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Sat. C continued.
A quarter of a mile S. of the last section, on the south west side of the river is the house of Bell Robinson. Near the spring NE of the house the following section is exposed:
18½ ft. Limestone Pilocrinus gemmy
myfinis are rare at base.
7½ feet clay + clay I.
22½ feet thin bedded limestone A
shut abundant near river's edge
A. In the shirty beds at the rivers edge, Favosites is found, rather common.
14½ feet above the road is Halysite forming a layer about 4 in thick and several yards in extent.
7½ feet about the river an Olear spf. about the size + form of
divers Olearium Acutiformis found, glabella.
this clay does not seem to extend to the bottom clay,
clays only for about 3 feet and the part is a rotten claygy while it weathers dry. So as to connect the clay limestone to form cliffs of no value as a datum line this layer is there fore not to be used as Clinton. At least But it seems
12 C cut
thinnest ones, follow the clay
sides in the hollow N of the RR.
near the bridge W of Pegram,
C. These are the clayey limestone at the bridge W of Pegram. They can be same good limestone E of Pegram.
Combining the two sections 1½ miles E of Pegram, we get:
Black Shale
Platolate layer.
28 ft. Louisville l.
12½ ft. Waldron shale
29½ ft. Samuel l.
see Newsam section.
7½ ft clay + clay I.
Olearis
Halysites layer.
Favosites
We also find that the 2 sections supplement one another.
The Squel limestone is either 72 ft + thick, with the base not yet found or the Samuel is about 42 feet thick with the beds under the clayey layer as Clinton. In last case the bottom beds have practically all appeared.