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Aug. 2, Friday. Keowson, Tenn.
Told the 7 A.M. train Chattanooga, Nashville
and St. L., for Keowson about 16 miles east of
Nashville. Then walked 3 miles west on the track to
the most western quarry open for ballast. Here
maybe see the following section.
Fullers quarry.
Chirp Rock shale
This shale is much thicker
in the adjacent hills.
Transition shudden.
<healt>
Omni li. About 4 ft. du Forte
for the dawn a Shag bedded.
<healt>
No apparent healt.
Louisville then bedded limestone with occasional
one shale. A very hard limestone. No cores seen
about 20 futs.
at top as at Louisville.
shale 2 ft.
li. 1 ft.
shale 6 inches
Shagbedded li 4'
Limestone and shale
Forte cells.
auth, halumin
gne
bradham shale 4ft.{The horizon from the
bradham beds.
11'6"
Regular bedded li. for ballast Beds 4