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Indian Fields.
Oil Spring, SE of hotel, at the Oil
spring. Also location of Soda
spring.
Level of the Soda Spring.
14" Fissile Black shale.
3" Nine solid layers, earthy, bluish
gray, weathering irregularly
shale.
12" More slaly, part of it (near top)
very fissile and black.
10" Solid, light brown, like breccia-
ted layer, but not brecciated.
12" Strongly brecciated and weathered
or as to bring out this brecciated
idea splendidly !!! Wish I
could get a photographer Celestite,
Crispall stones, Cyathophyllina
and Favosites Corals.
2", Black shale
14" Solid, light brown limestone.
Contains black nodules near
base, up to 5/8 in. in length.
Oil spring issues at this
level or just below:
In order
Top of hill with nodules possibly
35-40 ft Black shale.
15 ft Clay layers in Black slate especial-
ly lower part.
75 ft Black Slate
Soda Springs.