OF DENISON UNIVERSITY. 35 



north of the city. Looking northward and westward the view extends 

 many miles over the broad drift plain of central Ohio. The waters of 

 the Hocking can be seen for many miles. The valleys of the streams 

 are nothing more than shallow troughs cut out of the almost level till 

 plain. 



Southward the Hocking rivers enters the hills in a valley about a 

 mile wide. The hills rising 200 feet on each side of the valley. Along 

 this same valley extends the C. H. V. & T. R. R. and the Hocking 

 canal. The valley of the Hocking grows narrower and deep towards 

 the south. Looking eastward there is observed a broad valley equal to 

 if not longer than that of the Hocking and uniting with the latter at 

 Lancaster. For several miles east of Lancaster the valley is not occu- 

 pied by any stream but is crossed by Pleasant run on its way to the 

 Hocking. This valley is traversed by the almost level track of the C. 

 & M. V. R. R. from Lancaster to Bremen. 



A view from one of the hills near Bremen shows that the valley 

 extending from Lancaster to Bremen continues eastward and is oc- 

 cupied by Brush creek. Just north of Bremen the North Fork of 

 Rush creek enters the valley through a very narrow rock gorge. South 

 of the town Rush creek turns south into a valley about three quarters 

 of a mile broad where it joins the larger east and west valley. The ob- 

 server wonders why the waters of Rush creek should turn into this 

 smaller valley which runs back among the hills and does not continue 

 its eastern course through the broad and open valley to Lancaster. Just 

 east of Bremen the alluvial bottoms are veritable swamps and cover a 

 large area. The old valley seems to have been broadened out here by 

 its lateral tributaries. Passing eastward along the line of the C. & M. 

 V. and T. & O. C. R. R. the valley of Rush creek narrows grad- 

 ually. Tributary valleys of considerable size enter from both the north 

 and south sides. The Shawnee division of the B. & O. R. R. crosses 

 the valley by following two of these lateral valleys tunneling at both 

 divides. At New Lexington the valley may be said to end. The valley 

 floor is here about 871 feet A. T. The C. & M. V. R. R. turns north 

 up a small branch and about three miles from New Lexington tunnels 

 through the divide. The T. & O. C. R. R. turns south and tunnels 

 the divide within about a mile from the city. 



From Bremen southward the valley of Rush creek narrows rapidly 

 and appears coutinuous with that of Turkey run but the stream follows 

 a small tributary valley and where it crosses the county line into Hock- 



