Field notes, central Kentucky, 1898
Page 30
Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Contributed by Smithsonian Institution Archives. | www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
varying from N 70 E to N 80 W. Going westward to the Brad- fordsville creek road, the north- erly dip is still very distinct. a short distance northward along the road the dip rapidly decreases, changing to two southward. The general dip all through this country however is a fairly gentle southerly dip. This can be best seen by following the main branch of Camp Creek, from its junction with the creek running past Mudd's house, north ward toward Sulphur Springs. Every however to the very marked southerly cup taking the creek a quarter of a mile south of Mudd's house, as just described, the level of the De- vrnian on the hill land south of this creek is found about 170 feet above the level of the Devonian on the branch just north east of Mudd's house. This is a dip of 170 feet to the south in 24 mi. Mudd's house is north of the road branching off to Penwick, in the valley. He expects to build S. anthill. (1108) 53 The folding seen in the Lower Silurian in the creek is at least in largest part, due to post De- vonian folding. New market. (140) (950) a little over 3 miles south west of Lebanon, on the road to New Market, the top of the Coniferous just below the Black shale, is exposed on the hill top just as the it begins to slope rapidly southward. Its elevation is about 961 and the top of the Lower Silu- rian must be at about 950, but it is not exposed. On the cut away there is a dip of at least 1 foot in 30 in going down the hill, or 67 feet in 660 yds, going southward. Thence the dip is more gentle south ward. (142) (820) a quarter of a mile south west of New Market a road leaves the main road and after passing a mill crosses Rolling Fork, a quarter of a mile east of the ford, before reaching the dam, the Coniferous and Black shale are exposed. The level of their junction is 830 feet. The top of the Lower Silurian is not seen = (820)