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West Union extends down as far
S as Minnes Mille.
7, A mile east of Plimmer's Land on
road crossing the ridge between
clear shale, Stockton & Duckin'
creeks,
8 in freestone.
Place
Modulus at various levels are:
5 7 ft Shaly clay shale, with iron
5 7 1/2 ft to top of Brine Ridge freestone.
14 1/2 ft S. whity shale.
3 ft greenish argillaceous shale mixt
with calcareous & ferruginous
partings.
39 1/2 ft Covered.
160 ft Ch's shale, ferruginous,
9 ft Almonting.
3 ft Oak Orchard.
There is no West Union here.
The section base begins at home
of Basil Whiton.
RR cut south of Tunnel Cut:
Lower part of Middle Eden.
4 ft Massive hard blue-l. layers, fused
2 1/2 in Massive l. arg. breccia,
30 ft 4 in modular clayey sappy, Ch's
3 1/2 ft 2 in soft blue limestone layers.
6 1/2 ft 6 in modular ditto with extra
limestone, + plenty of clay
my approximate, Ch's
40 ft [Inner] Eden measurement.
Same led well shown is next
cut northward, in case if
his sent
in a
large scale.
Drawing = 40 ft
Our photo taken here but not by hand.
Further in is -third cut showing
similar features.
The next 2 cuts show chiefly this
upper iron-bleeded middle & eda
larger.
Tunnel cut 2 photos.
Pleasant Valley, just north L+V
depot.
5 in. thick free l'permell.
1 1/2 in clay parting.
5 in thick free l'permell.
14 in argill. shale.
3 in blue l.
14 ft 6 1/2 in soft blue argillaceous,
with mica filings
14 ft 3 in massive ware marked C
at top of Cynthia's era.
Cynthia's beds immediately N of
L+V depot.