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April 26, 1913, Saturday. Washington.
Left on B.&O. at 9.10 for Washington Junction to see the Taconic to the east. Just east of the station appears the lower Taconic, the limestone conglomerate. Then a small valley with a fault and then the higher red sandstone and red shale of the Taconic. Farther east appears the Catocotin schist. The same schist makes the Catocotin Out to the east 1/2 mile of the station. Best seen at Tunnel at Point of Rocks.
Torn 2 photos of the Taconic.
Left Washington Junction at 1.14 for Frederick Junction. Train late, left at 1.55, got to junction at 2.20. On the way in to Frederick saw considerable of the Chambersburg limestone (400 feet thick) and lower Hartington (400 ft). All is much squeezed or that considerable ochreosity is developed. Saw no reorg. migolite foids but Barber says he has gotten a small Boctricen (1 1/2 mile long, but otherwise like Beatrice) and other Black River - Lower Trenton foids of the Atlantic type. This li. is said to be 99% pure li.
Then took the trolley across Catocotin Out, and the Blue Ridge to Hagerstown. After getting over only Frederick are one upon the Taconic red sandstone and then the Taconic conglomerate, and finally a long