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Anchorage July 9, '06.
D 19 ft belm Freys Hill creyer is Derrinia
Silurian contact. Plenty of corals
within 5 feet above, = 672 ft above sea,
P. Von Allman, East side of White creek,
near Headwaters, shale strata
leading east from Freys Hill.
Louisville limestone with Pentam
erous Margos + large Halcytes,
= maxes? up to level of bridge
= 720 at least. Derrinia not
seen at all.
Dr Herbert Cornell, quarry,
3 mile East of County line and
1 mi west of Pierre Valley, 1/2 mile
N'W'th of R.R.
Lower Louisville l.
Waldron clay.
Upper Laurel l. is quarried here.
Well bedded layers,
Failure east. Base of Waldron
clay = 740 ft.
Chrtm at 670 on Brunsboro
ridge, east of Pierre Valley, Forky
Hardred creek,
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West of Pierre valley, branch of
Hards Creek.
Top of upper Oxford clay = 674. This
indicates Chrtm at 644 about.
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Quarry from W'thington N to Black Barde
Base of Chrtm = 562. This is 130 ft film
corner 691 in County line, and thin
Silurian section = 60 yards.
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562
647
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145 ft about.
silurian top should be not over 697
or 700 but as another foot Derrinia
was found at Freys Hill, I really
Louisville is not 60 ft thick here.
water level of creek at bridge is about 470
Bridge level is 485.
15 ft from water level to Colunnaria
Pennsylv. fms. found near base of
Brideland. In this case looked
like calcarea. Septarian found but
10 ft belm, this level or 5 ft down
creek. Plenty of middle Silurian
nubble on this clay bank. Good sea
in a bit not standard.
Colunnaria at 485
Base Chrtm at 562
475 Col. 77 ft & travel.
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