Seam or Pit, 
Place, 
and County. 
Date. 
Reported on by 
s 
.s 
d 
No. Killed. 
Character as to Gas. 
Little Pit, 
Haswell, 
Durham. 
Sept. 1844 
Dr. Faraday and 
Sir C. Lyall. 
... 
95 
“ Less fiery than many.” 
“ As little as any in that 
part of England.” 
Lower Seam, 
Jarrow, 
Durham. 
Aug. 1845 
Dr. Playfair. 
37^ 
41t 
36* 
5t 
Not reputed very fiery, 
but quantity of gas 
very considerable. 
Black Vein, 
Risca, 
Monmouth. 
Jan. 1846 
Sir H. De la 
Beche and Mr. 
W. W. Smyth. 
150 
35 
“ As a whole, much 
gas.” “Very fiery.” 
(Pitman.) 
Rounds Green 
Oldbury, 
Warwick. 
Jan. 1847 
Mr. W. W. 
Smyth. 
••• 
25 
Burgh, 
COPPULL, 
Lancaster. 
Jan. 1847 
Ditto. 
... 
9 
“ Quantity of gas rather 
large.” 
Ardsley Main 
or the Oaks, 
Barnsley, 
Yorksh. 
Mar. 1847 
Sir H. De la 
Beche and Mr. 
W. W. Smyth. 
73 
“ Average quantity. ” ; 
Darley Main, 
Barnsley, 
Yorksh. 
Jan. 1849 
Mr. Smyth, Mr. 
Tremenheere, 
and Newspaper. 
101 
75 
“ But little.” 
Oldham, 
Lancaster. 
Oct. 1850 
Newspaper. 
35 
15 
Not stated ; must have ‘ 
been large, since lamps 
only were used. ^ 
I 
TAI 
Place. 
Shafts. 
Depth. 
Extent 
of 
Thick- 
ness of 
No. and Distance. 
Diameter. 
Work. 
Seam. 
Haswell. 
Yards. 
310 
Acres. 
250 
Feet. 
1 
Jarrow. 
1 bratticed into 3. 
14 feet. 
390 
... 
5 
l! 
Risca. 
2 — 24 feet. 
Down 9 ; 
Up 16 by 10. 
146 
... 
6 to 18 
Aver. 9 
Ci 
linS 
Oldbury. 
2 — a few yards ; 
No furnace. 
7 feet. 
180 
Small at 
one time. 
30 
Irr 
CoPPULL. 
2 near; 1 at con- 
siderable distance. 
Down 12; 
Up 7. 
154 
140 
200 
5 
The Oaks. 
2 — 9 feet. 
Down 9 to lOf; 
Up 9. 
283 
... 
8 
11 
Darley. 
3 
2 Down, 94 ; 
1 Up, 9|: 
131 
75 
120 
8 
j 
Oldham. 
1 bratticed into 2. 
221 
Small. 
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