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Strine formation along creek
road about 10 feet above cam
fan and for some distance
upward, going west
123. Along road following east
side of Cedar creek north,
50 ft. up to farm of Clinton.
37½ ft at top & Detradium, (chalky).
The same formation with lync,
Overlying a fault beyond
(Colum) Detradium layers?
259. NE y Crab Orchard
9 ft Dev limestone,
247. On Road from Crab Orchard
to Chapel Hill.
11 ft Dev limestone,
246. Head of Cedar Creek: Wyler
Expire clay apparently at
least 50 ft thick. Not well
exposed.
245 West of Cedar Creek on
county road,
Now solid limestone,
about 3½ feet, not well exposed
8½ ft Clinton,
124. Western branch of Cedar creek
where county road & of R R
crossed at Abel Brigant's home
red soil with Dev Trachypods.
35 ft Upper Oyster clay,
2 ft layer massive limestone.
6ft middle oyster clay
2ft Chaffy cl. with interbedded clay.
1½ ft partly exposed
8 in. solid, cl.
5 ft partly exposed.
12 ft base to top of chert in large
crushed beds about 2 ft
below trip,
Continuation of successively
lower profiles going west!
125 West of same branch of Cedar
Creek east of George Bone's home.
Dev Trachypods order in secondary
clay, red!
8½ ft Devl. NE of house at
spring.