308 
1883 
1884 
1885 
1886 
1887 
1888 
1889 
1890 
Yield oe Bdebum Goal Pield. 
6,440 tons raised ; 
6,150 
26,914 „ 
39,048 „ 
45,527 „ 
56,634 „ 
48,267 
58,781 „ 
value £3,780 
„ 3,550 
„ 14,950 
„ 23,189 
„ 25,609 
„ 30,096 
„ 25,916 
„ 3,2926 
Totals 
. 187,761 
£160,016 
The Styx Coal Field, near St. Lawrence, appears, from its fossils, to be on the 
same horizon as the Burrum Beds, although occurring in an isolated area. Where the 
road from Eockhampton to St. Lawrence crosses Deep Creek, one of the heads of the 
Styx, the Coal Measures uncomformably overlie shales of the G-ympie Beds. To the 
north they are capped unconformably by the Desert Sandstone (?) at Wilangi. To the 
east, between Wellington Creek and Bald Hills, beds of enerinital limestone occur in 
the Gympie Beds, and to the west are the fossiliferous beds of Tatton, belonging to the 
same series. I am indebted for the above particulars to Professor T. W. Edgeworth 
David, B.A., and the late Mr. James Smith. 
At a point which is described as being eighty miles from Rockhampton, and 
twenty five from St. Lawrence by road, a shaft has been sunk to the depth of seventy 
feet. Two seams of coal were met with in this shaft, one said to be between sixty five 
and seventy feet from the surface and seven feet thick, and the other between three 
and four feet thick, but the depth is not stated. The late Mr. A. B. Linden gave the 
following as an Analysis of the Coal : — 
Moisture 
Volatile liydrocarhons 
Fixed carbon 
Ash 
2-2 
31-3 
62-6 
3-9 
Total 100-0 
A sample of the coal was treated by Mr. F. Linthwaite, Locomotive Superin- 
tendent of the Central Railway. According to Mr. Linthwaite’s Report — “ A better 
sample of coal has not been used on this line.” The Driver’s Report to Mr. Linth- 
waite is as follows ; — 
“ Queensland Central Railway, 
“ Locomotive Department, 
“Rockhampton, July 6th, 1889. 
“ Report to Locomotive Foreman, 1st July, 1889, re Trial of Coal. 
“ Sib, — 1 have the honour to report that I found this coal to be very good for steam 
raising. It is very easy to work, and very clean, making very little ashes. In fact, I consider 
it equal to any Heweastlo coal that we 
Weight of — 
have been supplied with. 
First Day. 
tons. cwt. qr. Ib. 
Second Day. 
cwt. qr. lb. 
Train 
126 0 0 0 
* 
Coal t4 1 0 0 
Ashes in fire-box and ash-pan .. . 2 3 0 
3 0 26 
Ashes in smoke box 
117 
10 5 
Miles run 
165 
225 
* Weight of tmin on second day — To Bogantnngan, 30 tons ; to Bai’caldine, 09 tons ; Barcaldine to Alice, 60 tons, 
t This is the total quantity of coal used on both days. 
“ The run was 390 miles. In addition to the above there was the necessary shunting to 
he done at the commencing and concluding of each day’s run. 
“ C. Gill, Engineman. 
“ Average consumption, 23-030 lb. of coal to the mile. Rockhampton to Barcaldme, 
thence to Alice ; in all, 390 miles.” — “ Say, 22^ lb. to the mile. F.L.” 
