698 THE JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY. 
Fox Creek quarry and bluff, one mile west of Strong City. At 
this locality there is the following section: 
No. 4. Blocky limestones from 1' 6” to 2’ in thickness separated by shaly 
partings. This bed is referred to the succeeding formation (Neosho). 
No. 3. Yellowish, calcareous shales which contain plenty of calcite (?) 
nodules but no fossils. Between 6’ and 7’. 
No. 2. Similar shales containing plenty of fossils which in the lower part 
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are extremely abundant. 7’ 2”. 
No. t. Massive limestone. Stratum not fully exposed. 4' 8" +. 
Distribution and character of the Cottonwood limestone —Along 
the bluffs of the Cottonwood River this limestone first appears 
as a prominent ledge near Ellinor and on account of folding may 
be followed up the Cottonwood River to Crawfordsville or Clem- 
ents. It may be traced along the principal branches of the 
Cottonwood River as follows: Up the South Fork to three miles 
south of Bazaar; along Middle Creek for eight miles; and up 
Diamond Creek to Hymer. It is the most valuable dimension 
stone in the state and at various places are extensive quarries 
which afford an excellent opportunity to study the limestone 
and its overlying shales. Some of the more important quarries 
are those on the north side of the river between two and three 
miles east of Strong City; the Lantry & Sons’ quarry in the 
city limits, and the Fox Creek quarry one mile west of Strong 
City. On the south side are those of the Rettiger Bros., Du 
Chanois and Jones two and one-half miles east of Cottonwood 
Falls, and the Perrin quarry in Cottonwood Falls, while farther 
up the river near Clements vare the quaimies or aNeaalanmle 
The limestone on a fresh fracture is yellowish-gray in color 
weathering to a light gray and generally appears along the side 
of the moderately steep bluffs as a series of rectangular blocks 
that have been separated from the main ledge. The stone is 
very strongly calcareous containing about 85 per cent. of calcium 
carbonate and less than 2 per cent. of magnesian carbonate." 
Dr. S. W. Williston reports the following analysis: 
Insoluble matter - - - 8.57 per cent. 
Oxides of iron and alumina - - 3.62 se 
Calcium carbonate - - - 84.72 sf 
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