Eastport quadrangle notebook #2, 1907
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"Eastport Collection (Continued)" H47 013 A On my up nine foured Whiting said side and many opporite Burnt Cove Slate will found in one or 5/2 grims to each other showing volcanie ash at both than Purple fossiliferous slates abov. 013 Mean Whitin a that divides som of Commanon Point on same side y mine. 014 In Schooner Cove west of Lightton ford At middle a map (Collation) This is not the heighest point in the rock holt dy Whiting Beginning at foot on west side of core Outcroes to be Bent Point, and running along shore continuously around to north end within the north line from wht corner & the part near the middle fossiliferous slates showing nearly continuous sectors. U. S G. S., Prof. paper 35th p. 26. "Carlow Island. Leperditia, Beyrichiana" 2. South of Little River, 2 miles from Perry Village, Maine: Lingula, Whitewares, Woods-Lepida. "Apparently same horizon as at Carlow Island." 3. North end of Moore Island, 3 miles north of Eastport, Me. 5. Pleasant Point - 4 miles N.E. of Eastport, has woods-lopseid Laminellibranchi: 1, 2, 3, 5 from Moore Island Series. 4. A.S. Farnsworth yard, West Penobscot, Me: Physiulmeloida Blackburnia suberulenta. Shaler: (1) Just side of Orange or Whiting Bay, 2 miles S. of Ball's well fossiliferous strata extend for object cut off on west by seven of slates, dip below bay on east exposed only below light-house marks: some sidesone laminaria much jointed. Large collections already in Ab. but get more on Shaler says that 300 ft. from the upper to just yielded SD or more i.e., & 170 spp weights he obtained Friesa = 140. see U.S.G.S. Prof.pap. 35p. 22-23 for list of sps. (2) Pemb o of Lightton's Bay, 2 miles N.W. of Denbo Point: 200 fath slates & unopus limestone. Barren in lower part; upper 100 ft contain about 25 spp. fairly well preserved but distorted fossils: 17 spp. Collected by William in U.S.G.S. Prof.pap.35p. 21-22 = 1492 "Head of Lightton's Cove" Shaler is different from J. Deer Point Coal Co. (3) 1 mile N.E. of Drowgsville; limestone edges below the water line; powder possibly necessary. From small amount of material gathered Slates inferred a repeat horizon inferior to the Orange Bay zone (1897). (4) East side of Seward's Neck near W. end of Ropes Island and again at Reynolds Cove thickbedded Limestone. (5) Denbo shore, first shore of Great South Bay about 1/2 mile south of Denbo Point; massive limestones with blackbanded fauna; fossils destroyed by extended in N.E. & S.W. areas: outcrop is a smooth rocks west coast. (6) West shore of Straight Bay, a section over 175 feet containing a limited but peculiar fauna. (7) Conglomerate of "Cobrock series" age western shores of South Bay. 8), 9) Moose Island dark sandy slates fossiliferous at Shekfield Head & Princess Cove.