ON THE CIRCULATION OF UNDERGROUND WATERS. 



309 



Ft. 



ISO 



Breivery near Railway Bridge, Sutton. 



Boulder clay . 

 Sand and gravel 

 Boulder clay . 

 Quicksand 

 Eed sandstone 



Water plentiful. 



Brewery, Parle Green, Macclesfield. 



Details unknown . 



Very rough gravel . 



Compact boulder clay . 



Rough gravel, small pebbles 



Tough boulder clay 



Fine sand 



Fine running sand 



Coarse local gravel 



Red and mottled sandstone 



Ft. in. 



12 



8 



10 



4.5 



105 



Bollington Church Rectory, near Macclesfield. 



Boring close to churchyard, made by Messrs. E. Timniins and Sons, 

 Bridgwater Foundry, Runcorn. 



Ft. in. Ft. in. 



21 Red clay 21 



27 Sand and gravel 6 



28 Coarse clay 10 



."0 Strong clay 2 



.34 Coarse sand 4 



40 Strong clay 6 



45 6 Sandy gravel 5 6 



50 Marly clay 4 6 



65 Brown sandstone 15 



84 Brown marl . 19 



S7 Brown sandstone 3 



133 Mottled marl 46 . 



Sarf.\ce level 600 feet above O.I). Water stands 15 feet from the surface. 

 Total solids, 197 grains per gallon. 



Lyinm Waterworks. 



Boring made by the Diamond Boring Company, under the superin- 

 tendence of Mr. Easton, C.E. Surface level 60 feet above O.D. 



The following notes are made by Mr. De Ranee, from the cores pre- 

 served in the water-tower. The following occurred at : — 



Ft. 



31 Rough hackly sandstone (Lower Keuper). 



36 Fine hard-grained sandstone. 



53 Hard marly micaceous partings. * 

 56-63 Rough hackly sandstone. 

 63-68 Fine-grained micaceous sandstone. 



78 Fine sandstone. 



80 Very tine-grained sandstone. 



82 Rough compact sandstone. 

 110-250 Purple fine-grained sandstone. 

 1000 Soft red sandstone. 



Weak briue occurred at the bottom of the borehole which was plugged up. 



