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THE GEOLOGIST. 



PiRTICUL^PuS OP THE STRATA SUNK THROUGH AT HIGH PARK 

 COLLIERY IN PARISH OF GREATLEY, IN THE COUNTY OF NOT- 

 TINGHAM ON THE ESTATE OF VISCOUNTESS PALMERSTON. 



No. 



of 



Thickness 

 of Strata. 



Name of Strata. 



No. 



of 



Thickness 

 of Strata. 



Name of Strata. 



str. 



yds. ft. 



in. 





Str. 



yds. 



ft. 



in. 





Auc 



rust 14, It 



54. Set-out shafts 10 ft. 



Ma 



y 19 



, 1856 



Commenced pumping with 



diam. within brickwork. 



four sets of 



9 in pumps. 





2 



0 



0 



Raised pit top. 



Sept. 6, 



1856. 



Stopped pumping ; could 



1 



0 



2 



5 



Yellow clay. 



not lower the water in either shaft. 



2 



1 



0 



9 



Blue bind. 



Nov. 22, 1858. 



Commenced pumping with 



3 



2 



0 



4 



Ditto and ironstone. (First 



four sets of 9 in. pumps. 











water.) 



Jan. 27, 1859. 



Commenced cleaning dirt 



4 



0 



1 



8 



Black bind. 



out of pit bottom. 



5 



0 



1 



0 



Dark clunch with ironstone. 



33 



0 



0 



3 



Dark clunch. 



6 



0 



0 



10 



Black shale. (Water.) 



34 



0 



0 



4 



Black shale. 



7 



1 



1 



4 



White clunch. 



35 



0 



0 



10 



Coal. 



8 



0 



0 



2 



Coal. (Water.) 



36 



0 



0 



3 



Soft sloome. 



9 



0 



0 



11 



Dark clunch. 



37 



1 



0 



3 



Clunch. 



10 



0 



0 



3 



Coal. (Water.) 



38 



2 



0 



6 



Grey stone. (Water, 300 



11 



0 



0 



9 



Dark clunch. 











gallons per minute.) 



12 



0 



0 



9 



Blue bind. 



39 



0 



0 



11 



Stone bind. 3rd tubb. corb. 



13 



0 



0 



5 



Grey stone. (Water.) 



40 



1 



2 



1 



Stony bind. 4th ditto. 



14 



0 



0 



7 



Blue bind. 



„ 



0 



1 



0 



Ditto. 



15 



I 



2 



6 



Grey stone. (W^ater.) 



41 



1 



2 



0 



W'hite stone. (Water, 80 



16 



3 



1 



0 



Blue bind. 











gallons per minute.) 

 Ironstone. 



17 



0 



1 



1 



Coal. (Water.) 



42 



0 



0 



3 



18 



0 



2 



0 



Light clunch. 



43 



1 



0 



8 



Dark bind. 



19 



1 



0 



0 



Light stone. 



44 



0 



0 



u 



Ironstone. 



20 



7 



1 



6 



Dark blue bind. 



45 



1 



0 



0 



Dark bind. 



21 



0 



0 



10 



Black shale. (Water.) 



A a 

 4o 



n 

 U 



U 



T 1 

 I2 



Ironstone. 



22 



0 



2 



0 



Coal. 



47 



0 



1 



11 



Dark bind. 



23 



3 



0 



0 



Dark clunch. 



48 



0 



0 



u 



Ironstone. 



24 



1 



0 



0 



Blue bind. 



49 



0 



2 



7 



Dark bind. 



25 



0 



2 



4 



Coal and Smut. 



50 



0 



0 



H 



Ironstone. 



26 



1 



2 



6 



Light clunch. Nov. 2, 1854, 



51 



0 



2 



11 



Very dark bind. 











wedgins: and tubbingcorb. 



52 



0 



2 



11 



Coal. (Waaler, 35 galls, min.) 











wood 16 X 10 in., stopped 



53 



1 



2 



6 



Dark clunch. 5th tub. corb. 











back water. 





2 



2 



10 



Very dark bind. 



27 



1 



2 



6 



Clunch and ironstone. 



54 



0 



2 



3 



Strong coal. 



28 



8 



0 



2 



Dark blue stone bind and 

 ironstone. 



55 

 56 



0 

 0 



1 

 1 



4 

 8 



Light clunch. 

 Dark bind. 



29 



2 



1 



0 



Ditto bind with light stone 



57 



0 



1 



3 



Light bind. 











beds. 



58 



0 



0 



5 



Coal and bat. 



30 



6 



1 



0 



Grey stone with smut beds. 



59 



0 



1 



9 



Clunch. 











(iNIuch water.) 



60 



1 



2 



6 



Grey stone. (Water, 130 



Jan. 26, 1855 



Commenced working the 











gallons per minute.) 



lirst lift of 9 in. pumps. 



61 



0 



1 



0 



Stony bind. 6th tubb. corb. 



31 



0 



2 



0 



Dark stony bind. 





0 



0 



7 



Stony bind. 



32 



3 



1 



5 



While stone mixed with 



62 



0 



1 



10 



White stone 1 Water, 110 











bind. 2in\ tubbing corb. 



63 



3 



1 



6 



Ribbouy stone' galls, min. 





1 



0 



10 



Whiti' stone, (^luch water, 



64 



1 



0 



4 



Strong blue bind. 











lOUO gallons per minute.) 



65 



0 



0 



2 



Ironstone. 



Oct 



. 3 



1S55 



Commenced woi-king with 



66 



0 



1 



6 



Strong blue bind. 7th tubb. 



two sots 



of 0 ill. ])unips. 











corb.. 29th Dec, 1859. 



