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Drove E & S.E. from Holly Springs
The Egger pit is at a height of 1105 (top of sand).  It shows about 6 ft. of fine sand.  Could not see Kansan on this slope, but loess rises 40 or 50 ft. higher.
Bottom still reads 1030.
This sand does not have an Aftonian aspect, but may be such sand as lies on Kansan farther north.
Kansan shows weathered in road
In sec. 24 at (X) there is a bank cut by creek (on S. side) showing ferruginous sand & gravel with Kansan above it.
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[[image captions]] Kansan
Sand & gravel
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The gravel in the front upper part of the Beebe pit is mixed (of the usual dirty type).
It is here at the surface & has probably been exposed a long time. Is that all this gravel means in any case?

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The Beebe pit is located in the SW 1/4 of sec. 24, Willow Twp.  It comes down almost to the level of the road.
Gravel shows along road (in bank) between small creek to N. & this pit
Top of Gravel [[insert]] & sand [[/insert]] in pit = 1105 about 9 [[written over 8]] ft is exposed irregularly.
The upper part has a silty layer - & sand 2-3 ft
Then coarser sand & gravel 4-5 ft. Then finer sand, etc.
The upper part forward is mixed. Cross-bedding clear. This is good Aftonian. No Kansan immediately above, but a lot of Loveland (& above it loess) shows in hillside above.
Conglomerate plate - strong - at depth of 7 ft.
There are boulders (few & small) of Kansan drift in upper part. (2 or 3 ft.)