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Logs of Test Holes

On the pages that follow are listed the logs of 47 test holes drilled in Jackson County and adjoining areas (Pl. 2). The test drilling was localized in areas of thick glacial or alluvial deposits to obtain detailed information on the thickness and character of the unconsolidated sediments overlying the bedrock. The geologic cross sections shown on Plate 3 are based largely on data obtained from this test drilling. The test holes were drilled by the State Geological Survey. The samples were collected and studied in the field, and later examined microscopically in the laboratory by me.

4-15-35cd (Brown County)--Sample log of test hole in the SE SW sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 15 E., 0.05 mile west of the Cen. S. line sec. 35, drilled November 1948. Surface altitude, 1,160.6 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, dark-gray	4	4
		Till, clay, noncalcareous, sandy, tan	2	6
		Till, clay, slightly calcareous, gray	5	11
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan and gray	62.5	73.5
		Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains clay in the upper part	21.5	95
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue-gray	11	106
		Sand, medium to coarse, quartz; contains a little fine gravel	9	115
Permian--Wolfcampian
	Hawxby shale (?)
		Shale, calcareous, light-gray; contains thin soft limestone zones	5	120

4-16-31dd (Brown County)--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 31, T. 4 S., R. 16 E., drilled November 1948. Surface altitude, 1,124.1 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt and clay, compact, light-brown	4	4
		Till, clay, noncalcareous, reddish-tan	4	8
		Till, clay, calcareous, light-tan; contains a few caliche pebbles and medium gravel	19	27
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, light-tan	5	32
		Gravel, fine to medium, predominantly quartz	5	37
		Till, clay, tan; contains much medium gravel	3	40
		Sand, medium to coarse; contains a little clay	10	50
		Till, clay, calcareous, tan	14	64
Permian--Wolfcampian
	Towle shale
		Shale, calcareous, tan	4	68
		Shale, calcareous, red	8	76
		Limestone, light-tan	1	77

4-16-35cd (Brown County)--Sample log of test hole in the SE SW sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 16 E., 0.35 mile east of the SW cor. sec. 35, drilled November 1948. Surface altitude, 1,125.8 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	3	3
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt, black	2	5
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan	4	9
		Sand, medium to coarse; a few gravel	6	15
		Till, clay, sandy, tan	2	17
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Brownville limestone
		Limestone, fossiliferous, light-tan	3	20

5-15-18cb--Sample log of test hole in the NW SW sec. 18, T. 5 S., R. 15 E., 0.15 mile south of the Cen. W. line sec. 18, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,142.1 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, gravelly, tan	6	6
		Till, clay, calcareous, tan; contains a small amount of sand and gravel	35	41
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue	100	141
	Atchison formation
		Sand, very fine	65	206
	Pre-Kansan deposits
		Gravel, fine to medium, angular, chert	4	210
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Jim Creek limestone (?)
		Limestone	2	212

5-15-25aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 25, T. 5 S., R. 15 E., 200 feet south of NE cor. sec. 25, drilled July 1949. Surface altitude, 1,131.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, gray	3	3
		Clay, noncalcareous, tan and gray	15	18
		Till, clay, noncalcareous, sandy, light-gray	2	20
		Sand, medium to coarse, quartz	1	21
		Till, clay, noncalcareous, gravelly, light-gray	2	23
		Sand, coarse, and fine gravel	3	26
		Till, clay, calcareous, tan; contains a little gravel	14	40
		Till, clay, blue; contains a little fine gravel	80	120
	Atchison formation
		Sand, very fine	43	163
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Langdon shale
		Shale, calcareous, sandy, gray; contains a trace of red shale	7	170

5-15-31cb--Sample log of test hole in the NW SW sec. 31, T. 5 S., R. 15 E., 30 feet south of the Cen. W. line sec. 31, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,167.6 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt and clay, slightly calcareous, gravelly, brown	3	3
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan	37	40
		Sand, coarse, and fine gravel	17	57
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue	8	65
		Till, clay, calcareous, very sandy, blue	41	106
		Sand, coarse, quartz and feldspar	14	120
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue	25	145
Permian--Wolfcampian
	Falls City limestone (?)
		Limestone, hard	1	146

5-15-36aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 36, T. 5 S., R. 15 E., 0.2 mile south of NE cor. sec. 36, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,106.7 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, tan and brown	3	3
		Till, clay, noncalcareous, tan	4	7
		Till, clay, calcareous, tan	13	20
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy and gravelly, tan	19	39
		Till, clay, calcareous, blue	48	87
	Atchison formation
		Sand, very fine	31	118
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Langdon shale
		Shale, calcareous, gray; contains a little hard limestone	8	126

