4.02 REPORT—1896. 
surface every night, so that much time was occupied each morning in 
removing this water. 
At a depth of 20 feet below the present surface they had sunk through 
Fig. 1.—Trial Pit and Borings in Hoxne Brickyard. 
South North 
maole ground 
A. Brickearth with freshwater shells, 
wood, and Paleolithic imple- 
ments. 
B. Gravel and carbonaceous loam (no 
implements at this spot). 
C. Black loam with leaves of Arctic 
plants. 
D. Lignite with Temperate plants. 
E. Lacustrine clay with Temperate 
plants. 
G. Sand full of water. 
Scale, 8 Feet = 1 Inch. 
Pest Fes Gg 
Paleolithic brickearth and gravel; through beautifully laminated loams 
with leaves of Arctic plants ; through a seam of lignite, and a foot into a 
hard green lacustrine clay. The lignite and the sandy lower part of the 
Arctic leaf-bed looked treacherous, and needed careful timbering ; it was 
