Mr. Limbird’s Account of the Strata, See. 
by the eafy turning of the wimble, that he had got into a fpring 
of water, and gave over boring, to fee if the water would rife 
in the pipes ; when, after keeping the water in the well below 
the top of the pipes for feveral days (by pumping), the water in 
the pipes was found to rife about 5 feet per day upon an average ; 
which only producing about 7 pints, it was fuppofed there was 
no fpring of water bored into, but that the rife of w r ater in the 
pipes was occafioned by the foccage only. 
On Monday the 28th day of November, an iron bucket was 
made and affixed to the bottom of the rods, and let down the 
pipes, and filled with water at the depth of 85 yards from the 
fur face ; which water was fait, and of a reddifh colour. The 
bucket was again let down, and filled at the depth of 156 yards 
from the fur face ; that water was more fait than the firft, 
and much of the fame colour. 
The Committee appointed by the Corporation for fuper- 
intending the bufinefs of finking for water, having taken the 
whole of thefe circumftances into their confideration, and exa- 
mined George Naylor, who did not account, in a manner 
fatisfa&ory to them, for the flow progrefs he had lately made in 
boring, were of opinion, that it would be proper for the pre- 
fent to difeontinue all operations in the well ; they therefore 
directed the flageto be taken up, the mouth of the iron pipes to 
be carefully plugged up, the well to be covered with oak plank, 
and the ground over it to be paved as before ; all which was 
accordingly done. 
Bofton, 
November 28, 1786, 
James limbird, 
Surveyor to the Corporation* 
