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Section of the Karani boring— contd. 



Number 



of 

 stratum. 



Thickness 



of 

 stratum. 



Depth 



below 



ground-level. 



Description of strata. 





Feet. 



Feet. 





5 



I2'00 



25-00 



Sandy clay yellowish brown mixed with some 

 blue clay nodules and pieces of kankar ; clay 

 passing to whitish yellow mixed with sand. 



6 



6-00 



3100 



Yellow and white clay with kankar in small 

 quantity. 



7 



6-oo 



37-00 



Yellow-brown clay with more kankar, passing to 

 conglomerate with patches of green and white 

 clay, and fragments of laterite transported by 

 water. 



8 



4"oo 



41-00 



Very hard yellow clay, whitish when dry; at 38 

 feet, pieces of white coral passing to reddish- 

 brown. 



9 



2-50 



43'5° 



Yellowish coarse sand mixed with clay. 



10 



6-12 



49/62 



Coarse river sand mixed with clay. The strata 

 9 and 10 contain water under pressure which 

 rose to within 3' 3" of the ground-level in Nov- 

 ember 1886. In March 1887, the surface of 

 the water was 6' 9'' below ground-level. 



ii 



2-03 



Sf6s 



Fine sand mixed with yellow clay. 



12 



175 



53 - 40 



White clay with portions of yellow clay like late- 

 rite. 



'3 



5-25 



58-65 



Very hard sandy yellow clay with Water-worn 

 fragments of gneiss. 



M 



12-00 



70-65 



Similar stratum containing fine sand mixed with 

 clay, coarse river sand, and a few pebbles. 



■5 



1200 



82-65 



Very stiff yellow clay mixed with red and grey 

 clay in patches and layers, containing water- 

 worn fragments of laterite. Becomes arena- 

 ceous at 80 ft. 



16 



075 



83-40 



Bed of limestone. 



»7 



3-00 



86-40 



Yellow clay mixed with some white clay and 

 layers of grit. 



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