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coal, and all the highlands should carry it; but, unfortunately, heavy 
beds of Drift conceal its outcrops, and make the work of exploration ex- 
pensive and uncertain. ; 
In the central part of Edinburgh the land is all at least one hundred 
and fifty feet above the coal level. This is proved, not only by barometric 
measurement, but by the explorations made east of the center by Mr. 
G. L. Chapman. He has bored many holes in search of coal, and has 
found it in several. In one place a shaft was sunk with the expectation 
of mining it. The coal, however, was found to be very irregular in thick- 
ness, and the enterprise was not successful. In making these explora- 
tions Mr. Chapman at first supposed that the coal he found was the Briar 
Hil.seam, but it is quite certain that the place of Coal No. 1 is at least 
one hundred and fifty feet below the bottom of the shaft. Two beds of 
coal and two of limestone were passed through in some of the borings 
made by Mr. Chapman, all within fifty feet of the surface. The section 
exposed in the shaft referred to is as follows: 
FT. 
eS UETACE CE DOSIES Hr ersits era nick iscinisisic owls = aeyaeis Heian Sele) sin Sa elapse S eteireeicte 124 
SMO ATLCUYES hl Owae wepvteraet erence Le 8 Sk i atest inch ya ee La al 114 
SMA pl TERS ATO kate eee ee era Oe ce Se a a ap ae 74 
AME Sale mS an Civica DONO, erate eames ee Nec cnt Maree ee Bik area edi 174 
Eyam © 0 ULGINGO Mpa or ers reteset er eos ALE BEE RE RLS os oe dateveline, wleinoecania late oF 
OMe Sandrockyan dish ale pase rey aera I Mie Ue el eee ae Ue a lod a avkta Se 4 
Zo, LEMIRE GION, Gos SAGO IES Ce R IRN AAs a ete Spt heim nate fone emg ETERS Acre 14 
The upper limestone is said to have been found in an adjacent field. 
A boring made somewhat east of the shaft, and carried to a greater 
depth, affords a much better view of the geological sub-structure of this 
region. The record of this boring is as follows: 
ET eee ING 
MP SUELACORAGWOSILS ae te acne clo elle male aie old ales scale Sais @ bale 20 0 
Dy | SUMAN Soci GAGES BS OCCT ITS CAS CE te Or Sse gre ete sa 4 0 
3h) DIMER OIE Sand acc Ss boocso ose eerres SACO OO AIOE Lee ele Sees 3 6 
AMMPLHITO=Claivaetneey oamst awe r Amel s tein Licleuis Hewia a caerecloc iets coe caeialevets 3 6 
Nem Lal avaraneta tunis mee mints tafe ig ay aos le tc uyetate ace a ee Lak miguel ll oe 6 
Gao lralvisandstonehacsceec cre sey seve cre Same See eae eS a ok ee 8 0 
Zo. USLOH Ges ahs es che TENE hy el ake aL Pon Go on 6 0 
Sh OMRN SES BEES SEBO SB OCCT CIS CNC reat Pee EE eee ly enh a ee ea 0 4 
OMe Sale eee ottstele one omie Separate Mie ate ear a we Li Lees 2 0 
OMG OalGee emesis asain cciee scissile Scie eae eminena cca Seda cegede 2 6 
Je SLO RSs BS pe SA eee sean ay iia UR an) a 7 0 
I  LNRRGIEAY Gpaddes GO SOU OOCO BHOG FECTED OREO SO OI EC REC sets seas 4 0 
UG, PSUR SSE SSE Ber eae tes Si eg a PN PL 2 6 
ARE SAT CIO C Keema spectre yates cloinre)siciscveinia iat sine iejelsinie may ore Siete en nieioeé ecco we 4 54 0 
Woe, IDM Ss SEBS SEAS EASE ue See ae arate ese res ng SR a 2 0 
OMe tuShsaAMdnoc keyee cine dacaveed dials Se ad sarialccue ee ekisc Ses secs dace 0 6 
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