Bishop — Geology of Erie County. 



us:, 



Name of Well. 



Matthias Schorr, . . . 

 B. F. Hampton, . . . 

 Adam J. Benzig, . 

 Franklin F. Holm wood, 



Kleis, . 



Titus, ...... 



Heiser, 



Wells Outside of Erie County. 



The following well records are interesting in connection with the 

 preceding : 



Well No. 1, Philip Za/vitz farm, located on Lot 35, third concession 

 from lake Erie, township of Bertie, near the town line of Humberston, 

 Ontario, Can. (Record from Mr. E. Coste.) 



Soil, 7 feet. 



Corniferous, to .... 





25 feet, 



. . . 18 



u 



Onondaga shale, gypsum 











dolomites (Salina pd.), 



to . 



415 feet, 



. . . 390 



ti 



Gruelph and Niagara, 



415- 



-655 " 



. . . 240 



u 



Niagara shale, .... 



655- 



-705 " 



. . . 50 



a 



Clinton limestone, . . . 



705- 



-735 " 



. . . 30 



ii 



Medina sand and red shale, 



735- 



-846 " 



. . . Ill 



u 



Gas in w hite Medina, . 



. at 



836 " 



sand, 13 





At Point Abino gas was found at 500 and 575 feet below the surface, or 

 193 feet below the bottom of the Niagara limestone. 



Well No. 1, Corfu, Genesee cownty, X. Y. ; north of the village. (From 



Mr. J. W. Stearns.) 



Marcellus shale, 30 feet. 



Corniferous, 180 " 



Limestone and shale, 458 u 



Niagara limestone 250 " 



Niagara shale, 70 " 



Clinton, 30 " 



*Medina, 110 " 



Red shale to bottom of well, 20 " 



•Notes say "white Medina." 



25 



Lot. Township. 



21 East Hamburg. * 



26 " " * 



64 " " % 



35 Hamburg. 



32 " | 



11 " f 



