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



Ft. In. 



Red arenaceous shale 37 



Red sandstone of a soft quality 16 



Greenish ^ray sandstone 6 



Red hard arenaceous shale 25 



Reddish sandstone 13 



Red shale 2 



Greenish gray sandstone, with carbonized remains of 



plants 6 



Greenish concretionary limestone, 2 feet; red shale, 1 



foot 3 



Greenish gray sandstone, with concretionary limestone 



and carbonized remains of plants at the bottom .... 11 

 Greenish gray sandstone, with one foot of red shale 



on top 3 



Red shale 16 



Red sandstone, with some of a drab colour at the bottom, 

 with carbonized remains of plants and balls of argil- 

 laceous shale 12 



Red arenaceous shale 3 



Red sandstone 3 



Red arenaceous shale 60 



Red sandstone of a coarse quality 14 



Greenish gray sandstone, coloured red in parts 10 



Red arenaceous shale 4 



Greenish gray sandstone, with remains of plants con- 

 verted into coal 6 



Red arenaceous shale 30 



Red sandstone, fit for first quality flagging 15 



Greenish gray sandstone, witli many remains of plants 

 converted into coal, and occasionally replaced by 

 gray sulplmret of copper with a pellicle of green car- 

 bonate around it 6 



Red arenaceous shale 14 



Red sandstone fit for flagging 16 