5-16-7cc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 7, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 90 feet north of the SW cor. sec. 7, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,014.1 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt, noncalcareous, sandy, black	6	6
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, tan	4	10
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, very sandy, dark-gray	14	24
		Sand, coarse, quartz	6	30
		Sand, coarse, quartz; and fine chert gravel	10	40
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Dry-Friedrich shale
		Shale, noncalcareous, dark-gray to black	10	50

5-16-19bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 19, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 180 feet south of the NW cor. sec. 19, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,120.7 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt, noncalcareous, sandy, black	3	3
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, sandy, reddish-brown	5	8
		Till, clay, noncalcareous, sandy, tan	8	16
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan	14	30
		Till, clay, calcareous, very sandy and gravelly, tan	10	40
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue	30	70
		Till, clay, calcareous, very sandy, blue	30	100
	Pre-Kansan deposits
		Gravel, coarse and medium, chert	3	103
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	French Creek shale
		Shale, noncalcareous, dark-gray to black	12	115
	Jim Creek limestone
		Limestone, hard, gray	0.5	115.5

5-16-20aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 20, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 0.15 mile south of NE cor. sec. 20, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,151.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil, black	3	3
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, tan	3	6
		Till, clay, noncalcareous, sticky, gray	19	25
		Till, clay, noncalcareous, sticky, blue-gray	19	44
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan	6	50
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan	46	96
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Dry-Friedrich shale
		Shale, calcareous, blue or greenish-gray; limestone at base	4	100

5-16-23aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 23, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., a quarter of a mile north of the Delaware River bridge, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 987.3 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Terrace deposits (Recent)
		Clay, noncalcareous, tan	15	15
		Sand, coarse, and fine quartz gravel	4	19
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Willard shale
		Shale, calcareous, blue	6	25

5-16-23aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 23, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 840 feet north of the Delaware River bridge, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 976.8 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt, noncalcareous, black	6	6
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, tan	3	9
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel	6	15
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Willard shale
		Limestone, very hard	1	16

5-16-23ad--Sample log of test hole in the SE NE sec. 23, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 90 feet south of the south end of the Delaware River bridge, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 973.9 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt, noncalcareous, sandy, black	4	4
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, black	6	10
		Silt, noncalcareous, very soft, black	10	20
		Silt, noncalcareous, gravelly, greenish-black	11	31
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Willard shale
		Shale, sandy, micaceous, tan, and weathered sandy limestone	5	36
		Shale, calcareous, blue	2	38

5-16-29dd--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE sec. 29, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 200 feet north of SE cor. sec. 29, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,114.9 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, tan	5	5
		Clay, noncalcareous, reddish-tan	9	14
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy and gravelly, tan	26	40
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy and gravelly, reddish-tan	13	53
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Dry-Friedrich shale
		Limestone or limy shale, red	2	55
		Shale, calcareous, micaceous, red and green	5	60
		Shale, slightly calcareous, sandy, micaceous, greenish-tan	6	66

6-13-1ab--Sample log of test hole in the NW NE sec. 1, T. 6 S., R. 13 E., 200 feet east of the Cen. N. line sec. 1, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,285.5 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Clay, noncalcareous, gravelly, tan	6	6
		Sand and gravel, much calcareous material	4	10
		Till, clay, calcareous, gray and tan	17	27
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue	23	50
		Boulder, limestone	1	51
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue	9	60
Permian--Wolfcampian
	Beattie limestone (?)
		Shale, calcareous, green	4	64
		Limestone, hard, white	1	65

6-13-13cd--Sample log of test hole in the SE SW sec. 13, T. 6 S., R. 13 E., 500 feet west of the Cen. S. line sec. 13, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,270.8 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Clay and silt, noncalcareous, brown	3	3
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan	14	17
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, gray	9	26
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan	15	41
		Gravel, fine	8	49
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue	41	90
		Till, clay, calcareous, green	6	96
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue	42	138
	Pre-Kansan deposits
		Gravel, fine to medium, chiefly angular limestone	12	150
Permian--Wolfcampian
	Grenola limestone
		Limestone, hard, gray	1	151

