February 21, 1913. THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN. 417 HAGGIE BROS. Ltd. Gateshead - on - Tyne. Established 1800, MANUFACTURERS OF IMPROVED PATENT Flat and Round Wire and Hemp ROPES OF ANY LENGTH FOR COLLIERIES AND RAILWAYS, FROM EITHER BEST SELECTED CHARCOAL IRON, IMPROVED PATENT OR PLOUGH STEEL WIRE. Flexible Galvanized Steel Hawsers (all guaranteed to Lloyd's test), with Winches or Reels and Stoppers, Wire Signal Lines for Railways and Collierieso Copper Lightning Conductors, complete. Galvanized Fencing Strand. Galvanized Wire Rope for Ships' Rigging. Galvanized Wire Rope fitted up to order. Picture and Sash Cord made from Copper, Brass Plated or Galvanized Wire. Crane Ropes, made to suit small Drums and Pulleys. We have Crane Ropes working on the same Barrels as Chains. Wire Rope Springs; Wire Rope Pulleys. Wire Rope Composition or Grease. White Block Ropes and general Hemp Cordage. Chains of every description. Wire Ropes made specially to suit small Pulleys. We can guarantee uniformity of all our Ropes, as we draw our own Wire from Special Bods, got up to our own specification. Qvovna to our “ Special Quality ” have Haulage Ropes running 14 years and Winding Ropes 6£ years. Telegrams—“ Haggle. Gateshead.” THE SOUTH WALES COALFIELD. PART II. By Henry K. Jordan, F.G.S. (Past President and first Gold Medallist of the South Wales Institute of Engineers). This Paper, which deals with the western part of the Coalfield, has just been published by the South Wales Institute of Engineers. ' It consists of 81 pages of printed matter with Sections and Diagrams. The large drawings are issued separately and comprise :— 1. A Horizontal. Section across the anthracite region of Llandybie and Pant-y-ffynnon, and via the Dulais Valley to the sea at Swansea. It is drawn to a scale of six inches to one mile, is 8 ft. in length, mounted on linen, and geologically coloured. 2. Comparative Sections of the Lower Measures in the following areas — (A) Neath Valley. (E) Ammanford. (B) Swansea Valley. (F) Loughor Valley. (C) Brynamman District. (G) Gwendraeth District. (D) Amman Valley. (H) Gwendraeth District. These are drawn on one sheet, about 35 by 30 in., mounted on linen, to a scale of 200 ft. to 1 in. 3. A Map of Swansea District, on a scale of 6 in. to one mile, showing the outcrops of the coal seams. A limited number of the above are for sale, and may be obtained from The. Secretary, The South Wales Institute of Engineers, CARDIFF. Price £1 Is., Postage Extra. M The South Wales Coalfield,” Part I., by Mr. H. K. Jordan, published in 1908, price £2.2s., dealt with the eastern half of the Coalfield, and may be obtained from the Secretary. By Appoint- ment to H JI. The King, FIRE ENGINE MAKERS. OVERWINDS MERRYWEATHERS’ Largest Makers of High-dess HOSE PIPES in tie WerM. Dob-tab Cams for Fire Duty. Mniralty Leather for Flushing. Araoareg Rubber for Mines. Write fisr ** Hints on Hose,** and quotations. 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