Memoires of the Biological Survey of Great Britain and of the Museum of Practical Geology. Mineral Statistics of the Ted Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the Year 1873. with an Appendix. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ...Victoria Howden--Pease and Co.'s Collieries-Old Etherley-Newton Cap Cold Knott, &c. Clifton Melgramfitz--Blaydon Main Delaval---Moorham Guards-Bowthorn---Eagle Gill-Ellenborough Broomhill (1) Do. (2) South Benwell North Shields Team-Mickley--Lintz Edgwill--Garesfield-South Medomsley Whicklani-South Garesfield South Tyne-Wallbottle-Preston-Bewick--Shotton Montague--Evenwood Bearpark--Moorsley-Auckland, &c Carr House Consay--Consett Pits Lord Ernest--Seaham... Weardale---West Stanley Carterthorn--Inkerman Iittleburn--Earl of Durham's Collieries Railton-Londonderry Page Bank--Trundon Grange-Woodburn Close Total cwts. 0 0 o 0 0 0 o o 0 19 0 0 0 14 11 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 (I o 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 (I 425,700 Returns received by the Inspector for Durjiam-. 463,321 0 SCOTLAND, returned to Inspectors--Western District-161,256 tons. Eastern District--.-71,696 OIL SHALE returns to Inspectors and the Mining Record Office. Tons. cwts. Lancashire---, --60 0 Northumberland----1,511 0 North Staffordshire---5,617 North Wales.... n,360 0 Returns to the Inspectors. Western District-----84,480 tons. Eastern District-----439,615 Total of Oil Shale returned--542,643 Copkolites and Phosphatic Noddles. No satisfactory returns can be obtained. SALT. Total quantity of Salt returned as Made in the United Kingdom in 1873, 1,785,000 tons. CHESHIEE. NoBTHWICII, MlDDLEWICII, WlNSFORD, &C. Tons White Salt.... 1,385,000 Bock Salt--... 100,000 The Quantities of Rock Salt and WniTE Salt sent down the River Weaver in each of the last Ten Years. STAFFORDSHIRE And WORCESTERSHIRE. Tons. Shirlktwich, &c.----3,750 Droitwk-h..... 120,000 Stokf. Prior-----156,000 Salt exported to Foreign Countries in 1873 as compared with ...