6-13-31aa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE sec. 31, T. 6 S., R. 13 E., 575 feet south of NE cor. sec. 31, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,333.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, brown	5	5
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan and gray	31	36
		Sand and gravel; a few thin clay beds	3	39
Permian--Wolfcampian
	Easly Creek shale
		Shale, calcareous, red and gray	10	49
		Limestone, gray	1	50

6-14-9dd--Sample log of test hole iii the SE SE sec. 9, T. 6 S., R. 14 E., 0.2 mile north of the SE cor. sec. 9, drilled June 1949. Surface altitude, 1,260.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, tan	4	4
		Till, clay, calcareous, tan; contains much caliche and a little fine gravel	9	13
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan	48	61
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue	38	99
		Gravel, fine to medium	4	103
		Till, clay, calcareous, blue	5	108
		Gravel, fine, and coarse sand	12	120
		Sand, coarse, and blue calcareous clay	4	124
		Till, clay, calcareous, blue	5	129
		Gravel, fine, chiefly limestone and chert	1	130
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue	21	151
Permian--Wolfcampian
	Grenola limestone
		Limestone, hard, gray	0.5	151.5

6-14-22bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 22, T. 6 S., R. 14 E., 0.15 mile east of NW cor. sec. 22, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,198.7 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt and clay, calcareous, gravelly, brown	4	4
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan and gray	14	18
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan and gray	20	38
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan and gray	2	40
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue	30	70
		Gravel, fine to medium, and blue clay	13	83
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue	13	96
		Sand, medium to coarse, quartz	5	101
		Till, clay, calcareous, very sandy, blue	16	117
Permian--Wolfcampian
	Foraker limestone
		Limestone, yellow	1	118
		Shale, calcareous, gray	2	120
		Limestone, dark-gray to blue	1.5	121.5

6-15-1aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 1, T. 6 S., R. 15 E., 10 feet north of the SE cor. NE NE sec. 1, drilled June 1949. Surface altitude, 1,084.5 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil, noncalcareous, black	2.5	2.5
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Till, clay, noncalcareous, gravelly, tan	3.5	6
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, gray	2	8
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan	39	47
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue	26	73
	Atchison formation
		Sand, very fine	82	155
		Gravel, fine, chert and quartzite	1.5	156.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Elmont limestone
		Limestone, gray	0.5	157

6-15-19bc--Sample log of test hole in the SW NW sec. 19, T. 6 S., R. 15 E., 0.3 mile south of the NW cor. sec. 19, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,182.1 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, brown	3	3
		Till, clay, moderately calcareous, tan	7	10
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan	44	54
		Till, clay, sandy, blue-gray	6	60
		Sand, very coarse, and blue clay	5	65
		Till, clay, calcareous, blue	9	74
		Sand, very coarse, quartz	2,,3	97
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue	33	130
Permian--Wolfcampian
	West Branch-Hamlin shale
		Shale, calcareous, gray with trace of pink	5	135

6-15-21aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 21, T. 6 S., R. 15 E., 200 feet south of the NE cor. sec. 21, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,141.7 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil, black	3	3
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Till, clay, noncalcareous, tan	3	6
		Till, clay, calcareous, tan	4	10
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly	28	38
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue	32	70
		Gravel, fine to medium, and blue clay	17	87
		Sand, coarse, and fine gravel	6	93
		Gravel, medium, and coarse sand	24	117
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	French Creek shale
		Shale, fossiliferous, dark-gray, and hard gray limestone	3	120

6-15-25dd--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE sec. 25, T. 6 S., R. 15 E., 0.2 mile north of the SE cor. sec. 25, drilled June 1949. Surface altitude, 1,098.9 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Clay, noncalcareous, sandy, reddish-tan	5	5
		Till, clay, calcareous, tan; contains a little gravel and caliche	15	20
		Till, calcareous, tan; contains a little gravel and fine sand	5	25
		Till, calcareous, gravelly, tan	5	30
		Till, calcareous, sandy, blue-gray	7	37
		Till, calcareous, sandy, reddish-tan	4	41
		Gravel, fine to medium	9	50
		Sand, coarse; contains a little fine gravel	10	60
		Gravel, fine to coarse, quartz	8	68
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Dry-Friedrich shale
		Shale, slightly calcareous, micaceous, blue-gray	7	75

6-16-7bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 7, T. 6 S,, R. 16 E., 40 feet south of the NW cor. sec. 7, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 993.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil	5	5
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, gray	10	15
		Clay, noncalcareous, blue-gray	11	26
		Sand, medium to coarse, and medium gravel	14	40
	Atchison formation
		Sand, very fine, quartz	18	58
		Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel	9	67
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Willard shale
		Shale, calcareous, gray	8	75

