ON THE CIRCULATION OF UNDERGROUND WATERS. 365 
Section of Boring for Messrs. Richardson § Goodall, Altrincham. 
(Ordnance datum, 125+.) 
Progressive Thickness of 
Strata Depth Strata 
Ht.” ans Ft. n. 
Well (no data) : . : : : - 2 0 aes 10 
Fine brown sand . 4 : H : = 46 O 25 O 
Sandy clay . : c : : ; : 49 0 a 60 
Fine brown sand . 3 : : 5 ‘ 54 O bo 0 
Stony brown clay . : é : : - tome ZO 
Plastic clay . . é f - : . 86 OO LININO 
Gravel . * x 3 : : . 4 102 ~O 16) 0 
Vein of rock . 3 : : 3 ; : 103. «OOO ie 30 
Red marl F . : F ; . UBT (, an 0 
Red marl, with veins of sand . : : 161 O 25 0 
Fine red rock , : . ‘ ; : 166 O iy Wel, 
Red and grey marl ; ; ‘ : : 182 0 16 0 
Red sandstone ‘ ; ; : 3 - 1925" 10 10 O 
Red marl E * Z 5 ’ : 200 6 6" 76 
Red sandstone - : : ‘ : 205 O 4 6 
Vein of redsand . : : - P 5 206 O Tek O 
Dark red rock é , : : : : 214 0 si 0 
Red and grey marl - : : 7 : 222 «6 8 6 
Fine red sandstone 5 5 : A : 235 40 12 6 
Marly red sandstone. : F é : 237 «#20 2 0O 
' Fine red sandstone . 4 3 ‘ y 250 O ts 0 
Red and grey marl : ‘ : 2 : 257 0 Lier iO 
Red sandstone 3 A ; : ; : 262 O 5 0 
Close dark red sandstone . : ; : 274 0 12 O 
Grey marl. ; : é : : . 274 «6 0 6 
Close dark red sandstone : j ; ; Zhi Oo 2 6 
Grey marl . 3 ; : : ; : 279 0 2 O 
Grey sandstone . é : j 5 : 286 O 7 #O 
Grey marl . : F : F : ; 287 0 Ly 10 
Grey sandstone. ; : : : : 303 0 16 0 
Grey marl . ; ; : : : : 304 «(0 ie <0 
Grey sandstone . : - A ; : 307 =O 31) 0 
Trial Boring for Frodsham Gas and Water Oo., in field 206 in 25-inch map 
of Frodsham, Sheet xxiv. 16, made by Messrs. Timmins of Runcorn, 
diameter 33 ins. Oommunicated by Mr. Hunry Bancrort, C.E., Man- 
chester. 
Ft. in. Ft. in. 
6 O Marsh clay é 6 0 
8 0 Marsh silt : : : 2 0 
10 0 Red marl (?boulder clay) 4 0 
85 0 Fine red sandstone 75 0 
93 0 Marl s 8 0 
99 0 Loamy sandstone 6 0 
122 0 Fine red sandstone . 23 0 
129 0 Loamy red sandstone CAO 
140 0 Fine red sandstone . LL = 
The yield of water at 122 feet was 1,200 gallons per hour, at 150 feet 
1,600 gallons. 
