Field notes from Maine and New York, 1889
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(by horse level) The following readings were taken along the road ascending in a northerly direction. Done in order to compute thickness of strata. Remarks Bearing alt(ft) distance (ft) no. of reading comp't B' sandstone N16W 5 1/4 42 1 sandstone N14W 5 1/4 69 2 Sandstone trails N40E 4 18 3 drifts N10W 9 345 4 " N20W 37 378 5 " " N16W 11 162 6 " " N25W 24 390 7 " " N25W 0 750 8 " " N20W 7 90 9 " " N10W 5 1/4 192 10 " " N.W. 11 336 11 D2 Whiteledge N20W 9 831 12 watering trough N20W 10 507 13 drift NW 6 300 14 " " N25W 7 156 15 " " NW 12 429 16 " " N30W 30 699 17 " " N10W 40 540 18 D3 N 10 105 19 Jackman House N 1/10 2340 20 1060 B June-25- Long Pond. went up to base of Whitney Ledge on South shore 1/2 mile west of Paris Stream. B' in cutting on C.R.R. sandstone very hard much jointed - much worn pyrites - few fossils - dip 10 S 20 E 30 ft thick. B2 laminated sandstone upon B'. much broken up no fossils - interstratified with thin bands of 20ft shale thickness - 18 ft. B3 on north shore a 1/2 sandy shale - two fossils - dip 10 S 20 E. B4 on south shore 5 1/2 miles from outlet. many fossils