FREEBOBN COUNTY, 1884. N. H. WINCHELL. 



sandstone, 250 feet; St. Lawrence limestone (with the accompanying shales) pierced 

 50 feet; total 950 feet. The small quantities of gas found in the vicinity of Freeborn 

 are supposed to be derived primarily from the vegetable layer embraced in the drift, 

 which is known at several places in this and other counties. The coal that was 

 sought by shafting at Freeborn in 1873 and 1874 was Cretaceous lignite. N. H. w. 



