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many shells and fragments of bones, and containing 13 per cent, of car- 
bonate of lime. Two miles northeast of Goldsboro, at B. Whitfield’s, a 
similar deposit has been opened, which evidently contains a larger pro- 
portion of fertilizing ingredients than the preceding. No. 45 is from the 
pits of J. A. Howell, 4 miles north of Goldsboro; and at 3 miles. John 
Robinson’s, another bed of the same character has been opened. It will 
be observed that the marls of this region are very sandy, and are of 
course less valuable on that account, and yet they produce very marked 
results on the thin sandy soils of the section. A field in the immediate 
vicinity of the last mentioned deposits, which had been marled nearly 30 
years ago, shows a two-fold increase of crop to the present day. On 
Nahu nta creek, in the northern part of the count}, marl is also found. A 
bed 1 mile east of Pikesville Depot, a deposit of considerable thickness 
was opened several years ago, which is composed of a very fine 
sandy mud, thickly sown with small shells (chiefly mulinia and area',, over- 
laid by about 10 feet of a stratified, sandy clay. The percentage of lime 
is not probably greater here than on Little River. 
In Wilson county marl is abundant, in the middle and eastern parts, 
especially on Tossnot creek. The beds here are richer in lime than those 
of Wayne. They abound in small shells which are generally little de- 
composed. A deposit only half a mile north of the town of Wilson (at 
Farmer’s) abounds in coral stems as well as shells. It is of average 
quality. No. 46 is from Hominy creek, 14 miles from Wilson (at 
Barnes’). This is much like the bed on Nahunta. No. 47 is from Toss- 
not, some 6 miles east (Col. J. S. Woodard’s). This bed is 15 feet thick, 
and lies within 5 feet of the surface. This marl has been used with very 
good effect both on corn and cotton land. The proportions of magnesia 
and potash are notably large. One mile distant, (at Win. Woodard’s), 
another bed has been opened, which however is more sandy than the last 
and less valuable. A third deposit in the same neighborhood, (4 miles 
from Wilson), at Mrs. Farmer’s, resembles the preceding, but is white with 
the multitude of small shells. Marl occurs also in the southern part of 
the county on Moccasin creek, and beds of it have been opened on both 
sides of the railroad. 
No. 48 is from Nash county, (Col. W. D. Harrison’s), 3 miles west of 
Battlesboro, on Beech Run creek. The bed is reached at the depth of 
7 feet, and is 20 feet thick. The general appearance of this marl is like 
that on Tossnot. The analysis is that of a good marl, above average 
quality. On the northern border of the county, on Fishing creek, is an 
extensive outcrop, extending a long the creek more than a mile (with in- 
terruptions). At the famous locality where the skeleton of a whale has 
