36 THE EOCEXE DEPOSITS OF MAEYLAND 



Outline of Cenozoic history of a portion of the Middle At- 



lantic Slope. 



Jour, of Geol., vol. ii, 1894, pp. 568-587. 



The physical history during the Eocene period is t)riefly referred to, and the relation- 

 ship of the deposits to earlier and later formations is stated. 



Artesian well prospects in eastern Virginia, Maryland, and 



Delaware. 



Trans. Amer. Inst. Min. Eng., vol. xxiv, 1894, pp. 372-379. 



The lithological character of the strata is discussed and several deep borings are 

 described. 



Fredericksburg Folio, Virginia and Maryland. 



U. S. Geol. Survey, Geol. Atlas, folio 13, Washington, 1894. 

 The author describes the Eocene deposits of the area. 



Artesian Well Prospects in the Atlantic Coastal Plain Eegion. 



Bull. 138, U. S. Geol. Survey, 1896, 228 pp., 19 plates. 

 Numerous Eocene sections are given. 



ISTomini Folio, Maryland and Virginia. 



U. S. Geol. Survey, Geol. Atlas, folio 23, Washington, 1896. 

 The author describes the Eocene deposits of the area. 



DucATEL, J. T. Annual reports of the geologist of Maryland from 

 1833 to 1841. 



Annapolis, 8vo. 



Only brief references to Eocene deposits, and those chiefly of au economic nature, 

 are found scattered through the reports. 



Feathehstonhaugh, G. W. Geological Eeport of an examination 

 made in 1834 of the Elevated Country between the Mssouri and Red 

 Rivers. 



Washington, 1835, 8vo, 97 pp. 



The author refers to the Eocene deposits of Maryland, especially the fossiliferous 

 beds at Fort Washington and correlates them with " Lyell's Eocene." 



Finch, John". Geological essay on the Tertiary formations in 



America. 



Amer. Jour. Sci., vol. vii, 1824, pp. 31-43. 



This article contains the first attempt at a differentiation of the " alluvial formation " 

 of the Coastal riain. The Tertiary is recognized. 



Finch, J. Travels in the United States of America and Canada. 



London, 1833, 8vo, 355 pp. 



The author refers to the geology at Fort AVnshington. 



Fontaine, W. M. Notes on the Mesozoic strata of Virginia. 

 Amer. Jour. Sci., 3rd series, vol. xvii, 1879, pp. 25-39, 151-157, 229-239. 

 The relations of the Eocene to Mesozoic strata are indicated. 



