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Kilometres ispatinan referred to this resemblance and the 

 idea has been retained in the English appelation 

 — the Hand hills. 



The lowest exposures of these hills show rock 

 of the Edmonton series. Above this may be 

 seen in some places, the brownish sandstone of 

 the Paskapoo series, while the summit of the 

 hills is covered with beds of Miocene age. 

 These beds are about 270 feet (81 m.) in thick- 

 ness, and this exposure is the only one of any 

 extent in this region. 

 245 m. Richdale — Altitude 2,587 ft. (776 m.). To the 



374 km. west of Richdale the country is comparatively 

 flat and the soil heavy and rather impervious, so 

 much so that sloughs are common, and deposits 

 of alkali are more prevalent than farther east, 

 where the land is comparatively dry and the 

 soil not excessively heavy. The crossing of 

 Berry creek near Richdale marks the boun- 

 dary between the Edmonton series to the west 

 and the underlying Fort Pierre shales to the 

 east. 



Youngstown — Altitude 2,434 ft. (730 m.). 

 East of Youngstown toward Benton, the hills 

 form a ridge extending in a northeasterly 

 direction. The surface generally varies from 

 irregular to gently rolling with an almost 

 complete absence of tree and scrub. 

 106 m. Brock — Through Brock and Darcy the 



170-5 km. ridges tend northeasterly. The cuttings show 

 deposits of gravel and glacial till heavily 

 charged with boulders. 

 78 m. Ridpath — West of Ridpath the railway 



125-5 km. skirts the Bad hills, and the country in conse- 

 quence is somewhat rougher. Eastwards to 

 Delisle the country is typical flat prairie, 

 becoming more rolling on approaching Delisle 

 and passing into a zone of hilly country to the 

 west of Vanscoy. 

 505 m. Saskatoon — Altitude 1,655 ft. (500 m.). 



812-7 km. Saskatoon lies in one of the great wheat growing 

 from Winnipeg, centres of Western Canada, and is situated on 

 the bottom lands of glacial Lake Saskatchewan, 

 the eastern border of which lies about 30 miles 



