274 MR. E. HULL ON THE NEW RED SANDSTONE^ ETC., 



10. Broughton Road Paper-works. — This well has been 

 recently sunk, and gives the following section : — 



feet. 



1. Stiff, close, and hard stuff (probably Drift and 



New Red Sandstone) 240 



2. Red loam with mixtures of clay and shale 



(probably Permian marls) 210 



3. Soft Red Sandstone (Permian sandstone) . . 150 



4. JiTarc? 6a/^(5?* (probably Coal-measnres) . . . 120 



720 



This well yields about 100 gallons per minute, the water 

 rising to the surface ^. 



11. Collyhurst Sand Delf. — Well in Lower Permian 

 sandstone. Water hard, but transparent, exhausted after 

 12 hours' pumping, and yields 260,064 gallons per day. 



12. Artesian Boring. — A bore-hole at the works of Mr. 

 John Wood, at Medlock Vale, passed through the following 

 strata : — 



ft. in. 



Alluvial gravel 26 o 



New Red Sandstone 23 o 



Permian marls, with bands of gypsum 



and limestone 246 3 



Lower Permian sandstone . . . . 375 11 



Coal-measures 90 o 



761 2 



On reaching the Lower Permian sandstone, the water 

 rose to the surface and flowed over with a strong head. 



/S^^oc^j9or/.— rNumerous borings for water have been 

 made in this town, as stated by Mr. E. W. Binney (Trans. 

 Geol. Soc. Manchester, vol. i.), to a depth of 100 yards, 

 at which level the supply has been found abundant. The 



* For the particulars abore stated I am indebted to Mr. John Knowles. 



