ROBERTS — ON THE WYRE FOREST COAL-FIELD. 



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Same 



Blue binds 



Cakes of ironstone 



Coal 



Fire clay 

 Dark binds 

 Nearly same 

 Thin rock, brown 

 Dark binds 

 Roof clay 

 Roof coal 

 Holing clay ... 

 Coal ... 



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The above sinkings were made about the year 1850. 



The following were continued from the above coal in the year 1859, and finished 



in 1860 :— 



Fire clay 



Mottled ground, with ironstone pins 

 Strong grey rock 



Hard conglomerate rock ... .. 



Mottled ground 



Strong grey pebbly rock 



Red, blue, and green grounds (mottled) 



Strong bluish rock (gritty) 



Rock binds 



Mottled ground 



Grey rock 



Strong mottled ground 

 Mild bluish rock 

 Blue and red binds .. . 

 Mild blue rock 

 Strong mottled ground 

 Blue and red rock 

 Red marl 

 Blue rock binds 



Red binds and red and grey rock (strong) . , 



Blue rock ditto 



Red and blue binds ... 



Red and green marly ground 



Strong light blue limestone -looking rock . , 



Red and blue binds 



Red and green parting 



Light mottled ground and strong blue rock 



Red and green rock ... 



Blue and grey rock ... 



Red and blue binds ... 



Ditto 



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