164 REPort—1 883. 
Information collected by Mr. James Plunt, F.G.S., from the Local Board, 
Melton Mowbray. 
1. Scalford Road, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. 1a. Boring commenced 
1882; finished March 1883. 2. About 250 feet. 3. Depth 556 feet; diameter 
about 4 inches. &. No pumping, but water stands at 120 feet from the surface. 
6. Not observed. &. No analysis yet made. 
Depth of rocks Total depth 
Feet Feet 
9. Brown drift clay with large boulders . : . - 104 ; 104 
Brown sandy drift clay : pee) : 149 
Lower lias clay with thin bands of limestone ‘ . 212 : 361 
Rheetic . 2 : ; c ie 21S : 387 
Keuper red marl with gypsum bands 4 3 ; > 30 : 517 
Grey mottled sandstone 2 : 4 : : ois ae . 557 
It is supposed this latter is the Upper Keuper sandstone, and it proves the existence 
of the Triassic rocks five miles further to the east than the known boundary in this 
county. 9a. Several gypsum bands yielded water as well as the sandstone. 12. 
A large fault distant about two miles to the N., bringing up the middle beds of the 
lias, This fault runs due E. and W., and is about thirty miles long. 24. None 
known. 16. Further operations are contemplated. 
Information collected by Mr. James Plant from the Local Board, Hinckley, 
Leicestershire. 
1. Hinckley Wharf. 1a. Boring of 10 inches diameter; commenced November 
1881. 2. 313 feet. 
3. Depth of well . - : : ‘ . 12 feet. 
cs 10-inch bore 5 : - 2 «DO rapes 
” 7 ” ” . . . . . 314 98 
” 6y 2” ” . . . . - 278 ” 
Total . + Toa is 
4. The mean height at which the water stands in the bore-hole is 654 feet. 5. 
Many thousands of gallons have been pumped out while testing the water, and the 
supply always rises to within 70 feet of the surface. 7%. Water-level is above the 
bed of the river Anker, distant about two miles S.W. of the bore-hole. 8. Several 
analyses have been made by different analysts. The following is the average :— 
In 100,000 parts there are— 
Lime . : 5 A ; ‘ 2 = a lal 
Soda = - A 5 5 3 = 5 » 202:50 
Magnesia : : : ; : ; . - 19-00 
Sulphuric acid 5 : ; é 4 Meee . 295-60 
Carbonic acid ‘ ; - ‘ : 3 oy LOrb7 
Silicic acid . 5 3 ; é : 7 ‘ 2-00 
Chlorine F 3 4 : F : > Be olen 
Total ; : » 664°78 
The above constituents are considered to be combined in the water as follows :— 
Sodium chloride . : : 5 4 : = LOGI 
Sodium sulphate . : : : : : . 340°39 
Calcium sulphate . ; ; : ; ; . 163°47 
Magnesium sulphate . : : 5 : coat BI EI5%0) 
Magnesium carbonate . : . : : fo OSS 
Silicic acid . ‘ : : . : : : 2-00 
650°88 
Add oxygen equal to chlorine : é ° > 13:90 
Total ° . . 66478 
