GEOLOGICAL REPORT. 27 



"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. 



"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. 



"In the following localities the soil is good, though somewhat 

 inferior to that in the places above named : 



"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 Lcaper'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 



