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Friday Sep. 11-1908
Left Cumberland Ind at 8.24
A.M. Arrived at Washington Junction
at 11.27.
Going east from the station,
Within 100 yards of the Washington Junction
station one begins to see the Triassic limestone
and marbles. This made up a considerable variety
of limestone from highly crystalline to amonaces
but once often of magnesian light colored
crystals. The dark blue limestone are rare
and the thing banded or ribbon yellowish type
is more common. On some could see very-
ophite foids but occasionally traces of opic
forms. All of the pieces are but slightly corr
practically are subangular usually in
quadrangular fashion but in certain beds
the flatter pieces are also found. All of these
varieties of limestone can be duplicated in the
Cheandot valley between Maitmshby and
North Montana. On size they vary from fine
calcareous sand to pieces up to 2 feet long. All
are firmly cemented in a fine brick red col.
carom mud.