[[stamped]] 0857 [[/stamped]] 
Sept 9. 
Along RR 3.5 mi N and 14 mi. W of Big Springs, Kansas. 
[[image: pencil drawing of cross section of soil showing layers.]] 
Avoca - limestone 3-4'. 
King Hill Shale 7-8' gray 
Coll. Beil Is. 6' - upper part shaly, packed with fossil 
Queen Hill shale black, becoming light gray 2' 
[[line indicating insertion]] Is. Is. 2 [[insertion]] at basal half [[/insertion]] 
layers massive 10' upper 1/2 packed with fusulines. Upper half shaly 
fracturing 
Sh„ 
Spring Branches 
Stull Gray sandy shale 12' 
G. Arthur Cooper - Field Notes, circa 1955 
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Extracted Oct-12-2015 01:35:03 
Smithsonian Institution Transcription Center, Smithsonian Institution Archives 
