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Report of the State Geologist. 



Well on the Brook Farm, Willimmville. (From II. II. Church, driller.) 



Drift, 30 feet. 



Shales and limestones, 400 " 



Niagara 90 " 



Shale, 60 " 



Clinton, 18 " 



Red Medina (?) with a little gas 140 " 



Shale, 12 " 



First white sand, . 10 u 



Black shale, 8 " 



White, coarse Medina sand (very fair gas producer), 2<> " 



Red shale, 40 " 



Total depth of well, 830 " 



Rock pressure, 480 lbs. 



Mr. Church says that the red shale in w hich the well stopped extends 

 980 feet below the white Medina, 



Fogelsonger's Well, Williamsville, N~. )'. Samples of drillings from this 

 well have been arranged in a glass tube, and are in the possession of the 

 Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. The following record is compiled from 

 an inspect ion of the drillings, and is based upon color and hardness as shown 

 by fineness of comminution, and such other characteristics as could be seen 

 through glass. The well was started in the Onondaga limestone, extending 

 from the surface to fifteen feet. 



From 15- 50 feet, Bluish shale and water-lime. 



50- 



- 60 



a 



Brown water-lime. 



60- 



-105 



U 



Soft gypseous shales. 



105- 



-155 



a 



Soft rock, containing pieces of white gypsum. 



1 5 5 



-190 



a 



Harder rock, light and dark chocolate color alternating 



190- 



-200 



a 



Grey shale. 



200- 



-210 



u 



Soft, light grey gypsum (?). 



•2 1 ( 1- 



-250 



a 



Darker, soft, gypseous shale. 



250- 



-265 



u 



Harder, light chocolate-colored limestone. 



265- 



-380 



u 



Bluish grey gypseous shale. 



380- 



-40(» 



u 



I )arker gypseous shale. 



400- 



-420 



u 



Light-colored, soft, gypseous shale. 



420- 



-450 



u 



Softer, darker shales. 



450- 



-475 



u 



Limestone. 



