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Top of highest peak in this lot is 1180 (near center)
Top of next, (NW.) is 1160
Lowest bottomland (where road strikes bottom) N.E. read 975
At cross-road N.E. it is 970
In sec. 17 at X the well of L. E. Wilcox shows 60 ft. of just yellow clay.  No sand or gravel.
The next well north (in N 1/2 sec) went 80 ft. with same result.
Top of highest part of ridge between - is 120 ft above bottom at school.
Mr. Wilcox says there are no gravel pits this side of Sargents Bluff.

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Reading at top of highest bluff S. of Floyd  monument = 1060
Bottom (nearly on level with RR) = 930
Base of Floyd monument (on cement base) 1010. ft.
Shaft built of sandstone blocks.
Corner stone of shaft on N.E. corner, on S. side this bears inscription cut into stone: 
H. M. Chittenden
Captain Corps of Engineers. U.S.A.
Engineer and architect
On N. side it reads:
August 20. A.D. 1900
Madison B. Davis. Commander.
Department of Iowa.
Grand Army of the Republic
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Bronze plates are on E., S. & W. sides.  The east one reads:
In commemoration
of the
Louisiana Purchase
made during the
Administration of Thomas Jefferson
Third President of the United States
[[underline]] April 30 1803 [[/underline]]-
of its successful exploration
by the heroic members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
of the 
Valor of the American Soldier
(see next page)