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REPORT 1878. 



W. Gimson & Sons, Timber Merchants, Church Gate, Leicester. 



1. At works, 

 lowered to 35 ft. ; 

 8. Not analysed. 



2. 183 ft. 3. 70 ft. deep; 8£ ft. diameter. 4. 55 ft. before; 

 8 hours, with three 6 in. pumps. 6. Not observed. 7. Not known. 



Feet. 



9. Drift, gravel, sand and clay 10 



Upper Keuper marls 25 



Upper Keuper sandstone 35 



10. Yes. 11. No. 12. None. 13. None. 14. None. 15. None. 



Evington Coal Company, Lodge Farm, Evington, Leicestershire. 



1. Shaft for plaster works. 2. 210 ft. 3. 90 ft. ; 7 ft.* diameter, cemented all 

 through with double lining of bricks. 4. Abundant water but not wanted. 9. 

 Drift 4 ft. 



Feet. 



Rhffitic 20 



Upper Keuper marls an d gypsum 66 



10. Yes. 12. No. 13. No. 14. No. 15. No. 



Mr. G. P. Browne, Boring at Newtown Unthank, Leicestershire. 



1. Boring at Newtown Unthank, near Desford. 2. 320 ft. 3. 615 ft. 

 bore. 4. Runs over the top, and was first struck at 220 ft. deep. 



Feet. 



9. Drift 6 



Upper Keuper sand and marls 56 



Red marls with sandstone 80 



Waterstones 120 



Coal measure 353 



7 iru 



615 



10. Yes. 12. Yes. 



Warwickshire. 



Name of Member of Committee asking for information, W. Whitaker. 

 Name of Individual or Company applied to : — 



Leamington Local Board of Health. Trial Boring:— Docwra. 

 Feet. 



Made ground 5 



Blue sand 5 



Sandy red clay 5 



Red marl and water 6 



„ marl 101 



Light blue marl 6 



Red marl 2£ 



„ sandstone 3 J 



Light blue marl l| 



Red sandstone 12 



Grey sandstone 26 



Red marl 5 



„ sandstone 9 



Grey sandstone 3 



Rock 1| 



Red rock and gypsum 4 \ 



Blue marl 4 



Red marl 



Oh 



Trial Boring- 

 Feet. 



Red sandstone 3£ 



„ marl H 



„ marl and rock 1£ 



„ sandstone 2 



„ marl 2 



„ sandstone 3 



„ marl 1? 



„ sandstone 11 



„ marl 2 



„ marl and rock 7£ 



„ sandstone 4 



„ marl 13 



„ sandstone 



„ marl 47 



„ sandstone 9 



I, marl 35£? 



346 



* Water so abundant from gypsum beds that, although lined with double row 

 of brick laid in best cement, it forces its way through and stops the working of the 



mine. 



