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and is peculiarly adapted to the growth of fruit. It is finer than 

 an}^ other soil in the state." 



It may be said, then, in conclusion, that there is abundant reason 

 for believing that a very considerable proportion of the sands in the 

 Kansas river valley below Manhattan, and particularly below 

 Topeka, originated in the deposits of glacial loess so abuudant 

 along the bluffs and uplands, and that a correspondingly small 

 proportion has been carried downwards from the great Dakota and 

 Tertiary sandy areas to the west. It should not be understood, 

 however, that this article in any way opposes the generally 

 accepted opinion that the Kansas river, with its tributaries, has 

 carried in past times, and is today carrying, large quantities of 

 sand from those western areas and strewing them along its banks 

 and valle3's. 



