HaAwortu. | Physiography of Western Kansas. Bis) 
The Pawnee in this respect is much more fortunate than many 
larger streams. 
Another peculiarity of this stream is that its uppermost tribu- 
taries on the south drain the country to within a mile or two of the 
Arkansas river, as already explained when discussing the Arkansas. 
The larger tributaries, the Sawlog, the Buckner, and Pawnee fork 
itself, have worn channels from 50 to 100 feet deep, and in most 
places have valleys which are from half a mile to a mile in width. 
The Buckner is particularly noted throughout the upper portion of 
its course above Jetmore. It has very abrupt bluffs on either side, 
capped with unusually firm ‘‘mortar beds” material of the Tertiary 
formation. Jn this respect it simulates in general appearance the 
larger streams. 
Farther east, beyond the junction of the Pawnee fork and the 
Buckner in Pawnee county, the bluffs are less abrupt and the val- 
leys less distinct from the uplands. In this respect it corresponds 
to the valley of the Arkansas as already described. The country 
occupied by Pawnee and Edwards counties is a broad, almost level 
sandy plain with only a gentle inclination to the east, while farther 
west along the headwaters of the Pawnee the inclination is sufficient 
to cause decided erosion. 
The White Woman. 
The White Woman is a stream which rises in Colorado twenty 
miles or more beyond the state line and flows eastward to Scott 
City, at which place it entirely disappears, not emptying into any 
other stream. Throughout its course in Greeley county and the 
western part of Wichita county it has a decided channel, often with 
bluffs from 40 to 75 feet high, and a valley from a quarter of a 
mile to nearly a mile in width. The general inclination of the sur- 
face of the country towards the east is fully ten feet to the mile, 
and probably more. As Scott county is approached, however, the 
inclination of the surface declines until the vicinity of Scott City 
is reached, at which place it is almost entirely level. There seems 
to be a ridge, a sort of underground Cretaceous swell, to the east of 
Scott City, which has probably affected the action of this stream. 
At any rate its bluffs and banks disappear, and it empties its 
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