Haworru. | Physical Properties of the Tertiary. 263 
No. Feet. 
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NN GEL Bs SEEM oa by Calg aN | a fea GIN Aeal lig Ltrs UTIs Tit RD 2 38 
(Ho By TE VON ile Wola Fea FEIN EM I LAN) as AVC LAU SE AN a 41 
7.—20 ft. water-bearing sand and gravel, in which some of the gravel 
Wena) baba One) TroorRS) | Thay, COHEN AA aL aS ein op Ae ablblows dal O oO Co Bea 61 
At this place there seems to be a total absence of any calcareous 
cementing material which is so abundant in the bluffs on the north 
side of the river at about the same altitude. 
Well No. 3, located in Grant county on the high divide between the 
two Cimarron rivers, about six miles south of Ulysses. It reached 
a depth of 231 feet, passing about 12 or 13 feet into the Cretaceous. 
Jn it we have: 
No. Feet. 
Vega 2 NET SONU iG Gy Sheath NON eee IE Se ty Ue a RO AO A LA 2 
2.—91 it.sandy clay partially cemented with calcareous cement. Through- 
out this distance there are a number of changes of color, and 
slight changes in the degree of coarseness, but the clay is found 
uninterruptedly throughout the whole distance................... 93 
3.—-61 ft. red sandy clay. This differs from the first in no essential re- 
SHECURE XOE PUNT TCO] OTe M aie sD aU e UNI MUMS GROAN ee Cun ty ULL ain 2 124 
4.—20 ft. water-bearing sandy clay. This mass of clay is no richer in 
sand than the clay in No.1. It is described by the well driller as 
joint clay, and produced a considerable amount of water.......... 144 
FN mA i ale CLiT a ae LEAT CHAVA CA Any ba-tea pen ete eurey vata ey ay earls prem TRN ATUL tue Cuvee iN If, 148 
6.— 5 ft. water-bearing sand. This sand stratum is entirely free from 
calcareous cement, and is sand of an ordinary degree of coarse- 
FASS Sie AI Laos aratlal lle CGE es RUM AN A Uv A TS Ut 153 
aa TABS, SET Lie OLN SARTO) OU THEY) (OEE 24) st RIANA elec) Bi Rhea TOMA Ea a eM HAC IM ISS e 
8.—13 ft. water-bearing sandy clay similar in all essential particulars 
WAU UNS Seachy Clans iaeranniovaercl BNO Sa avwdhovcodeodaeodonedcoas ss 170 
Omi tenWickL ek CAliM SC OFISEN Sal GU oui) ula) seta raitliey yin be valor OURS a Sura) al arse lI tlre ia ha 173 
UD sie, aXe) Clery Yylawiela WS eso mcl| WO) lNKVGlAVe sc bodooasbocdoododdd soso 185 
dk =Waite water-pearmensandy claye-.-): SUSE THEM ESI es EE LUA ea Pe 212 
12.— 8 ft. sand somewhat cemented with calcareous matter. Here there 
is a total absence of what is usually known by well drillers as 
gravel. The samples examined show no material coarser than 
ON OHN MEINE, ) CCYOPSITYSKEY SHV ONG h  APP ey ah ee i Tare OTRO EDR ea HLTA 220 
Well No. 5. This is another deep well, and hence an interesting 
one. It is located in Logan county in the western suburbs of the 
