A borecole in search of coal, said to be the deepest in existence, which the Prussian Government harl commenced in the canton of Merseburg (Saxony), afterharing reached a depth of 1738 metres — therefore more than a mile —has had to be abandoned, as it has come upon porphyry rock.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 4895, 22 June 1887, Page 2
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49Untitled Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 4895, 22 June 1887, Page 2
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