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Transcription
Jerusalem Slite. Then a sharp rise to
expresses of heavy bedded limestone about
50 feet above the road. These heavy beds
can be seen in segments of a large Crinoid,
and great quantities of the stems of Lepida-
docrinus, also Farrella seem here (have me)
and nearly Glymeria.
Above the last level there is another
steep rise to the quarry level from which
many years ago were taken the Homocina
rock for stone walls.
The Quarry design is the slite, or side of
Jerusalem Slite. The face of the
quarry is about 25 feet and the Homocina
layers are about 5 feet above the lowest part of
the quarry. About six inches above the bottom
crinn plate in the one with Mariacrines.
Above the latter about four feet is a hard
crystalline layer with small black specks.
ditto.
In another quarry once back on the
same line higher beds are shown and at