106 EEPOBT— 1880. 



before, 58 ft. after. Level restored in 1 hour. S. About 150,000 gallons in 24 hours. 

 6. Not known. 7. Not known. Water stands about 6 ft. below neighbouring canal. 

 8. Hard, but very clear. 



ft. in. 



9. Drift, gravel, and soil 10 



Upper Keuper marls 48 



Upper Keuper sandstone 26 



84 



Several layers of sandstone are very hard, others soft. Bore ends in ' runnincr 

 sand ' upon which the auger makes no impression. lO. None. 11. Yes. 12. No. 

 13. No. 14. No. 15. None. 



Messrs. Scott & Sons, Bay Street Mills, Leicester. 



1. Bay Street Mills, Leicester. 1«. 1860. 2. 200 ft. 3. Bottom of well 4.'; fl. 

 4 ft. diameter to bottom of bore-hole, 70 ft. ; 4 in. diameter. 3rt. None. 4. 15 ft. 

 from surface. Sinks 20 ft. after pumping. 4«. 50 ft. ; now 60 ft. 5. Over 100,001 > 

 gallons in 24 hours. 6. Not known. 7. Not known ; stands about 8 ft. below canal 

 near. 8. Very hard. 



ft. 



9. Drift clay, gravel 12 



Upper Keuper marls .... .36 



Upper Keuper sandstone ... .22 



70 

 lO. Yes. 11. Yes. 12. None. 13. None. 14. None. 15. None. 



Messrs. Jessop & Go., Engineers. 



1. Friday Street, Leicester, la. 1876. No. 2. 206 ft. 3. 33 ft. ; 4 ft. diameter. 

 37 ft. 4 in. diameter. Za. None. 4. 50 ft. before ; 36 after. 5. 100,000 gallons in L'4 

 hours. 6. Not known. 7. Not known, stands alaout 10 ft. below canal. 8. Very 

 hard. 



ft. 



9. Drift clay and gravel 12 



Upper Keuper marl 38 



Upper Keuper sandstone 20 



70 



Bore ends in Upper Keuper sandstone. lO. Yes. 11. Yes. 12. None. 13. 

 None. 14. None. 15. None. 



Messrs. E. Walker & Sons, Manufacturers, Leicester. 



1. Fleckney, Leicestershire, la. Many years ago. 2. 400 ft. 3. 45 ft. ; 4 ft. 



diameter. 3a. None. 6. Yes; diminished. 7. Yes, affected by heavj' rain. 

 8. Very hard, but very abundant. 



ft. 

 9. Lias drift (contains large boulders of limestone 



much rolled) 30 



Gravel and sand 15 



45 



This is another instance of the large supply of water in connection witli the 

 Middle Lias (sand and rock) which lies about 2 miles S.E. of Fleckney, but at a 

 higher level. lO. Yes. 11. No. 12. None. 13. None. 14. None. 15. No. 



