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Outside of those limits, however, the variations in the character of the Bottom coal are many and sometimes come in suddenly. Even within those limits we have the following sections:—

Parkfield.^[1]

FT.	IN.	FT.	IN.
Coal			4	9
Parting	0	8	–
Holers coal			1	0
	0	8	5	9
Total with partings			6	5

 

Ettingshalls Lodge near Catchem's Corner.^[1]

FT.	IN.	FT.	IN.
Gainies, bad coal			1	6
Parting batt	0	4	–
Top coal	5	3
Parting batt	10	0	–
Holers coal			4	6
	10	4	11	3
Total with partings			21	7

 

Dockmeadow, south of Bilston Ironworks.

FT.	IN.	FT.	IN.
Coal			4	6
Rock	6	0
Rock binds	3	0
Ironstone balls	1	0
Rock binds	4	0
Coal, believed to be Holers			3	0
	14	0	7	6
Total with other beds			21	6

These three places lie in a straight line about one mile in length, and running nearly west-north-west and east-south-east.

About a mile south of Bilston, at Highfields and Bradley, the Bottom coal is only 3 or 4 feet thick. At Tipton Moat Colliery it is 9 ft. 6 in., from which 2 ft. 6 in. must be deducted for three "parting batts;" at Tipton Green there is said to be "coal and batt," 11 ft. 9 in.; and at the Foxyards, 9 or 10 feet of coal. Farther south, however, at Coneygree and Dudley Port, the Bottom coal, if it exist at all, is not more than a foot or so in thickness.

At Shaver's End, just north of Dudley, the following was the section in a trial pit of Lord Ward's:—

FT.	IN.	FT.	IN.
[2]Coal			2	0
Parting	0	9	–
Coal			2	0
Parting	0	7	–
Coal			0	10
Parting	1	0	–
Coal			2	10
	2	4	6	10
Total with partings			9	2

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1. Communicated by Mr. Griffiths.
2. Lord Ward's office.