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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
DALZELLOLIE COLLIERY Dalzellolie Colliery
Dalzellolie Colliery
Dalzellolie Colliery
Dalzellowlie Colliery
Alexander McCaw
J. Findlay
Thomas Oliver
County Voter's list
050 Consisting of two shafts opened in the year 1822 by Sir Charles [Ferguson] Bart. [Baronet] of Kilkerran. The one towards [the] West is named the Engine Pit and [is] wrought at the depth of 40 [fathoms] The winding engine is 15 horse [power].
Their is also an engine of 30 [horse power] for pumping water, attached [to] the shaft towards the East is named Findlay's Pit from the [circumstance] of a man of that name having [been] drowned in it. it is wrought about [the] depth of 27 fathoms, the engine is 10 horse power. The quantity of coals raised from these pits (which are of [usual] quality) during the last 3 years averaged 63,555 Creels, each creel containing 3 Cwt [hundred-weight] and sold at 8d. & 1/- [8 pence and 1 shilling] per [creel].Mr. James Cooper, farmer, Whitehill new Dailly has a lease of them from Sir James Ferguson Bart. [Baronet] of [Kilkerran]

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