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delta type. They were apparently deposited at the mouth of an 

 osar stream. 



In section 5, opposite the mouth of the above glacial stream a 

 glacial foot maintained itself for a considerable time. Later it was 

 pushed farther south. That the terminal moraine was at this point 

 is attested by the numerous large boulders in the debris. 



9. Section in well at Marietta: 



1. Sand and gravel 10 feet. 



2. Sand containing marine shells 2 " 



10. Section 300 yards west of the portage on Hale's Passage: 



1. Soil 1 foot. 



2. Alternating strata of gravel and sand, the strata dipping in 



the bedding both east and west of the point where the 



section was taken 16 feet. 



3. Unstratified sand, containing boulders from the size of a 



pebble to a hundred tons weight 8 " 



4. Very light brown, very finely laminated, promiscuously bedded 



sand, having a wedge of gravel embedded in it. This sand 

 was seen to pinch out in a short distance both to the east 

 and to the west of the point where the section was taken, 6 inches. 



5. Gravel 2 



6. Very light brown sand 1 " 



7. Gravel and light gray, coarse sand, stratified, the striae be- 



ing wavy 1 foot. 



8. Laminated, fine, light brown sand, the laminae very wavy 



and irregular 1 " 



9. Stratified sand, carrying cobblestones 1 " 



11. Section on Bellingham bay, just east of Louis Tsetsatin's 

 house, at the bridge, in section 36 of the Lummi reservation: 



1. Unstratified sand 7 feet. 



2. Blue clay, containing pebbles 6 " 



12. Section in well one-fourth mile east of Mountain View : 



1. Clay and sand 14 feet. 



2. Stratum containing sea-shells 2 " 



13. Section in Mr. F. 0. Reeve's well, two miles east of Birch 

 bay: 



1. Soil 2 feet. 



2. Yellow clay 20 " 



3. Bluish yellow clay 2 " 



14. Section in Mr. Chambers's well, one mile east of Birch bay : 



1. White to yellow clay, containing pebbles and boulders 14 feet. 



2. Blue clay, containing sea-shells 6 " 



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