Field notes, Tennessee and Kentucky, undated
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12) 7 Smith Tunnel station. 3375 ft to S end of 2nd Tunnel 3300 = 5/8 mile. 150 ft south of S. Tunnel is top of Black Shale. 39 660 ft (810 ft) north end of Black shale in deep cut, 390 ft (1200 ft) south end of this cut. The middle layer at the top of the black shale is well shown in these cuts. (4 mi) (660 ft (1860 ft) north end of deep cut in black shale. 420 ft (2285 ft) south end of cut. Shows practically full thickness of black shale with overlying Waverly, Waldron, and Laurel. 540 ft (2820 ft). Half a mile = 2640 ft) north end of cut. Black shale, Waldron, and Laurel. 300 ft (3120 ft) south end of cut. 150 ft (3270 ft) semaphore electric sign. 630 ft (3900 ft) (3/4 mile = 3960 ft) north end of cut with Laurel + Ozgood. 300 ft (4260 ft) south end of cut. 60 ft (4260 ft) road crossing. View 10+11. Ozgood below, Laurel above. 120 ft (4390 ft) clinton top, 5/8 mi E of rail- road fence. 210 ft (4600 ft) (4520 = 7/8 mile) fence, (1080 ft (5680 ft) (5280 = 1 mile) north end of cut. Clinton + Laurel S quarter. 240 ft S end of cut. Filing regarded as structure of L. S. controlled. (5920 ft) (5940 = 5/8 miles.) 300 ft (6200 ft) N end of cut, Clinton, L.S. quarried an E 2 mi. 7 cent 170 ft (7190 ft) (7260 = 1 3/8 mi) south end of cut, (Total 2 mile S of S.T. station) 1080 ft entrance to long quarry switch, (8270 ft) 8260 ft = 5 3/8 miles. View 12: View of Black Shale with Waverly at top, as sort of darky and carrel, not much stuff at bottom at top of try. (2280 ft) View 1+2. Laurel, with Waldron, at least 5 feet, at top, at top of try. View 3. Ozgood, from lower level of railroad to massive layer above (at least) Plus may be 3 feet in another igneous rock. View 4+5 Clinton basal chert layer at kno's prnt. Controlled L.S. Selrin. Waverly Limest me layer middle (myc 1 ft) Shale black 16 ft) 25 ft Black shale ealthy 8 ft. Waldron at least 5 ft. Laurel 28 ft down 3 1/2 ft transition Ozgood 14 to transition. Clinton 7 or least, Top of Clinton 55-0