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ary extensions of the original grains and even across several of 

 these. 



In thickness these sandstones attain fully 1,000 feet ; they not only 

 occupy the greater part of the area of the outcrop, but also its most 

 conspicuous feature, rising into a bold plateau, whose steep sides and 

 deep gorges form a great contrast to the lower, more irregular, and 

 scattered hills of the surrounding transitions. 



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