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"Farther in, I am at 660 and
still farther in at 630 ft
83. -- 630 ft. = top of limestone ore at
11.30 AM. Froze like the top
of Bed C North East of Stephen
part.
Work end 475 ft at 12.10 PM.
Inc 83.
277 ft. Top of section.
Base of Carboniferous, Section
11 ft probably clay shale.
11 ft clay shale
5 3/4 ft clay shale
16 ft iron ore in 2s.
(in part)
2 1/2 ft of chalk enough thin bedded as
2 in wide
Hard limbed 17 in long
West of North street, this
lath style of variety found
18 1/2 ft limestone fine large
at town. This part curved,
35 ft clay shale nicely, especially
17 ft so.
33 ft curved.
Work level.
490 - creek level cut 1.45
Inc 84. Dry? Distance? 650 at
2.35 PM.
Inc 85 Off fl. 640 ft at 3.35 PM.
Inc 86 665 ft at 3.45 PM Hurley
ville.
Inc 87. 735 ft. at 4.10 PM.
S of R.C. Clark, immediately,
dimensions
roundable.
Bored for oil on V.I.
Burche's farm. About 5 years ago,
went down about 14 00 ft.
A man by the name of Carl
Fleck sent us claim. He was not
heard in company. A secret
affair. Nothing to fear you about
a big, Fleck who lives in Chicago.
Not a man of wealth. The
well of the well started about
62 ft below the top of the limestone.