Field notes, Ohio and Indiana, circa 1914
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Paragon - Phillips, J.M. Boarder, From Minehead to them first turn nel and walk to Paragon. First tunnel: 3-4 mi by Dry Creek. Road from Minehead is good only as far as Soldier. At Lawton is Sandstone quarried for glass sand. At end of line from Lawton in are limestone quarries. Immediately N of S on Norand's home, on North Fork of Triplett Creek, 2 miles Northeast of Rockville. Smoking shale, 27½ ft interval, sandy shales, clay shale, About 2½ miles from Rockville, the interval from the bluff to the bed field is about 24 feet at home of Noah Hall. At Waldeman, I saw Mr. Solares, tho mine two reports fine clay 20 ft above the Maxville limestone. The latter is reported not over 4 ft thick. The Londonell and Dab mouth Fire Brick Cr is located here. They mine the fine clay. The Argon beds are well exposed beneath the Maxville level. It consists of sandstone in to bedded with clay. Oggart station at Lawton's P.O. {my Peebles plant. Portsmouth, O, 33 ft glass sand, Coal Measure, as 15 ft covered, 7 ft Maxville limestone builder. 17 ft covered. 28½ft Maxville limestone. 5 ft covered springal my path. 84 ft.