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REMARKS ON THE CUSPATE CAPES OF THE 
CAROLINA COAST. 
BY CLEVELAND ABBE, JR. 
In presenting tliis short paj^er I must acknowledge my indebted- 
ness to Prof. W. M. Davis for manj^ suggestions, comments, and 
discussions, and ought to say that the greater part of the paper 
was woi-ked over last year, under his guidance. 
Introduction. ~ AXon^ tlie Atlantic coast of North America 
from Cape Ann to the Florida Keys, and also along the Gulf 
coast of Texas, there extends a belt of sandy off-shore bars or 
beaches occasionally interru])ted by short stretches of low clift's. 
