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"August 12-1920 Thursday.
Started off with Prof. Raymond in his car
in Managansett Bay; from Boston we went
to Dedham, Norwood, Walpole. Then we saw
the basal part of the Cant. series, the Pondville
Cryl. Rather a much squeezed cryl. Got one
drawn out and indented pettite. Then on to
Greentham, Plainville and North Attleboro. On
near the granite we saw the Lower Cambrian
red shale with li, all much squeezed and
crumpled. Saw no jmis over there; 23 speci
are regarded for here. Then into Pawtucket.
Smith's Particulars we saw the lower red transmittal crygmite
and Providence where we had lunch. ^ Then
to Warren and Bristol were we boarded a
Ferry to the North Portsmouth coal mine.
A pettite pit here and tremendous culm pits.
The coal has are been sheered and compressed
and in one place a graphite the an anthra-
cite. The shale is also much mudd but hardly
enough to make it a slate. Ferns are
scarce and most are of no value. I saw