sandy here as near Ersham. The chert here is un- proliferous. All the evidence of any value was gathered yesterday near Ersham. The Buckhorn Mt. succession seems to be Marcellus brick red, soft shale. May represent the Oriskany or is not very thick probably a few feet. chert. Some of the pieces are made up of various rocks cemented. This may however be secondary Sandstone soft indicated by the deep sandy road, or limestone seen anywhere in this region. Also saw a white sandstone slab 3 feet by 2 feet covered with Arthrophycus harlani. Being in the white sandstone it may be of Clinton age. Sep. 22 Monday. Bluefield, W. Va. Returned to the Lisle locality near Ersham Va. After much searching found a few more fossils none of which are very diagnostic. Found an Stephanoceras which is either a large S. oriskania or a small S. magnifica. The species maybe S. golfitum or S. tribulus. According to this the hazym would be Lower Oriskany. These come from near the top in the arenaceous limestone. The sandy layers