BEACHES OF LAKE MAUMEE. 717 



one-fourth to oue-lialf mile or more from the road, the cut bauk bemg often 

 15 feet or more in height. Tlie second beach, though lying near the pike, 

 is developed for only short distances and is difficult to trace. 



About 2J miles from Hicksville a gravel ridge sets in that is 60 to 80 

 yards or more wide and 6 to 8 feet high. This follows the Bryan pike 

 northeast one-half niile to the Six Points Church, and seems to be the upper 

 beach. From the church northeastward to Lost Creek there are two well- 

 defined gravel ridges, differing a few feet in altitude, but scarcely so much 

 as the usual difference between the first and second beaches. The upper 

 ridge lies north of the pike much of the way to Lost Creek, while the 

 lower lies along or near it. The pike turns north after crossing the creek 

 and comes to the upper beach about a mile from the creek bridge. The 

 beach is exceptionally strong for a mile or more along the east side of Lost 

 Creek, its breadth being about 150 yards and its relief 15 feet or more 

 above the plain on its inner or southeast border, and several feet above the 

 plain on its outer border. The lower of these two ridges is poorly developed 

 from Lost Creek to Farmers Center, but from there northward to Bryan 

 there is a rather definite ridge, which l\as the altitude of the second beach. 



The upper beach crosses Dry Creek at its bend 3 miles southwest of 

 Williams Center, and for nearly .2 miles above this point lies along the east 

 side of the stream, causing it to take a southwestward course. It consists 

 of a gravel ridge 100 to 200 yards in width and 10 to 15 feet in height. 

 The ridge continues prominent and carries a large amount of gravel as far 

 as Williams Center, but from there to Bryan gravel appears only in patches 

 and the shore is mainly a cut bank. It passes about a mile west and a 

 mile north of the court-house at Bryan, while the second beach passes 

 through the court-house block. 



From Bryan the upper beach, a cut bauk, bears north of east to Beaver 

 Creek, crossing that stream just above Pulaski. The second beach, a gravel 

 ridge, bears northeast and crosses the creek about a mile below Pulaski, 

 after which it follows iip the east side of its valley to the village. 



About a mile above Pulaski the upper beach takes the form of a gravel 

 ridge and maintains it much of the way to West Unity. It stands usually 

 10 to 15 feet above the inner border plain, and 3 to 6 feet or more above 

 the tract west of it. It passes through the north part of West Unity and 

 has been opened extensively for gravel immediately east of the railway 

 station. 



