Lower Cretaceous of Kansas. — Gould. 19 
The distinguishing pecuHarity of section No. 2 is the 
presence of so large a bed of clay in the Corral. The bed itself 
contains a layer of Corral one foot thick. The upper part of 
the section, No. 6, contains very little clay, and the fine sand- 
stone is in places dazzlingly white in appearance. 
Sectio?ij. At the flume at tJie moutJi ofBulldraiv, on Thompson 
creek, tzvo and one-half miles west of Belviderc. 
Feet 
8. Kiowa to top of hill ±50 
7. Champion i 
6. Black laminated shales with leaves and carbonaceous matter 5 
5. Massive or cross-bedded, variegated sandstone, with many 
leaves in the upper part 35 
4. Soft shaly sandstone with leaves and ferns 6 
3. Black carbonaceous shale with strata of soft sandstone con- 
taining many imperfect leaves and ferns, grading into 
No. 4 3 
2. Yellowish green shale 2 
I. Red-beds 4 
±105 
Section 3 is noticeable in view of the fact that the entire 
section is fossiliferous. From the line of unconformity above 
No. 2, the plants are found in greater or less abundance all 
the way through the Cheyenne. The middle part of No. 5 
alone presents the appearance of Corral sandstone and even 
here the pebbles which are usually indicative of this horizon 
are wanting. 
Section 4. Three-quarters of a mile fiorthivest of Bclvidere ; one- 
half mile northeast of Osage rock. 
Feet 
6. Kiowa •. ±50 
5. Champion i 
4. Black, sleek clay shales 10 
3. Sandy, dark brown shales with leaves and carbonaceous 
material 10 
2. Massive sandstone containing pebbles, partly covered 30 
I. Red-beds ±50 
±151 
In Section 4 the black shales are at the top of the Cheyenne 
and the leaf-bearing sandstone beneath. 
