WOOD COUNTY. 373 
In the township of Middleton there is a low ridge of Niagara on sec- 
tion 82. Its northern end is on Mr. John Davis’s land, and holds no 
sand; its southern is on the land of Mr. O. B. Brown. South of Mr. 
Brown’s farm, in section 5, there are several acres covered with about 
two feet of sand. A few stone have been obtained also in the 8. W.4 
section 24. 
In Webster township the Niagara limestone is laid bare on N. HE. + sec- 
tion 12, land of Robert Stewart. On Mr. Stewart’s farm there is a re- 
markable knoll of lake sand, which rises suddenly from a generally flat 
country to the height of about thirty feet, sinking away again toward 
the north-east within a quarter of a mile. Toward the south-west more 
or less sand is met with for several miles, but spread evenly over a flat 
surface, the knoll itself falling away almost as quickly in that direction 
as toward the north-east. This area of exposed Niagara extends across 
the McCutchenville pike into section 7. Water-worn fragments on the 
surface contain species of Pentamerus and Atrypa, and broken stems and 
—calyces of crinoids. A mile and a half further north-east, on sections 31 
and 32, the surface is closely underlain by the Niagara. It shows occa- 
sionally above the surface, but not in bluffs or sudden ridges. The land 
is generally tillable, and only poor by reason of numerous bowlders and 
limestone fragments. Some portions of the farm of Orrin Burgess are 
remarkably stony. 
In Troy township there is considerable surface exposure of the Niagara 
in sections 27, 28, 33 and 34, making very rough and stony ground. 
In Center township Sylvester Abbot’s farm of two hundred acres, in 
S. W. 4 section 82, is closely underlain by the Niagara. In some places 
plowing is prevented by the underlying rock. Much of the surface is 
sandy. In the same section this description may be applied to portions 
of the farms of Henry Sundy and George Klophenstein. On the S. W. 
4 section 29 Peter Van Htt burns lime from the Niagara. This kiln has 
been in operation more than fifteen years, more than half that time on 
surface fragments. ‘The quarry now opened supplies stone for this kiln 
and for foundations. It is ight buff and vesicular, with some purplish 
spots. The surface is bestrewn with bowlders of northern origin. On 
the 8. E. ¢ section 30 Peter Klophenstein also burns lime from surface 
fragments. His quarry supplies stone for walls and bridge abutments. 
Bowlders are very common here also. The Niagara is also exposed in 
the street just south of Bowling Green. This village is situated on a 
rolling and bluffy patch of sand, which is spread over many acres ad- 
joining, the soil being so sandy as to be injured for farming. The sand 
is soft, and impedes the traveler. Wells are said to strike the rock in a 
