Feb., 1904.] Topography and Geology of Clifton Gorge. 



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investigations 



dug into the 



the depth of 



before reach- 



for this failure to utilize so 

 bountiful a supply of free 

 power is that this particular 

 locality has failed, general- 

 ly, to meet the expectations 

 of its first settlers. The 

 town of Yellow Springs was 

 laid out for a city of 10,000 

 inhabitants. It now has 

 1,300. 



In the softer strata just 

 under the overhanging cap 

 rock, are some shah' seams. 

 These act as water bearers, 

 and as a result the gorge is 

 well supplied with springs, 

 some of considerable 

 strength. They always ap- 

 pear at the base of the cliffs. 



It is interesting to note 

 in this connection that this 

 same stratum furnishes the 

 remarkable iron spring 

 which has given the town 

 of Yellow Springs its name. 



The hard cap- rock (Ce- 

 darville ) w h en Id u r 11 e d 

 makes excellent lime ; and 

 yet, in over two miles of 

 exposure we found the re- 

 mains of but two limekilns. 



Not the least among the 

 interesting things connect- 

 ed with a study of this 

 gorge is the existence of an 

 old abandoned channel. In 

 1876, Prof. Claypole, then 

 a professor in Antioch Col- 

 lege, worked out this chan- 

 nel ver}' completely. The 

 record of his work, unfor- 

 tunately, is lost. All we 

 know of his 

 is, that he 

 channel to 

 about 20 feet 

 ing rock. At this depth the drill brought up a black, mucky soil. 



