U. § GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 611 PLATE VII 
A, VIEW OF THE BADLANDS OF NORTH DAKOTA. 
Away from the ip ghee berg the small side branches and headwater streams are just beginning to cut into the 
level upland. The wealth of geal in such natural sculpture is ts beyond description. 
B. A BED OF LIGNITE 15 FEET THICK IN THE CANYON OF LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER, N. DAK. 
Some of the beds are as much as 35 feet thick. 
