RHODE ISLAND GOAL MEASURES. 



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Record of artesian-well boring at Taunton — Continued. 



Feet. 



Sandstone and coaly slate 15 



Conglomerate, quartzose 13 



Coaly shales 97 



Slate, coaly, and sandstone 15 



Sandstone 5 



Coaly slate 13 



Sandstone 7 



Slate, blue 90 



Coaly slate 10 



Slate, blue 5 



Coaly slate 5 



Slate, blue '. : 10 



Coaly slate 15 



Slate, blue 33 



Sandstone 17 



Coaly shale 40 



Sandstone 25 



Depth of well 975 



The dip of the strata being, as stated, about 40° N., the actual thick 

 ness of the strata passed through would therefore amount to 639.6 feet. 



westviiie section. — A partial section of these rocks occurs on the west bank 

 of Threemile River from Westviiie northward. .The greater portion of 



Fig. 28.— Geological section in "Westviiie, Massachusetts, 1 mile west of Taunton. 5, coarse compound 



pebbles often a foot in diameter (Dighton group) ; 4, covered space, probably sandstones ; 3, fine conglomerate, quartzose 

 pebbles; 2, covered space, probably shales; 1, micaceous flaggy sandstones, much cleaved, and bearing casts aud 

 impressions of calamites. 



the section is drift covered, but enough is exposed to show the character of 

 these upper beds. 



A similar section is repeated in most features 1 mile east of Taunton, 

 along the road from Taunton to East Taunton. 



Westward along the Providence and Taunton turnpike, 2 miles east 

 of Great Meadow Hill, the sandstones and fine conglomerates underlying the 



