4 Dr. Da-kw^i^^s Account of 



This being accomplifhed, the bottom of the well remained 

 quite dry, and the new water quickly rofe about a foot above 

 the top of the well in the leaden pipe ; and, on bending the 

 mouth of this pipe to the level of the furface of the ground, 

 about two hoglheads of w^ater tiowed from it in twenty- four 

 hours, which had hniilar properties with the water of St. Alk- 

 niund's w-ell, as on comparifon both thefe waters curdled a 

 folution ot fonp in fpirit of wine, and abounded with calca- 

 reous earth, which was copioufly precipitated by a folution of 

 fixed alkali; but the new water was found to poflHs a greater 

 abundance of it, together with numerous fmall bubbles of 

 aerial acid or calcareous gas. 



The new water has now flowed about twelve months, and, as 

 far as I can judge, is already increafed to almofl: double the quan- 

 tity in a given time ; and from the rude experiments I made, I 

 think it is now lefs replete with calcareous earth, approaching 

 gradually to an exad correfpondence with St. Alkmund's well, 

 as it probably has its origin between the fame ftrata of earth. 



As many mountains bear Inconteftible marks of their having 

 been forcibly raifed up by fome power beneath them ; and 

 other mountains, and even iflands, have been lifted up by fub- 

 ferraneous fires i^ our own times, we may fafely reafon on the- 

 fame fuppolition in refpe£t to all other great elevations of 

 ground. Proofs of thefe circumftances are to be feen on botli 

 tides of this part of the country ; whoever will infpe<£l:, with 

 the eye of a philofopher, the lime-mountain at Breedon, on 

 tlie edge of Leicefterfhire, will not hefitate a moment in pro- 

 iioijncing, that it has been forcibly elevated by fome power 

 beneath it ; for it is of a conical form, with the apex cut off, 



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