244 W. H. HucUeston — Recent Wells in Dorset. 



Superficial (14 feet). 



Soil 



1. Marhj Clay^ 



2. Gravel. Plateau-gravel with yellow flints ... 



Bagshots (151 feet). 



3. Sand with loam bands. Coarse, yellowish sand of uniform 



sized grain invested with ferric oxide. The ' loam bands ' 



consist of fine white powdery loam .. . ... ... ... 20 34 



4. Coloured clay and sand. Fine sediments, mostly discoloured 



and clayey 

 6. Broivn sand. Loose sugary sand 



6. Light grey sand ... 



7. Loose grey sand. Sharp quartzose, clean 



8. Coloured sandy clay. Whitish clay, slightly stained witli 



iron ; sets hard 



9. Coarse sand. Loose, yellowish, coarse quartzose sand with 



small fragments of soft white silica, and one or two largish 

 pebbles of lignite (see No. 17) 



10. Coloured clay and sand. ' Two-ball ' pipeclay 



11. Live sand. Loose yellowish sand, rather coarse and with 



specks of soft white silica ... 



12. Blue clay. A fine, unctuous, grey clay, like some of the grey 



pipeclays ... 



13. Coloured clay and sand .. . 



14. Live, coarse sand. A very clean, angular quartzose grit, said 



to be full of water. Would make good building sand 



15. Brown coarse sand {live). Similar to the above, but dirty ... 



Lower Tertiahies (115 feet). 



16. Sand and pebbles. Coarse, dirty greyish sand with black flint 



pebbles (of the Blackheath tj-pe), and some small buff 

 pebbles of another material ... 



17. Sand and wood. Fragments of lignite 



18. Clay, sand, and pebbles ... 



19. Dark sandy clay , hard ... 



20. Coloured clay and pebbles, reddish 



21. 3ark sand and clay. Dries pale grey and sets rather stiff ... 



22. Dark clay and stones. The stones are of irregular shape, 



(?) corroded flints 



23. Live sand. Fine, pulverulent, grey sand, not very loose 



24. Coarse sand and pebbles, live (i.e. water) 



25. Mottled clay. Light brown in colour. . . 



26. Hard dark clay and sand 



27. Sard grey sand with some clay, sets like a sandstone 



28. Green sandy clay andjlints at bottom. An earthy greensand, 



ranging from pale green to darker green ; the flints are 

 green-coated, mostly unworn and somewhat corroded 



Chalk (proved to depth of) 



It is a decided gain to have obtained the exact particulars of the 

 Tertiaries, both as to character and thickness, in any one spot in the 

 county, and these the Bovington Borehole supplies. "Without doubt 

 the Bagshot Beds are much thicker towards the centre of the basin, at 

 Worgret for instance, than they are here, so near to their outcrop, nor 

 can we say for certain whether this difference is wholly due to removal 



^ The italics represent the descriptions of the foreman of the works. 



