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Coal Measures, which sculptured into endless forms of hill and dale 

 stretches away to the limit of vision, in delightful contrast to the rugged 

 mountains on the east. Add to this the wild dash of the river as it rushes 

 along over its rocky hed, more than a thousand feet almost vertically 

 helow, disappearing in a silver thread far up and down the canon, and we ' 

 have a picture enchanting in the extreme. 



The other point is Brock's View, named in honor of the late Dr. H. W. 

 Brock, of the W. Va. University, who first discovered the beauties of this 

 portion of the canon. It is on the opposite side of the river from the 

 Hanging Clifi, nearly one mile below, and is scarcely inferior in grandeur 

 to the latter. 



In descending from Hanging Cliff View to the river the following struc- 

 ture is visible (Sec. 8) : 



1. Massive conglomerate 75' 



2. Concealed to base of XII 110' 



3. Concealed 190' 



4. Shales, red, green, &c., containing an impure 



limestone just below the centre 100' 



5. Sandstone, greenish-gray, current-bedded 10' 



6. Mountain Limestone. 95' 



7. Concealed, with occasional showing of lime- 



stone and shales 60' 



8. Concealed to level of Cheat river 425' 



In descending from the same Hanging Clifl to a point one-half mile fur- 

 ther up the river, and just below the "Beaver Hole," the following suc- 

 cession was observed (Sec. 9) : 



1. Massive conglomerate, visible 65' ■» No. XII 



2. Concealed to base of No XII 120' J 185' 



3. Concealed , 60' 



4. Sandstone, green, flaggy 25' 



0. Concealed, but showing frequent outcrops of 



green, flaggy sandstone 195' 



Sandstone, green, massive, visible 5' 



Concealed 10' 



Mountain Limestone 120' 



" Silicious Limestone" 30' 



Pocono sandstone, massive and pebbly at top, 

 liard and flaggy below to the level of Cheat 



river 425' 



The Mountain Limestone contains some extensive caverns along Cheat 

 river, and one not far from the locality of this section has been named the 

 Eagle Cave, from the fancied resemblance of one of its stalagmitic accu- 

 mulations to the outspread figure of an eagle. It has been followed into 

 tlie mountain side for several hundred yards, and those who have explored 

 it, report some extensive rooms in this cavern. 



Mauch 

 Chunk 

 295' 



Shale. 



