NOBLE COUNTY. 521 



On the land of Mr. Hastings, section 15, a geological section was taken, 

 revealing the position of the coals, limestones, etc. It is as follows: 



Ft. In. 



1. Buff limestone 1 



2. Shale o n 



3. Buff limestone q g 



4. Shale 27 



5. Blossom of coal, Cumberland seam, reported 1 8 



6. Shale ^ 



7. Sandstone 2 



8. Shale 4 



9. Blossom of coal, reported 1 6 



10. Shale, and not exposed : 60 



11. Sandstone _ 5 q 



12. Not exposed 12 o 



13. Limestone 3 o 



(See Map XII., No. 27.) 



The coal No. 5 of the above section is the same as the Cumberland 

 seam, or the "Upper Barnesville" seam. 



On the land of Mr. Bascom, section 16, the same seam measures four 

 feet six inches, with one inch clay parting eighteen inches from the bot- 

 tom. 



Near Williamsburg a section was taken which is given in No. 22 of 

 Map. XII. The coal is that of the Cumberland, or " Upper Barnesville " 

 seam. 



Another and more interesting section was taken two miles north of 

 Williamsburg. It shows the place of a cement limestone : 



Ft. In. 



1. Buff limestone and clay 5 



2. Clay shale 8 



3. Not seen 25 



4. Laminated sandstone 30 



5. Not seen 14 



6. Sandstone 10 



7. Coal 1 



3. Shale 1 6 



9. Coal, Cumberland seam...: 4 6 



10. Not seen 24 



11. Clay shale 1 



12. Coal 5 



13. Clay 4 



14. Coal 6 



15. Shale 5 



16. Cement limestone 3 



17. Shaly limestone 3 



18. Cement limestone 2 



(See Map XII., No. 25.) 



