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studied in a rather hurried manner but, approximately, 250 feet 

 above the river is the base of the rocks which continue for 370 feet 

 to the top of the hill ( A 4 ) . The lower rocks are dark gray shales 

 above which, toward the top of the hill, are rather blocky shales 

 and thin sandstones. Hamilton fossils occur in the shales in 

 moderate abundance while in some of the coarse, shaly sandstones 

 there are numerous specimens of Spirophyton and S p i r i f e r 

 granulosus (Con.) H. & C. These rocks all belong in the 

 lower part of the Hamilton formation and according to the Sher- 

 wood measured section there are 372 feet exposed in the hill, 

 below which are about 200 feet covered. 1 On the bare sandstone 

 ledge at the summit of the hill are conspicuous glacial striae, 

 some of them quite deep, which run w. 10° s. 



The following is an approximate section of Vroinan's Nose. 



Section of Vroman's Nose 



Top of hill 



Arenaceous shales and sandstones 

 Hamilton 



A* 



Shales 



A 3 Covered 



A 2 Approximate position of the 15' of Marcellus 

 shale on Mill creek 



A 1 Covered 

 Schoharie river 



15 Section along Panther creek from the Schoharie river to about 

 two miles below West Fulton and then up the hill to the 

 southwest of the creek 



Prosser, section X, fig. 201 



For about 90 feet along the lower part of Panther creek the 

 rocks are mostly covered when the foot of the gorge ait Bouck's 

 falls is reached. This narrow glen is lined by cliffs of coarse 

 shales and thin sandstones (X 1 ) which are apparently over 100 

 feet in height. Picture rock, on the southern bank a little below 

 the falls is some 85 feet above the creek level below the falls; to 



610' 



250 / 

 90' 

 75 / 



0' 



150' 



15' 



75' 



lAm. Phil. Soc. Proc. 17:348. [See section 18 beyond] 



