48 RIO GRANDE COAL FIELDS OF TEXAS. [bull. 164. 
Section down high point west side of Nueces River, just below coal shaft. 
Feet. 
6. Soft, yellow, friable sandstone; not much soil, vegetation mostly guajillo, 
very little grass 20 
5. Soft sandstone, oxidizing yellow, in ledges, but has a strong tendency to form 
irregular flags 6 
4. Soft white sands, not consolidated, stratification irregular 4 
3. Soft laminated sand, containing some clay, about 20 
2. Ledge of moderately hard yellow sandstone 1£ 
1 . Shaly sandstone to water's edge in river 8£ 
Total ! 60 
No. 1 of this section is probably No. 4 of the preceding section. 
Section down bluff above the Habey ranch, ivest side of Nueces River. 
Feet. 
2. Coarse-grained, red, ferruginous sands; vegetation Opuntia rafinesquei, 0. lep- 
tocaulis, guajillo, black chaparral, Leucophyllum, Lippia, Yucca (large 
species) , etc „ 30 
1. Soft, coarse-grained, grayish sandstone, oxidizing to deeper colors, in places 
showing seams of bluish clay 20 
Total 50 
Section of bluff below the Habey ranch, west side of Nueces River. 
Feet. 
5. Soft yellow sandstone ledges with argillaceous partings, about. 15 
4. Soft yellowish sandstone, fine-grained, laminated, and argillaceous, with 
layers of coarse-grained sandstone at the top 10 
3. Clay, dark colored at the base 6 
2. Coarse-grained, laminated, grayish or yellowish sandstone (top of preceding 
section) 20 
1. The same as No. 2 of the preceding section 20 
Both 1 and 2 contain occasional streaks of carbonaceous clay. 
Section of north end of bluff, east side of Nueces River, just above the McDaniel ranch. 
Feet. 
Yellowish shales (contains several coal seams) 40 
Laminated soft yellow sandstone 10 
Grayish clay shales 10 
Total 60 
Section of south end of foregoing bluff. 
Feet. 
3. Coarse-grained gray sandstone, in ledges, in places very ferruginous, and in 
other places containing sandy concretions 40 
2. Laminated clays and sands, with purple or chocolate-colored streaks, caused 
by the presence of carbonaceous matter „ 20 
1. Coarse sandstone to water's edge -. 10 
Total 70 
Below No. 1 are at least 75 feet of laminated sands and clays with streaks of 
purple and chocolate. 
