310 EEFOET— 1891. 



Boring at Messrs. Baitershy and Co.'s Offerton Hat Worl-s, Stocl-port. 



Carried out by the Executors of the late E. Timmins, Runcorn, 

 Communicated by Mr. Percy Kendall, F.G.S. 



Ft. in. Ft. in. 



15 Sandy clay (well, 13 feet ; rest bored) . , . 15 



17 Small gravel 2 



36 Brown clay 19 



51 Loamy sand 15 



70 Brown loam 19 



79 Brown clay, and mixed gravel (water level, 74 feet 



from the surfaoe) . . . . . .90 



84 Mixed sand, g-ravel, and brown clay . . .50 

 91 Gravel (base of drift) . . / . . .70 

 152 Permian sandstone (suction-pipe, \?ih feet from 



surface) . . . . . . . . CI 



152 9 Permian marl ....... 9 



154 9 Permian sandstone 2 



156 9 Permian marl 2 



177 6 Permian sandstone (perforated 10 in. tubes) . 20 9 



219 Permian marl (tubed out) 41 6 



300 Permian sandstone (tubed, perforated to 229 feet ; 



8^ in. boring below 229, no tubes) . .810 



Shkopshire. 



Information from the Rev. Coopee Wood, Clire Vicarage, Shveicshury . 



Well levels from which the town of Wem is supplied. 



August 14, 1887. Fall off, 17 inches ; time required for return, 40 minutes. 

 October 31, 1887. Fall off, 26 inches ; time required for return, 70 minuter. 

 March 20, 1888. Fall off, 32 inches ; time required for return, 92 minutes. 

 April 2, 1888. Fall off, 42 inches; time required for return, 150 minutes. 

 May 21, 1888. Fall off, 46 inches ; time required for return, 360 minutes. 

 October 9. 188S. Fall off, 49 inches ; time required for return, 720 minutes. 

 Total result of drought, 49 inches. 

 January 31, 1889. Return, 1 inch; time not observed. 

 February 28, 1 889. Return, 2 inches ; time not observed. 

 March 28, 1889. Return, 3 inches : time not observed. 

 April 5, 1889. Return, 5 inches ; time not observed. 

 Total replacement to date, 5 inches. 

 Total depth of well. 67 feet. 



Height to which water rose before August 1887, 31 feet 6 inches. 

 Pump will lower this by 13 feet 6 inches in 60 minutes, pumping at 28 strokes a 

 minute. 



Warwickshike. 



In last year's Report the Coventry Waterworks borings were described 

 as executed in the Permian sandstone, and delivering a very pure water 

 at artesian pressure at the surface, without pumping. Since then a trial 

 boring has been executed at Whitley, of which the following are the 

 details : — 



Ft. Ft. in. 



10 Surface soil 10 



Lower Keuper sandstone ) ,„ „ 



White with red streaks \ " " 



150 



Your Committee regret to note that the trial boring is only 1,130 yards 



50 



Permian sandstone 

 200 Dark red 



