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H.C. Black, Bedford, Ky.
On S side of Corn Creek, about
4 miles from Bedford, fine
exposure from top of Madison
ward by spiritual Silurian
down to Trenton,
thin limestone in clay with
Pla. caprea, Steph. acmaea,
Dimenz. quadrata, Black, service forms.
Steph. velata, 6 1/2 ft from creek
to base of Clinton, 74 1/2 ft to top
of basal Osmond, 16 ft to top of
ridge, recovered in N side,
Laurel limestone well ex-
pored farther north and far
upward which is a little over
5 miles farther north,
Half a mile farther north, on
the S side of the south fork of
Corn Creek, the Madison
rock is well exposed on the
east side of the road, exposure
about N & S. 5 1/2 miles to Bedford,
27 1/2 ft from rock with Steph.
velata to base of Magnesian
Madison, 32 feet more to
top of an arcuate Silurian
exposed. Top of basal Os-
mond is at least 6 feet up.
Clinton plainly exposed.
27 1/2 ft to first layer of Limestone,
the face of the Limestone
occurs below this, 70 ft to top
of ridge, but no exposure.
5 ft. Clinton like rock, 1 foot addi-
tional rock at base resembling
the same. Beneath this is
indicated Madison, Magn.
Formable contact between
line of Clinton + top of Madis-on or that within 15 ft
the thickness of the Clinton
is about 3 1/2 feet, the lower
part being gone where there
was an elevation in the
Madison.
Dimenz. reticulata: 24 ft below
rock layer containing Steph.
probably Concentricus; looks
very much like good vertical
view of this species, also
several small Dalmanella
fissosa, like from former
considered typical. 11 feet
above this to the Lymnea etc.
lected. The rock here is,