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In the afternoon called on Whicl at 2421
First street. There met his sister and Mrs Which,
Cincinnati family.
Later had considerable of Whicl geologically.
Told him of my last summers Medina - Clinton
discoursis. He was glad to get it but finally said
it was what was to be expected. Thought that the
Ohio Clinton was equivalent in time but not of the
same era connection as some part of the Rochester
upper Clinton. This maybe or but I am inclined
to look upon it as older than any New York
Clinton.
I then asked Which to give me a sketch of
his present views of the Reedmantom - Chazy.
This "Ordovician" embraces the upper - Cambrian or
Lanatogran and a part of Ordovician time beneath
the Reedmanturn. This is a period of oscillation
and once again 3 paleographic maps to make clear.
The Reedmanturn is a long period of gradual
inundation and one paleographic map will be
enough.
Then follow what may be called Chazy time,
another period of oscillations. Will require three
maps bringing out the lower and middle Chazy.