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[[encircled]] 5 [[/encircled]] [[stamped]] 0047 [[/stamped]] The road the highway formerly went along the base of the bluff. Now the highway runs about 18 feet above the level of the pond. The bluff was blasted to get the fill for road. About 10' above the road is a 3' shaly bed containing [[underlined]] Strombodes [[/underlined]]. 1/4 mile south of the pond (where spring issues) on east side of the road scraping of bank has revealed a shaly coral & bryozoan bed which is between the Strombodes bed and the red bed at the base of the [[left margin]] 3.30 [[/left margin]] sequences. The spring is located about 600 paces south of Peelers Hollow. South side of crossing of Cane Creek by Tenn. Hy. 50 and for 0.1 mile upstream are 15' of coral beds at base of section. Over these are some 38' of heavy-bedded limestone and over this is the Linden with [[underlined]] Camarocrinus [[/underlined]]. Sept. 29 - Visited Pegram on Mill [[left margin]] 12.75 [[/left margin]] Creek. Spent most of day there. Good section of Silurian but poor in fossils along the road (Tenn.13) beside Buffalo River about 1 mile NW of Flatwoods. The whole section appeared to be most Beech River. In late afternoon stopped to see Natural Bridge on way to Waynsboro. [[left margin]] 0.40 [[/left margin]] Sept. 30 - Spent day at Clifton and vicinity. In morning went ENE of town to point where road bend ESE. Along the river bank at this point the Fernvale formation is well exposed and can be followed NE along the river to a conspicuous bluff a few tenth of a mile from the bend in the road. At the bluff the rock has been quarried or at any rate is fresh. The shaly part of the Fernvale is bright greenish [[left margin]] 15 [[/left margin]]
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Beech River is in Tennessee