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68 - A little over three miles east of Bardstown the RR crosses over the Goshen-Bardstown road. Just north of the RR, along the road side the Waldron shale is exposed above the Sandel at 1205.
The Waldron contains:
4 Atropka reticularis
2 Muttfieldella muticoida
3 Retzira erax
1 Helrifer. Large, stony foliating.
See figure. Endora
67 - About 2 miles from Bardstown in the Bloomfield poke Calyptrea Miagarenensis is found near the top of the Sandel limestone.
- Judging from a section on Middle Creek given by Limrey, 17 1/2 feet of even bedded rock occur at the top of the Sandel and below this are at least 12 feet of cavernous rock.
49 - at Withrow creek 12 miles west of Bardstown the base of the Clinton is found at 1070.
51 - At Buffalo Creek, about 3 miles west of Bardstown, in the west side of the creek, the base of the Clinton is seen at 1080.
52 - West of Cedar Creek, 5 miles from Bardstown, the following section can be seen. The top of the Clinton at 1050. Basal Niagara consisting of 2 or 3 feet at the base of the Snelgood shale, with thin limestone layers.
About 20 feet of their Snelgood shale.
1 foot of Cedar limestone,
rather soft.
2 feet of Western Snelgood clay,
4 1/2 feet of Sandel limestone
3 3/4 feet above the base Calyptrea Niagaraensis is found.
Very good thin course exist in some distance below the 42 ft. level, a 1/2 foot of quite good at we exists at the very top.
The Waldron shale is about 10 feet thick.
Only 1-2 feet of Snelville limestone was exposed.