380 REPORT— 1887. 



^^- I°- Ft. In. 



1.299 Eed and grey sandstone, fine-grained (A^europteris and 



shale bed) .... 96 



1.300 Red shale. ... 16 



1,300 

 Absteact of Section. 



36 Drift 36 



Bunter red sandstone 40 



Red shale 6 



82 2 Coarse sandstone, marl, quartz, pebbles .... 2 

 Permian marls, shale, sandstone, fossiliferous thin lime- 

 stone, and gypsum 200 7 



285 Conglomerate sandstone 2 3 



1,037 Permian sandstone 752 



Upper Coal-measures, shales, sandstone, and Ardwich 

 limestones (from a few inches in thickness to 9 feet 



1,330 4 inches) 263 



1,330 



The dip of the Permian was 1 in 8; that of the underlying Coal- 

 measnres nearly 1 in 3. 



Messrs. Stanning's Bleach Works, Leyland, near Preston. 

 Messrs. Timmins, Bimcorn, Contractors. 



Feet. 



Drift sand 54 



Marl streaked with gypsum 216 



270 



It is not certain whether these marls are referable to the Keuper 

 marls or to the Glacial boulder clay. 



Section of well and boring made by the Leyland Local Board near 

 the ' Seven Stars ' Inn, but abandoned by them. 



Feet. 

 Well 6 feet I Stiff boulder clay .... 9 



diameter j Stony clay and gravel ... 24 



Boring . White sandstone, marl partings . .147 



180 



The surface of the ground is 91 feet above the mean sea-level, and 

 the rock surface is therefore 36 feet below it. "Water occurred at 

 51 feet from the surface, and again at 120 feet; it rose to 30 feet from 

 the surface, or 61 feet above Ordnance. 



At Messrs. Bashall's Mill at Farington the following section has been 

 proved : — 



Ft. In. 



Red clay 11 



„ sand 29 



Fine gravel 26 



Red sand 14 



Red clay 16 



Fine gravel 5 



Red clay 26 



112 6 



