428 CARBONIFEROUS ROCKS IN CUMB. CO. — LOGAN & FLETCHER. 



Ft. In. 



Red shale 8 



Greenish g'ray or drab sandstone, fit for grindstones; 

 the top is uneven, and the whole is rather of a coarse 



grit. This constitutes SouOi Ragged Reef 20 



Red shale 7 



Reddish gray sandstone 9 



Red argillaceous shale 3 6 



2. Coal 1 



Dark gray carhonareous shale 4 



Coal 1 



,6 



Red shale ; the upper part is of a tough quality, and has 



stigraaricB ficoides in it (understone) 13 



Greenish gray or drab coloured sandstone, occasionally 

 separated into two beds. This sandstone appears to 

 thin out within the distance of 100 yards on the 



strike 33 



Red shale 2 9 



Greenish gray or drab coloured sandstone 5 



3. Coal 1 



Greenish gray sandstone and reddish shale, with stig- 



marice ficoides (understone) 5 



Reddish green argillaceous shale 1 



4. Coal 2 



Reddish and green argillaceous and arenaceous shale, 



the green colour prevailing, wath stigmarice ficoides 

 (^understone) 5 



Reddish am.d green argillaceous and arenaceous shale, 



the red prevailing 6 



Red shale, separated by thin bands of sandstone ; the 

 top is of the tough crumbly quality of underclay, but 

 no stigmarice are visible 20 



Gray sandstone and shale, the sandstone of soft quality. 11 



Dark red shale 6 



