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In evening visited Mr. Boot's home. He gave me following section of mound on which I found pottery & teeth at Granite: 5' - Black soil mixed with gravel. 12' - Yellow clay & many cobblestones & gravel. 3' - Stones mixed with black soil. 3' - Yellow clay mixed with stones. 2' - gravel. 5' - Stones & clay (yellow) 2' - Gravel (clear) 10' - Gravelly yellow clay with [[underline]] [[lines?]] [[/underline]] (Level of prairie) 12'- Black loam nearly free from stones. 6' - Yellow undisturbed clay, no (or [[underlined]] very [[/underlined]] few) pebbles, [[end page]] [[start page]] 5 [[no entries]]
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I believe Granite refers to an unincorporated town in Lyon County, Iowa see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite,_Iowa -kbailey