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width, have no direct bearing upon the hypothesis, and offer 
no solution of the main difficult ty in the way of its acceptance, 
viz: the depth (7000 feet) of the straits between Yucatan and 
Cuba, and between Cuba a Florida (8000 feet). 
And besides, so far as yet known, the Grand Gulf beds 
form no part of the present land surface of Florida, being 
how, as suggested in one of the conclusions above, proba 
sonia if they ever formed a part of its Gulf coast de- 
posit 
Appendix. 
Lists of altitudes obtained from Maj. P. W. O. Koerner, 
Engineer. 
I, chro Railroad. 
Names, Distances eg Fernandi Altitude above low 
Mile , tide in Atlantic. 
Fernandina, 0 ) 27 ft. highest elevation 
Boggy lver, 20 1 between these points, Back tide water. 
Callahan, q 30 ft. 
Dutton, 36 45 
Baldwin, 47 47 
Maxville, as 57 footof Trail Ridge. 
Summit of Tra Ridge, 210 
Western foot of Toh Ridge, 624 180 
Laughty y, 140 
Starke ve 150 
le hag (Lake Outlet), 79 137 
8 150 
a (about 100) 
Caner fecisi House), os 128 
100 (?) 70 
oe 107 70 
Sand Hills (Summit), ibd 120 
Bronson, 127 BT 
Otter C Creek, 134 19 
(Gulf Hammock) 
Rosewood, 144 10 
Cedar Key, 154 0 
Il. Peninsular Railroad. 
Elevation above low tide in Atlantic. 
137 ft. 
@ Lake, 
, Pithlachook 86 
Features RN S20 Lake, 68 Rim of Prairie about 
hear line ayne’s Prairie, Pigs 
Road. Lochloosa Lake and Orange Lake, 52 
Silver Spring, 39 
Hawt wthorne, 150 
Stations, Lochloosa, 0 
Ocala (C. H. square), ps 
Ridge 1 m. s. of Ocala (Hammock), 1 
The average elevation of the country between Ocala a Orange Lake is 80 ft. 
University of Alabama, Dec. 15, 1880. 
