(i) NORTH OF ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS. ------------------------- TRANSACTIONS. VOL. X. ----------------------------------------------------- REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING AT BIRMINGHAM, JULY 16th, 17th, and 18th, 1861. ----------------------------------------------------- NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE: ANDREW REID, 40 & 65, PILGRIM STREET. ------- 1862. (ii) [Blank Page] (iii) INDEX TO VOL. X. A Address by the President 3 America, English Coal used in 41 60 Anemometers, Experiments with 214 227 237 238 Arenaceous Strata, how bored 199 Atkinson, J.J., on the Ninety-Fathom Dyke 116 Atkinson, J.J., on Air Currents in Mines 207 241 Aytoun, Robert, on Safety Cages 89 B Biram's Anemometer 214 Bailey, S., on Underground Steam Engines 28 Beale, Mr., Remarks on Combustion 179 Belgian Coal, French Duty on 60 Berkley, C., on Safety Cages 93 Blackwell, Mr., Remarks on Combustion 167 to 197 Blaydon Coal—its quality 50 Blyth District, Coal in 42 Boyd, E.F., on Overlying Limestone 115 117 Bristol Coal District 98 104 C Currents of Air in Mines 207 242 Combes' Anemometer 227 Combustion, Spontaneous 179 Cossham, H., on Bristol Coal 97 Cheshire Coal, statements as to 66 Cinderhill Colliery, description of 149 Clay, Mr., on Tubbing 199 [iv] Cossham, H., on Long Wall Working 142 144 Cossham, H., on Spontaneous Combustion 172 Catch, disengaging, for Safety Cage 90 Coal raised in South Staffordshire 194 Cages used in the North 53 Comparison of Anemometers 227 D Dickinson's Anemometer 238 Discussion on Bristol Coal 115 Drainage of Inundated Collieries 50 Daglish, J., on Safety Cages 93 95 Daglish, J., on Spontaneous Combustion 178 Derbyshire Coal District 66 117 Duration of Northern Coal Field 61 Duration of Bristol Coal Field 102 Darlington, J., on Spontaneous Ignition 180 Damming after Side Work 190 Derbyshire Coal Mining, by J.T. Woodhouse 117 E Evans, Mr., on Spontaneous Ignition 179 F French Duty on Belgian Coal 60 Fire-stink, or Sulphuretted Hydrogen 1 92 Fires in Mines, how extinguished 180 Freight on Coal to New York 60 G Greenwell, G.C., on Bristol Coal 98 115 Gloucestershire Coal 66 Guide Rods 125 Gunpowder, use of, in Air Currents 210 H Hydrogen, Sulphuretted 192 Hall, T.Y., on Northern Coal-field, &c 41 Henaut's Anemometer 238 (v) Howard, W.F., on Buxton's Ventilation Register, &c. 133 Hunt, Robert, his Mining Statistics 71 I Inaugural Address, Mr. Wood's 3 Ignition, Spontaneous 167 172 177 198 Inundated Collieries on the Tyne 47 50 Ireland, Coal Produce of 66 Ironstone, Staffordshire 25 120 Ironstone, North of England 62 J Johnson, Henry, on Mining in Staffordshire 183 Johnson, Henry, on Spontaneous Ignition 197 K Knife to cut Old Tubing 202 L Lind's Anemometer 237 Long Wall Working 127 137 142 Lamp, Stephenson's, preferred 126 Landale, Andrew, on Safety Cages 94 London, Coal sent to 72 Long Wall Working, Mr. Potter on 138 M Mining Science in the North of England 6 Moira Colliery, Spontaneous Combustion at 164 167 198 Murton Colliery, Expense of Winning 52 Matthews, Mr., moves thanks to Mr. Wood 245 N North of England Coal-field, Limits of 44 North of England Coal District, Statements as to 75 Northern Coal-field, T.Y. Hall on the 41 47 61 O Old Firing Line 194 (vi) Ordnance Maps of Bristol