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Main street N & W.
Line right N 72 E down the river,
20 ft 9 in from water to top of
Lower Silurian limestone.
Limestone section = 22 feet.
B and 11 ft Valley.
Distance 3 1/2 ft down stream.
Tip of L. S. limestone 1 ft 6 in above water.
∴ Fall of 19 ft 3 inches in 3 1/2 ft.
19 ft – 19.25 ft in 3 1/2 ft.
312) 19.25 (.06.17 in 1 ft.
1872 6.17 in 100 ft.
#536
312
2180
2184
Fall of 6.17 ft in 100 feet going N 72 E,
10 ft 7 in. of greenish clay shale
with the upper 6 inches harder
with Strephomena
as in creek bore all.
More shale 6 feet.
Slate Sl., limestone = 22 ft
Shale above the l. = 16 ft 7 in.
greenish yellow pretty hard,
with dust at top, 1 foot.
Overlying limestone clayey
and reddish. Coarse crinoid
stems, 3/4 in. in diameter and
orthoceras especially abun-
dant between 7 ft 6 in and
8 ft 6 in. but also found
below. At this level,
8 ft above Clinton? occurs
also Carpo crinus, Litmites,
Cyclocrema, Platyceras or Maerus
12 feet above Clinton is ordinary
stone; Stiphleocrinus, Piascrinus.
More solid limestone with plenty
of small crinoids begins at
14 feet.