The American Journal of Science and Arts, Volumes 93-94S. Converse, 1867 - Science |
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... Rocks of Illinois , from Worthen's Geological Report , 258. - Geo- logical Survey of Canada -- Catalogue of the Silurian Fossils of the Isle of Anticosti , & c . , by E. BILLINGS , 259 .-- Tertiary of North and South Carolina , by T. A. ...
... Rocks of Illinois , from Worthen's Geological Report , 258. - Geo- logical Survey of Canada -- Catalogue of the Silurian Fossils of the Isle of Anticosti , & c . , by E. BILLINGS , 259 .-- Tertiary of North and South Carolina , by T. A. ...
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... rocks extends for four hundred miles along the Missouri river , and I am con- vinced that when carefully studied , it will be found to represent the White Chalk beds of Europe , and be employed for similar economical purposes . The ...
... rocks extends for four hundred miles along the Missouri river , and I am con- vinced that when carefully studied , it will be found to represent the White Chalk beds of Europe , and be employed for similar economical purposes . The ...
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... rocks were seen in place until we arrived at Fort James , about twelve miles below the mouth of Firesteel creek , a branch of James river . Erratic rocks of all sizes and texture were visible on the surface every where , more especially ...
... rocks were seen in place until we arrived at Fort James , about twelve miles below the mouth of Firesteel creek , a branch of James river . Erratic rocks of all sizes and texture were visible on the surface every where , more especially ...
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... rocks Nos . 2 and 3 , and that they are the immediate underlying formations . The most characteristic features which met the eye everywhere , were the boulders which cover large areas so thickly as to ren- der cultivation impossible ...
... rocks Nos . 2 and 3 , and that they are the immediate underlying formations . The most characteristic features which met the eye everywhere , were the boulders which cover large areas so thickly as to ren- der cultivation impossible ...
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... rock exposed at this point is about 50 feet . Not a tree can be seen ; only a few small bushes growing among the rocks . There is a little stream of clear , pure water flowing from the rocks , with a perpendic ular fall of about 30 feet ...
... rock exposed at this point is about 50 feet . Not a tree can be seen ; only a few small bushes growing among the rocks . There is a little stream of clear , pure water flowing from the rocks , with a perpendic ular fall of about 30 feet ...
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