Box 14,Folder 15: Fossils 1865-1870

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[three lines below written verically] Waynesburg Green [Greene] Co Pa Lesley Man b 118 [line drawn]

Limestone 70 ft

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Sandstone 25

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Shale 30 ft

[pen sketch] Pittsburgh Coal

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This section corresponding with those at La Salle & Fairbury- is further proof of the identity of the Illinois bed with the Pittsburg coal.

[embossed stamp at u.l.] [inscription in pencil, u.r.: 1865 I.A.L]

Palmyra

Section showing the strata penetrated by the Artesian Well at Palmyra, Wisconsin 1865 I.A.L ["I.A.L. written in blue ink in another hand]

[pen sketch/diagram with text]

[pen sketch/diagram of sections of strata with text]

Feb. 1866 ["Feb. 1866" underlined]

Palmyra Artesian Well - (Jeremia Dutcher 46 feet soil, piped. Struck limestone. Then 4ft of sandstone or sandy limestone.

At 229 from top Struck Water. 235 struck slate and sand 244 same 246 same 250 Sand Rock 255 Good show of oil 257 Big show of oil 261 Sandstone 263 Water-heavy vein

[the next three lines of text are written vertically to the right of the lines above] From 229 to 263 strong show of gas and oil

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273 Sand Rock 280 Do 283 Metal of some kind, about 2 inches 346 Sand rock 366 do 388 do 404 do 412 White Sand rock 421 Gray Sand Rock 425 do 435 do 450 do 455 Struck Red Sand Rock 461 do 470 Black Sand Rock 476 Gray Sand rock again 477 Hard Sand Rock 3 feet thick 482 Soft Sand rock or sand 489 Hard sand rock 491 do 498 do 500 do 507 Soft Sand Rock 511 same 518 do 524 do 529 " 538 " 551 " 561 " 565 " 569 " 582 Red rock again 593 do 600 Gray Rock

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607 - Gray Rock 609 - " 615 Red Sand Rock again 618 " 622 " 628 " 631 " 635 " 636 " 640" 644 648 650 652 654 656 [colored sandrock 660 struck drab or cream ^ 665 do 666 " 670 " 673 " 676 [vertical text from "676" to "628": Streaks of Soap & Slate] Streaks of Soap & Slate " 678 " 680 " 682 " 683 Soap & Slate Stone 686 do 687 - Gray Sand Rock 688 " 689 " 690 " 694 " to 750 all sandstone!