MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF NEV/ YORK I95 



Gray arenaceous shale, fossiliferous 700 feet 



Arenaceous and calcareous shale 800 



Blue arenaceous shale 850 



Arenaceous red and brown shale 900 



Dark gray arenaceous shale i 000 



Bluish argillaceous shale I 000 



Mainly gray to blue arenaceous shale i 550 



Brownish gray finely arenaceous rock i 950 



Light gray arenaceous sandstone 2 000 



Bluish argillaceous shale 2 050 



Fine dark blue rock (TuUy limestone?) 2 250 



Blackish argillaceous shale (Hamilton?) 2 300 

 Grayish argillaceous shale ' 2 350 



Gra3^ argillaceous, slightly sandy shale 2 400 



Gray sandstone and blue shale 2 550 



Gray and blue shales and sandstones 2 600 



Gray sandy rock, fossil fragments 3 000 



Bark gray sandy rock to bottom at 3 117 



V/ell at Norwich, CJienango county. The record is from the same 

 source as the preceding. Altitude of mouth of well approximately 

 1000 feet. 



Dark gray arenaceous shale 75 feet 



Mostly argillaceous shale (Portage) 125 



Bluish gray sandy rock (Portage) 175 



Fine gray sandstone (Sherburne) 250 

 Dark gray and greenish shales, gas at 384 



feet (base of Portage) 450 



Bluish argillaceous shale (Hamilton) 620 



Gray calcareous shale (Hamilton) 685 



Gray calcareotis shale (gas pocket) 875 



Bark gray arenaceous shale, fossiliferous I 460 



Bark gray shales 2 050 

 Dark blue to black shales (base of Hami- 



ilton) 2 235 



Very dark shale (Marcellus?) 2 234 



Well on Beckwith farm, Cincinnatus, Cortlaiid county. The record 

 of the well was communicated to this office by L. Nusbaum. 



re;t 



Gravel 



40 



Quicksand 



70 



Blue limestone 



no 



Pink rock 



200 



Lime shells 



254 



Casing to 



275 



Hard shells 



290 



Light slate (gas pocket) 



330 



Hard limestone 



395 



Black sandy rock at 



395 



Salt water at 



410 



Bottom of sand at 



435 



Brown sand 



580 



Salt water and gas 



590 



Slate 



636 



Light slate 



700 



Brown shale 



730 



Light slate 



890 



Hard shelly rock 



905 



