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March 21, Duran Fields.
Photo 1, 2, Weyer Richum and, W Y Dur-
an Fields,
Cut,
Rock level, Stroph. sulcata.
Paf, alternata,
Helix, cinnata,
Strept. canadensis.
Hel, occidentalis.
Byssomychia adivida.
Collected,
Upper Richum and from 8 ft below
Clinton down to 4 ft above
R R level at the Hornback curve,
Collected clay & limestone separately
from 4 ft above RR track at Horn-
back curve to base of first cut
west of Hornback curve, at east
end of this cut, the path leads
down to John Hornbacks house.
Collected from limestone layers,
3 ft above R R level, at 2nd
hi's cut West of Hornback curve,
Photographed formally. This is
unweathered limestone, such
as forms the thick layers, 6-10
inches thick, interbedded with
indurated clay in lower half of
Middle Richum and, = lower half
of this cut, where at least 20
ft are exposed.
Also collected clay & jessce-
ding cut, 2nd large cut
west of Hornback curve. Photo
= 3 geofield limestone, + more agate.
Stroph. planulata & Rhynch. calcay
in lower half of Middle Richum and. Pres-
by small & reticulate common but som
March 21,
Duran Fields.
Collected, Lower Richum and, Weyer
Hall, Indurated clay, Mr
with bedded limestone, section
collected from the my lineament
at face of Middle Richum and
face record large cut
east of Dunn Wells entrance ??
Mrs. Ingthom, Section fully
20 ft.
At first large cut west of Lynn
spice there is an expose where
the from 40 feet of the Lower
Richum and, clay in indurated
clay, with us in too bedded
limestone. Part of a shale
formally.
At Will Lammens Flat Lynn layers
overlying upper infer. Inferior
clay layers indurated, and
these at Lexington 3d overlooks
rubble limestone in considerable
section.
Photo 4 & 5, of Winlester, about
1/2 mile E of Boston Station,
Powder layer at top of sec-
tion. Shale, indurated clay
rule here.
Rock collected from cut at Wign-
chester, just west of depot, from
upper Winchestered, chiefly
limestone.