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being obliquely beveled in consonance with the angle of the slope of the 

 seam. On the other side of the seam the beds are conspicuously differ- 

 ent from the above. The most of them are very thin, running from one 

 inch to three inches, and the remainder, the lowest, are sometimes eight 

 inches thick, varying from five inches. 



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No. 



Diagram of the Bedding of the Rock at Mr. Stemer's, 31 miles south-east of Cardington. 



Section at the Left (South) End of Steinee's Quaeky. 



1. Drift 4 ft. 6 in. 



2. Beds 5 to 8 inches 6 " 



3. Beds 8 to 12 inches 3 " 



No, 



No. 



No. 



Total 



13 



Section at the North End of Mr. Steinee's Quaeey. 



1. Drift 4 ft. 



2. Thin beds (1 to 3 inches) 6 " 



3. Thicker beds (5 to 8 inches) 2 " 6 in. 



Total , 



12 







Section at Me. Conaro's Quaeey. 



1. Hard-pan Drift 3 ft. 



2. Thin beds of about 2 inches 3 " 6 in. 



3. Beds 12 inches 2 " 



t Total g « 6 " 



Section at Me. Brooks's Quarry. 



1. Hard-pan Drift 10 ft. 



2. Sandstone, beds 2 to 4 inches 8 " 



3. Sandstone, beds 8 to 12 inches 6 " 



4. Shale (reported) 1 « 



Total 



Below No. 4 of the section at Mr. Brooks's quarry, sandstone is said to 

 "C'-ur again ; but it is probably closely underlain by shale, and belongs 

 1 ■ ' the transition beds seen in No. 4 of the general section at Mt. Gilead. 

 It is noticeable that the most valuable portion of the Berea grit, viz., 

 the heavy beds near its base, becomes much thinner in passing south 

 into the central part of the State; that the whole becomes finer-grained, 