6-16-7bc--Sample log of test hole in the SW NW sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 16 E., 130 feet north of the Cen. W. line sec. 7, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 991.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt, noncalcareous, sandy, black	6	6
		Clay, noncalcareous, gray	9	15
		Sand, medium, quartz	11	26
		Sand, coarse, quartz; and fine gravel	12	38
	Atchison formation
		Sand, very fine	12	50
		Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel	13	63
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Willard shale
		Shale, calcareous, gray-green	7	70

6-16-7cc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 16 E., 0.15 mile north of the SW cor. sec. 7, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 993.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil, black	4	4
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Clay, noncalcareous, black	6	10
		Clay, noncalcareous, tan	8	18
		Clay, slightly calcareous, tan	7	25
		Sand, medium, quartz; and fine gravel	15	40
		Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel	20	60
	Atchison formation
		Sand, very fine	14	74
		Gravel, medium, quartz and chert	3	77
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Willard shale
		Shale, calcareous, gray-green	3	80

6-16-11bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 11, T. 6 S., R. 16 E., 200 feet east of the NW cor. sec. 11, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,092.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil, noncalcareous, black	3	3
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Till, clay, noncalcareous, gray and tan	15	18
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan	24	42
		Sand, medium to coarse, and medium quartz gravel	8	50
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue	25	75
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Maple Hill limestone
		Limestone, hard, brown	1	76

6-16-19bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 19, T. 6 S., R. 16 E., 400 feet south of the NW cor. sec. 19, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,092.5 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt, noncalcareous, brown	2	2
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan	34	36
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue	24	60
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue	17	77
		Gravel, fine to medium, chert and quartz	5	82
		Till, clay, calcareous, very sandy, blue	18	100
	Atchison formation
		Sand, very fine	28	128
		Gravel, fine to medium, mostly limestone	12	140
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Willard shale
		Shale, calcareous, blue-gray	20	160

6-16-21aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 21, T. 6 S., R. 16 E., 0.2 mile south of the NE cor. sec. 21, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,074.2 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil, noncalcareous, sandy, black	2	2
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan	3	5
		Till, clay, calcareous, tan	8	13
		Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel	3	16
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan	9	25
		Till, clay, calcareous, tan	28	53
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue	17	70
	Atchison formation
		Sand, very fine	86	156
		Gravel, fine, limestone and quartz	19	175
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
		Shale, calcareous, blue	4	179

6-16-31cc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 31, T. 6 S., R. 16 E., midway between the 3rd and 4th power poles north of the SW cor. sec. 31, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 990.1 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt, noncalcareous, black	4	4
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, gray	8	12
		Clay, noncalcareous, gray-green.	14	26
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, black	11	37
		Sand, medium to coarse, quartz; and fine gravel	8	45
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Elmont limestone
		Limestone, dark-gray	1	46

6-16-31ccc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 31, T. 6 S., R. 16 E., 35 feet east of the SW cor. sec. 31, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 985.6 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	4	4
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, gray	11	15
		Clay, noncalcareous, sandy, greenish-gray	5	20
		Sand, medium and coarse; contains numerous snail shells	10	30
		Sand, coarse, quartz, and fine gravel	8	38
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Elmont limestone
		Limestone, dark-blue	.5	38.5
		Shale, dark-gray	1.5	40

6-16-36aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 36, T. 6 S., R. 16 E., 0.2 mile south of the NE cor. sec. 36, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1 031.2 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt, noncalcareous, gravelly, brown	2	2
		Till, clay, noncalcareous, gravelly, tan	18	20
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan	16	36
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue	34	70
	Atchison formation
		Sand, very fine	31	101
		Silt, calcareous, blue and very fine sand	6	107
		Sand, very fine	25	132
	Pre-Kansan deposits
		Gravel, fine to medium, chert and limestone	7	139
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Cedar Vale shale
		Shale, calcareous, sandy, blue-gray	7	146

7-14-3bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 14 E., 0.2 mile south of the NW cor. sec. 3, drilled June 1949. Surface altitude, 1,256.3 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil, black	1	1
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan	9	10
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan	39	49
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, blue	2	51
		Till, clay, calcareous, blue	56	107
		Gravel, fine to medium, limestone and quartz	1.3	120
		Till, clay, calcareous, blue	4	124
Permian--Wolfcampian
	Roca shale (?)
		Shale, calcareous, yellow and gray	3	127

