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Other exposures noted in northeastern Lewis, where the 

 coal is best developed, showed a much thinner section than 

 the two noted above. In Gilmer, the blossom was sometimes 

 observed but seldom any coal. 



THE CONNELLSVILLE SANDSTONE. 



The Connellsville Sandstone of J. J. Stevenson, named 

 from its outcrop at Connellsville, Pennsylvania, is generally 

 present in Lewis and Gilmer. Its physical appearance varies 

 considerably but it is usually gray and massive, but is some- 

 times light brown and is often shaly or flaggy. In Lewis it 

 is not prominent but numerous exposures \vere observed and 

 it has been quarried. 



The W. G. Bennett Quarry, located on Stonecoal Creek, 

 about one-half mile east of Weston, shows the following sec- 

 tion : 



Feet. 



Soil cover 15 



Sandstone, massive, gray, Connellsville 18 



Concealed 



Here the sandstone is massive, greenish gray, medium 

 coarse and medium hard, and weathers to a greenish brown. 

 When blasted it shows irregular fracture lines, but careful 

 handling should produce large blocks. The quarry is about 

 100 feet long and has been worked into the hill about 50 feet. 

 The stone was used for macadam, bridge abutments and gen- 

 eral building purposes. A large portion of the stone used 

 in the Weston State Hospital came from this quarry. 



In Gilmer the sandstone assumes more massive propor- 

 tions, often making a cliff along the hillsides, and should 

 eventually furnish a large amount of material for bridge piers 

 and general construction work. 



The Whiting and West Quarry, located on the south side 

 of the Little Kanawha River at the west end of Glenville. 

 furnished the following exposure : 



Feet. 



Sandstone, massive, quarry rock (base ] 



806' L.) 40' ! Connellsville. 48 



Sandstone, shaly 8 J 



Interval to Little Kanawha River 98 



