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In the continuation of my work in the north half of the 
county this lamination was observed at a number of other places 
as follows: 
1. Norwalk township, in the west bank of the wagon road one-fourth of 
a mile south of the northwest corner of Section 9. Direction of flutings, 
S. 65° W.-N. 65° E. 
2. James township, near the wagon road one-fourth of a mile south of the 
northwest corner of Section 12. Direction of flutings, S. 20° W.—N. 20°E. 
3. Boomer township, in the left bank of the wagon road in the north bluff 
of Pigeon Creek, near the center of the northwest quarter of Section 33. 
Direction of flutings, S. 70° W.-N. 70° E. 
4. Neola township, in the bank of the wagon road leading up the hill 
near the center of Section 24 (on the west border of the town of Neola). 
Direction of flutings varying from S. 70° W.-N.70° E. to S. 78° W.-N. 78° E, 
5. Minden townshtp, in the wagon road near the center of Section ro. 
Direction of flutings, W. 15° N.-E.15°S. Also in the north bank of the deep 
cut of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad about one-fourth of a 
mile north of the center of Section 21. Direction of flutings, W. 5° N.— 
E.5° S.. Also in the ditch on the north side of the embankment of the 
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad about one-fourth of a mile east of 
the northwest corner of Section 19. Direction of flutings, W. 8° N.-E. 8° S. 
Also in both banks of the railroad cut just south of the bridge across Mos- 
quito Creek in Section Ig, east of the town of Neola. Direction of flutings, 
Wiestion (NIE Og 5: 
6. Pleasant township, in the west bank of the Chicago, Rock Island & 
Pacific Railroad, in the southeast quarter of Section 5. Direction of the 
flutings, S. 58° W.-N.58°E. Also in the north bank of the wagon road near 
the southeast corner of Section 12, and again nearly one mile farther west 
along the same road. Direction of flutings in both places, S. 78° W.- 
N. 78° E. 
7. Knox township, in the west bank of the wagon road just east of the 
bridge across Biddle Creek, north of the southeast corner of Section 2. 
Direction of flutings, N. 45° W.-S. 45° E. 
8. Layton townshif, in the deep cut of the Chicago, Rock Island & 
Pacific Railroad, near the west line of Section 13. Direction of flutings, 
Shard] WeENG 4: 
As seen at these points the lamine vary from one-eleventh 
to one-thirtieth inch in thickness, one-sixteenth inch being the 
most common. ‘There was nowhere any difference in the tex- 
ture of the material of which they were composed. They are 
marked off from each other by sharply defined planes, along 
