10 G 5 . REPORT OF PROGRESS. I. C. WHITE. 



Susquehanna county is highest at the east, and from its 

 northern slope many streams pass northward into the Sus- 

 quehanna river. 



Starrucca creek, which drains the northeastern corner of 

 Susquehanna, rises on the highest portion of this east and 

 west divide ; flows northward, and empties into the Sus- 

 quehanna river at Lanesboro' . The descent of its bed from 

 the high divide is shown by the following levels on the Jeffer- 

 son Branch of the Erie railroad which descends the same : 



Jefferson Branch railroad levels. 



Miles from 



Lanesboro'. A. T. 



Ararat Summit 16 2023' 



Thompson, 11 1703' 



Starrucca, 8 1424' 



Webster's Mills, 3 1297' 



Steven's Point, 1£ 1078' 



Brandt's, f 1047' 



Nineveh Junction, — 981' 



Lanesboro' Junction, . . 982' 



Mouth of Starrucca creek, (Susquehanna river,) . — 880' 



The streams rising on the southern slope of the east and 

 west divide also reach the Susquehanna river. The Lacka- 

 wanna river rises just on the south side of the divide oppo- 

 site Starrucca creek, and its descent southward through 

 Susquehanna and Lackawanna counties to the Susquehanna 

 at Pittston, is shown by the following tables : The Jeffer- 

 son Branch railroad southward from Ararat and down the 

 Lackawanna valley to Carbondale gives the slope thus : 



Jefferson Branch railroad levels. 



Miles 



from A. T. 

 Summit. 



Ararat Summit, — 2023' 



Herrick, 6 1803' 



Uniondale, 8 1693' 



Forest City, 14 1481 



Carbondale, ( Lackawanna railroad, ) 19 1079' 



Jermyn, 26 968' 



Archbald, 27 965' 



Olyphant, 30 807' 



Providence, (Lackawanna river,) D. L. & W. R. R., 33 700' 



Scranton, 35 740' 



Taylorville, — 683' 



