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Dallas, March 28-1926
The auto of the Bureau of Economic Geology
Univ. of Texas, with Dr. Lindsdale as chauffeur,
was ready to start at 7.30 for Austin. We have
200 miles to go and the day is dark and cold.
From after starting it rained enough to make the
roads slippery, and are four three cars in the
ditches of the road. From Dallas we go Smith to
Orridlothian, Grandview, Itasca, West to
Draco. We have had lunch at 12.15 and by
1 P.M. we are off again for Temple and at 3.15
we are at the extensive road metal quarries of the
Santa Fe R.R. about 1/2 miles N.W. of Baylor
College (in first) at Belton. We came here to see
the audited layer at the base of the quarry. It is
white nap, but a orange-coated cragging grain
of a audited like lepty ochreolite. I had no
hammer and two cars near us earned make no
good collection. I have enough to show the nature
of the point. A close associated layer rather shaly
had many schistoids. The Caprina-like shells
came from a zone about 10 feet higher. Fully aware
of this quarry has once a bed of these audistics.
At 5 P.M. we are off for Geaferton, Roundrock,
and Austin where I arrived at 8 P.M.