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face is 10 ft. diameter, for a further depth of 22 ft. is 8 ft. diameter, equal to 60 ft. 

 total depth from surface; the bore-hole is 400 ft. deep from surfacexl4 in. dia- 

 meter. 4. No. 1 well : water stands 10 ft. from sm-face before pumping, and takes 



4 to 5 hours to rise to the same level again after pumping. No. 2 well : water 

 stands 6 It. from surface before pumping and takes 1 to 2 hours to rise to the 

 same level again after pumping. 5. No. 1 well about 70,000 galls, per 12 

 hours: No. 2 well about 300,000 galls, per 12 hours. 6, At No. 1 well the 

 yield is less during the summer months than the winter months, and the yield 

 is much less all the year round than it was when the well was first sunk some 

 7 years ago. No 2 well has only been finished some six months ; no variation in 

 the yield has yet been perceived. 7. Not when the water from the quicksand is 

 kept out of the well. In No. 1 well the water-level is about 15 ft., and in No. 2 

 well about 9 ft. above the mean water-level of the River Mersey, which is the 

 nearest stream. 8. The waters from both wells yield about 24 gi-ains of solid matter 

 per gallon when evaporated down ; chiefly salts of calcium. 9. No, 1 well : 2 ft. 

 of soil, 36 ft. of strong brown clay, 17 ft. of quicksand, 2 ft. 9 in. of sand and pebbles, 

 01 ft. of strong brown clay, 5 ft. of quicksand and pebbles ; remainder Red Sand- 

 stone. No. 2 well : 2 ft. of soil, 28 ft. of strong brown clay, 21 ft. of quicksand, 61 

 ft. of soft clay ; remainder Red Sandstone. 10. No ; the quicksands passed through 

 of course yield water. 11. Yes ; the water from quicksands is kept out, but can be 

 .turned in at pleasure. 12. No. 13. No. 14. No. 15. We are not aware of any. 



The Sankey White Lead Company. 

 • 1. On the works of the Sankey White Lead Company Limited, Sankey Bridge, 

 near Warrington. 2. About 25 ft. ? 3. 33 ft. 4 in. from surface to bottom of well, 



5 ft. 6 in. diameter ; 100 ft. from surface to bottom of bore, 8 in. diameter. 4. 3 ft. 



6 in. from surface, height to which the water rises ; rose 23 ft. 4 in. in 4 hours. 5. 40 

 galls, per minute. 6. No perceptible variation ; only at work from 5 to 6 years. 

 7. No observations. 8. No accurate analysis. 9. No rock was met with. Sec- 

 tion as follows : — 



ft. in. 



Soil 1 61 „, , 



Sand and gravel 6 6 J " ®'- 



Clay with boulders 45 Absolutely dry. 



Sand and gravel 2 Spring of 15 galls, per minute. 



Clay as above 25 



Sand and gravel 5 A little increase of water; drift coal. 



iBore ends in a bed of clean gravel, 

 about 3 ft. thick ; the last 15 ft. 

 increased supply to 40 galls, per 

 minute. 



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11. All surface-springs kept out. 12. We know of none. 13. No. 14. Not very 

 near. 15. In Warrington bores have been abandoned from this cause. 



Messrs. Mather and Piatt. 



1. Warrington Wire Company, Warrington. 3. 18-inch bore, 212 ft. deep. 

 5. 63,360 galls. 9. New Red Sandstone. 



1. Messrs. Roberts, Dale and Co., Warrington. 3. 9-iuch bore, 225 ft. in depth. 

 5. 28,000 galls. 9. New Red Sandstone. 



1. Messrs. Jas. Owen and Co., Winwick, Warrington. 3. 18 in. diameter, 

 212 ft. deep. 5. 461,000 galls. 9. New Red Sandstone. 



Wm. Wood-Blake, Esq., Warrington House, Northwich, Cheshire. 



1. Alsager boring, within 300 yards of Alsager Railway Station. 2. 310 ft. 

 3. Tapped' water at a depth of 553 ft. in a 3-inch bore-hole. 4. The water rises to 

 the surface, supplying first a 4-inch bore, then a 5-inch bore at the top ; when a 

 3-inch iron tube is screwed on the 5-inch tube, the water rises to 10 or 12 ft. above 

 the surface. 8. Has been analyzed, and is very pure and soft, and suitable for brew- 



