183 
A 
Strata found in sinking the 
shaft at St. George’s Col- 
liery, Rochdale Road, Man- 
chester. Height above the 
sea, 183 feet. 
ft. in. 
Till 45 0 
Sand and Gravel 10 6 
Resting on Red Clays.. 
55 6 
B 
Sinking at Crumpsall Work- 
house. 250 feet. 
ft. in. 
Till [Upper BoulderClay 
of Hull] 5 0 
Sand 16 0 
Quick Sand 26 0 
Loam 4 0 
Till 30 0 
Clay in laminae 5 0 
Till 4 0 
Hard Clay 0 6 
Sand 2 0 
Gravel 7 6 
Till 25 0 
Sand with small stones 
resting on Trias Rock 
125 0 
C 
Sinking at New Pit, Moston. 
325 feet. 
ft. in. 
Soil and Clay 4 0 
Marl 21 0 
Sand 5 9 
Marl 4 0 
Sand 0 6 
Marl and Loam 9 0 
Loam 19 0 
Dry Sand 12 0 
Quick Sand 2 0 
Strong Marl 23 3 
Loam 8 6 
Strong Marl 9 0 
Loam 2 0 
ft. in. 
Quick Sand 15 6 
Strong Marl 21 6 
Clay 1 0 
Gravel 16 0 
Resting on Coal Mea- 
sures. — 
174 0 
C 
Mr. Wood’s Bore above Med- 
lock Yale. 250 feet. 
Soil 
ft. 
1 
in. 
0 
Till 
21 
0 
Sand 
6 
0 
Till 
13 
0 
Sand 
2 
6 
Till 
14 
0 
Sand 
7 
0 
Till 
2 
0 
Sand 
2 
0 
Till 
Brown Metals 
27 
6 
C 
97 
0 
Boring at Mr. Walmsley’s, near 
Failsworth Pole. 327 feet. 
ft. in. 
Soil 1 2 
Clay 3 0 
Soft Marl 12 4 
Loamy Sand 1 0 
Marl 3 0 
Sand 0 5 
Marl 9 2 
Marl with sand beds ... 3 0 
Sand 0 9 
Marl 42 0 
Sand 1 6 
Hard Sand 17 10 
Loamy Marl 0 10 
Marl 10 5 
Loamy Marl 7 7 
Black Sand 3 4 
Loamy Marl 4 6 
Red Marl resting on red 
sandstone 5 4 
127 0 
