MOWER COUNTY. 349 



Elevation 1 .] 



portion of the county is considerably lower than the central and eastern. 

 This is owing to the valley of the Cedar, the effect of which is felt'over a 

 wide belt, in depressing the general level. The southern townships of Lyle, 

 Nevada and Adams may be characterized as flat. The same is true of much 

 of Marshall, Windom and Austin. There are extensive tracts of pi'airie in 

 the central and eastern townships that are still in their pristine condition. 

 Elevations. The following points of elevation above the ocean will give 

 the average altitude along the railroad lines, and this can not vary much 

 from the actual average for the county, since the roads easily follow the 

 undulations of the prairies with very little of either cutting or filling. 



Elevation* on tlie Southern Minnesota division of the Chicago, Mihcaukee and St. Paul railway. 



Miles from Feet above 

 La Crosse. the 0ea. 



Spring Valley (Fillmore county), 73.6 1266 



Summit (grade), 80.1 1358 



Grand Meadow, 83.0 1338 



Depression (grade), 85.2 1317 



Dexter, 89.8 1412 



Brownsdale, 98.0 1271 



Cedar river (water), - K>2.9 1192 



Ramsey (crossing of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway), - 103.1 1214 



Depression ( grade on bridge at Turtle creek), - 107.7 1197 



Oakland (Freeborn county) 109.9 1265 



Elevations on the Iowa and Minnesota division of tlie Chiaiyo, Mihcaukee and St. Paul railway. 



Miles from Feet above 

 St. Paul. the sea. 



Madison, 90.2 1250 



Lansing, - 93.8 1224 



Ramsey (crossing of the Southern Minnesota railway i, 96.3 1215 



Cedar river (water), 96.7 1185 



Cedar river (grade), 96.7 1200 



Wolf creek (bridge), 97.7 1203 



Austin, 99.3 1197 



Dobbin's creek (water), 99.6 1175 



Dobbin's creek (grade), 99.6 1194 



Austin Junction, - 99.8 1194 



Rose creek (bottom), 107.3 1222 



Rose creek (grade), 107.3 1236 



Rose Creek station, 107.7 1245 



Summit (grade, cutting 7 feet), 111.1 1301 



Little Cedar river (water), 111.9 1252 



Little Cedar river (grade), 111.9 1272 



Creek bottom, - 113.8 1259 



Creek crossing (grade), 113.8 1274 



Adams, - 114.1 1276 



Summit (grade, cutting 2 feet), 117.0 1343 



Taopi, 117.9 1336 



Creek bottom, 122.7 1270 



Crossing of creek (grade), 122.7 1285 



Creek bottom, 123.2 1268 



