Sep. 24 - 1902 Wednesday, Big Stone Gap. In the limestone quarry near the iron blast furnace on the J. G. & O. R. R. R about 2 miles from Big Stone Gap is exposed much of the lower Ordovician series. Here the series seems to consist of leavy bedded grey somewhat sandy limestone. Towards the top the beds are thinner bedded, [illegible] towards the bottom the beds are a light blue. Estimating the beds in the quarry and on the hills beneath it seems these beds must be from 100 to 200 feet thick. Towards the top occur Stenoat (have a sample). Along the railroad just west of the quarry and on the line of strike with it may be thin bedded red shale sandstones. These occur at the top of the Redwood representing Campbellton Redwood sandstone horst. Leaving the railroad east of the furnace and walking down the wagon road going S-W to Big Stone Gap one passes over first the lower beds of the Shell, and after a pause much of the Redwood shales with thin seams of sandstone and some lim ore. Just after passing the Redwood shales and apparently still in it there is