BURTON WATERS—DRINAING AND BREWING. 21 
TABLES? 
BURTON RAINFALL, 22 YEARS. 
YEAR. INCHES FALL. 5 YEAR AVERAGE. 
1876 31°96 ) 
1877 3129 | 
1878 30°53 t 30°48 
1879 28°96 } 
1880 29°68 J 
1881 27°31 } 
1882 37°97 | 
1883 27°95 t 28°69 
1884 23°24 | 
1885 26°96 i} 
1886 32°74 ) 
1887 18°72 | 
1888 22°99 f 24.53 
1889 28°42 
1890 19°80 J 
1891 27.22 | 
1892 22°15 
1893 19°72 t 22°91 
1894 22°10 | 
1895 Sao ay | 
*1806 20°87 
*1897 A 27°80 
*MEAN - 26°44 
* These figures added since the reading of the paper. 
for cooling, or, when used for brewing, is blended with 
shallow-well water. 
Molyneux says, ‘‘ During the years 1867-8, both Messrs. 
Allsopp & Sons and Messrs. Salt & Co. have executed a 
series of borings on their different premises in High Street, 
Horninglow Street, and Anderstaff Lane.” 
“Messrs. Salt & Co., boring at the White Horse Inn, 
showed 38€ feet of Keuper marls above the Keuper sand- 
stone; at Messrs. Allsopp’s Brewery, High Street, 143 feet 
of Keuper sandstones are succeeded by 147 feet of Bunter 
conglomerates; and at Messrs. Salt & Co’s. Brewery Yard, 
Keuper sandstones have increased to 1go feet, and overlie 
Bunter.” 
I understand from Mr. Adrian Brown that these data are 
