Annual report of the Regents . er yard it is underlain by limestone andoverlain by sand. On top of the clay at bis lower yard are 10to 15 feet of sand and gravel. A well was sunk from river level at Jovas, passing throughthe following: Blue clay 80 feet Quicksand 25 Loose sand and gravel 75 180 Adding to the above section 100 feet of clay above river levelgives us a total thickness of 180 feet of clay. At Rose & , which adjoins Jovas on the south, it is said, a well wassunk 135 feet through blue clay. Adding to this 108 feet ofclay above mean tide gives us a bed of clay 243 feet thick.
Annual report of the Regents . er yard it is underlain by limestone andoverlain by sand. On top of the clay at bis lower yard are 10to 15 feet of sand and gravel. A well was sunk from river level at Jovas, passing throughthe following: Blue clay 80 feet Quicksand 25 Loose sand and gravel 75 180 Adding to the above section 100 feet of clay above river levelgives us a total thickness of 180 feet of clay. At Rose & , which adjoins Jovas on the south, it is said, a well wassunk 135 feet through blue clay. Adding to this 108 feet ofclay above mean tide gives us a bed of clay 243 feet thick. Theterrace which the clay underlies at Roseton extends back fromthe river several hundred feet into a reentrant angle of the clay contains little sand and is worked in benches. Cartsare used to haul the clay. South of Roseton station is a bank ofsand of alternating yellow and grayish black layers, which has beenused for tempering, but is said not to give as good results as thaton Jovas premises. 00CO o be o d o o.
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