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24 5 Whitish grey sandy clays, selenite in lower portion.

25 Reddish nodular sandstone 2 '

26 1 Grey hard sand.

27 1 Red-brown concretionary sandstone with large flattened nodules.

28 1 Soft grey sandstone forming top of bank.

Beds 25 to 28 may be considered as belonging to the sandstone zone.

The next section was taken at the valley of the gorge at which we were camped, & while a considerable thickness of beds overlying the sandstone horizon are exposed, owing to the Easterly dip. It may be considered as nearly forming the last & forming a continuation of it.

(Ascending)

No. Heights Thickness

1 8 Sandstones hard & soft, brownish, yellowish & grey. Often concretionary, frequently well stratified but sometimes false bedded. Forming cliffs in the gorge & weathering out into over- hanging ledges & horizontally fluted walls

35 ' 6",

2 3 1/4 Grey soft sandstone

14 '5 "

3 4 Grey sandy clay somewhat banded ]

17 ' 10 "

4 Thin rusty layer

5 1/2 Rusty irregular layer

2' ' 3 "

6 2 Grey green sandy clay

9 ' 0 "

7 1 Grey sand 4 '5 "

8 1 1/2 Yellowish sandy clay

6 ' 8"

Total 90 '1 "

All more or less banded though not conspicuously, the colours not being striking.

Camp on top of bank near Great Dry Coul6,

8 P.M.

B.26.52

T.78° Calm Clear

July 22. Measured the section given last in yesterdays notes before starting. Ashe moves his camp round by the crossing of Milk R. 8 m. S. of the line to the W. bank to complete his survey. He himself riding across on the line to find a camping place with water. Got off by 7 AM


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