1911] DACHNOWSKI—CRANBERRY ISLAND — 9 
(3 m.) of peat along its northern shore. Borings made to the 
depth of 40 feet (12 m.) at the southernmost points of the island, 
and in the lake south of it, failed to reach bottom. The following 
table (I) gives some of the borings and related observations. The 
borings were made at a time when, for purpose of repair, the water 
surface of the lake was lowered 5 feet (1.5 m.) below the normal 
niveau. 
TABLE I 
ANALYSIS OF PEAT SPECIMENS FROM CRANBERRY ISLAND, BUCKEYE LaKE, OnIo 
= sis Station io Description of peat samples 
5.....|/Central zone; 5 1.5 | Brown, fibrous peat; mostly cranberry, sphag- 
sphagnum- num, and sedges 
cranberry 
7 ene 14 4.2 | Brown, non-fibrous, plastic peat with diatoms 
and shell m 
_ eee 25 7-5 | Dark brown 1 decayed, finely granular 
peat; algae Oy and filling from marginal 
bor 
OQ... 40 12.0 | Nearly ‘ack: non-fibrous, clayey peat. 
it EL Maple-alder 6 1.8 | Dark brown, slightly fibered peat, coarser 
zone fibered below 
eae to §=6©3.0 | Brown and fibrous 
pd rates 18 5.4 | Dark brown, wel eae, finely granular 
peat with shell marl. 
2 eae eae 31 9.3 | Fine sand with clay underneath. 
age. Northeast eee —— — ae nat cranberry, sphag- 
station 
26 75 $54 Granular peat ; ae sandy above, marly 
eat. 
27-+... 28 8.4 Seems marl; blue of penetie. 
ae Southeast ee ee rown, coarse fibrou 
station 
29..... 1673.0 po wade: mage fibrous; a lighter colored 
fibrous peat —— rneath. 
gO. -... 20 6.0 | Bro a Brows, fe ontaining roots and 
rhizome fra 
3I..... 40 12.0 ae ee plastic, en peat; bottom not 
32.....| Southwest 5 Light faves coarse fibrous peat. 
station 
Sees 20 6.0 | Plastic, was st ee dark brown peat contain- 
ing shell 
i Ee 40 12.0 ges. plastic, non-fibrous peat; bottom not 
fe ene Northwest 5 ee Light | Gece: fibrous peat, = of sphag- 
station m and other bog plants 
42..... 20 6.0 | Fine fibered, dark b peat. 
po ee 8 8.4 | Sandy gra ravel underlain i. blue oy 
Fh anes Lake station 6 1.8 | Dark brown, slightly fibrous peat 
AQ... 40 12.0 iam plastic, non-fibrous peat; bottom not 
ses d. 
