WASHINGTON COUNTY. 469 



This seam is supposed to be the Hobson seam. Its place is probably 

 about one hundred feet above the Cumberland or Coal Run seam, but no 

 measurements were possible. Careful exploration might perhaps rsveal 

 it at some point in greater thickness. 



WATEEFORD TOWNSHIP. 



This is the north-western township of the county. It is divided into 

 two proximately equal parts by the Muskingum River, which, touching 

 its south-western corner, flows northward, constituting the western' boun- 

 dary ; thence, with many a curve, in a general south-east direction 

 through the township. There, is, therefore, within the township limits 

 a very unusual area of the rich river bottom land. No part of Ohio can 

 show richer land or finer farms. The township is chiefly drained by 

 small tributaries of the Muskingum. The south and west branches of 

 Wolf Creek unite near the south line, and the united waters empty into 

 the Muskingum just above Beverly. Olive Green Creek, a stream of con- 

 siderable importance in Morgan county, enters the Muskingum within 

 the limits of this township just below the Morgan county line.- 



Many of the hills bordering the Muskingum River are high and bold. 

 A hill above Beverly, near' the dam, presents a fine cliff on the river 

 side very favorable for examination, while from its summit a view of 

 unusual beauty is obtained. In the cliff are good exposures of the higher 

 strata, while in the- bed of Thompson's Run, a few rods higher up the 

 river, a complete section of the limestone group was obtained. The 

 following strata were seen in the cliff: 



Ft. In. 



1. Sandy shale, light and dark colored (not measured). 



2. Sandstone 12 



3. Shale 6 



4. Limestone 8 



5. Shales, red and blue 10 



6. Limestone 1 3 



7. Shaly sandstone 10 



8. Limestone , 8 



9. Shaly sandstone 4 



10. Sand'rock (not measured). 



11. Shales, light colored (not measured). 



12. Limestone, irregularly bedded (not measured). 



13. Red shale, with nodules of iron ore (not measured). 



14. Heavy sandrock, its cracks incrusted with crystallized lime- 



stone (not measured). 



15. Limestone group (not measured). , 



The incrustations on the sandrock above referred to are very white 

 and beautiful. At some time the clearest of water, charged with car- 

 bonate of lime in solution, percolated through the cracks in the sand- 



