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In the township of Middleton there is a low ridge of Niagara on sec- 

 tion 32. Its northern end is on Mr. John Davis's land, and holds no 

 sand; its southern is on the land of Mr. 0. B. Brown. South of Mr. 

 Brown's farm, in section 5, there are several acres covered with about 

 two feet of sand. A few stone have been obtained also in the S. W. J 

 section 24. 



In Webster township the Niagara limestone is laid bare on N. E. \ sec- 

 tion 12, land of Robert Stewart. On Mr. Stewart's farm there is a re- 

 markable knoll of lake sand, which rises suddenly from a generally flat 

 country to the height of about thirty feet, sinking away again toward 

 the north-east within a quarter of a mile. Toward the south-west more 

 or less sand is met with for several miles, but spread evenly over a flat 

 surface, the knoll itself falling away almost as quickly in that direction 

 as toward the north-east. This area of exposed Niagara extends across 

 the McCutchenville pike into section 7. Water-worn fragments on the 

 surface contain species of Pentamerus and Atrypa, and broken stems and 

 calyces of crinoids. A mile and a half further north-east, on sections 31 

 and 32, the surface is closely underlain by the Niagara. It shows occa- 

 sionally above the surface, but not in bluffs or sudden ridges. The land 

 is generally tillable, and only poor by reason of numerous bowlders and 

 limestone fragments. Some portions of the farm of Orrin Burgess are 

 remarkably stony. 



In Troy township there is considerable surface exposure of the Niagara 

 in sections 27, 28, 33 and 34, making very rough and stony ground. 



In Center township Sylvester Abbot's farm of two hundred acres, in 

 S. W. J section 32, is closely underlain by the Niagara. In some places 

 plowing is prevented by the underlying rock. Much of the surface is 

 sandy. In the same section this description may be applied to portions 

 of the farms of Henry Sundy and George Klophenstein. On the S. W. 

 J section 29 Peter Van Ett burns lime from the Niagara. This kiln has 

 been in operation more than fifteen years, more than half that time on 

 surface fragments. The quarry how opened supplies stone for this kiln 

 and for foundations. It is light buff and vesicular, with some purplish 

 spots. The surface is bestrewn with bowlders of northern origin. On 

 the S. E. J section 30 Peter Klophenstein also burns lime from surface 

 fragments. His quarry supplies stone for walls and bridge abutments. 

 Bowlders are very common here also. The Niagara is also exposed in 

 the street just south of Bowling Green. This village is situated on a 

 rolling and bluffy patch of sand, which is spread over many acres ad- 

 joining, the soil being so sandy as to be injured for farming. The sand 

 is soft, and impedes the traveler. Wells are said to strike the rock in a 



