ATO GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
rock, and the lime accumulated’ on the sides of the cracks. Had the 
same water dropped into a cavern there would have been formed stalac- 
tites of remarkable purity and beauty. The following is a detailed sec- 
tion of the limestone group: 
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Limestone wplue an ds hardeiscs.cduuecne un veaestece ees ante ss anes nn 1 0 
2h Blu er clay ye alee Sees. ish win Geeel dle Ort ae eee a cake nee To edit Sel 
3.0) Hard blue lim eston esc iscsclaiccos Cae ears avec en saeteeus ae ceteaneee en eceeaetn WW 
AV IM eSLONeY VEO WASH (esc /cvcuaccueesuat deen Ce eta are man, LRM MRR ROOM tat ae 8 0 
Os, ublard plwe simestones vis .cice wees cess sleet cea cereceme Sales ttc ceae aut nr s eae 4 0 
BiH PIBIWE CLA Mi carla a Saeea ee aus RuClt tatters My) STUN oe Ren ea 0 8 
7. limestone, upper part blue, yellow at bottom.................... csscsse 4 0 
SUBS Ue clany ete ce sleek la OM Ie BERR A SEN ie er ae Meiers AiCera ne ane 4 0 
Oe bard bine dimeston exeel ic Fiias Seely aeRe ee eens Sac care ean Re a Re 0 
LOM VBIUS | CLAY: seressseslce ued ea tan seed Wace eGR Ne ee ie ae eae an OM 
Tie Hard lave tim stones iss.25).2..00.. scestnedeeereee eaeead doit eeiomca ees scum aoraeeemees iG 
Tee MBIMG CLAY,’ cies ccna deniseissaeseeChewe ce cecerecensletecsun sen oes uas Ceeety Men eae M ee eRe 0 6 
13. Sandy limestone, with casts of mud cracks on the under side...... 0 8 
PAY BIG NCLAY So eee lite casted eGueke « Cesese base Ce pene eae ne dat E CRU tea agen aa at nee nO iL @ 
1Ds)s (BIE IM ESTOME 15. es eee core suace'ycs ca wiare cure stnaeloiate saree sete ar aimatetea eer tn itarnaraatae 1 4 
low Biuerclay, thinvlimestonemeantopieecccccdecesste ae eieen oineet ee cea: Ona, 
i/Mmopacelmoliexpocedu(eshimmated)neredseeeme ec aeeeesenteeseec cesta: 10 to 15 0 
PSM SAM AStOM es Wetacey wieaeeg del ca ceacen Ute awee eaarae wane cat P mets Me eee Rene a eee men ter a L2e6 
Level of Muskingum River. 
Without doubt many of the layers of limestone would make excellent 
quicklime. The thin layer of sandy limestone, No. 13, contains on its 
under side fine casts of sun-cracks made by the drying of the clay under- 
neath when it was surface mud. Some fine slabs showing these casts 
were taken to the cabinet of Marietta College many vears ago. The 
place of the Coal Run seam of coal was supposed to be in the space No. 
17, not exposed. No traces of the coal were seen. In the river bank 
opposite Beverly is a fine exposure of limestone. The following section 
was taken on the bank of the Muskingum, on the Dana farm, below 
Beverly, the part below the water having been given me several years 
since by Boylston Shaw, Esq., who made a boring for Mrs. Dana: 
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Te) EM EStONE! eee sR AU I ISDS SFR Oe US OL Me Pee a Se ee 8 0 
2. Light blue clay (not measured). 
3: MAM ESTONE | ees MCE TE Sa EO SS RERUN tot deal Remon 4 0 
4, Blue clay (not measured). 
OMG AISLIM CSEOME! bi, vc cae sence ce ater ee areca Senay OnICn PR SAT LEC HL ELEM AN Ono 
(spa 6 i (elec) Fk ain eRe pM ATR TIL RR A Qe RAN A a i idonaeiaen OoG 
Fe cB Ure Mn OStome rast sees dan eose ste sae cress okie Shan See eR ete seein Feet nee Lo a@ 
oul BU KEN E) Fh ARSE ILC AOD ASA chan Abe i PE REE RE RRA AE EER oe 0 10 
9. Limestone ...... Ualdsledilebec send demelstleigeel eens bewenelaslcacieceestieettees|suueciecumenes 6) 
TO." Blue Clay. s:csessdecculeleitocetoleat eee See a Tne aR 31 
