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[[strikethrough]] with many small nodules at top V few [[?]] [[one?]] below & fossils scattered through. Yellow loess runs 1/3 or more of way down hill. [[insertion]] [[underlined]] Cut 14 [[/underlined]] [[/insertion]] In LeRoy Twp. N. side of [[nu.]] 18 - in center of 1st 40 going E is a shelf or bench of Kansan, reading 1735. The hill there rises to 1774 & shows yellow loess on top. It is evident that drift rises even above 1735 ft. so that loess must be thin. This is a great ridge running somewhat NE & SW., which is evidently the divide. [[insertion]] Cut 15 [[/insertion]] Near NE cor. NE. SE sec. 12-80-36 The slope facing S. shows much drift, V a thin cap of yellow loess. [[insertion]] Cut 16 [[/insertion]] On the n. slope of same ridge yellow loess appears at top, then [[/strikethrough]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[strikethrough]] strongly oxidised band, then gray loess. At SE. cor. sec. 1-80-36 = 1770 This is on divide which here runs NW. [[insertion]] Cut 17 - Drift & thin loess. Faces W. Cut [[strikethrough]] 1 [[/strikethrough]] 18 - Faces E. - Drift. [[/insertion]] Just SE. of SE. cor sec. 2-80-36 a well 40 ft deep - Mrs Ocheltree's place. struck lighter vein of clay only. Water stores about 6 or 8 ft. On point of ridge S.E. another well is 39 ft. deep & stands almost full. Here they struck a sandy soil On these broad ridges shallow wells are common. As a rule they bore here 40 to 70 ft. and find plenty of water. A little sand or lighter vein, but that is all. The son T.W. Ochetree, does well-digging. Only two wells, over 60 & other 70 ft, [[insertion]] ^ are [[/insertion]] over 50 ft. [[/strikethrough]]
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