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17. Shale, Bandy below 11 6 



18. Sandrock 37 1 



19. Shale, with thin coal and fire-clay, place of Coal No. 1 3 6 



20. Barren shale and sandstone 50 



The section of George Schwalm's boring, one mile east from Canton, as 

 furnished by him, is as follows : 



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1. Sandstone 25 



2. Shale 50 



3. Sandstone 40 



4. Sandstone and shale 25 



5. Hard layer 1 6 



6. Blue shale 3 



7. Iron ore 6 



8. Light shale 3 



9. Gray shale 6 



10. Sandy shale 6 



11. Coal 6 



12. Fire-clay and sandstone 50 



This boring began just below the lower limestone coal, which crops 

 out near the well-head. 



A well bored by H. S. Belden, three-quarters of a mile south of the 

 third boring of Raynolds and Aultman, gave the following section : 



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1. Coal and sand 29 



2. Yellow shale 4 



3. Blackshale 12 



4. Gray shale 7 



5. Brown sandstone 4 3 



6. Dark shale 2 9 



7. Gray sandstone 5 



8. Shale 4 



9. Coal 6 



10. Grayshale 2 6 



11. Gray sandrock 4 



12. Grayshale 2 



13. Fire-clay 1 



14. Grayshale 3 



15. White sandrock 5 



16. Darkshale 3 



17. Grayshale 3 6 



18. Coal 2 6 



19. Blackshale 6 



20. Sandstone, gray, white, and red 69 8 



21. Blackshale 10 



22. Gray shale, fire-clay, and trace of coal 11 



2.S. Gray, blue, and black shale 37 6 



