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The section on preceding page has been reduced from the 
“‘ Vertical Scale of 10 feet to one inch,”—made by Messrs. Timmins 
and Sons, May 12th, 1896, and kindly lent me by Mr. Ayton— 
to a scale of 10 ft. to } inch. 
PuncH BorInG BY THE BATH BREWERY CoO., AT THE LEVEL 
OF THE RAILS IN W. CORNER, S. OF THE WHITE LIAS 
SECTION NEAR WESTON STATION. 
No. Ft. 
1. Surface to black micaceous shale, containing 
Avicula contorta, Cardium Rheticum, 
Axinus, Pleurophorus, é&c. 7 
2. Grey marl _s.. as er Seem 17 
3. Red marl with grey ee iste t Anon: (14 
4, Ditto Bo z 2 .. from 40 
5. Red marl, more arenaceous, with quartz 
grains and small pebbles ine 20 
6. Ditto . 145 
7. Sandy marl almost 1686; aaridstone very 
moist, with rounded quartz grains and 
subangular pebbles .. . 184 
8. Ditto, coarser setand and bse grains 
separated ... as . 200 
9. Close grained sandstone passing into fine 
conglomerate, pebbles _ ferruginous, 
coloured black eae tee . 206 
10. Coarse grained ferruginous sand . 208 
11. Ditto . 212 
12. Black shale ... . 219 
Ft. 
,» 208 
» 212 
‘9 219 
»» 222 
When the boring had reached the “Black Shale” which was 
labelled “‘ Coal Shale ” further work was stopped. 
From the above section the following inferences may be 
drawn :—(a) That the new Red Marl was met with about 14 ft. 
from the level of the rails; (b)that the whole thickness of the 
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