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coarse red sandstone with 14 inch band of greensand about 60 ft. above base. The sandstone is more or less calcareous. Reached Akerman’s ranch Akerman's Ranch at 7 p.m., very tired.


Up at 5:15. Started at 7:30 a.m. In gulch about a mile north of Akerman’s ranch Akerman's Ranchhouse, at N end of pasture, found small exposure of granite at bottom of gulch. Section as follows from base up. Ft. Granite exposed------------------------------------------------------------------------4

Rather coarse, massive, gray and white sandstone (upper half reddish - greensand about 25 ft above base)------------------------------------------------43

Transition to thin bedded red s.s. calcareous, ----------------- 10

fossiliferous---------------------57

Rather more massive s.s. with fossils--------------------------------------------120