216 DRIFT DEPOSITS OF MANCHESTER 



ness. In sinking the foundation for the Leeds 

 Railway Station, near the Workhouse, the fol- 

 lowing section was met with :* — 



Yds. Ft. In. 



Till of a Bluish Colour 3 



Ditto of a Brown Colour 2 



Brown Gravel, resting on Upper 



New Red Sandstone 2 



4 1 



CRUMPSALL. 



The whole of the higher part of this township 

 may be considered as being upon a very dry bed 

 of sand (No. 2) most admirably adapted for 

 drainage. As you proceed down to Lower Crump- 

 sail the Till is met with on the hill-sides, coming 

 out from under the sand ; and in the valley of the 

 Irk is gravel, (No. 1.) 



Mr. W. S. Williamson has been so good as to 

 inform me that the sand (No. 2) was penetrated 

 fifteen yards, in searching for water, by Mr. 

 Andrew Mayor, near the ' Staff of Life' public 

 house, in Cheetham Hill, without its entire thick- 

 ness being proved. 



* Strictly speakinj^, this is in the township of Manchester. 



