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25 yards above the soft bed. The black shale composing the 
roof of the second seam, contained numerous examples of 
goniatites, nautilus, orthoceratites, aviculo-pecten, &c. From 
the position of the seams of coal between the upper millstone 
grit and the Elland flag stone, which is an equivalent of the 
upper or upholland flags of the Lancashire coal-field, the 
Manchester Geologists recognised them as identical with 
that part of the lower or Rochdale series of Lancashire, 
an interesting fact as connected with the coal-fields of the 
two counties. 
Mr. Richardson's extensive collection of Yorkshire coal 
plants at Southowram was visited and inspected with much 
interest and attention by the party ; and from thence they 
proceeded to the well-known flagstone quarries at South- 
owram and Hipperholme, where some extraordinary large 
flags were in process of being b'fted out or raised from 
their bed. Here, however, the company could not linger 
long, having been kindly invited to partake of a sumptuous 
repast at one o'clock, considerately provided for them at 
Holroyd House, the hospitable mansion of Mr. and Mrs. 
Baines. At two o'clock the party started by rail for Low 
Moor, where they were divided into two parties by separate 
attractions. The inspection of the well-known local coal 
seams and the extensive Ironworks of the Low Moor Com- 
pany ; one of these parties went down under the guidance 
of Mr. Woodhead, and examined the better bed and the black 
bed coal seams, with their accompanying bands of ironstone ; 
the other was politely accompanied over the Ironworks by 
L. Wickham, Esq., one of the proprietors, where the casting 
of cannon and the various processes of the manufacture of 
the celebrated Low Moor Iron were exhibited and explained 
to the visitors, who then adjourned to the Railway Hotel, 
where dinner had been provided, which brought the day's 
proceedings to a highly satisfactory conclusion. 
