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Sections of Cicero swamp at points between Oniontown and Ognon. 

 Sections about 1 mile apart. 



These sections were made in nearly a straight line from what is 

 known locally as Oniontown, about 2 miles north of Canastota, 

 through a place designated on the maps of the United States 

 Geological Survey as Oniontown, but known locally as Ognon, to 

 the road from Chittenango to Lakeport. In this article the local 

 names are adopted. The sections were made at points a little 

 -more than a mile apart and represent a total distance of about 

 6 miles. The top stratum was found in all cases to be composed 

 of spongy peat and a large percentage of partially decomposed 



