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REPORT—1890. 
minate at 627 feet from the surface and overlie purple coal-measure with 
spirorbis limestone, to a depth of 1,470 feet, when a conglomerate occurs. 
At 1,668 feet occurs the first seam of coal, and the Staffordshire thick coal 
‘ Fish eyed ’ spots commence at 597 feet 
from the surface, and continue to 729 feet, after which they are much 
A salt spring occurred at 1,000 feet, 
at 1, 850 feet (615 to 625 yards). 
smaller, and continue to 1,020 feet. 
and good water in the sandstone above. 
by Dr. Knipe, of Handsworth. 
The saline spring was analysed 
Grains per 
Gallon. 
Water tapped by the L. N. W. Railway at Northampton at a 
depth of 650 feet contained chloride of sodium, carbonate 
of soda, and sulphates of magnesia and lime . 
Water tapped by Northampton Water Company at Kettering 
Road yielded 200,000 gallons per day of saline water, 
from crystalline conglomerates and sandstone, 
lying 
between the lias, and carboniferous dolomitic limestone 
with fossils 
At Gayton, 2 miles NW. Gf Blisworth Station, a borir ing 994 feet 
deep proved saline waters below the lias . 
At Dallam Lane Forge, Warrington, a boring in the pebble 
beds gave saline water, increasing in salts with the 
depth 
1200-00 
1500-00 
4500-00 | 
Well Section at the Atherstone Water Works, Birchley Heath. Supplied by 
Mr. Batpwin Latuamu, M.Inst.C.E. 
Mouth of well about 484 feet above Ordnance datum. 
Ft. 
Red marl . 5 ; c c pe KG) 
Soft red sandstone . - 2 
Hard red sandstone . 16 
Marl interstratified with hard bands of red sandstone ili 
Hard red and grey sandstone 10 
Red sandstone . 5 é 5 . 10 
Very hard red rock . 7 6 6 
Hard grey and red rock . c : 7 
Total 75 
Samples of Rock at different depths. 
At 38 ft. absorbing capacity was 10:1; specific gravity, 2°66 
” 55 ” ” ” 10°6 ” ” 2°66 
” 58 2? ” ” 8°86 ” 3” 2°68 
” 65 ” ” ” 8:02 ” ” 2°69 
Hast Warwickshire Water Works. 
Supplied by Mr. Joun Ansriz, MInst.0.E. 
Character of Strata 
Section of Well at Sheers: 
Strong brown clay . 
Light ; blue rock 
Marl, with balls of red rock 
Strong marl. 
Redrock . c 
Dark grey rock . 
Red marl. n c 
Thick- Total 
ness Depth 
Bt insal!) Gta gne 
. 67 ~=6—O 67 O 
Smeets] 70 8 
Die AOS Lote 86 
Iie (6 7) LS2h 20 
is 6 -—- 
2 0 — 
4 0 — 
Remarks 
