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Ft. in. f Coal (G in.) and Blaze (Gin.) ... ... ... ... 1 0 Soft Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 Section | Fine Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 No. 8. -j Soft Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... G 0 I Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 Coal 12 0 tShale Blaze ... ... . ... ... ... ... 3 0 32 0 Dip N.E. 12°, resting upon hard quartz grits. ■ — Ft. in. ''Surface, fine Quartz Grit:. ... ... ... ... 20 0 c ~ I Soft Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 section ! -q, on ■v n "i Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... SO Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 0 [.Shale Blaze , 14 0 53 0 I Dip W. B°, resting upon hard quartz grits. Coal here appears crushed. Ft. in. fCoal and Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 Soft Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 Sections Fine Grits ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 Nos. 10,11, ■{ Soft red Sandstone, with shaly partings ... ... ... GO and 12. Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 I Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 0 ÜBlaze ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 0 52 0 Dip. S.E. 10°, resting upon hard quartz grits. Ft. in. f Surf ace, fine Quartz Grits ... ... ... ... 50 Soft red Sandstone, with shaly partings ... ... ... 5 0 I Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 G «... I Coal 1 0 ectlon. Shale Blaze 0 G 18- | Soft Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 0 Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 0 Coal 37 0 UShale Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 83 0 Dip S. to S.E. B°, resting upon coarse hard grits. ' No 20 I secti°n g°t >10 feet coal shown and not bottomed. Ft. in. fCoal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 6 I Shale Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 | Soft Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 G Section J Fine Quartz Grits ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 No. 23. | Soft Sandstone ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 Blaze ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 I Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32 0 tßlaze 4 0 57 0 Sections 21 C Coal 5 and 8 feet thick shown ;no sections obtained. Shows to hold a good and 25. ( thickness. The coal, as may be seen from sections above given, holds a good thickness and appears to be a coal of good quality, though soft and friable in nature, as may be seen from samples forwarded. From Station T. 20 south to T. 11, the body of coal from break 16 appears to pass through the mount steady, till gaining face of sea fault a few chains south of T. 11, where a face of coal 7 feet thick is noticeable, though crushed, to the south ; and past T. 18 the coal is cut out from face of sea fault by a belt of granite, which continues till gaining near station T. 18. The lower part of this level, to the east of break 16, as may bo observed from map, holds only throughout a few detached sections and island mouuds of coal, which show thus: — No. 1. Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 feet. No. 2. Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 „ No. 3. Coal. Top of seam only noticeable. No. 4. Coal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 „ No. 5. Coal 25 „ No. 6. Coal ... ... ~. ... ... ... ... 25 „