Field notes, Ohio, undated, 2 volumes
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South East of Church at next comer is Cliver Black shale, this black shale is exposed also N of church corner. From house N of church, going up the road, While on E side of road, white clay on left. From middle part of rise hill is Cliver black shale on both sides of road, presumably dipping NW. House rooms at top of hill on W side of road. No exposure here but cherty rock occurs where road turns off to east. Rock dips strongly W. That is very thin strips x 2 chains wide. Dissected to be Lower West Union. Further up down the hill along upper third of hill above, is sand rock with small celled foraminifera, East of the road junction the Lower West Union rock ascends the hill and at the same time slopes northward. At some 5 feet below the level the strong bend of the road northward, there is a white clay, as yet unexamined. Just before reaching strong bend in road towards east, white clay film from west which shows up, fronting strong bend in road to mi where road descends the hill, there is Lower West Union dipping strongly NNW, undulated at lower part of built by White Clay arch formation partially. Hill runs N of roads along edge of this hill bounding the road occurs white creek chalk and clay at scheme SE and runs back limbering, very slightly lower West Union. Then runs rises eastward along long hill slope exposing Bellport near base with Bransfield debris begin up and Cincinnati rocks seen top but not actually in site, Some Cincinnati rocks show up on that part of road which as Cline's hill SE in direction. When road runs E there are no opposes until bend of road is reached where it turns at right angle northward. Here very strongly tilted Cincinnati rocks near, Road turns NNE, then ENE. Cincinnati debris occurs at bend,