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appears distinctly at Forbes Lake and Creelman's Farm on the East 

 Branch, and less conspicuously at Springville. Above these gypseous 

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Limestone of Lime Brook, etc, 

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limestone rich in fossil shells, including many of those already noticed 

 and some others. Succeeding this in ascending order is a great series 

 of hard brownish sandstones and shales, like those of Eagle's Nest on 

 the Shubenacadie, and probably corresponding to the lower members 



