128 REPORT— 1875. 



Boring at Reedness, upon the estate of Mr. Jolia Egremont. Superin 

 tended by Mr. John Walker, C.E. (commenced Oct. 7, 1835) : — 



feet. in. 



Warp and gravel 69 6 



Keuper 272 2 



Bunter 687 2 



..^ 



New Red.V 



1028 10 

 (N.B.— I have aU the details of this boring.— J. C. W.) 



MiDDLBSBOEOTTGH, Bolckhow and Vaiighan, 1861, sunk and commuuicated 

 by Messrs. T. Docwra and Son. Shaft 178 feet, the rest bored : — 



feet. 



Made ground 1 



('Black slime 8 



Sand full of water 10 



Alluvium.-^ Clays 10 



Sand with water 1 



^Dry sandy loam 3 



'Hard clay, dry 16 



Claystone, water 11 



Clay with gypsum, dry 7 



Gypsum, water 2 



Hed sandstone with gypsum 50 



Gypsum, dry 6 



Red sandstone, a little gypsum 5 



Water 1 



Red rock, dry 4 



„ with gypsum 10 



Blue and white stone 2-^ 



Red sandstone, no gypsum 720 



SOTTTH-WEST OF ENGLAND. 



Name of Member of Committee asking for information, W. Pengelly, La- 

 morna, Torquay. 



Name of Individual or Company applied to : — 



Mr. Shepherd and Sons, Exeter. 

 1. Bridge Mills, Silverton, near Exeter. 3. 20 ft., diameter 5 ft., total depth 

 237 ft. ; bore-hole 6 in. diameter. 4. 214 ft. 5. 100 gallons per minute. 9. Sand 

 94 ft. 8 in. ; rock 26 ft. 11 in. ; marl 29 ft. 4 in. ; clay and greensand 30 ft. ; gravel 4 ft. 

 9 in., water ; hard clay IG ft. ; rock 15 ft. 10 in. 



Mr. W. S. S. Gamlen, Bramford Speke. 

 1. In the village of Bramford Speke, Exeter, on a slight eminence at the foot of 

 a long slope of gently rising ground. 2. 140 feet. 3. 62 feet ; diameter 4 ft. 6 in. 

 4. 4 to 5 feet generally ; the water returns to this level in about 5 hours. 5. Can- 

 not say. 6. About 1 ft. 6 in., higher in winter : I do not think it has varied in quan- 

 tity. 7. Only gradually by autumnal rains. The surface of the water is about 

 2 ft. above the level of the river Exe. 8. None. Very good di-inking- water, slightly 

 hard and containing carbonic acid gas. 9. Drift of sandy loam 3 to 9 ft., of water- 

 worn gravel 3 to 7 ft. ; total cover of drift about 13 ft., then New Red Sandstone to 

 bottom of well, in beds of about 10 ft. of loose sand, 2 of coarser ditto, and 27 of 

 pretty soHd sandstone, but not firm enough for building-stone. 10. About 15 feet 

 below surface of the drift-soil springs occur. H. No : thev are slight in summer. 

 12. No. 13. No. 14. No. 15. No. 



