First and Second Reports of the Bureau of Agriculture for the State of Tennessee: Introduction to the Resources of TennesseeTavel, Eastman & Howell, 1874 - 1193 pages |
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... feet above the sea , and upon whose brows and bald sum- mits the flora of Canada and the climate of the north may be found . These mountains form one of the natural divisions of the State , and are called the Unakas . Many beautiful and ...
... feet above the sea , and upon whose brows and bald sum- mits the flora of Canada and the climate of the north may be found . These mountains form one of the natural divisions of the State , and are called the Unakas . Many beautiful and ...
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... feet above the sea , are the Highlands , Rimlands or Terrace- lands . This division is diversified in places with rolling hills and wide valleys . For the most part , however , it is a flat plain , furrowed by numerous ravines and ...
... feet above the sea , are the Highlands , Rimlands or Terrace- lands . This division is diversified in places with rolling hills and wide valleys . For the most part , however , it is a flat plain , furrowed by numerous ravines and ...
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... feet . It is divided into two principal members , the lower em- bracing strata which appear as blue limestones on both sides of the Valley , and the upper , which are calcareous throughout , but very sandy in the south - east half of ...
... feet . It is divided into two principal members , the lower em- bracing strata which appear as blue limestones on both sides of the Valley , and the upper , which are calcareous throughout , but very sandy in the south - east half of ...
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... feet , each being 500 . The Trenton has been sub - divided into minor divisions . First the Central Limestone , a mass of dove - colored thick - bedded limestones , containing often much chert or flint . It is the lowest rock in the ...
... feet , each being 500 . The Trenton has been sub - divided into minor divisions . First the Central Limestone , a mass of dove - colored thick - bedded limestones , containing often much chert or flint . It is the lowest rock in the ...
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... feet . 5c . THE DYESTONE GROUP . Next in ascending order is the group of strata enclosing the red iron ore ( dyestone ) of the north - western side of the Eastern Valley . The formation is a series of variegated shales and thin ...
... feet . 5c . THE DYESTONE GROUP . Next in ascending order is the group of strata enclosing the red iron ore ( dyestone ) of the north - western side of the Eastern Valley . The formation is a series of variegated shales and thin ...
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