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[[underlined]] July 5, 1914 Sunday. [[/underlined]] I concluded to remain, and return to Péczel. Started at 5:40 AM. It was somewhat cloudy, but clouds were torn. First stopped at cut (b) [[Image - pen drawing of the soil profiles showing various layers and structure]] [[1st layer label]] Darker soil sand 2 - 3 ft. [[/label]] [[2nd layer label]] yellow loess 10 - 15 ft. [[/label]] [[hill labels]] z z z z 12 ft. [[/labels]] [[layer label]] stratified [[/label]] [[line across the page indicating soil with dotted lines indicating distance]] [[line labels]] 42 paces 10 paces 41 paces 20 paces [[/labels]] The stuff at (z) is dark red and has appearance of some of our clayey [[underlined]] feretto [[/underlined]]. [[underlined]] At cut (a) [[/underlined]] section in two views appears as: [[image - soil profile showing various layers of soil]] [[1st layer label]] yellow loess [[/label]] [[2nd layer label]] sandy yellow loess [[/label]] [[image - side profile showing various layers of soil]] [[top layer label]] Side view [[/label]] [[middle layer label]] Yellow loess [[/label]] [[bottom layer label]] Sandy yellow - This may be side slump, or accumulation. [[/label]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 101 [[Image - map drawing of a road and a railroad with various buildings, and paced measurements]] [[Map labels]] Péczel Villas House Brickyard Longbank House Road 30 paces 15 paces 45 paces [[/labels]] [[Map shows positions of loess and other soil layers labelled]] b, a, x, c, d, e, f, g, h [[/labels]] [[Image - detailed drawing section of above map between b and d with symbols representing villa, loess layers, old house, pacing distances and overgrown areas]] [[Detailed map labels]] villa b old house a 30 paces 15 paces overgrown 45 paces x c d [[/labels]] Worked at section x. Here there is a bank of loess. [[Image - pen drawing side view of bank of loess]] [[Image labels]] side view Loess 12 ft 6 ft. Talus Road [[/labels]] The lower 4 or 5 ft. grayer. Took samples yesterday, contains fossils, & rusty root lines. The higher part of the bank is nearer centre. Fossils & gray loess show best at East end.
