Field notes, Kentucky, undated, 2 volumes
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870, a short distance south of farm (Middlemans) along the road is thick lime limestone with Streptelasma; Richmond Strephoma planulata etc. mn. 890 a quarter of a mile S of Wildman's Plat. Lynx is abundant, Further south we collected rock again with Streptelasma and then, further south, rock striking about E+ W + dipping fully 40 degrees North. Slighly rotated. Particles retain a 840 here I turn off from creek road turned West. 752 Hemp Ridge) 700 Shellyville Barometer ap- pearantly changed but slightly Today, White Pike Fich crosses mud road from Sucker to Middleton, Clinton's at 655 about 5 ft Upper Cogord limestone. 3 1/2 ft Wyan Cogord Clay, Bed of main Laurel bed, at Mrs. Wilton's house corner 662 at Walter J wanis Road corner, 758 Inner Laurel, Upper Cogord clay 5 ft Upper Cogord L. 19 ft Lower Cogord clay 18th Clinton, Calam in Brown, High Led. Shady Grove. East end of Middle- time pike, west of last holloway 3 ft Wyan Cogord Clay 6 ft Upper Cogord limestone Inner Cogord clay. 1 1/2 yards clay. Edgar Coy quarry, 1 1/3 miles East of Abdenage on C+O RR, Inverville have only Gyp-o-chrome. 12 ft Walden clay, measured. 22 1/2 ft Laurel rock exposed above water, 10 1/2 ft shows up east of the quarry + its clay rocks exposed. We rock for building & crushed stone, $15,000 per year business.