Field Notebook: Maryland, Washington, DC, West Virginia. 1908, 1913
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distance of Catretin schist. First across the Catretin Mnt. and then the valley beyond. Finally we saw the crest of the Blue Mts. made of Lower Cambria quartz- itc. These ridges are probably 500 feet above Frederick and Hagerstown. The Lower Cambrian is nearly 4000 feet thick.