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clay outcrops at several places in the SE. \ SE. \ sec. 3. The out- 
crops are in a series of small gullies, from 2 to 7 feet deep, draining 
south and southeast and northeast. The section exposed is as follows: 
Section at the Robert Bigg place. 
Ft. in. 
1. Sandy clay and gravel 2 6 
2. Reddish clay 2 
3. Cream-colored clay 5 
4. Reddish sandstone \ 
5. Cream-colored clay 10 
Mr. Palmer, who lives at the northwest corner of SE. \ sec. 3, says 
that he dug a pit 3 feet at the lowest part of the exposure of No. 5 
without reaching the bottom of that bed. The beds seem to be 
horizontal. 
The clay of the bottom bed (No. 5) has a conchoidal fracture, and 
is cream colored when first dug out, but on exposure to the sun it 
becomes nearly white. Beds of No. 3 and No. 5 are apparently 
about the same, but are separated by the thin layer of sand rock. 
A well 55 feet deep, dug by Mr. Palmer at the point indicated, 
starts about 20 feet below the level of the clay and for that reason 
does not penetrate the bed. The clay is thus confined in this locality 
to the tops of the low hills, and the total area underlain by it here is 
about 20 acres. It is probable, however, that the same bed occurs 
in the surrounding hills, especially toward the east. The same bed 
is exposed at the spring just south of Mr. Bigg's house, where frag- 
ments of lignite overlie it. 
The composition of No. 5 of the section at Robert Bigg's place 
(SE. J SE. J sec. 13, T. 2 S., R. 13 W.) is given below. 
Analysis of clay from the Bigg place. 
[I>. I:. Lenox, analyst.] 
Silica (SiO a ) 63. 29 
Alumina (A1 2 3 ). - 18. 19 
Iron (Fe 2 3 ) 0. 45 
Lime (CaO) 31 
Magnesia (MgO) 2. 44 
Manganese (MnO ) Trace. 
Potash (KjO) 56 
•Soda ( Xa 2 0) Trace. 
Water (loss on ignition) 9. 47 
100. 71 
In the low ground about 2 miles southwest of Alexander, on the St. 
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, potter's clays of a buff 
color are exposed in the ditch by the railroad. This exposure is at the 
foot of the railroad grade that descends from the summit next north of 
Bryant to Crooked Creek, and is 1^ miles from Bryant. Again, 
potter's clay is reported on the railroad near Bryant, a short distance 
