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tion with E and W « of section line. Bluff E of there station 3 sec 8 contained I. sagensis Inoceramus sagensis in limestone concretions. Bluff is sandy in black shale. In lateral gulch at station 4 SE cor NE ¬ SW ¬ Sec 8 we found I. barabini Inoceramus barabini and sagensis Inoceramus sagensis. Dip all SE gentle. Found sandstone again at station 6 NE cor NW ¬ SE ¬ Sec. 8. E of there clay is yellow. On S front of Four Mile Mesa Four Mile Mesa, Colorado Hygiene sandstone reaches W line sec. 6 Tp 1 N R 70 W. On N slope of mesa it trends rapidly to the northeast. In the NE ¬ SE ¬ sec. 6 Tp 1 N R 70 W the upper part of the Pierre exposure on N slope of mesa weathers yellowish.

Denver, Colo. Denver, Colorado, Mch 2. 1907 March 2, 1907

Prof. Geo. L. Cannon and I went out to the creek S of Cheltenham Schoolhouse Cheltenham Schoolhouse in West Denver West Denver, Colorado. The creek is locally known as Dry Creek Dry Creek, but to distinguish it from a dozen other “dry Creeks” Cannon proposes the name Green Mountain Creek Green Mountain Creek, Colorado