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132 REPORT — 1875. 



Name of Member of Committee asking for information, Mr. C. Moore, 

 F.G.S., Bath. 



Name of Individual or Company applied to : — 



Mr. W. W. Stoddart, F.G.S., Bristol. 

 1. In the city of Bristol. 2. From 10 feet to 200 feet. 3. From about 60 feet to 300 

 feet. 8. Can give a great number of analyses made for sanitary purposes. A large 

 number of the Bristol wells are reached by tidal water. 9. Some Triassic marls ; some 

 through ditto and Coal-measures, many through peat and gravel. 10. Yes. 11. No. 

 12. Yes, in Pennant rock. 13. No. 14. No. 15. Yes ; will try and get section 

 of the .300-foot well mentioned in No. 3. 



Mr. Stuart, Braysdown Colliery. 

 1. Braysdown Colliery, near Bath. 3. 500 yards. 6. Does not vary. 8. Analysis 

 by Mr. Biggs of water from bottom of pit : — 



Silica 25-76 



Sulphuric acid 31'47 



Chlorine* 412'05 



Lime as carbonate C2'67 



Magnesia 16-09 



Soda 332-06 



Solid residue after ignition per gallon . . 920-80 



Specific gravity 1-010 



Very salt. 9. New Red Sandstone, Coal-measures. 10. Surface-springs are kept 

 back, but occur on various points. 



Mr. D. Brown, Twerton coal-pit, near Bath. 

 1. No. 2 pit (sinking), Twerton. 3. Depth from sm'face to bottom of shaft 125 

 yards ; diameters 14 ft. X 11 ft. inside welliug. 5. About 10,800 gallons per 24 hours. 

 6. Water increases slightly in rainy seasons. 7. Top spring in gravel-bed 4 ft. 6 in. be- 

 low water-level of brook ; bottom "spring 60 ft. 9 in. from level of water in brook. 8. 

 112-8 parts per 100,000 of chloride of sodium, estimated purposely by Charles 

 Ekiu, F.C.S., Bath. 



9. Section. ft. in. 



Alluvial and yellow clay 7 6 



Gravel (spring) 1 



Ti, T T • r Blue clav and plastic shales (with spring) . . 64 



Blue or Lower Lias I j3i^^^Liag ... 66 



-D, ,. , , I White Lias 12 



Rhffitic beds RhiBtic beds 23 



New Bed Marl 186 



10, Yes. 11. No. 12. No. 13. The lower spring was rather salt. 



Dr. H. J. Alford, Tangier House, Taunton. 

 ■ 1. Geuerall}^ within a few yards of dwelling-house. 2. From 60 to 100 feet. 3. 

 Various, from 25 to 75 feet. 4. In some instances in deep water there is difficulty in 

 pumping it dry ; it generally fills again in 12 hours. 7. The shallow wells are 

 so affected. 8. On analysis the water is somewhat hard, containing sulphate and 

 carbonate of lime ; about 6 grains of lime per gallon. 9. New Bed Sandstone 

 gravel subsoil of few feet. 10. No. 12. No. 13. No. 14. No. 15. No. 



The Bev. 0. T. Harrison, Thorn Falcon, Taunton. 

 1. Thorn Falcon, Taimtou. 3. 25 to 45 feet. 8. Very hard. 9. Red marls; 

 spring derived from a sand-bed beneath. 



Mr. T. H. Dickinson, Ringweston, Somerton. 

 1. About 200 yards W.S.W. of Somerton church. 2. About 95 feet above the 

 river. 3. Depth 129J feet, diameter 3 inches. 4. 47 feet from the surface no varia- 



* Giving 1008 grains common salt per gallon, or 1440 grains ditto per 100,000. 



