Field notes, Ohio, undated, 2 volumes
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Just beyond this the road bends straight east. Here Clent argy clay is overlaid by Black shale. Clent argy shins up at Honey Hill east ward. Next a house is seen in N sidey road. Here Clent argy is overlaid by Black shale and further north the top of West Wmin is seen. Road goes NE and passes Dane on west side. Black shale underlaid Clent argy all the way up the hill to the cabin by the road in Up, Also Black shale E coming down the hill as far as road coming in from Dr. Marl rock occurs in creek bed just cast of road junction, NE as far as house in hill crest south y road, my marl is exposed except a very small patch of Clent argy. This marl looks on though once it had been thin bed like Wmin, but this is uncertain. East y lurnee. Black shale shins up on far as base of hill. Followed by marl rock as far east as next house in N side of road. Easty lurnee the marl shins up to foot y hill, E y Baker Fork bridge is lime West Wmin. This continues E to first house in N sidey road. Further E the ground probably is underlaid by black shale but no actual exposures are seen until little stream in next lurnee in N sidey road. No exposure east ward until the jpike is reached. Along Sinking Springs- Grant Grove jpike Black shale in E 2 ide y jpike from Allamo Cr line 3 mi's where laine turns off W. Here, is led y creek and in hill most y creek to W horse dipping cast ward and at least 20 degrees. Black shale above in hill. West ward up, hill is Black shale about halfway to bendy road, the second half of this strd is marl apparently of Wmin origin. Then road turns south. The ridge presently is under laid by West Wmin. Then road turns E, SE of lurnee is rock identified as West Wmin. Past off house along old lane on map marl from Wminre is exposed in drop to point where road turns south up a stream hollow. Here marl dips druggy west ward and is Gore West Wmin. On next side of creek direct E & W y bend of road The formations Orssofield strikes on Summit Large Dayton & Others also run. Follows stream down to entrance into Baker creek. Here, up a hill side run, my Richmond Achis occurs, but in great abundance. This run is located at point where Baker Run makes a strong west bend just south of mouth of little branch just of me describes.