Mr. Winch on the Eastern Part of Yorkshire, 
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The following Sinkings for Coal at Baysdale, 12 miles west from 
Whitby, will illustrate the nature of these Beds. 
No. 1. 
No. 2. — Sinking. 
Yds. 
ft. 
in. 
Ft. 
in. 
Sand and gravel 
1 
1 
4 
Walling from the. surface 
10 
6 
Brown sandstone 
1 
— 
— 
Drab-coloured stone 
19 
6 
Metal 
# 
1 
— 
— 
Blue metal 
34 
6 
White freestone 
1 
1 
6 
White freestoue . ^ 
4 
4 
Blue metal 
1 
— 
. — - 
Blue metal 
9 
— 
Blue bind 
0 
1 
6 
White post . ♦ 
1 
8 
Blue metal . 
1 
— 

Blue metal 
6 
— 
Blue flinty stone 
— 
1 
5 
Here Coal was expected 
White freestone 
3 
1 
6 
White freestone ... 
21 
— 
Blue metal 
1 
1 
6 
White freestone 
9 
— 
Feet 106 
— . 
Blue metal 
— 
1 
— 
White freestone 
1 
1 
6 
White freestone 
5 
1 
6 
Boring from the bottom of the pit. 
Blue metal 
• 
1 
— 
— 
White freestone 
• 
— 
1 
— 
White freestone mixed with blue whin 12 
— 
Blue metal 
• 
— 
1 
4 
Bag stone .... 
20 
— 
White freestone 
• 
— 
— 
6 
Alum shale .... 
15 
— 
Blue metal 
• 
— 
1 
6 
— 
— . 
White freestone 
• 
3 
2 
2 
Feet 
153 
— 
Yards 40 


Peat moss 
Blue clay 
Blue metal . 
White freestone 
Blue bind . 
Blue metal 
White stone ; 
Blue stone with coal pipes 
No. 3. — Boring. 
Fth. ft. in. 
— 4 — 
— 1 6 
1 4 6 
— 1 6 
— 4 — 
Fathoms 6 
Fth. ft. in. 
brought over 6 — 6 
Blue metal with post girdles . 1 . 
White freestone . . — 
Blue raggy stone . . — 
Dark brown post with water 1 
Blue metal mixed with ironstone > 
balls . . 
4 6 
4 6 
3 0 
4 — 
Fathoms 10 4 6 
Left off at a coarse white post with a large feeder of water. 
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Vol. V, 
