46 SOME ESSEX WELL-SECTIONS.
tree, the boring having been deepened 1001/2 feet in 1857; he adds
that "it is said that this last boring caused a gradual sinking of the
water, and that the well at Bocking Silk-mill caused the water to fall
at a greater rate."
Another well, about 40 feet from the former. 1888.
Made and communicated by Messrs. Docwra.
Braintree.—Silk Mills. 1886.
Communicated by Mr. D. R. Sharpe.
1351/2 feet above Ordnance Datum. Shaft and bore.
Water first noticed 242 feet down. When the well was finished
the water stood 293/4 feet down. 1,000 gallons an hour pumped,
during working hours. Temperature of water, at the surface, about
500.