156
Class 1.—MINING- AND MINERAL PRODUCTS.South Side—Areas S. 1 to S. 27.
(ieneral
No. of
Blast
No.
Series.
—
Furnaces.
Principal Works : —
In
Out
Bowling • . • .
3
2
Low Moor . . • «
1
2
New Begin ....
2
0
Shelfe ....
.
1
Bierley ....
3
1
Farnley ....
1
16 Furnaces »
10
6
Strata.
Ft.
In.
1
White Bed Mine, Bierley.~ Yield per acre,
1,200 tons.
300
Top Flats.
301
Low Flats.
302
White Balls.
303
Middle Balls.
304
Low Measure.
Coal ....
,
4
2
Black Bed Mine , Low Moor.
305
Top Balls.
306
Flat Stone.
307
Middle Balls.
308
Rough Measure.
309
Low Measure.
310
Basset Stone.
Black Bed Coal •
2
3
Better Bed Coal .
2
0
Annual production of iron about 25,000 tons. Thequality of iron made, very superior. The Low Moorand Bowling marks are especially celebrated. The beds ofcoal in this district are exceedingly thin. The Better BedCoal is the only one used for iron-making purposes. TheWhite Bed and Black Bed Mines of this district probablycorrespond with the Thorncliffe White Mine and the ClayWood Mine of the southern division of this field.
No. of
Blast
No*
Series.
—
Furnaces.
Principal Works : —
In
Out
Worsbro’ Dale • . *
1
Elsecar ....
•
3
Milton ....
1
1
Thorncliffe ....
1
1
Chapeltown ....
1
1
Holmes ....
1
1
Parkgate ....
1
13 Furnaces . « r
5
8
Strata.
Ft.
In.
9
6
311
1
Swallow Wood Mine,Milton.— Yields about
312
1,500 tons per acre.
313
Flats.
Balls.
Bottom Measure.
Swallow Wood Coal *
4
9
314 | ;
2
Ledgett Mine, Milton. —Yields 1,800 tons
315
per acre.
316
Flats.
Balls.
Bottom Measure.
317
3
Tankersley Mine, Milton. —Yields 4,000 tons
318
per acre.
319
Top Measure.
Middles.
Bottom Measure.
Deep End Coal
5
10
320
4
Thorncliffe, or Old Black Aline, Parkgate. —
321
Yields 1,500 tons per acre.
Balls.
Holing Measure.
Parkgate or Manor Coal
7
6
322
5
Thorncliffe White Mine, Parkgate.— Yields
323a
1,500 tons per acre.
32 ‘ib
Flats.
Balls.
Holing Measure.
Thorncliffe Thin Coal .
3
0
324
6
Blue i or Clay TVooil Mine, Parkgate.
325
Balls.
326
Brown George.
Whetstone.
Silhstone Coal .
4
0
Mortomley Coal
3
0
Annual production of iron about 20,000 tons. Thick-ness of measures from the Hobbimer to Mortomleybeds'of coal, about 430 yards. The entire thickness ofthe coal series is, however, much more. The measuresthin out rapidly towards the north.
General
No. of
Blast
No.
Series.
—
Furnaces.
~
Principal Works
In
Out
Unston ....
l
.
Renishaw ....
1
1
Staveley ....
2
2
Duckmanton . . .
1
Brimington Moor . . .
Newbold ....
1
1
•
Wingerworth . .
1
1
Clay Cross ....Morley Park ....
1
2
1
Alfreton ....
2
1
Butterley ....
2
1
Codnor Park ....
2
.
West Hallam . . .
1
1
Stanton ....
2
l
29 Furnaces , ,
19
10
Strata.
Ft.
In.
Yard Coal
3
6
327-334
1
Measure and Balls Rake, Staveley. —Yield
per acre about 2,500 tons.
Whetstone; Flampards; White Mea-
sure; Cub; Old Bear; First Balls;Flat Balls; Bottom Measure.
Main Hard Coal . .
6
0
Dunsill Coal
4
0
335-337
2
Swallow Wood Rake, Stanton. —Yield per
acre 3,000 tons.
Tunnel Goal (not worked ) .
2
6
338
3
Tan Yard, or Pender Park Rake, Staveley.
339
Yield per acre 2,000 tons.
340
lied Measure.
Balls.
Cockle.
341
4
Riff, or Cement Rake, Alfreton. — Yield
342
per acre 1,800 tons.
Top Measure.
343
Balls.
Bottom Measure.
344
5
Brown Rake, Butterley. —Yield per acre
345
2,500 tons.
346
Balls.
Top Measure.
Bottom Measure.
Thin Coal (not worked').
347
6
Black Rake, Butterley. —Yield per acre
348
2,000 tons.
Top Measure.
Bottom Measure.
Yard, or Ell Coal . .
3
6
Main Soft Coal . .
5
0
349a3496
7
Poor Rake, Alfreton.
350
8
Blue Rake, Butterley. —Yield per acre 900
tons.
Lower Hard Coal •
4
6
351
9
Spring , or Ridding's Rake, Alfreton.
352
10
Dog-tooth Rake, Staveley .—Yield per acre
303
2,000 tons.
354
White Measure.
Sugar Plum Measure.
356
Marble Measure.
Balls.
Snail Horn.
This rake is called Wallis’ Rake, at But-
terlev, south of which it does not prove.
357
11
Brown Measure, Clay Cross .—Yield per
acre 800 tons.
Furnace Goal . . .
4
6
358
12
Nodule Rake, Morley Park.— Yield per acre
359
1,600 tons.
Cinder Measure.
Balls.
South of Clay Cross the Nodule Rake is
known by the name of the Dog-toothRake.
360
13
Three Quarter Balls, Clay Cross.
Three Quarter Coal .
2
361-373
14
Black Shale Rake, Staveley.— Yield per
acre from 4 to 8,000 tons.
Whetstone; Chitter; Cheeses; Bear;
Top Blues; Lower Blues; OldMan ; Old Woman; Double ('hit-ter ; White Balls; Flampards;
Red Measure ; Dun; Beams;Roof Measure; Bottom Balls.