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Forty-fifth Report on the 



For the well at Morrisville I am also indebted to Prof. Prosser. 

 His record is given herewith. 



Depth. 



Thickness. 





340' 

 371' 

 441' (?) 



578' 



650' 



755' 



975' 

 1018' 



1110' 

 1179' 



1215' 

 1259' 



1400' 



1460' 



1565' 



1790' 



1805' 

 1849' 



1874' 

 1889' 





Hamilton. 



Marcellus, first sample. 



Cornif erous horizon of Oriskany sandsi one. 







79' 



Gas. Lower Helderberg limestone. 



2' 



5' 





3£' 



Hydraulic limestone. 

 Light gray shale, 

 5' of dark red shale. 



Green and blue marls. 





87' 





36' 



Limestone. 





10-12' of rock salt. 



Red and green variegated marls. 



141' 



60' 



Red marl 



105' 



Green and blue marls. 



'225' 



Red shale. 





Blue shale and limestone — Niagara ? 

 25' blue shale. 









Blue shale and limestone. 





Well at Dansville, N. Y., owned by the Dansville Oil, Gas and 

 Mining Company, located on the Hyland farm, 735 feet above 

 tide. Completed November 24, 1891. 



Gravel, etc 



Hard gritty slate 



Dark .sand, like Bradford . . 



Light slate 



Cased at 206 feet. 



Soft slate and shale 



Small amount of salt water. 



Feet. 



30 

 90 

 15 



65 



400 



