582 GLACIAL FORMATIONS OF ERIE AND OHIO BASINS. 



of north through New London, and crosses VermiUon River just below 

 the junction of the two forks. A spur from the moraine extends north 

 2 or 3 miles along the east side of the river valley. From Vermilion 

 River the moraine bears south of west to Chicago Junction, but a spur 

 extends north several miles along Huron River, reaching the old beach 

 south of Norwalk. The moraine curves to the north of west at Chicago 

 Junction and passes through Attica to Republic. It then turns abruptly 

 southwestward, following the north side of Honey Creek to Melmore, 

 where it crosses the creek and soon comes to the valley of Sandusky 

 River. It crosses the river below Mexico and follows up its northwest bluff 

 to McCutcheonville. It then leads westward through Alveda to the bend of 

 Blanchard River a few miles east of Findlay, from which point west and north 

 it was traced by Grilbert. For about 15 miles its course is south of west along 

 the north side of Blanchard River through Findlay to the vicinity of Gilboa. 

 It there turns northwestward, leaves the river, and takes a nearly direct course 

 to Defiance, its outer border thi-ough much of the way being followed by 

 Powell Creek, a small tributary of the Auglaize River. Its course north of 

 the Maumee, as outlined by Grilbert, is east of north through northeastern 

 Defiance, northwestern Henry, and central Fulton counties, its crest con- 

 stituting the divide between Tiffin River and eastward-flowing tributaries of 

 the Maumee. Its course in Michigan was outlined by Gilbert as far as 

 Adrian, that city being at the western border of the moraine. The writer 

 has continued the tracing in Michigan to the Imlay outlet north of Imlay, 

 Mich., but the discussion of the Michigan portion is reserved for another 

 report, now in preparation. 



It is a fact worthy of note that with the single exception of the Maumee 

 River no stream crosses this moraine between Findlay and the Ohio-Michigan 

 line, a distance of fully 75 miles. The streams on its outer border flow 

 parallel with it, and away from Lake Erie, until they enter the Maumee, 

 then their line of discharge becomes nearly direct into the lake. The 

 streams on its inner border flow directly toward Lake Erie. 



The breadth of the moraine is seldom less than 2 miles, and is in places 

 4 miles or more. It is like a broad wave whose crest stands 20 to 50 feet 

 above the border of the plain outside it. It falls away gently on the inner 



