GEOLOGICAL REPORT. 27 



&quot;In La Cledc and Camden, the valleys of the Auglaize and 

 the Gasconade, and their tributaries, and many of the slopes 

 descending to those streams, are covered with fine soils. 



&quot;In Maries county, the soil is good in the bottom of Spring 

 creek, in the valley of the Maries, and on the Dry Fork of the 

 Bourbeuse, and in Lane s prairie, and the adjacent timbered 

 lands. 



&quot;In the following localities the soil is good, though somewhat 

 inferior to that in the places above named : 



&quot;Sec. 16, T. 27, R. 21, and Sec. 10 of R. 22, in the same 

 township ; the country from Ray s post office to the south-west 

 some five miles ; in Sec. 28, T. 27, R. 24, and the valleys at 

 the head of Buck prairie, in Sec. 18, T. 26, R. 24 ; from the 

 head valley of Spring river, in Sec. 36, T. 26, R. 26, to the 

 head of Crane creek, in Sec. 4, T. 25, R. 25 ; from Pickerel 

 creek to Sec. 24, T. 29, R. 24 ; the timbered land between 

 Grand and Leaper s prairies ; the hills near Clear creek, in 

 Green county ; Sees. 7, 8, 18, 19, 20 and 30 of T. 30, R. 24 ; 

 Sees. 24 and 25 of T. 30, R. 25, and Sec. 10, T. 29, R. 24 ; the 

 valleys of the South Fork of Pomme de Terre and the North 

 Fork of the Sac, in Sees. 4, 5 and 6, T. 30, R. 19 ; Sees. 35 and 

 36, T. 31, R. 20, and Sees. 1, 2 and 3 of T. 30, R. 20 ; the 

 ridges between Ozark and Mr. W. C. Smart s, in Green county ; 

 the narrow bottoms in T. 24, R. 27 ; from Sec. 28, T. 26, R. 26 

 to the south-west, along the Railroad line, some four or five 

 miles ; the timber near the head of Little Indian creek, and 

 Sec. 18, T. 24, R. 30 ; Sec. 8, T. 24, R. 30, and T. 24, Rs. 33 

 and 34 ; the southern part of Swa s prairie, in Newton county ; 

 the timber from Swa s prairie to Jay s prairie, in the south-east 

 part of T. 25, R. 32 ; the timber on the edge of Dimond prairie, 

 and on the Railroad line from Hickory creek west to the State 

 line ; Spurgeon s prairie, and the county about Duff s lead 

 mines, in Sec. 31, T. 28, R. 32 ; the bottoms in Sec. 18, T. 27, 

 R. 28, and T. 28, R. 31 ; from Spring river to Mt. Vernon, 

 and from Mt. Yernon north-west to Adam s branch, and from 

 the Middle to the East Fork of the Turnback ; from Pickerel 

 creek to Sec. 9, T. 28, R. 24 ; the lands on the St. Louis and 

 Springfield road, through the most of Webster and La Clede 

 counties ; parts of the valleys of Dry, Spring, Cave-Spring, and 