Coal-field 103 110 Osler's Anemometer 236 P Probable Results of Birmingham Meeting 6 Probable Duration of Coal-fields 61 102 109 Parkhead Colliery, Section of 195 Patent Fuel exported 70 Potter, Edward, on the River Tyne 34 Pyrites, Spontaneous Ignition of 168 180 196 Q Quicksands, how got through 199 R Results of the Meeting at Birmingham, probable 6 Reid, P.S., on Tubing Bore-holes 199 Robinson's Anemometer 228 236 Revolving Anemometers 216 S Science, Mining, in the North of England 6 Sandy Strata, Management of 199 Spontaneous Combustion, J.J. Atkinson on 177 180 Spontaneous Combustion, Remarks on, by Messrs. Blackwell, Birkenhead, &c. 167 172 177 198 Steam Coal 42 Spontaneous Ignition, E.F. Boyd on 172 Safety Cages, Remarks on 88 90 Smith, Stuart, on Spontaneous Ignition 178 Stephenson's Lamp used 126 Scotland, Coal raised in 66 T Tubbing, Method of 199 200 Tubs introduced in Northumberland 53 Tubing Bore-holes, Discussion on 247 U Underground Steam Haulage 25 (vii) Ure, Mr., Improvements of the Tyne 49 V Velocity of Currents of Air 207 241 Ventilation Register, Buxton's 133 Ventilation, Mining 207 W Wood, Nicholas, Address 3 Whewell's Anemometer 237 Woodhouse, J.T., on Spontaneous Ignition 175 Woodhouse, J.T., on the Derby Coal-field 137 Woodhouse, J.T., on the Mining of Derbyshire 117 Wales, Coal raised in 66 Warwickshire Produce of Coal 66 Water in the Inundated Tyne Collieries 46 Worcestershire, Coal raised in 66 Wynne, Mr., on the Long Wall System 144 Whirling Machine, Experiments with 226 230 (viii) ADVERTIZEMENT. The Institution is not, as a body, responsible for the facts and opinions advanced in the Papers read, and in the Abstracts of the Conversations which occurred at the Meetings during the Session. (ix) PATRONS His Grace the Duke of Northumberland. The Right Honourable the Earl of Lonsdale. The Right Honourable the Earl Grey. The Right Honourable the Earl of Durham. The Right Honourable Lord Wharncliffe. The Right Honourable Lord Ravensworth. The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Durham. The Very Reverend the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The Venerable Archdeacon Thorpe, the Warden of Durham University. Wentworth B. Beaumont, Esq., M.P. (x) OFFICERS, 1862-63. --------------------- President. Nicholas Wood, Hetton Hall, Fence Houses. Vice Presidents. William Anderson, Cleadon Cottage, South Shields. Edward Potter, Cramlington, Newcastle. J.T. Woodhouse, Midland Road, Derby, Derbyshire. Thomas E. Forster, 7, Ellison Place, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Council. Cuthbert Berkley, Marley Hill Colliery, Gateshead. Thomas G. Hurst, Backworth Colliery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. John R. Liddell, Netherton Colliery, Morpeth. John Daglish, Hetton Colliery, Fence Houses. John Marley, Mining Offices, Darlington. P.S. Reid, 53, Westgate Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. George W. Southern, Rainton Colliery, Fence Houses. John T. Ramsay, Walbottle Colliery, Newcastle-on-Tyne. S.C. Crone, Killingworth Colliery, Newcastle. T. Douglas, Pease's West Collieries, Darlington. G.B. Forster, Cowpen Lodge, Blyth. John Bell Simpson, Moor House, Ryton, Newcastle. Treasurer Edward F. Boyd, Moor House, Durham. Secretary Thomas Doubleday, Newcastle. (xi) Honorary Members