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discontinuous. In some places it has left no trace except a smooth- 

 ing of the slope, one such point being on the road leading landward 

 over a mile southwest of Forsyth. From Ripley to Forsyth it 

 lies about i to ^ mile landward of the railroads. 



The highway between Ripley and Forsyth follows the lower 

 Warren, while the railroads occupy the position of the upper Warren 

 which they have dissected or leveled. One mile east of Ripley 

 the altitudes are: Whittlesey 796, higher Warren 761, lower War- 

 ren 730 feet. One half mile west of Forsyth the Warren is repre- 

 sented only by the lower bar, under the highway, 735 feet, while 

 at the station this is distinct under the depot at 730, and the 

 higher Warren lies above the railroad. 



East of Forsyth the railroads lie lakeward of the beaches and 

 thence eastward lie on the floor of the lakes while the highway 

 follows the Warren beach. One half mile east of Forsyth the bars 

 all have good development, specially the Whittlesey. On the road 

 leading landward the following altitudes were taken: Whittlesey 

 792, higher Warren 760, lower Warren two bars 744, 730 feet. 



East of Forsyth i^ miles and beyond four-comers only one ridge 

 of Warren is shown. The Whittlesey is here a heavy bar of fine 

 gravel and the interval between this and the Warren is 65 to 70 

 feet. About 2 miles southwest of Westfield a new road has been 

 made, leading south, and on this road a small bar occurs inter- 

 mediate between the Whittlesey and Warren. The intervals 

 are about 25 and 16 feet, or 41 feet between Whittlesey and Warren. 



About I mile west of Westfield, by the three comers, the Warren 

 bars, all lying north of the highway, show fine development and 

 multiplicity. There .are four strong, close set ridges with vertical 

 intervals in descending order of 11, 10 and 6 feet by hand level, 

 giving a total range of 27 feet. 



Approaching Westfield the beaches swing around up the creek, the 

 upper Warren falling into line with the bold ridge of the Whittlesey. 

 The inferior Warren is a weak bar -J- mile north of the higher bar, 

 and the beach altitudes here are 725, 745, 795 feet, 



Westfield village lies on a delta of Chautauqua creek, bounded 

 landward by the Whittlesey beach. The main street cuts through 

 the higher Warren ridge, the break occurring at the high school. 

 East of the school building and public square the superior Warren 

 forms on the southeast side of the street, the strong ridge occupied 

 by residences and the cemetery. The crest of this ridge is 5 feet 

 over the United States Geological Survey bench mark (on the 

 school building), making the altitude of the beach 753 (748 plus 5) 



