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North of Amick's Run is 3½ mi
from Vanceburg.
Martins is 10 miles from
Vanceburg.
Where road turns off to Carr is
8 miles from Vanceburg.
Rome sheet crossing = 60 ft above
present river level = 525-60 = 465=river
level at present. Low water is about
2 or 3 feet lower.
Run, 3½ mi N, then up East Fork
¾ mi on Norrisdy Creek; opposite
house on SE side.
West Union in situ. First seen in
Creek bed but where West Union
it comes in is unknown. 675 shut.
1 mile up East Fork, several hundred
yards NE of last house on Norrisdy
creek, up stream climb in map.
Black shale at 730 but Clinton age
not exposed here.
SW of last house in SE side, East Fork
a little down creek from last house
West Union up to 712. or 12 ft above
The level of the house here meantime.
Top of Clintonage + Black shale contact
at. 735 ft. Clintonage face at 725
or below.
87
House ½ mi up East Fork, on Norrisdy
creek.
West Union base & outcrops extend
exposed opposite house on SE side,
creek about 14 feet above house line
= 674 ft approx.
but union estimated at 50 ft at least
partly should be much thicker, owing
to eastward dip of strike line.
Pantony, up west branch of
Stut creek a little over 1 mile,
Since gained West Union at 640 about.
Came way up west branch of Stut creek 1¼ mi.
My house in Whiteforkal
8 ft Clintonage greenish shale <753
25 ft in total.
<728
38½ ft. West Union top.
House 1½ mi from Pantonyville
up west branch.
If I have gained whited creek
which way be Monroe, about 20
put below house where road turns
off NW from creek up hill.
Top of Monroe? Here = 745 about.
Pantonyville, up south branch
Blue Creek was exactly 1 mile.
West Union in creek bed at 620 about.
Massive West Union at 640 at 1¼ mi
N of Pantony.