138 Notes on the Geological Position of the Human
Tilbury Fort, which is one of those given by Mr. Whitaker in
his paper on "Some Essex Weils";2 it also appears in one
of two sections of borings made between Tilbury Docks and
Fort. Mr. Whitaker having kindly sent me the details of
these new borings, they cannot be given in a better place
than this :—
Those who took part in the excursion to Tilbury Docks on
May 17th, 1884, must have observed the gentle undulations
of the beds and the freshness of the vegetable remains. The
lower of the two peaty beds visible, when examined, was
found to contain the remains of reeds, horse-tails, heather,
and other plants, reeds decidedly predominating. A thing
2 [Read before the Essex Field Club, March 29th, 1884, but not yet
published.—Ed.]
3 Mr. Whitaker adds a note—"These were given me in 1883."