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29. Fossils abundant in roof shales of coal No. 8, and also in that of No. 5, in the shafts 

 opened in this vicinity. 



30. Upper Coal Measure limestone with a few fossils. 



31. Outcrop of coal No. 5. H m. west of the station with numerous fossils in the roof shales. 



32. St. Louis limestone with numerous fossils. 



33. Coal Measure fossils abundant in this vicinity. 



34. Outcrop of Keokuk limestone with characteristic fossils 3 miles northeast of the town. 



35. Keokuk limestone 1 miles south of town with a few characteristic fossils. 



36. Outcrop of St, Louis limestone H miles east of the station wiih numerous fossils. 



37. St. Louis limestone in heavy outcrops on Fountain creek 2 miles west of the station, and 

 of Chester limestone 2| miles southwest, both formations abounding in characteristic fossils. 



38. Outcrops of Chester limestone on Prairie du Long creek 2$ miles north of the station with 

 numerous fossils. 



39. Fossils abundant in the limestone over the coal No. 6? 



40. Fossil plants in roof shales and iron concretions of coal No. 2. 



