J. C. Blomfield
Published: 2015-07-16
Total Pages: 176
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Excerpt from History of Fritwell Shee with her lesser Ouze at Newport next doth twin, Which from proud Chiltern heare, comes eas'ly ambling in. There are waters under the earth as well as on its surface. Underground channels and ca\erns are hollowed out by the flowing waters, with the help of the carbonic acid gas which they contain. All rain-water which does not run to the ocean through rivers sinks into the ground, joins the waters there, and in time generally finds its way to the ocean. But the direction taken by the underground streams is much affected by the kind of soil they pass through. Loose, soft, gravelly, or sandy soils allow water free passage, but tough clay or hard rock act as barriers. Sometimes a large quantity of water will collect over one stratum of rock or clay and under another, unable to find an outlet. If the water has found its way there from a greater height, the pressure of other water trying to flow in from behind will force it to take advantage of any opening that may occur. These natural Openings or outlets we call springs or wells, and such abound in this district. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.