John Alexander, Esq., Inspector of Mines, Glasgow. John J. Atkinson, Esq., Inspector of Mines, Bowburn, Durham. Lionel Brough, Esq., Inspector of Mines, Clifton, Bristol, Somersetshire. Joseph Dickinson, Esq., Inspector of Mines, Manchester, Lancashire. Matthias Dunn, Esq., Inspector of Mines, 5, St.Thomas Place, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Thomas Evans, Esq., Inspector of Mines, Richmond Villas, Swansea. Goldsworthy Gurney, Esq., Bude Castle, Cornwall. John Hedley, Esq., Inspector of Mines, Derby, Derbyshire. Peter Higson, Esq., Inspector of Mines, 94, Cross Street, Manchester. Charles Morton, Esq., Inspector of Mines, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Thomas Wynne, Esq., Inspector of Mines, Longton, North Staffordshire. M. de Boureuille, Commander de la Legion d'Honneur, Conseiller d’état Inspector General of Mines, Paris, France. Dr. H. von Dechen, Berghauptmann, Ritter, &c., Bonn on the Rhine, Prussia. Herr R. von Carnall, Berghauptmann, Ritter, &c., Breslau, Silesia, Prussia. M.de Vaux, Inspector General of Mines, Brussels, Belgium. M. Gonot, Mining Engineer, Mons, Belgium. Life Member H.J. Morton, Esq., Garforth House, Leeds, Yorkshire. (xii) List of Members. ---------------- 1 Adams, W., Ebw Vale Works, Newport, Monmouthshire. 2 Anderson, W., Cleadon Cottage, South Shields, County of Durham. 3 Anderson, C.W., St.Hilda's Colliery, South Shields, County of Durham. 4 Appleby, Charles Edward, 3, London Terrace, Derby, Derbyshire. 5 Arkless, B., Tantoby, Gateshead, County of Durham. 6 Armstrong, W., Wingate Grange, Ferry Hill, County of Durham. 7 Ashwell, Hatfield, Anchor Colliery, Longton, North Staffordshire. 8 Atkinson, J., Gaveller's Office, Coleford, Gloucestershire. 9 Attwood, Charles, Towlaw, Darlington, County of Durham. 10 Aytoun, Robert, 3, Fetter Row, Edinburgh. 11 Bagnall, Jun., Thomas, Whitby, Yorkshire. 12 Bailes, Jun., Thos., Hematite Iron Works Collieries, Cleator Moor, Whitehaven. 13 Bailey, W.W., Kilburn, near Derby, Derbyshire. 14 Bailey, Samuel, The Pleck, Walsall, Staffordshire. 15 Barkus, W., Low Fell, Gateshead, County of Durham. 16 Barkus, Jun., Wm., Broom Hill Colliery, Acklington. 17 Barrow, Richard, Ringwood Hall, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. 18 Bartholomew, C., Doncaster, Yorkshire. 19 Bassett, A., Tredegar Mineral Estate Office, Cardiff, Glamorganshire. 20 Beacher, E., Thorncliffe and Chapeltown Collieries, Sheffield, Yorkshire. 21 Beckett, W. Henry, Penn, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. 22 Bell, John, Normanby Mines, Middlesbro'-on-Tees. 23 Bell, I.L., Washington, Gateshead, County of Durham. (xiii) 24 Bell, T., Shincliffe Colliery, near Durham. 25 Berkley, C., Marley Hill Colliery, Gateshead, County of Durham. 26 Bewick, J., Executors of, Grosmont, Whitby, Yorkshire. 27 Bewick, Thomas J., Allenheads, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland. 28 Bigland, J., Bedford Lodge, Bishop Auckland, County of Durham. 29 Binns, C., Claycross, Derbyshire. 30 Blackwell, John Kenyon, 73, Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park, London, W. 31 Bolckow, H.W.F., Middlesbro'-on-Tees, Yorkshire. 32 Bourne, P., Whitehaven, Cumberland. 33 Bourne, S., West Cumberland Hematite Iron Works, Workington. 34 Bourne, Thos. R., Peaseley Cross,