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Middleton, and Manchester. Mr. Wood had done more than 
any other gentleman to clear up this point, and it was to he 
desired that he should meet with a good seam of coal, both 
for his own sake and that of the public. 
The third section mentioned was at the sugar works of 
Messrs. Fryer and Co., in Chester Street, Chorlton-on-Med- 
lock, Manchester. The following beds were there met with : 
Feet. 
Trias 114 
Permian. . .Red marls with limestones 237 
Coarse red sandstone with pebbles.. 45 
Coarse red sandstone . 24 
Coal measures consisting of red slialy marls 
and limestones (Ardwick) 126 
546 
The limestones in the last named strata contained speci- 
mens of microconchus carhonarius and scales of palceoniscus , 
which clearly proved them to be similar beds to those of the 
upper coal field at Ardwick, to which they bear every resem- 
blance in physical character. 
The occurrence of coal measures on the south side of the 
city of Manchester is quite new and of great importance, 
showing that such strata at places are met with under per- 
mian and trias deposits much nearer the surface than was 
previously suspected, and where the upper rocks gave no 
evidence of their proximity. The above bore has proved 
beyond doubt that a band of coal measures lies under the 
south of Chorlton-on-Medlock, and possibly extends to 
Heaton Norris, being probably brought up by the great 
Pendleton fault, which most likely passes through the south 
of Manchester and joins the fault seen near the railway 
station at Heaton Norris previously alluded to, and described 
more fully in the Paper. 
