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Transcription
The Lower Silurian strata coming out from
the Coal Measure synclinorium are of the
Mississippian type. They continue regularly in
regular succession to Benmore where a great
fault seems bringing the Black River or Bird's-
eye against the Chattanooga. It seems to be
the former that has risen over the Chattano-
gga. The limestone along the fault line and
the entire Chattanooga ridges have suffered
much and are tracted and simply slanting-
sided.
Returned to the west Ben More section and see
that considerable of the beds of the top of the Lower
Silurian of the east Ben More section are here
missing. Saw both sections within an hour and
the transition from the Lower Silurian to Upper
Silurian looks alike in both sections. When
the two sections are walked out at home it once
personally turned out to be alright.