BAGILLT, FLINTSHIRE.

Particulars OF AN Important Sale of a Valuable Property, known as the" BETTISFIELD COLLIERY," with the Leasehold Interest, Cottages, Buildings, Machinery, Plant, Stores, Railways, Shipping Wharf, Live Stock, &c., situate close to the Bagillit Station, on the Chester and Holyhead Railway.

Messrs. Churton, Elphick & Co.,

HAVE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS

TO SELL BY AUCTION,

At the QUEEN RAILWAY HOTEL, CHESTER,

On THURSDAY, the 25th day of March, 1897,

AT 2 FOR 2-30 P.M. PUNCTUALLY, AN EXTREMELY

VALUABLE PROPERTY,

KNOWN AS THE

"BETTISFIELD COLLIERY;'

in one Lot, as a going concern, unless previously disposed of by private treaty. The Colliery is situate close to the Bagilit Station, and is connected by Sidings to the Main Line of the Holyhead Section of the L. and N. W.Railway. There is also a Shipping Wharf on the Dee, available for Vessels of 250 Tons. It is one of the most extensive Collieries in North Wales, having an area of about 4,000 Acres, and no expense has been spared in laying out and equipping the Works.

These Particulars, with Schedule of Plant and Machinery and Orders to view and inspect the Plans and Workings. may be obtained from the Manager, C. J. CROUDACE, Esq., at the Colliery; the SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY, Bank Chambers, Cook Street. Liverpool; Messrs BIRCH, CULLIMORE and DOUGLAS, Solicitors, Chester; or the Auctioneers, Messrs. CHURTON, ELPHICK, ROBERTS and RICHARDSON, Chester.

PHILLIPSON AND GOLDEN, PRINTERS. EASTGATE ROW AND FOREGATE STREET, CHESTER,

PARTICULARS

The Property is situate at Bagillt, Flintshire, on the Holyhead Line of the L. & N. W. Railway, and about midway between Chester and Rhyl, and is connected by extensive Sidings with the Main Line of Railway.

It may safely be described as one of the very largest (if not the largest) coal properties in North Wales, embracing an area of 4,000 acres or thereabouts.

The Minerals are held under one Lease from the Trustees of the late Lord Hannier, and the Company will undertake to secure a Lease for 40 years from date of Sale. The fixed rent being £300 a year, merging into a Royalty which is threepence per ton on Sales.

There are two Shafts sunk on the property to a depth of 290 yards. One shaft being 17ft. finished, and the other l0ft. 6in. finished- Both shafts are tubbed through the water bearing strata and lined with best bricks through other strata Five seams of coal have been proved and worked, viz -5 yard or main seam, 9 to 13 feet thick; 3 yard, 6 feet thick; 1 yard, 3 feet thick; 2 yard, ~& feet thick; and 5 feet, 2~ feet thick and the 4 feet seam, which lies about 25 to 80 yards below 5 feet, has been worked in the adjoining collieries, and may safely be said to exist in this property. These seams giving in the aggregate from 80 to 34 feet of coal.

It is estimated that the demised area contains considerably over 100 million tons of unworked coal; the present output being at the rate of about 150,000 tons a year, which can be largely increased by a little expenditure in development.

Very little water is met with in the Colliery, nearly the whole of which runs to shaft and is pumped- by two small pumps of 15in. cylinders by l0in, stroke, with 5in, rams. One of these is at pit bottom and forces the water 100 yards up the shaft to water lodge, and the other is fixed in lodge and forces water to surface.

The Colliery is ventilated by a 82 feet Rammel Fan.

There are 11 Cottages and a Stable included in Lease of mines, and the Company own 11 Leasehold Cottages for an unexpired term of l9 years The yearly rents of former amount to £49 Os. Od. and the latter to £85 16s. Od.

There are no surface wayleaves. The surface is held under three leases and two agreements, and the yearly rents in the aggregate amount to £46 Os 0d., in this being included a Shipping Wharf, which has only been in operation about I8 months.

The No. 1, or Winding Shaft is fitted with wire guides (4 to each cage), and the present cages draw three tubs at a time. There are two new cages ready for drawing six trains at a time.

The Head Gear is very massive and of pitchpine, with 14 feet pulleys.

The Workshops which comprise Smith's, Carpenter's and Fitting Shops and Saw Mill are fitted with the usual Machinery for Colliery purposes.

The Engine Houses, Store Rooms, Lamp Room, Saddler's Shop, Office and other Buildings are of a very substantial kind.

The Stable contains 9 Stalls, with Loose Box and Coach House. and above is the Store Room for Oats, Hay, &c.

There arc 24 Coke Ovens of the Beehive type, all in working order.

One Robinson Washing Machine for 100 totns a day.

One Carr Disintegrator for Crushing the Slack for Coke Ovens.

All loose Stores in connection with the working of the Colliery, except Timber, will be included in the Sale.

LIST OF PRINCIPAL PLANT AND MACHINERY.

SURFACE.

Pair of 32 in. Winding Engines, with Equilibrium Valves and 1~ feet Drum, for. winding from.No.1 Pit.

