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3. Loess is well developed at Kansas City. 



4. On Missouri Pacific E. R., from St. Louis west, we pass St. Louis group, Lower Coal Meas- 

 ures, St. Louis group Warsaw limestone, Burlington and Chouteau group to the Trenton, but no 

 Devonian. At Hermann we have 2d Magnesian limestone capped in hills back with 1st or Saccha- 

 roidal sandstone, and at Jefferson we have 2d Magnesian limestone rising in a few miles south 

 exposing in succession 2d sandstone and 3d Magnesian limestone. West of Tipton the same lime- 

 stone (2d) is capped by Burlington limestone. The latter west of Sedalia having reposing on it the 

 sandstone at top of Sub-Carboniferous (Millstone Grit?) and underlaid by Chouteau group. Then 

 the Coal Measures appear. 



