October*31. 1931 (Saturday) left, Washington-”3.0 
at. $> 1 00 AM. and arrived at Hughesville,Md., ,at 
?:30 AM. By previous arrangement I met there 
Dr.A.L.Dryden,Jr. of Bryn Mawr College and two 
of Ms students, Misses Best and Hellraer. We 
then proceeded to home of Mr,Stanley Birch at 
Patuxent,Charles Co. ,Md. After some little delay 
v/e located Mr.Birch and a Mr.Conner, who guided 
us to localities where fossil hones and shells 
had been noticed. These were exposed in the banks 
of small streams which converged at a pbint about 
one mile due east of the site marked Patuxent on 
the Charles County,map. 
5I3CTI01T 1 mile due Bast of Patuxent,Md. 
(1). On the banks of the shall stream and in the 
bottom of the same, the greenish-gray (in places 
bluish) sandy clay contains numerous irregular f 
indurated concretions, mostly on the bottom and 
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possibly one foot higher on the bank. About 
five feet above the stream bottom there are 
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rather distinct indurated layers a few inches, 
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m thicimess. 
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(2) Superimposed and apparently continuous with 
underlying layers is a stratum of greenish gray 
(in places yellowish) sandy clay containing 
numerous fossils. (See following list). 
(3) Lying above the latter is a 5 foot layer of 
fine smooth white,grayish-white,and yellowish 
sand (top of cut bank; probably thicker on hill¬ 
side above bank). 
SECTION 100 yards or more south of above. 
(1*2). Greenish gray sandy clay, less strongly 
indurated, bluish at the base (& compact), v/hich 
contains numerous sheels. Also vertebra of 
porpoise (not saved). 
