362 REPORT—1890. ; 
Section of Boring for L. and N.W. Mii Co., Heaton Norris. 
Strata Progressive Thickness of 
bea Depths | Strata 
Ht. in: in. 
Top drift : : A A ‘ 5 : 1S 30 0 
Red rock - . j j ; : i 144 O 135 0 
Red marl = i : é : dj 156 0O 0 
Red rock : = : a 2 : 5 181 0O 0 
Section of Boring at Messrs. Melland § Coward’s, Heaton Mersey. 
ae Progressive Thickness of 
Depths Strata 
Ft. in Ft. in 
Made ground . : ¢ ; . c 13 (O 13. 0 
Pebble-bed sandstone é : 5 ‘ y 110 O oO 
Red marl 5 i 5 Z : : 3 M3) 50. SeO 
Brown rock . 5 0 , , : : 1 0 2 O 
Red marl ‘ : A ' : > F 130 O nse s{0) 
Soft rock : : 4 5 ‘ A F 139 0 Se 30) 
Red marl ; S 5 : ‘ - : 144 O ‘syee lt) 
Dark red rock a : 5 . 3 § 57 70 TS 0 
Permian marl. 3 : é 4 , 189 O 32 «(OO 
Limestone . é é 5 ; ; : 190 0O i <0 
Red marl : ; . : ‘ i z 215 —0 25 #0 
Vein of limestone . . 5 ; 6 215 6 0 6 
Red marl x . i j 5 253 «#2~O Bye ay) 
Fine gravel (conglomerate) 3 : ; : 255 80 2 0 
Red marl 5 ‘ é . ; ‘ 278 O 23 #40 
Red sandstone ‘ F : : 5 : 400 0 122 0O 
Red marl 3 3 : : : ; 402 0 2° 0 
Red sandstone * 3 Z 5 ; 5 606 6 204 «6 
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Water overflows at surface at the rate of 2,160 gallons per hour. 
CHESHIRE. 
Section of Boring for L. and N. W. Railway, Edgeley. 
(Ordnance datum, 180+.) 
5 Progressive Thickness of 
Strata Depths Strata 
Ete {ink Ete © an. 
Drift clay 26 ft., sand and sees onrock . 75 «600 75 =O 
Upper Bunter sandstone : : LOLS a0 26 O 
Pebble beds, with oe : A ; ; 230 0 129 0 
Red marl < é : ; : 232 0 Ze 0 
Coarse pebbly rock : : : : 287 66 55 «6 
Fine dark rock . 5 5 = 2 : 324 66 au =O 
Marl bed . : : : j c ; 326 «66 2 O 
Red rock : : é : c : 6 333 (O 6 6 
Marl bed : ; : : : ; 5 335 0 Ze O 
Hard pebbly rock . : “ : : 4 407 0 72 #0 
Marl bed : ; 408 O 150 
Hard coarse pebbly rock bed at 480 ft. . : 489 0 Sl a0) 
Marly rock . : : 491 0 ae 10 
Good red rock < eZ i - : : 525 0 34 «0 
Water levels itself at 32 feet down. 
