay 113 



Smut 0 0 9 



Dark fire clay 10 0 



Red rock and fire clay 2 2 9 



Dark brown rock ... 200 



White rock 0 10 



Dark clunch 026 



Coal 0 16 



Fire clay 2 10 



Strong dark clunch, 



with balls of 



IRONSTONE 1 1 0 



Dark broad binds, 



with shades of coal 0 2 3 



Coal and bat 0 1 6 



Fire clay 2 0 3 



Strong dark clunch, 



with BALLS OF 



IRONSTONE 2 0 5 



Strong white rock ... 110 

 Broad earth, with 



BALLS OF IRON STONE 113 



Coal 0 10 



Black bat 0 0 5 



Fire clay 128 



Coal and bat 0 1 5 



Fire clay mixed with 



stone 114 



Gritty rock and fire 



clay 2 2 0 



Blue clunch 114 



Fire clay 018 



Coal and bat 00 8 



Rock and fire clay ... 3 13 



White rock 2 2 0 



Fire clay and clunch . 3 0 6 



White rock 0 2 6 



Fire clay and clunch . 3 0 0 



White rock 12 8 



Dark parting 0 0 3 



White rock 0 2 0 



Blue binds 02 0 



Rock and fire clay ... 3 15 



Black bat., 0 0 8 



Fire clay and clunch . 12 8 



Clunch and fire clay 3 0 0 



Gritty rock and clunch 2 0 0 



Black bat and clunch 0 16 



White rock 2 12 



Red clunch 1 1 6 



White rock and clunch 2 0 0 



Parting 0 0 8 



Soft rock, with shreds 



of coal 10 4 



Dark clunch 1 0 6 



Soft clunch 0 14 



Dark gritty rock 7 18 



White spar ? 0 0 3 



Conglomerate 0 2 9 



Light blue clunch ... 10 0 



Boring in red clunch . 20 0 0 



Total beneath thel iig 2 0 

 main coal j 



