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the N. E. \ section 19, land of Henry Baker, it appears in thick beds of 

 an even texture, somewhat used formerly in Fostoria for building. This 

 may be the equivalent of the stone quarried at New Rochester and at 

 Pemberville, belonging to phase No. 2 of the Waterlime, as already de- 

 scribed, although the opportunities for examination were not sufficie'nt 

 to determine certainly. 



In Middleton township, N. E. \ fractional section 16, the " Belleville 

 Ridge" rises, including the sand with which it is surmounted, to a height 

 of about forty feet. The surface of the sand has a rolling outline, and a 

 thickness on the summit of at least six feet. The ridge is a mile long 

 north and south, and half a mile in width east and west. Round the 

 base, especially toward the south, there is considerable rocky surface, and 

 bowlders are very numerous. Loose fragments are burned for lime by 

 Andrew Jennison. 



In Liberty township the Waterlime appears in a low ridge, N. W. \ 

 section 32, owned by Mr. John Edgar and Isaac Rusch. On S. W \ section 

 24 it lies in thick beds of eighteen to twenty-four inches ; irregular, porous, 

 dark drab, opened in a ditch by the roadside. Thinner but more compact 

 and even beds have been cut in the same way in N. E. \ section 25. 



In Henry township it is exposed and slightly quarried in thin layers 

 on S. E. \ section 10. It closely underlies considerable land owned by 

 Jacob Nier, William Hammond, and Michael Anverter. The ''Callahan 

 Ridge," S. W \ section 9, and the "Howard Ridge," S. W \ section 21, 

 are both of the Waterlime. It is rough and cavernous. The latter is 

 quarried by William Norris. 



The Oriskany Sandstone. — At Grand Rapids, on the Maumee, near the 

 western border of the county, the base of the Lower Corniferous is ex- 

 posed. What can here be seen is a buff, arenaceous limestone, in thick 

 beds of six to thirty-six inches, having a thickness of ten to twelve feet. 

 This holds the place of the OrUkany sandstone in states further east, and 

 may be the equivalent of that formation. Yet the identification is not 

 free from doubt. The section here seen is as follows, from above : 



No. 1. Sandstone, or arenaceous limestone, of a gray or lead color, 

 varying to cream color and white ; in thick beds, with- 

 out visible fossils; texture uniform 10 to 12 ft. 



" 2. Fossiliferous, porous, harsh, arenaceous limestone, of a 



lead color, weathering buff 1 " 



" 3. Waterlime ; hard and flinty ; beds thin and lenticular, or 



massive, of a bluish-drab color; exposed 5 " 



No. 1 is exposed furthest up the river, the dam being built on it. It is 

 said also to have produced rapids in the river some distance above the 



