Field notes, undated, 2 volumes
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S E of woods at S endy clinton scarpment stratum comes common for hard telform, at one level in soil, + I putter up Cardinal Clinton is common but not in site, Further N, in E sidey Clinton escarpment ridge, there is a wire fence at N edge of woods. New land slopes gradually E and then is our clinton outcrop. 8 with J this fence, east J to scarpment ridge, stratum common + Detradition are com mon above Hard telform apper ingly. Drop of land telform divos 4 ft (S15 E) in length of 45 ft. (only by drift (clay or loam) is town, 2-6 ft. N of wire fence, alng W bank of creek E of escarpment ridge, is zone till defrost 20-25 ft wide. This is first till seen E of river with mentionably. This till defrost evidently is quite local since N the clinton slums up, on both sides of creek overjoy telform. New stratum comes in about 9 ft below Clinton. Measured thickness of clinton = 25 ft at N end of station but this does not take into account the southward slope local, if there is error. On E sidey creek + river valley should experience. according to bank level this Clinton by is 60 ft below and comes Church school house. On National John Smith like Dayfa recums at 947 VS GS. and then about 3 ft up, at 921 is top of highest clinton in my 8 ft above clinton woods alng scarpment out ward + + 16 1/2 ft = 24 1/2 ft clinton here. {6 ft (4ft griche) Daztrel + Mergerdely 28 ft Clinton, Quite nearer face of Clinton 6 ft above telform 12 in do hard telform 8 1/2 ft chaffy shelly telform. Pliny is