I 89 T.J PROSSER THE GENESEE SECTION. 87 



DEPTH. ^KESS^' KIND OF ROCK. . FORMATION. 



767' 

 1090' 

 I 124' 



12^6' 



60' Shale. 

 323' Limestone. 

 34' Shale. 



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7' Shale and salt. ' ^ 



85' Rock salt. 



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5' Shale. 

 1 241' Bottom of well. (') 



At Pearl Creek, nine miles north of Warsaw or three miles north 

 of Wyoming, are two wells. Their approximate altitude is 952' 

 A. T. (■); one is 1194' deep with 20' of rock salt and the other 1182' 

 deep with 25' of rock salt. (^) 



A well was drilled four miles south of Le Roy at the junction of 

 the B., R. & P. R. R. with the D,, L. & W. R. R., which gave the 

 following section. 



Section of Well Four Miles South of Le Roy. 



Approximate altitude 925' A. T. (^) 

 formation. 



Hamilton. 

 Marcel 1 us. 



Upper Helderberg. 

 Lower Helderberg. 



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(I.) The section is compiled from data given by Prof. Bishop (5th Ann. Rept. State Geologist 

 [of New York] for 1S85, p. 20). The same section is copied by Dr. Engelhardt (Ann. Rept. Supt. 

 Onondaga Salt Springs for 1S88, Chart No. II). 



(2.) 73 /rt'.. Chart No. III. 



(3.) Ibid., p. 17. 



(4.) Ibid., Chart No. III. 



(5.) Section compiled from data given by Prof. Bishop (5th Ann. Rept. State Geologist [of New 

 York]"for 18S5, p. 20). The section is copied by Dr. Engelhardt without change (Ann. Rept. Supt. 

 Onondaga Salt Springs for 1888, Chart No. ID ; but on Chart No. IV 7' of shale is given below the 

 salt, making the total depth 885'. 



