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[[strikethrough]] [[image - sketch of cross section of soil strata]] [[image captions]] yellow 3 - 5 ft Fossiliferous part of gray loess 2 - 3 ft a gray loess with many small nodules grey heavy clay 3 - 6 in thick Red drift 3 - 4 ft exposed [[/image captions]] At about 1363a real, fossiliferous gray loess with [[larger?]] normal & irregular nodules appears, & found fossils for about 50 ft. The fossils & larger nodules seem to [[?]] in the lower 2 ft of the gray The upper part has small nodules near top The total thickness of gray = at least 5 ft. The gray very distinctly [[?]] [[?]] of hill. Took sample of fossiliferous line. [[/strikethrough]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[strikethrough]] Higher up hill yellow loess appears over gray & the latter thins out. There is here a distinct chocolate layer under gray (in upper slope) Small nodules appear in yellow, not very abundant. The very top = 1393 cut only 1 ft Then gentle slope for about 235 yds. Along this are 1 - 2 ft cut & small boulders are strewn in [[?]] & gutter showing drift not far away. At this 235 pt a little gray loess appears, with [[?]]. Reading at 235 yds = 1375 Then for 90 yds cut is about 3 to 4 ft, but only lower ft. shows in gutter & this shows red drift all the way. The total loess
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