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thinner, and not unfrequently disappears, its place being occupied by 
shales. Along Turkey Hen creek the sand lies about 100 feet below the 
“Big red” (shales) which is 85 feet thick, and below which a thin stratum 
of limestone has been reported. This may be the Ames or Crinoidal lime- 
stone. The “Big Red” is reported to be very persistent, and so is of con- 
siderable importance in stratigraphical work. The data at hand do not 
warrant any discussion of the deeper sands locally known as the Salt sand, 
Big Injun, Keener, etc. They are of little importance in this territory. 
WELLS IN THE EASTERN HALF OF WASHINGTON COUNTY. 
Marietta Township.—The existence of oil and gas at Macksburg 
and Cow Run, and in other parts of the country stimulated the citizens of 
Marietta to search for these fuels, and particularly for gas which was 
promising so much for those cities favored with a supply. The drill has 
descended not only to the Berea, but has passed through nearly 1,200 feet 
of the underlying Ohio shales. The search, however, was unsuccessful, 
and left little room to hope for a supply near the city. 
The first well of which the Survey has secured record, was completed 
January 24, 1886, and was located near the eastern limit of the city. For 
information concerning this, and the following log, the Survey is indebted 
to Mr. Joseph Garry. The well was called the Brick Yard well: 
Thickness. Total depth. 
Feet. Feet. 
FUG GPITS Se et yo te eae cee arc aE ee 30 30 
Gray Samia eos ee Mees ees Ue ee See 6 36 
Rederocks 9 0tit OrOcminencasinegim ane 54 90 
Wihitessan deer ak cae nee ees be ene ee: 35 15) 
UC OR ST OC Ka oe oh ocse tae ia enor ee ae eae 40 165 
ishteslate tances eet ei Oe ae 45 ; 210 
Dark. 2ray, sSAMOM et eat ee pe oer ee 8 218 
Red rock and white slate .............. 102 320 
Dank. Geran ISAM Are eet ene: eee Gee a 327 
WIE eSlATC Sati ais ets a tc te ee nen res 48 375 
Goodiiwhiteysande sana ee eee ca ee eee 25 400 
Red rock and blue slate ............... 120 520 
Bastard Sand—First Cow Run......... 10 530 
Blue slate: hase eee eee 40 570 
PEGE SrOCK Eye snee Ave et cates tee ne 25 595 
Biluetslate; show, of coaleee. eae 40 635 
Blackwandmbluemslatesaanmieeinaee ee 95 730 
Bastard sand—Dunkard? .............. 10 740 
Blue: Slate. Rake acetac tee re 18 758 
White sand, 783 ft. of 556 in. casing.... 25 783 
White: “sand tAcsen esse ea neers 67 850 
Ble jSlateses voce eee ee 15) 925 
Good white sand, ( ) 
show of oil | Second | .. 20 
Blue Slate Y Cow Run i .. 30 
Sand and salt-water |[.......... a prats 25 1,000 
