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HE BURLINGTON HAWK-EYE, THURSDAYSTUDY OF ROCKS IS MADE IN CITYGeologists Visit Area Where Wachsmuth-Springer CrinoidFormations Were FoundRock formations at Starr’s cave were studied yesterday by O. D,Krmgjman, assistant director of the Davenport museum, his son, Halsey Krpgaman and Dr. A. C. Noe of Chicago university geology departmentand formerly an instructor in the Burlington Baptist college.Formations in the vicinity are of considerable interest to geologists and some of the finest specimens of the midwest have been found here, Dr. Noe said, before the party left forDavenport last night.Visit Crmpo ParkThey also visited Crapo park, Statepark north of Burlington and Augustawh-re important crinoid formations have been found.The most famous crinoid collection ever discovered in America came from Burlington and vicinity and is at the Smithsonian Institute. This collectionwas gathered by the late CharlesWachsmuth of Burlington and Frank Springer of Wapello and is known as the Wachsmuth-Springer collection.The party was greatly interested inthe rock formations at Starr's and said that it is one of the mostinteresting places in this section, both to geologists and to laymen Black-hawk Springs, the rock formationsTo Hold MilitaryFuneral Today torJoseph F. LeyesBurlington poct, American Legion.will conduct a military funeral for Joseph F Leyes. former Burlingtonresident who died Tuesday at Veteran's hospital at Dwight, 111., at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Prugh's chapel. Dr. R. B. Blvth. pastor ofFirst Congregational church, will officiate lt;£Mr. Leyes' body arrived here yesterday afternoon accompanied by Mrs. Leyes. It was taken to Prugh'schapel. During the World war Mr.Leyes served overseas froirr Feif 18, 1918, to June 30, 1919. He was with Company C, 507th Engineers.Friends are asked to omit flowers.fIicaveiand old paths at Crapo park also proved of interest to them.They did not expect to find any historic formations near State park, but visited it, they said, because word of its attractiveness has spread.Crinoid Collection Valued Th*- crinoid formations are of especial value because of their extreme rarity, Dr. Noe said. His field assistantlamis McCade, accompanied the party,and said that Burlington's limestone deposits are nationally known. He also said that Mr. Wachamuth was known as the country's best authority on the classification of crinoid deposits found here.It is probable that the party will return to this city in the near future to continue their studies of rocks. Dr. Noe is doing some work this summer for the Illinois geological survey, andit was in connection with this that hecame here.iij
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Burlington Daily Hawk Eye Gazette
Burlington, Iowa, US
Thu, Jul 09, 1931
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