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appears immediately above, & gravel. is strewn on slope below.
Road on bottom land at foot of hills read 1145

1430
1145
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285

The highest hill is at least 20 ft. higher.

[[underline]] Cut 14 [[/underline]] is an old slumped sand pit part way up slope just S. of Rock creek

There are mounds on all the high points near Tracy's, I saw shells, fragments of bone, flint-chips, & pebbles.
Along road S. of Rock creek Kansan appears in banks.  Also, in darker soil above, clam shells.  At a point 1/8 mi. S. of cut 14 loess & Kansan appear in banks along road (on E. side) thus;

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[[image-pencil sketch of strata]]
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loess 
10 ft
Kansan
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The bluffs on the N. side of the Broken Kettle cr. valley are more abrupt & cat-steppy while those on S.E side are rounder, & scarcely show cat-steps.
Barometer read 1170 on bottom near mouth of Broken Kettle creek.

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[[underline]] Cut 15 [[/underline]]
Road 1225
Top of sand in pit 1295.
This shows 4-5 ft. of typical jointed, bluish calcareous Kansan, with pebbles & sand boulders.
A sharp line, oxidized, separates the two.
The sand is slightly brownish, crossbedded, & part coarser