ON Tim CIRCULATION OF UNDERGKOUND WATERS. 137 



known. 13. See analysis ("Holy Well" was a salt spring). 14. None known 

 elsewhere (there are other wells noted for medicinal properties). 15. No. 



Elmsthorpe Boring. 

 1. Elmsthorpe, Leicesterslm-e. 2. 300 ft., mean tide Liverpool. 3. 1400 ft. ; bore 

 8 in., 6 in., 4 in., 3 in. 4. 800 ft., constant. 5. 800 ft. 6. Permanent level 800 ft. 

 7. Not observed. 8. None. 



ft. , 



9. Drift 10 X 



Eedmari 120 ^ 



Lower Keuper sandstone 330 



Coal-measures 980 



these dipping 70° all through. 10. Yes. 11. Yes. 12. 3 miles west great fault 

 in trias (Lower Keuper sandstone). 13. No. 14. No. 15. No. 



Lindridge Colliery Company. 

 1, Lindridge Hall, Desford, Leicestershire. 2. 400 ft., mean tide Liverpool. 3. 120 

 ft., shaft 10 ft. diameter. 4. Water runs over top of shaft. 5. Obliged to put engine 

 down before. 6. Sinking shaft deeper. 



ft. V 



9. Drift 2 /N 



Upper Keuper sandstone 20 1 



Red marl (marl with thin bands of gypsum) 44 [• by boring. 



Lower Keuper sandstone waterstones 204 ) 



10. Yes. 11. Yes. 12. East and west fault (downthrow to south) at Huggles- 

 cote, 6 miles west. 13. None. 14. No. 15. No. 



Austy Paper-Mill Company. 

 1. Austy, Leicestershire. 2. 225 ft., mean tide Liverpool. 3. Shaft 102 ft., dia- 

 meter 8 ft. ; bore 85 ft., diameter 3 in. 4. No water ; bottom of bore gypsum. 5. 

 No water. 6. No water. 7. No water. 8. No water. 



ft. 

 9. Drift, stiff brown " boulder " clay with many roimded pebbles. . 70 

 Red marl (Keuper), alternate layers of gypsum (6 in. to 12 in.), 

 red clay, white and blue clay 117 



187 



10. Yes, all shallow wells in villages. 11. Yes. 12. None ; is about 1 mile fi'om 

 " igneous rocks " at Groby. 13. None. 14. None. 15. None. 



Hathern Boring. 

 1. Hathern, Leicestershire. 2. 90 ft., mean tide Liverpool. 3. 320 ft. ? 4. Water 

 most abundant, height not observed. 5. Not known. 6. Not known. 7. Not 

 known. 8. Not known. 



ft. ^ 



9. Drift 10 7C 



Red mad 110 / 



Lower Keuper sandstone 140 



Bunter conglomerate 60 ? 



320 



10. Yes, many. 11. Yes. 12. 3 miles west of fault in trias. 13. None. 14. 

 None. 15. None. 



^Chilwell Boring. 

 1. Chilwell, Leicestershire. 2. 95 ft., mcnn tide Liverpool. 3. 460 ft.; bore 6 in., 

 6 in., 4 in., 3 in. 4. I^p to the Uf of boic-hole. 5. Great abundance, and conti- 

 nuous. 



