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Anse la Butte, La., well record at 63 
wells at 130-131 
Arcadia Parish, La., geologic section in 64 
geology of 62 
Asphalt, early reference to occurrence of. . 12 
in Sour Lake district 113 
Austin County, Tex., geology of 32 
Barber Hill, prospecting at 127 
Bayous, coast, character of 29 
Beaumont, Tex., geologic section at 61 
geology of region 32 
Beaumont clays, deposition of 67 
described 27-29 
occurrence of 20, 45, 125 
Beaumont district, Tex., described 68-104 
Big Hill, Jefferson County, Tex., well at. . . 126 
Big Hill, Matagorda County, Tex., geology 
of 41 
well at 127 
Bitumen, early reference to occurrence of. 12 
Brazoria County, Tex., geology of 32, 35-39, 65 
Brazos River, geologic sections on 32-42 
geology of region 29 
Bryan Heights, Tex., well at 127 
Burkeville, Tex., geologic section at 57 
Burke ville beds, synonym 22, note 
Calcasieu Parish, La., geologic section in.. 64 
Calhoun County, Tex., well record in 34, 35 
Cameron County, Tex., dunes in 16 
geology of 17 
prospecting for petroleum in 19 
Cedar Bayou, well record on 46 
Chambers County, Tex., well record in 61 
Chicoleet, North, geologic section on 31 
Chocolate Bayou, geologic section on 32 
Coastal Plain, Gulf. See Gulf Coastal Plain. 
Colmesneil, Tex., geologic sections at 56 
Colorado County, Tex., geology of 32 
Colorado River, geologic sections on 32-42 
Columbia, Tex., well record near 40 
Columbia sands, described 26 
deposition and erosion of 66, 67 
occurrence of 11, 17, 20, 56-58, 65, 119, 125 
Cooks Mountain beds, occurrence of 20 
Corpus Christi, geology at 1* 
Cretaceous rocks, in eastern division of 
Gulf Coastal Plain 20, 23, 24 
Cypress, occurrence of 15 
Damon Mound, geology of 65 
well records at 35-39 
Davis Hill, Tex., conditions at 127 
Dayton Hill, Tex., well at 126 
well record at 46-47 
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Desert, of Texas 16 
Dewitt County, Tex., geologic section in .. 31 
Diatoms, possible source of petroleum. . . 108-111, 
138 
Drainage of the region 1 4-15 
Dunes, on Gulf Coastal Plain 16 
Duval County, Tex. , geology of 17 
prospecting for petroleum in 19 
Edgerly, La., well near 137 
Eocene rocks, in eastern division of Gulf 
Coastal Plain 20, 23, 24 
in Newton County, Tex 53 
in region surrounding Spindletop pool . 87 
Fayette clays, occurrence of 29 
Fayette sands, denned ' 21 
occurrence of 20 
21, 31, 32, 42, 43, 49-51, 54, 55, 57 
Flash point, discussed 147-148, 159 
Fleming beds, synonym 22, note. 
Forests, occurrence of 10, 15, 16, 28 
Fossils, Eocene, list of, from Beaumont dis- 
trict 25 
list of, from Newton County, Tex 53 
occurrence of, in Coastal Plain gen- 
erally 20 
in region surrounding Spindletop 
pool 87 
Fossils, Miocene, occurrence of, in Coastal 
Plain generally 20, 23-25 
occurrence of, at Bayou City 24 
in region surrounding Spindletop 
pool 87 
Fossils. Pleistocene, occurrence of, in Coastal 
Plain generally 20, 27 
occurrence of, in region surrounding 
Spindletop pool 87 
Fossils, Pliocene, list of, from Beaumont 
district 25- 
occurrence of, in region surrounding 
Spindletop pool 87 
Fossils, Recent, occurrence of, in Coastal 
Plain generally 19, 27, 29. 80 
occurrence of, in region surrounding 
Spind letop pool 87 
Fossils, Tertiary, list of 24 
Frio clays, described 22, 27, 43 
erosion of 66 
occurrence of . . 20, 21, 29, 30, 32, 35, 42, 43, 50-57 
Fuel, Texas-Louisiana petroleum as 158-165 
Furnace, boiler, with oil-burning equip- 
ment, sketches of 163, 164 
Galveston, well at, depth of 45 
well record at 48. 
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