Field notes, Kentucky Geological Survey, undated
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126 A short distance W. of 125, Eg creek Den limestone. 20 ft Upper Ceperd clay. 2 ft Limestone massive layer. 5\frac{1}{2}ft Clay; first exposed. 1\frac{3}{4}ft limestone. 6\frac{1}{2}ft drifty clay, 127 At William Pleasants, west of Little Hendro. 6\frac{1}{2} ft at least to Den. [illegible] limestone. 11 ft Upper Ceperd clay. 128 West 1 where a road turns off north on County Road the same as Der. L. (3 ft thick?) is estimated at 6 ft over ridge which may be the massive 2 ft layer. (Wm) James [illegible] Bailey 24[?] Where county road turns NW, Black slate, 1ft red clay - Den. l. \begin{cases} \frac{1}{2}ft clay & 7 belng to 5 ft \\ 4 in claysel & ) clay series \\ \frac{1}{2} ft clay \\ 1\frac{1}{2} ft limestone massive, \\ leads 1 ft Belno Tip. \\ 12 ft to tip of Clinton layers and \\ 40 ft Richmond, base not seen \\ 129 School SE of Wall Gap Station. 100 ft Richmond but no ligny at basal section; hence Richmond is thicken. 241. magnets Black slate apparently faulted against limestone in south where silicim is disintegra- ted into white sand with underlying black slate. 246 Road going N from county road. 12 ft of disintegrated iron till, black slate, schistus, I suppose is [illegible] at least limestone below? 239 Limestone beneath Black Slate Own expense. 130 One third mile NE of Rowland Colmunaria Hall common in road side in front of house. Further north = \begin{cases} 17 ft to next 200m \\ Colunmaria alveolata. \\ 50ft Richmond & below. \\