Field notes, Tennessee, 1901
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L. V. Sevier. Nashville Tenn. State Ag. Dept. Tennessee Indian, Hardin, and Horse Creeks and would like to [illegible] Col. [illegible], at present Giles John Crosman, 9 miles from Savannah. Tennessee - 1901. Savannah - Horse Creek sections. 1. Watson's Mill. about 3/4 mi. from Savannah, about 6 mi. above mouth of Horse Creek. = Paulk's Mill On Savannah & Clifton road. [white rock] 6 ft + clay layers with 2 nice limestone above in the clay. Covered by soil + top of this clayey section not seen. 5 1/2 ft gray bluish quarry stone, like Laurel of Indiana in appearance. Contains: Dalmunites verrucosus, pygidia canum, headless canum, Illacurus ixonus collected. 3 ft. clay blue above, red below with Retzia, Rhynchonelladul-dicensis. collected. 15 in. red limestone, weathering readily. 6 ft. red clayey rock weathering to a clay. 6 ft. section ends at stream level. [red rock section] A quarter of a mile down the creek, at a cave the following notes are seen: 3 1/2 ft. rock, pure white, like quarried stone at Paulk's Mill. 1 ft. shaly stuff. 34 ft. red clayey, and hard limer stone alternating.