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The Ohio Naturalist. 



[Vol. VII, No. 4, 



University, and because of the rapid growth of this part of the 

 city. The "leveUng" hand of man will all too soon obliterate 

 its distinctive features. 



The trend of this esker is north to south between Summit 

 Street on the east and Indianola Avenue on the west (Fig. 1). 



Fig. 3. A diagram of the cross section of the esker on the north side 

 of Woodruff Avenue, width 12S feet, height IG feet, 8 inches. 



Fig. 4. A portion of the cross section of tlie esker on the north side 

 of Woodruff Avenue. On account of the narrowness of the water-main 

 ditch it was necessary to take the photograjih at quite an angle. 



It extends from the bank of Neil's Run !.')() feet north of Wood- 

 ruff Avenue south to Fifteenth Avcntic. The residence of the 

 Neil estate is located upon its southern end. A portion of the 



