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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE TEEEITORIES. 



Table I. — A list of elevations and distances along the line of the Lalce 

 Superior and Mississippi Railroad^ running from Buluth on Lalce Supe- 

 rior to Saint Paul, Minnesota. 



Surface of Lake Superior 



Duluth 



Thomson -. 



Highest point on the road 



Moose Lake depot - 



Kettle Eiver depot 



Hinckley, at Grindstone Eiver 



Lowest between Hinckley and the next summit 



Summit 



Summit 



Pine City, at Snake Eiver 



Point two and one-half miles south of Snake Eiver 



Eush City, at the creek 



Goose Lake 



Next highest point 



North Branch, at the creek 



Between North Branch and Wyoming 



Wyoming, at the river 



Wyoming, at the depot 



Forest Lake depot 



Summit between Forest Lake and Eice Creek 



Eice Creek 



Centreville depot 



Junction at White Bear Lake 



Summit between White Bear Lake and Saint Paul 



Between Phalen's Lake and Saint Paul 



Lowest water in Mississippi, at Saint Paul 



Highest water in Mississippi, at Saint Paul 



Standard generally used for Mississippi, at Saint Paul. 



Distance from 

 Duluth. 



Height above 



the sea. 



Miles. 



22 

 33 

 45 



60 



78 



80 

 86 

 90 



101 



113 

 125" 



129 



132 



133^ 



138 



143 



145 



151 



155 



Feet. I 



600{. 



605 



1,027 



1,166 



1,052 



1,112 



1,023 



1, 005 



1, 023 



9&5 



944 



978 



908 



886 



915 



883 



906 



887 



897 



904 



953 



916 



937 



920 



959 



870 



676 



697 



680 



Table II. — A list of elevations and distances from the westeroi extremity 

 of Lalce Superior, at Duluili, to the Missouri River at the inouth of Heart 

 River, along the line of the N'orthern Pacific Railroad. 



Distance from 

 Duluth. 



Height above 

 the sea. 



Lake Superior, at Duluth 



Fond du Lac 



Thomson, (Dalles of Saint Louis Eiver). 



Junction 



Otter Creek, (bed of the creek) 



Norman, (natural ground) 



Kettle River, (bed of the river) 



Kettle Eiver, (natural ground) 



Island Lake,(grade) 



Tamarack Eiver, (natural ground) 



Sicottes, (grade) 



Sandy Eiver ■. 



Kimberly 



Eice Eiver 



Aiken 



Cedar Eiver, (bed of the river) 



Cedar Eiver, (natural surface) 



Withington , 



Brainard, (at Mississippi Eiver, grade).. 



Brainard, (river bed) 



Frenchman's 



Pillager 



Miles. 



24 

 27 

 34 

 42 

 45 

 46 

 52 

 58 

 65 

 76 

 81 

 88 

 92 

 97 

 98 

 115 



121 

 127 



Feet. 

 600 

 606 

 1,036 

 1,080 

 1,126 

 1, .333 

 1,285 

 1,359 

 1, 302 

 1,309 

 1,265 

 1,222 

 1,231 

 1,248 

 1, 203 

 1,193 

 1,299 

 1,270 

 1,205 

 1,138 

 1,206 

 1,195 



