REGISTER OF LOCALITIES. 2902. Guadalupe Mountains, Texas. Peak on north side of Pine Spring Canyon. Well up in the Capitan limestone; probably the lower portion of the upper third. B. F. Hill and G. H. Girty, October 5, 1901. 2903. Guadalupe Mountains, Texas. Escarpment on east side of road at the entrance to Guadalupe Canyon. About 700 feet above the basal black limestone in the Delaware Mountain sandstone. G. H. Girty, September 29 and October 31, 1901. 2905. Guadalupe Mountains, Texas. Summit of El Capitan and just below. Top of the Capitan limestone. G. H. Girty, September 27, 1901. 2906. Guadalupe Mountains, Texas. In foothill ridge about 3 miles southwest of Guadalupe Peak; about one-fourth mile northwest of No. 2924 and 150 feet higher up. Lower portion of the Capitan limestone. G. H. Girty, October 2, 1901. 2919. Guadalupe Mountains, Texas. Near station 2920 and 300 feet above it, in a notch in a long ridge. About 250 feet above the basal black limestone, in the Delaware Mountain sandstone. Calcareous phase of sandstone. G. H. Girty, October 1, 1901. 2920. Guadalupe Mountains, Texas. Small canyon among foothills about 2 miles south of Guadalupe Peak. Near top of the basal black limestone. B. F. Hill and G. H. Girty, October 1, 1901. 2924. Guadalupe Mountains, Texas. In foothill ridge about 3 miles southwest of Guadalupe Peak. Upper portion of the "dark limestone." G. H. Girty, October 2, 1901. 2926. Guadalupe Mountains, Texas. Just below knob on crest of spur running northward from El Capitan. Part of material from horizon above or below. About 1,000 feet below summit of El Capitan and the top of the Capitan limestone. B. F. Hill and G. H. Girty, September 22 and 27, 1901. 2930. Guadalupe Mountains, Texas. Chiefly float, almost entirely from north side of Pine Spring Canyon, from two spurs embracing the spring. Supposed to be from the "dark limestone" immediately above the sandstones of the Delaware Mountain formation; some of it in place. G. H. Girty, September 26 and October 6, 1901. 2931. Guadalupe Mountains, Texas. West side of road at entrance to Guadalupe Canyon. Lower half of the Delaware Mountain sandstone; opposite to station 2903 and at about the same horizon, possibly above. G. H. Girty, October 3, 1901. 2932. Guadalupe Mountains, Texas. McKitterick Canyon, about 10 miles northeast of Pine Spring. Low down in the Capitan limestone. G. H. Girty, October 4, 1901. 2935. Van Horn quadrangle. One-half mile south of tank in draw that cuts the southern Delawares; about 7 miles north of Jones's ranch. Delaware Mountain formation. G. B. Richardson, September 21, 1903. 2936. Van Horn quadrangle. Low hills one-half mile west of Jones's ranch. Delaware Mountain formation. G. B. Richardson, September 21, 1903. 2957. Top of the Delaware Mountains, 27 miles northeast of Van Horn. Delaware Mountain formation. G. B. Richardson, October 16, 1903. 2962. Van Horn quadrangle, 2-1/2 miles east of tank in draw that cuts the southern Delawares. Delaware Mountain formation. G. B. Richardson, September 22, 1903. 2963. West front of Delaware Mountains, about 2 miles south of El Capitan. 750 feet above the basal black limestone in the Delaware Mountain formation. E. H. Elder, August 14, 1903. 2964. Limestone Mountain, southern extremity of the Delawares, 10 miles northwest of Kent and 15 miles northeast of Plateau. Delaware Mountain formation. G. B. Richardson, October 13, 1903. 2965. Van Horn quadrangle. Top of Delaware Mountains, 30 miles northeast of Van Horn. Delaware Mountain formation. G. B. Richardson and E. H. Elder, October 16, 1903. 2966. Guadalupe Mountains, Texas. Top limestone of El Capitan. Same as station 2905. G. B. Richardson, August 13, 1903. 2967. Low hills, about 2 miles south of El Capitan. Basal black limestone below Delaware Mountain sandstone. E. H. Elder, August 14, 1903. 2968. Base of Hogue trail up Delaware Mountains. West base of mountains 18 miles south of Capitan Peak. Black limestone near middle of the Delaware Mountain formation. G. B. Richardson, October 28, 1903. 2969. Van Horn quadrangle, about 30 miles northeast of Van Horn, in the Delaware Mountains. Same as station 3500. Delaware Mountain formation. G. B. Richardson, September 23, 1903. 3500. Van Horn quadrangle. About 15 miles north of Jones's ranch, Delaware Mountains, 4800-foot hill. Same locality as station 2969. Delaware Mountain formation. G. B. Richardson, September 23, 1903. 3501. Van Horn quadrangle. Limestone ridge 1-1/2 miles east of Jones's ranch, about 9 miles north of Plateau. Delaware Mountain formation. G. B. Richardson, September 24, 1903. 3762. "Trans-Pecos, Texas. Guadalupe Mountains. Upper limestone." Supposed to be the top of the Capitan limestone. R. T. Hill, August 13, 1900. 3762a. "Trans-Pecos, Texas. Guadalupe Mountains. Upper limestone." Supposed to belong in the "dark limestone." R. T. Hill, August 13, 1900. 3762b. "Trans-Pecos, Texas. One mile east of Guadalupe Peak. Altitude 6,000 feet." Supposed to belong in the "dark limestone." R. T. Hill, August 13, 1900. 3762c. "Trans-Pecos, Texas. Guadalupe Peak. Upper limestone." Supposed to belong in the "dark limestone." R. T. Hill, August 13, 1900. 3762d. "Trans-Pecos, Texas. Guadalupe Mountains." Supposed to belong in the "dark limestone." R. T. Hill, August 13, 1900. 3762a. "Trans-Pecos, Texas. Guadalupe Mountains. Upper limestone." Supposed to belong in the "dark limestone." R. T. Hill, August 13, 1900. 3763. "Big Bend, Texas. Comanche Canyon, Glass Mountains, 17 miles northeast of Marathon, Tex." Supposed to represent the Delaware Mountain formation. R. T. Hill, November 3, 1899. 3764. The recorded locality is the vicinity of the Diablo Mountains, Texas, but this is probably a mistake. The material to which this label actually applies and with which the present lot is probably mixed appears to be that mentioned in Von Streeruwitz's report (Ann. Rept. Geol. Survey Texas for 1892, 1893, p. 170), and sent to the National Museum by E. T. Dumble, January 18, 1892. 3840. "Big Band region. Mountains northwest of Marathon, Tex." Supposed to be the same horizon as station 3763 and to represent the Delaware Mountain formation. R. T. Hill, September 25, 1899.
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