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"1056
May -9 -89 # 1058 A Lanesville, N.Y.
Quarry back of Frank North's house
one West side of valley.
The rock in the lower part of the quarry
is limestone, rather heavily colored.
About 6ft thick
3 S.S. Upon the limestone is
2 Haley S.S. a thinly laminated
stratum of sandy shale
containing plant
1 limestone remains. Collected
(a number, #2 is 3ft.
thick
May 10 and 11th rained continuously.
May 13-89 Collected more fossils
from F. North's quarry, and hunted
up the locations of a number of
other quarries in the vicinity.
May 14 rained
May 15-89 A.M.
Ascertain height of F. North's quarry
above the rail way sta. to be 40ft
(by Locke). The quarry is on the N.W.
side of the valley about N 40° W of
the S.C.+C.M.R.R. Sta.
The altitude A.T. is not given in
Sammelto Dictionary of Alts. of N.A.
Get: A.T. # 1352ft (R.R. Survey)
1058 B.
7 years old quarry on mountain
in front of his house is 250ft/locke(
above the R.R. Sta.
It strikes about the middle of the
high cliff 200ft above Frank North's
quarry.
On surface
#4 flag 6'-
of 2 thin fossils
3 flag 5-1/
fare found.
2 flag 3 1/-
1 flag 8f/-