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the N. H. 4 section 19, land of Henry Baker, it appears in thick beds of 
an even texture, somewhat used formerly in Fostoria for building. This 
may be the equivalent of the stone quarried at New Rochester and at 
Pemberville, belonging to phase No. 2 of the Waterlime, as already de- 
scribed, although the opportunities for examination were not sufficient 
to determine certainly. 
In Middleton township, N. E. } fractional section 16, the “ Belleville 
Ridge” rises, including the sand with which it is surmounted, to a height 
of about forty feet. The surface of the sand has a rolling outline, and a 
thickness on the summit of at least six feet. The ridge is a mile long 
‘north and south, and half a mile in width east and west. Round the 
base, espscially toward the south, there is considerable rocky surface, and 
bowlders are very numerous. Loose fragments are burned for lime by 
Andrew Jennison. 
In Liberty township the Waterlime appears in a low ridge, N. W. 4 
section 32, owned by Mr. John Edgar and Isaac Rusch. On 8. W. 4 section 
24 it lies in thick beds of eighteen to twenty-four inches; irregular, porous, 
dark drab, opened in a ditch by the roadside. Thinner but more compact 
and even beds have been cut in the same way in N. EH. + section 25. 
In Henry township it is exposed and slightly quarried in thin layers 
on §. E.4 section 10. It closely underlies considerable land owned by 
Jacob Nier, William Hammond, and Michael Anverter. The “Callahan 
Ridge,” S. W. $ section 9, and the “Howard Ridge,” S. W. 4 section 21, 
are both of the Waterlime. It is rough and cavernous. The latter is 
quarried by William Norris. 
The Oriskany Sandstone—At Grand Rapids, on the Maumee, near the 
western border of the county, the base of the Lower Corniferous is ex- 
posed. What can here be seen is a buff, arenaceous limestone, in thick 
beds of six to thirty-six inches, having a thickness of ten to twelve feet. 
This holds the place of the Oriskany sandstone in states further east, and 
may be the equivalent of that formation. Yet the identification is not 
free from doubt. The section here seen is as follows, from above : 
No. 1. Sandstone, or arenaceous limestone, of a gray or lead color, 
varying to cream color and white; in thick beds, with- 
out visible fossils; texture uniform ................. sc0c08 ceeees 10 to 12 ft. 
‘* 2. Fossiliferous, porous, harsh, arenaceous limestone, of a 
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‘““ 3. Waterlime; hard and flinty; beds thin and lenticular, or 
massive, of a bluish-drab color; exposed.......... ..e.eeceres A Oa 
No. 1 is exposed furthest up the river, the dam being built on it. It is 
said also to have produced rapids in the river some distance above the 
