270 GEOLOGY OF ILLINOIS. 



section. Upon the streams west of Big creek, in the southwest corner of the 

 county, and about the head of Embarras river, in the western part of the coun. 

 ty, no rock outcrop could be found. 



The boring at Sutherland's distillery seems to have been put down at nearly 

 the highest point in the county, geologically speaking; and a carefully prepared 

 record of it would aid very greatly in the determination of the geology of the 

 county. Such a record was kept by Dr. Newell, of Paris, but was unfortu- 

 nately lost in the burning of his store, and only general facts have been pre- 

 served by memory. It is stated, however, that one hundred and thirty feet of 

 strata were found between the limestone No. 3 and the first workable coal, and 

 about one hundred feet between this and the next one, below which no coal is 

 reported. It would be queer if none of the lower seams should run under 

 here; but two five-foot seams are enough, for several generations at least. 



The following is reported as the section of a boring made at Sandford's Sta- 

 tion, in May, 1867 : 



FEET. IN. 



1. Soil and subsoil 15 



2. Sand 6 



3. Sand and clay 4 



4. Hardpan 66 



5. Brown clay 10 3 



6. Blue clay 8 4 



7. Sandstone 4 



8. Blue clay 37 2 



9. Black shale 1 3 



10. Fire clay , 4 5 



11. Limestone 6 5 



12. Red clay 2 



13. Limestone 3 



14. Soapstone 2 8 



15. Limestone 9 



16. Red slate 7 6 



17. Hardpan 2 9 



18. Limestone 3 



19. Sand and clay 4 



20. Limestone 1 9 



21. Red slate 1 6 



22. Sand and blue clay 5 3 



23. Sandstone 3 10 



24. Black slate 8 3 



25. Hard stone 5 



26. Black slate 4 2 



27. Bastard lime , 8 



28. Slate 7 5 



29. Soapstone 5 3 



30. Rotten coal 4 7 



31. Sandstone 6 



