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this in the Aris sandstone the basal
member of the thrifty formation
and conglomerate (have 2 small pieces) that
is older rock material. It lies uncom-
formably on the dayland, and cuts into
the latter very irregularly. The pebbles of the
conglomerate have not come far. The sand-
ostone is much cross-bedded, and the whole
is an irregularly bedded formation that cuts into
the dayland shale.
At the dawn the section is as follows
Aris sandstone-conglomerate 15 to 20 ft.
unconformity (lens?)
dayland shale (from in from 3 ft) 10 n
Lensight limestone. Day impulse 1 n
" Shale (blue-blue- blue) 60 n
" Sandstone in creek 10 n
At 3 P.M. called in Mr. Cheney to see
his fossils. Had me Smithwick examine
but came as he thought of the dayland. The
surprise, known, was a slab with five
five crinoid heads. Hope I may get it,
but he wants to give it to his alma mater
Cornell. It has 2 species. The design
of Berger limestone. I am to see the