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we see what appears The contact between the
red Richmond and the "Clinton" in the lighter
limestones of the Richmond.
The steamer Germario landed at
Owen Sound early at 8 P.M. and as there
was still some light we walked to the
place seen from the steamer about one-
half mile east of the landing. The
limestone above the red shales is a series
of at least 30 ft. of thin-bedded magnesi-
dian limestone that we take to be the
Leptaena schambideli beds. Here they
are about 50 ft. above the lake, while
on the mountain top of Clinimood
they are nearly 900 ft. above the lake.
As the distance is about 58 miles the
dip this way is about 16 ft. to the
mile.
The contact of these limestones with the
red shales appeared from the steamer to be
as sharp as that seen near Collinwood,
[See later August 16 and 17]