Field notes, Tennessee and Kentucky, undated
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(48) 7) Jefferson town on Taylorsonville Pike West, to Tairrorn then SE to grass. at crossing of creek. 36 feet y[ard] Niagara exposed. Blue ledge layer not seen. No exposures of value from 7 to Lanierville along south ern branch f Bearcrafs creek [275] (49) at Mrs. Amos James, 1 mile N of Wicken, on Whica fork. The Niaga directly below the crossing contains Halysites. Pentamer. 2 species. Stramboides? Stellate flat coal. Corniferous. {8 ft soft claygy rock 9 ft solid white l. fossils of soft 5-2 indurated ledges 5 ft white limed, = 7ft ledge f Sonisville =sprained limed out, " {2 ft blue ledge 29 17ft good white limest. used for lime At bittan is [diamond] Shimbros? good space 10ce claygy limest. Not quarried for lime. 11 1ft indurated clay. {10 ft Walden clay 45 {32 ft chert moderate [earthly looking] {13 ft chert very abundant limestone 1 ft top f bgood limest. at Charleston Landing. 1000-990