CONTESTS. XI 



Chapter X.— Artesian and common wells of the Red River Valley— Continued. Pago. 



Notes of artesian and common wells 548 



Wells on the area of Lake Agassiz in Minnesota 550 



Traverse County 550 



Wilkin Connty 551 



Clay County 555 



Norman County 557 



Polk County 559 



Marshall Countj- 562 



Kittson County 564 



Wells on the area of Lako Agassiz in North Dakota 565 



Richland Connty 565 



Cass Connty 567 



Traill County 570 



Grand Forks Connty 573 



Walsh County 574 



Pembina County 575 



Wells on the area of Lako Agassiz iu Manitoba 576 



Chapter XL — Agricultural and material resources of the area of Lake Agassiz... 582 



Variety and distribution of the soils 583 



Climatic conditions 592 



Rainfall and snowfall 592 



Fluctuations of lakes and streams 594 



Temjierature 59S 



Winds 600 



Flora of the basin of the Red River of the North 601 



Forest trees and shrubs 603 



Causes of limitation of the forest 604 



Prairie grasses and flowers 606 



Development of agriculture 610 



Wheat and other cereals 615 



Hay, potatoes, flax, and other crops 621 



Stock raising and dairy ing 624 



Geologic resources 625 



Gold 625 



Building stone 626 



Lime 626 



Bricks 627 



Salt 628 



Lignite 629 



Natural gas 631 



Water power and manufactures 631 



Appendix A. — Courses of glacial .stri^ 633 



Appendix B. — Notes of aborigin.\l earthworks within and .near the area of Lake 



Agassiz ; 643 



Index 647 



