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May 7 continued. 
Just above the big tree some large blocks of clay had weathered out of 
the his froma seam about 6 or 8 ft above the base of the cut, and in 
those we found impressions of Sequoia? coves and foliage and of some 
cycad leaf, alos abundant broad branching stems. 
We then went to Lanier Heights and took three views (Nos. 7,8, +9) Nos. 
7 + 8 are exactly the same except that in No. 8 the 2d shutter was used. 
They were taken at 12-15, the sun shining bright on the exposure. The 
spot is below the telegraph pole the center at the big clay ball farthest 
west. No. 9 was taken at an angle above the telegraph pole, sun 
clouded. 
The next views were taken on the Loughboro Road at Wesley Heights. 
The first two (Nos. 1 0 & 1 1 ) north of the field, east side of road 50 ft. 
east of most easterly telegraph 
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pole, where two chestnut oaks stand on the bank _ view diagonal, 
distance 25 feet, looking s.e. The red Columbia gravel here lies inclined 
upon green Potomac sandy clay. The former contains rotten stones & 
the latter white clay flakes & pellets. 
The next view (No. 12) was of the west side of the road, 50 ft. south of 
the same telegraph pole. There is a vein of white sand midway of the 
exposure & there is talus at the base, part of which was not included in 
the view. Twenty feet south of this point on the east side of the road 
occur several large anglar quartz boulders 4 ft above the base & 8 ft 
below the top of the Potomac. 
The next view (No. 1 3) was on the 
Local field note-book of Lester Ward 
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