60 University of Kansas Geological Survey. 
19. Nucula cf. Beyrichi v. Schauroth ; also cf. V. parva McChes- 
ney. 
20. Small Gastropod cf. Aclis Swalloviana (Geinitz) Meek. 
Hrom the buff limestones and shales in a small quarry on the 
south bank of the Smoky Hill river, south of Abilene and not much 
below a conglomerate exposed along Turkey creek which was first 
described by Meek and Hayden in 1859!, the writer collected the 
following species :? : 
Ly EUAUMRO NORD SOHACONOETEOS WS oe JEL oS hb oo 566 boo oop obo bo ose a 
PN NY EEN HA OAAKOGA (EH ROD Me Gs LEYS A SSIS GIN y's gigi clolba bu ols og 090.856 e 
Bi, |) ennoonacan OnlhoooHoo Wil, os lal (Wooo gdb oco babs obood boob de Cc 
al rola, Sulbscouinla, MN, 6% Tal) 5 35.6.5 8 5 6 Ree PN MENS MNS ne u 
SVC OOZOUIIKS GOMPUOIS MULL rs'G NNEC )o5 olb ob 6 db dio gielo.o doin 6206600000 u 
6. Nucula cf. Beyricht v. Schauroth ; also cf. V. parva, Mc- 
Chesmey eis ooh Nina ay se KUNG OS Ua eG Ae Te RSE a a 
7. Arzculopecten (?) sp. 
8. Septopora (?) sp. 
9. Small Gastropod cf. Aclis Swalloviana (Geinitz) Meek......r 
The bluffs on the southern bank of the Smoky Hill river from 
Abilene to Salina are comparatively low with but few outcrops. On 
the east bank of Gypsum creek at its mouth twelve miles west of 
Turkey creek, or eleven miles west of the fossiliferous limestone in 
the quarry south of Abilene, is the Merrill gypsum quarry and mill. 
The section of the bank of the creek bluff at the! Merrill quarry is as 
follows: 
Very imperfectly preserved......... 
Section of the Merrill Gypsum Quarry. 
No. Feet. 
6. Soil. | 
»). Yellowish and bluish shales alternating with thin 
LAVErS!| OL ay SUT ee es RN eBE NA One OSD Neuen eeu egte 14 —26 
A Marve ilknete Cyr inlay Owls Ay oswien, jo oddoo5sad0beo ode oo —12 
1 or 2 inches. 
By AY LSTA SY TSNOONAY| (ROSIN \h'8 G dic dlovaia h oe die eo obs. eo 5 —12 
the principal quarry stratum. 
2h Mainkyai shale sii ieee eM ia val santscencnayi ek aneurwal seas yrs os— T 
LP Gypsumitoeveltot Giypsumycreekae pence eee 34— 34 
1 Proceedings Academy Natural Science, Philadelphia, Vol. IX, p. 16, No. 9. 
2 See Journal Geology, Vol. III, p. 788. 
