SI.MP80N: THREE DEEP BORINGS AT HALIFAX. 
85 
central core of 9 inches was first used, and was reduced to 9 
inches at 150 feet from the surface. 
The following is a more detailed description of the bore 
than can be given in the figured section : — 
Tofil 
oTONE ±ROUGH I5REWEK\ . 
depth from 
surface. 
ft. 
ill. 
ft. in. 
To bottom of existing well 
50 
0 
50 
0 
1. 
Rough Rock 
74 
0 
124 
0 
At 124 feet (the probable l)ase of the Rough 
Rock) tlie rock was much stained, worn, 
aiul rubhly in character, and showed every 
evidence of being the horizon of a consider- 
able water run. 
2. 
Blue-grey Shales . . 
11 
0 
135 
0 
3. 
Grev raggv Sandrock 
3 
0 
138 
4. 
oil 
Grey Shales 
11 
0 
149 
0 
5. 
Fine Sandrock 
8 
0 
157 
0 
6. 
Grey Shales with small Sandrock bands 
9 
0 
166 
0 
/ . 
Flaggy Sandrock . . 
10 
0 
176 
0 
8. 
Grey arenaceous Shales . . 
12 
0 
188 
0 
Q 
y. 
oanQiocK 
Q 
o 
\f 
196 
0 
10. 
Grey and Dark Shales . , 
124. 
0 
320 
0 
At "277 feet and 290 feet nodular bands of Iron- 
814 feet tliere was a very fossiliferous 
hoi-iz<»n with small ciushed (/onlafiffs and 
1 1 
Coal Band . . . . . . 
U 
5 

Galliard 
o 
323 
0 
This came out like an ordinary soft, soapy. Fire- 
clay, but (juickly hardened on expf)sare into 
the characteristic hard Galliard. 
13. 
Successions of Grey Rag and fine Sand- 
rocks . . 
49 
0 
372 
0 
14. 
Dark Shales (with nodular Ironstone 
bands) passing into black carbon- 
aceous Shales 
89 
0 
461 
0 
15. 
Light free Sandrock in upper part, 
coarser below 
76 
0 
537 
0 
