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Fredford, July 28-1912, Sunday.
Did not go out on geologic Friday.
Looked up the geologic maps of Grand
Manitowlin of 1897. Sheet no 125, 126, see
Ann. Rep. Part I of vol. IX (new series) by
P. Reel. His generalised section is as
follows:--All dip S. about 40 feet to the mile.
? Limestone on N. end of Fitzwilliam Isl.
and S.-E. end of Manitowlin, Crasse, springy
peg and tuff dolomites.
Niagara. Thick & then redder, dark and
peg and tuff dol.
Clinton. Gray, tuff and purplish arg., li.
about 100 feet, followed by red sands at top but
only 27 feet thick = "Iron Ore band"
Medina. Branting.
Hudson River. Blue-gray and dark sands and
shales with thin li. and S. At top 30 to 40 feet
of gray li.
Utica. Black bituminous shale 60 "
Trenton--Blueed River, gray li with shale
and snails beds.
? Chazy. Chocolate sands with some
fine sandstones
Total 1412 "