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SINKING AND BORING WELLS.
WATER SUPPLY.
THE PRESENT PRACTICE
OF
SINKING AND BORING WELLS;
WITH GEOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND
EXAMPLES OF WELLS EXECUTED.
BY
ERNEST SPON,
MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS; OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE; OF THE IRON AND STEEL
INSTITUTE; AND OF THE GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION.
LONDON:
E. & F. N. SPON, 48, CHARING CROSS.
NEW YORK: 446, BROOME STREET.
1875.
CONTENTS.
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| PREFACE. | v. | |
| I. | GEOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS. | 1 |
| II. | THE NEW RED SANDSTONE. | 35 |
| III. | WELL SINKING. | 40 |
| IV. | WELL BORING. | 60 |
| V. | AMERICAN TUBE WELL. | 81 |
| VI. | WELL BORING AT GREAT DEPTHS. | 85 |
| VII. | EXAMPLES OF WELLS EXECUTED, AND OF DISTRICTS SUPPLIED BY WELLS. | 155 |
| VIII. | TABLES AND MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. | 202 |
| INDEX. | 211 | |
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