Field notes, eastern Kentucky, 1902
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Copied 1916 From RR bridge By Springfield 550 W to top of hill on south side of strike. 33 1/2 297 1/2 33 108 1/2 path at edge of woods up to Wehritella mine, next layer, are perforated with Leptaene mineral nodules, that am limits layer runs above, in abun- dance. 118 ft from surface path at edge of woods to road at base of word. O. total from Wehritella mine cleft a down 226 1/2 ft. 25 ft from road down to walnut tree at which wide fence angles. Total = 25 1/2 ft down. 48 1/2 ft down to top of RR bridge. Total = 300 ft 17 1/2 ft down to house O. Hole = 317 1/2 ft down. (Roof of house = 297 1/2 ft down, house at cliff end) Copied 1906. 65 13 ft down to top of red roof of station building: total of 330 1/2 ft. At RR bridge Strph. plani- curvesa with characteristic gyrogam forma extend, up to top of bridge, This is 15 ft below top of terrace at cliff. 57 ft above top of building at bridge is base of Gyrox beds, 38 1/2 ft above top of building at bridge is top of surface cont red layer. 66 ft above top of building at bridge is side Gyrox beds, with undulate line max 13 feet higher up. 55 ft top of cleft to present good lineaments, Top cont. ordered bed = 36 1/2 ft above top of building. Between 52 and 61 1/2 ft above building there is much massive limestone but few fossils. Between