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since the apparent elevations have their surfaces capped with enduring beds 

 of chert or impure flint. Huntington is located on one of these flint ridges 

 and the locality was known to the Indians by the name of 'We-pe-cha-an- 

 gan-ge' or flint place. The flint of this locality was of great value to the In- 

 dians as the material of which they fashioned their arrow points, spear points 

 and flint knives." The Niagara stone itself was then, as now, extensively 

 used at Huntington in the making of lime, 617,000 bushels ha^dng been pro- 

 duced in 1875. 



Following Cox's reports on the counties mentioned is a paper by Les- 

 quereux entitled "Species of Fossil Marine Plants from the Carboniferous 

 Measures," in which are described and illustrated with two plates, five 

 species of crinoids, one of which he named after Cox. 



The geology of Jennings and Ripley Counties is next treated in detail 

 by W. W. Borden, and that of Orange County by Drs. M. N. Elrod and E. S. 

 Mclntire of Orleans, Indiana. Dr. Elrod continued at intervals as an as- 

 sistant on the survey until 1895. 



Reports accompanied by maps on Vanderl)urg, Owen and IMontgomerj' 

 Counties, by John Collet t, follow next in order. In that flow of language for 

 which Collett was noted ho says of the Ohio River at Evansville: "It is the 

 'Belle Riviere' of the early French adventurers — the beautiful river of song 

 and sto^5^ Always na\igable, without interruption from drought or winter's 

 ice at this point, it is the great artery of trade and economic life to the border- 

 ing region, and bears upon its bosom a fleet of steamers equalling in value and 

 tonnage that of some internal seas. Belted by broad alluvial plains or high 

 bluffs, from which interesting views full of picturesque beauty may be 

 attained, the river and valley have been compared by tourists to that Mecca 

 of travelers, the Rhine of P^urope." 



Of the new Stale Park on McCormaek Creek, Owen County, he writes: 

 "Springs seeping from crevices in the rock, or springing from the summit, 

 cool the air and reach the bottom in a cloud of spray, the wild, romantic 

 scenery, reverberating roar of falling water, cool air breathed by the cavernous 

 rocks, renders tlae valley a favorite picnic ground, Avhile disciples of Walton 

 are greeted by their finny friends. Still ascending the creek, a wild, rattling 

 roar, intensified by quick, sharp echoes, shakes the air, confusing the mind 

 by its overwhelming ul)iquity. Th(! falls would be insignificant in a wider 

 valley, but in this narrow canyon it is full of ne\'er tiring interest." 



lie also described in detail the Cataract Falls of Owen County, stating 

 that "the river, within a distance of three-fourths of a mile, by two plunges, 

 falls 81 feet, passing through a deep, narrow channel cut in St. Louis lime- 

 stone," and also that "these cataracts of Eel are the grandest falls in this 

 region of tlie West. In winter they put on their festal robes. The trickling 

 springs flute and corrugate the sides of the chasm ^vitli moldings, columns 

 and pilasters of ice. The trailing liushes and limbs of trees are coated by the 

 ever rising spray, and every terminal twig is gemmed with lustrous crystals, 

 which, in the sunshine, blaze with a thousand tinv rainbows." 



