X APPENDIX, 



/ 65. Geate of lime from soils. 



v/GG. Geate of potassa from soils, 



y 67. Geine from soils. 



"^GS. Sand, Leominster. 



V69. Sand, Amherst. 



>/'70. Sand, Lock's Pond, Shntesbury, 



\/71. Pyrope sand, Brimfield. 



>/72. Gravel, Leominster. 



V^73. Ferruginous gravel, Leominster, 

 -^ 74 to 89 consists of sand, gravels and clays, from borings beneath Connecticut 

 River, at Springfield, executed by Major Whistler. The first eight 

 specimens were taken from the depths indicated, at the abutment on 

 the east bank, shown on the section, figure 67, by the perpendicular 

 line most to the lefl. The second eight were taken from beneath the 

 fourth pier, shown by the fifth perpendicular line, reckoning from 

 left to right. 



» 74. Coarse sand, abutment, depth 5 feet 9 inches. 



V 75. Clay, not marly, abutment, depth 7 feet. 



</ 76. Clay, not marly, abutment, depth 10 feet 9 inches. 

 y 77. Marly clay, abutment, depth 20 feet 9 inches. 

 v^78. Marly clay, abutment, depth 25 feet 9 inches. 



V 79. Marly clay, abutment, depth 30 feet 9 inches. 



'/ 80. Sand, calcareous, abutment, depth 32 feet 9 inches. 

 \/ 8L Sandy gravel, calcareous, depth 39 feet 5 inches. 



V 82. Coarse sand, pier No. 4, depth 5 feet. 



" ,-^88. Muck sand, pier No. 4, depth 6 feet 6 inches. 



\/84. Marly clay, calcareous, depth 20 feet. 



\/85. Muck sand, very marly, depth 30 feet. 



>/' 86. Coarse marly sand, depth 34 feet. 



n/ 87. Gravel, depth 35 feet. 



•J 88. Coarse sand and pebbles, depth 40 feet. 



v/ 89. Gravel, depth 43 feet 6 inches. 



At 45 feet from the bottom of the river were found rounded stones from 

 6 to 12 inches in diameter. 

 -•"■90 to 94 consist of clay and sand from a boring made for water in East 



Boston, in 1855. 

 v90. Argillaceous clay, depth 135 feet. 



V 91. Fine whitish clay, depth 192 feet. 

 >/92. Sandy clay, depth 197 feet. 



\/ 93. Fragments of slate, (silurian,) depth 198 feet. 

 V94. Fragments of slate, (silurian,) depth 202 feet. 



At this depth a salt water spring was struck, and the work abandoned. 



95. Sand, consolidated, Plymouth. 



96. Sand, consolidated, Pownal, Vermont. 



97. Coarse sand, consolidated, Pownal, Vermont. 



98. Gravel, consolidated, Pownal, Vermont. 



99. Gravel, consolidated, Pownal, Vermont. 



