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Brimsby, Ont. August 20 -1913. Saturday
Left Hamilton at 10.10 by electric rack
way and got to Brimsby at 11.30. Stopping at
the "Village Inn" a first class house.
The section is along Forty Mile Run.
Queenston shale occurs of the gable some
distance. Along the southeast wall one gets the
first continuous exposure of the Siluria,
Whirlpool sandstone rests upon Queenston in
regular conformity. Under surface of sandstone is
again filled in the sun cracks of Queenston. Basal
four inches with much iron pyrite and the green
shale pebbles of the Queenston occur in the
basal 1/2 inches. The lower heavy redded sand-
stone is 5 feet thick and then follows thinner
redded sandstone for 12 foot more.
Cataract and well exposed. At the top occurs
brick red sandy shales, and directly upon these
without transition rests the mottled red and grey
Chredon sandstone in heavy beds. These are
12 feet thick followed by more than