Field notes, Kentucky, circa 1905-1907
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12) at greatest point of elevation 4 mile West of bridge & W the South cut near Dalanmilla [illegible] & comb site, and is little near force of Utica on top of Cathays. Did not have time to examine. Examine post. 13) West of point 1 mile east of Alt m station I collected Hygr grams, Cathays 14) just east of Alton station I secured hyg grams. Plectan-mus? to from sum here and the side looks more like Utica but no Dalanmilla seen, maybe at least a case, Inra Utica. 15) A fine cut West of station not visited. May 9. Bassler. 1.2 Carlisle Whlers hwy, 3. Boyd. Berry. Cynthia ana, 4. Colby. 5.6.7. William Hgy. 8. Lawrence hwy; 9.10. Harrodsburg. South east of Hornsblough about 1/2 miles is the beginning of a long R.R cut made for the new line to Frankford. Just before reaching it there is exposed a very fine grained limestone with vertical when brings, resembling the Birdseye. This is first all the Wythe Birdseye of Linnery. Above this, from the great part of the cut, is limest in which I consider the Cathays. I did not examine it carefully, Near the top I collected what may be a young Orthonyx or Aula. It resembled a Phyllotrema but the beak of the vertical valve was very worn and the fr gomen was well exposed. Above the Cathays, furning the top of the cut was the Utica, estimated at 10 feet ticks. It consisted of thin clay shale interbedded with day. It contained Dalanmilla andite like small on a cecata than num to secta, and Trine- claves. Also intra casts. The hyg grams look like Utica form. The rock is tilted south east or 2 north. The Cathays may be 40 feet thick. Apparently less a short distance East of the cut limited me, rather colors, & size, I used. Do this Utica? Similar trouble in identification because West of Lawrenceburg.