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Identifier: transactions13nort (find matches)
Title: Transactions
Year: 1852 (1850s)
Authors: North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Report of the Committee upon mechanical coalcutting, 1905
Subjects: Mineral industries Mechanical engineering
Publisher: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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feet; but its total thickness determined by thewest line of the Hutton-seam workings being denuded near the Teamrivulet proved it to be 161 feet. As a large portion of the Team royalty in the Hutton-seam, or Low-main of the Tyne, lay to the west of the Wash, it was of importancethat a passage should be made through it, and the line of section givenwas the point at which this was accomplished. The first difficulty metwith was the dip dyke of seven fathoms, requiring the heavy feedersof water (mixed with gravel and sand) flowing from the Wash to belifted to that extent. Fortunately the floor of the seam was not pene-trated by the Wash, and by means of a casement formed of stout deals,sharpened at the ends and driven forwards, the distance of 30 yards(occupied by the above-mentioned water, sand, and clay) was penetrated,and the seam discovered in its regular condition on the opposite side ofthe Wash. This section shows more clearly than the other sections, that the VozJUl. PlateII Hiali
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Iaflicgraphfid ivARocL Newcastle CROSS SECTION from KIBBLESWORTH COLLIERY to TEAM COLLIERY

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