Field notes, Kentucky, undated, 2 volumes
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Harrod's creek, From traction bridge 200 ofts north to first wild smell south of road bridge, Traction bridge. 20 ft Nt exposed well. Limestone, Sand base. Only exposures (near top) Mefra Osford clay with Limestone interlidded California elegans Orthis flabellites 3" 6" { Zaphrentis Diplorastrina, Orting other species. Mefra brown clay wth Dictyonella, Encalyph. wcrinum, Septaene, Otopya reticulare, 6 ft Osford limestone. Lower foot is more clay limestone. Contained Halcyzites at lower third division 9 ft clay clay rock, Madison like) of gallery. 3ft chiefly pinkish clay 8ft 6in. Clay rock. Chintin with Orthis flabellites Rhizospina vennera. Florida Heights, 60ft from base of quarry to first not crop of Devonian limestone, but trip 50 ft of this section is not exposed. 55 ft up = Churchillian many jeli cate mss, abundant, Halcyzites Catculatus. Rocks more massive than in case of Sandel. White clay at top is residua al clay due to decay of limestone. 16ft from base of Quarry to R R level; where 8 ft fills belongs to Louisville form RR level = 439 8 ft = Walden according to frowan. Photo. 5, 517 Same quarry. 515 Devonian crists, 8½ Not well expred 15 ft wjfer quarry rock, better bedded + makes better build- ing rock. 36½ ft barn n main quarry, used for crushed rocks for road material 8ft too soft for road ma- terial. Blue 22project me a clay and = Walden.