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then precipitated into its bed, and subsequently 

 buried in silt. 



SALFORD. 



The lower portions of this township, skirting 

 the banks of the Irwell, from Broughton Bridge 

 to the New Bailey Bridge, are either on the upper 

 new red sandstone or on gravel (No. 1), but the 

 higher parts of the town, about King-street, 

 St. Stephen's-street, Shaw's-brow, Adelphi, the 

 Crescent, Oldfield-lane, and the greater part of 

 Regent-road and Cross-lane, are on brick-clay 

 (No. 3). The whole of the flat tract of land 

 lying in the valley of the Irwell, from below 

 Ordsall Hall to Mode Wheel, is on No. 1. At 

 Messrs. Ashton's, near Broughton Bridge, the 

 following section occurred : — 



Yards. 



Soil and clay, about 2 



Quick-sand and gravel, Nos. 1 and 4 ? 12 



14 

 At Mr. Thomas Bury's, near the Adelphi 

 Baths, the beds of Drift were as follows : — 



Yds. Ft. In. 



Till 6 



Sand and Gravel No. 4 10 1 6 



16 1 6 



