DE RAXCE : BORINGS FOR WATER AND SALT IN COUNTY YORK. 431 
Boring for coal commenced in 1856, and continued in 1857-8, 
for Lord Falkland, at Kirk-Lavington, near Yarm, details from 
Mr. P. S. Reid, Mining Engineer : — 
1. 
Reddish Clay 
27 
0 \ 
2. 
Fine Sand 
7 
0 
3. 
Common Sand ... 
4 
0 
4. 
Fine Sand 
10 
0 
5. 
Reddish Clay ... 
51 
0 
Ft. 
^ Drift 109 
In 
2 
6. 
Yellow Sandstone 
0 
8 
7. 
White Sandstone 
0 
9 
8. 
Sand and Gravel 
4 
0 
9. 
White Sandstone 
1 
6 
10. 
Sand and Gravel 
3 
3 J 
11. 
Light-bluish Sandstone 
119 
10 
12. 
Very hard White Sandstone .. 
0 
11 
13. 
Light Fire Clay 
1 
5 
14. 
Light Shale 
2 
6 
15. 
Red Sandstone 
204 
3 
16. 
Shale and Sandstone 
1 
0 
17. 
„ Sandstone Hard ... 
1 
1 
18. 
Soft 
18 
0 
19. 
„ and Shale 
0 
3 
20. 
Very Hard Sandstone ... 
2 
3 
21. 
Shale 
7 
3 
22. 
Very Hard Sandstone 
2 
6 
23. 
Shale 
7 
8 
24. 
Sandstone 
4 
0 
25. 
Shale 
4 
8 
26, 
Sandstone 
2 
1 
27. 
Shale and Clay 
2 
8 
28. 
Sandstone 
3 
9 
29, 
Clay 
0 
7 
30. 
Light Red Sandstone 
1 
9 
31. 
Red Sandstone 
13 
9 
32. 
3 
0 
33. 
Magnesian Limestone ... 
6 
9 
