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[list of stones]
(see no 78 for continuation)
According to Mr. James Hall, Geologist of the Western District of N. York, the upper beds of the Niagara limestone are characterized by containing the catenipora escharoides, and often a retepora and the catenipora in the characteristic fossil of the upper part of the Niagara limestone in Western New York, and as far as I know is confined to this rock.
The general character of this rock therefore and its fossils show it to be the Niagara liestone of the N.Y. geologists - the cliff limestone of Dr. John Locke, and the Geodiferous limerock of Eaon. Thiss last name should be adopted as having precedence and as free from objections as either of the other names. The lower portions o this same rock contains the lead & copper mines on the Miss.