Pair of 24 in. Air Compressing Engines, with 25 in. Air Cylinders attached.

Pair of 24 in. Air Compressing Engines, with 24 in. Cylinders attached; also used at times for winding from No. 2 Pit.

Fan Engine, 24 in. Cylinder, `2 ft. Stroke, with 32 feet Fan (Rammel).

Capstan Engine, 2 ft. 7 in. Cylinders by 15 in. Stroke.

12 in. Engine for Disintegrator by 12 in.

Saw Mill Engine, 18 in. Cylinder by 3 ft. Stroke, with Bench, Saws, &c., complete.

Hauling Engine at Coke Ovens, 6 in Cylinder by 12 in. Stroke.

Engine for Washing Machinery, 10 in. Cylinder by 18 in. Stroke.

Hauling Engine, 7 in. Cylinders by 15 in. Stroke, for gantry.

Tank Locomotive, with 12 in. Cylinders by 19 in. Stroke, and 3ft. 6 in. Wheels.

Pair of 15 in. Hauling Engines, Single Drum.

Cameron Donkey Pump, 91/2 in. Cylinders by 9 in Stroke by 7 in. Rams.

Donkey Pump 9 in. Cylinders by S in. Stroke by 6 in. Rams.

Pump, 15 in. Cylinders by 6 in. Stroke by 34 in. Rams.

Engine for Hay Cutter, 6 in. Cylinders by 5 in. Stroke.

Seven Lancashire Double-flued Boilers, 30 ft. by 7 ft. with Galloway Tubes, for 70 lbs. pressure.

Six Egg-ended Boilers, 38 ft. by 5 ft., for 50 lbs. pressure.

One do. do. 36 ft. by 5 ft., with Fittings, for 50 lbs.

Three do. do. 30 ft. by 5 ft. for Feed Heaters.

One do. do. 36ft.by 5ft. I

Do. do, 30 ft. by 5 ft., for Coke Oven Water.

Air Receiver, 35 ft. by 5 ft.

Do. 27 ft. by 5 ft..

Three Boilers at Coke Ovens, 50 ft. by 4 ft. 6 in., for 50 lbs. pressure.

Two 50 Ton Jacks

One 10 Ton do.

Two Screw Jacks

Sehiele Fan (without Engines),

Twenty Ton Weighing Machine, Pooley.

Ten Ton do. do. do.

Fifteen Cwt. Machine, Pit Bank do.

Four Crab Winches.

Tons. Cwts

Double Headed Rails on Sidings, 160 19 75 lbs per yard.

Flat bottomed do. do. 113 4, 60 do.

Light Rails on Surface and at Coke Ovens, 24 6, 18 do.

Eight Horses and Ponies,

UNDERGROUND.

Hauling Engine on Tunnel, l2in. Cylinders, l2in. Stroke.

Pair Ditto No 1. A pair of' 16in. Cylinders by 2ft. 6in. Stroke.

Pair Ditto lOin. Cylinder by 12in Stroke, with 2 Drums.

Hauling Engine, (5 feet), l2in. Cylinder by 30in Stroke, and 2 Drums,

Compound Pump in Drift, 2 high pressure 1lin. Cylinders, and one 25in. Cylinder, low pressure, and 2ft Stroke, 7in. rams, double acting

Pump, l5in. Cylinder by 8in. Stroke by 5 in. Ram.

Ditto, ditto ditto

Ditto, 8in. Cylinders by 8in, Stroke by 5 in. Ram, Cameron.

Two Tangye Pumps in Pit, lOin. Cylinders by l2in. Stroke.

Two Ditto 7in, ditto by l0 in, ditto

Air Receiver, 7ft. 6in. by 3ft. 6in., for 50 lbs. pressure.

Ditto 8ft. Oin. by 2ft. 6in., ditto

Tons Cwts.

Cast Iron Piping. 10in. diameter, 43 9

Ditto 8in, ditto 49 17

Ditto 5in, ditto 8 8

Ditto 4in. ditto 8 10

Wrought Iron Piping, 900 yards of 3in.

Ditto 500 ditto 2in.

Ditto 450 ditto 2in. and 11/2in.

Ditto 1400 ditto 2in. and 11/2in.

Six 3 feet Rope Pulleys, with wrought iron arms.

Two 4 feet ditto ditto

Tons Cwts.

Bridge Rails in Pit, at l8lbs per yard 215 10

Flat.bottomed Steel Rails, 24 ditto 10 4

Ditto ditto 30 ditto 21 13

Ditto ditto 40 ditto 11 12

Cast Iron Landing Plates, 3ft. square 12 0

Twelve ditto Brake Drums for Incline Planes.

163 Steel Pit Trams, to carry 10 cwts. each.

316 Wooden Trams, ditto 8 ditto

161 Ditto ditto 61/2 ditto

47 Horses and Ponies

18 Donkeys.

N.B-The whole of the Stock of the Mining Timber lying in the Colliery Yard must be taken at a Valuation.

There are 180 ten ton Wagons which will be offered by Auction after the Colliery is sold.

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