Field Notebook: Maine, New Jersey, Vermont 1923
Page 23
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August 13 - 1953, Monday. High gate Centre - St. Alfons. Went south east of St. Alfons to the frontm employment locality west of Georgia Centre. Saw nothing new. Then went to Pdykus Ledge and collected some Lower Cambrian material in the Arfon onicoceras rusty slate. Raymond was much pleased with the locality as some years ago he tried to find the place and failed, for a far ordinary species. Then drove north to the Hiltfons Bay road to make some of the succession up to the Adams Pasture employment. Where the N-S. road enters the St. Alfons Bay road then in Milton d/Monte, going a little south on the road we came upon the little cliff base for ham situated by Reitz having the Ordovician slate. Then the Mallett d/Monte lower down. The latter, lower, is very thin, just less than 20 feet thick. Where I saw it on the St. Alfons road on Aug 11 it in the as farth more seeing Aug 13 base of the Mallett and an enigmatic; yet here can be seen to near on the transition series to the Ordovici. Therefore the succession to the Adams Pasture is normal Over the Milton should come the Hlgate but all is crowded. It may be that the so-called Middle Cambria