7-14-36dd--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE sec. 36, T. 7 S., R. 14 E., 300 feet north of the SE cor. sec. 36, drilled August 1950. Surface altitude, 1,257.7 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Till, clay, gravelly, brown	4	4
		Till, clay, gravelly, gray	6	10
		Till, clay, tan and yellow	10	20
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan	20	40
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, gray	17	57
		Sand, very fine	6	63
		Till clay, calcareous, sandy, tan	27	90
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue	6	96
Permian--Wolfcampian
	Hughes Creek shale (?)
		Shale, calcareous, blue-black	14	110

7-15-1aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 11 T. 7 S., R. 15 E., 65 feet south of south end of Elk Creek bridge, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 986.9 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt, noncalcareous, black	4	4
		Silt, very loose, brown	13	17
		Sand, coarse, and fine quartz gravel	9	26
		Clay, calcareous, sandy, gray-green	5	31
		Sand, coarse, and coarse quartz and chert gravel	14	45
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Harveyville shale
		Shale, calcareous, gray	5	50

7-15-6bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 6, T. 7 S., R. 15 E., 400 feet south of the NW cor. of sec. 6, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,137.7 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil	2	2
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt, and clay, noncalcareous, brown	4	6
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan	37	43
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue	77	120
		Gravel, fine, and blue calcareous clay	9	129
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Pony Creek shale
		Shale, red	3	132
		Limestone, gray	2	134
		Shale, calcareous, gray-green	1	135

7-15-19bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 19, T. 7 S., R. 15 E., 0.15 mile east of the NW cor. sec. 19, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 1,170.5 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Till, clay, noncalcareous, gravelly, tan	17	17
		Till, clay, noncalcareous, very sandy, tan	7	24
		Till, clay, calcareous, blue	3.5	27.5
		Sand, medium to coarse	2.5	30
		Till, calcareous, blue	8	38
		Sand and clay, calcareous, tan	2	40
		Till, clay, calcareous	24	64
Permian--Wolfcampian
	Hamlin shale
		Shale, calcareous, blue-gray	9	73

8-15-7dd--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE sec. 7, T. 8 S., R. 15 E., 386 feet west of the SE cor. sec. 7, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude 1,219.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, gravelly, tan	4	4
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan	21	25
		Till, clay, calcareous, gravelly, tan	20	45
		Till, clay, calcareous, gray and tan	2	47
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy and gravelly, blue	18	65
Permian--Wolfcampian
	Hamlin shale
		Shale, calcareous, blue-gray	13	78

8-15-22bb--Sample log of test hole the NW NW sec. 22, T. 8 S., R. 15 E., 20 feet east of the NW cor. 22, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude 1,181.3 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	4	4
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Kansan glacial deposits
		Till, clay, noncalcareous, sandy, gray	6	10
		Till, clay, noncalcareous, gravelly, tan	17	27
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue	113	40
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, tan	7	47
		Till, clay, calcareous, sandy, blue	32.5	79.5
Permian--Wolfcampian
	Towle shale
		Shale, blue-gray	8.5	88
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Brownville limestone
		Limestone, gray	2	90
	Pony Creek shale
		Shale, light-gray	7	97

9-13-19aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 19, T. 9 S., R. 13 E., on the south road shoulder 120 feet west of the Union Pacific Railroad track, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 979.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt, gray-black	3	3
		Silt, noncalcareous, black	4	7
		Silt and clay, noncalcareous, tan	13	20
		Silt and clay, calcareous, black; contains many snail shells	22	42
		Sand, medium to coarse, quartz and limestone; contains a little green calcareous shale, and medium to coarse gravel	5	47
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	French Creek shale
		Shale, gray and bluish-gray	3	50

9-13-19ab--Sample log of test liole in the NW NE sec. 79, T. 9 S., R. 13 E., 25 feet south of the 4th power pole east of Cross Creek, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 981.1 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt, black	7	7
		Silt and clay, brown	3	10
		Clay, calcareous, brown	20	30
		Silt and clay, calcareous, black	7	37
		Clay, calcareous, greenish-gray	7.5	44.5
		Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel	3.5	48
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	French Creek shale
		Shale, gray; trace of red shale and coal near top	9	57

9-13-19ba--Sample log of test hole in the NE NW sec. 19, T. 9 S., R. 1.3 E., 210 feet west of the west end of Cross Creek bridge, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 976.8 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt, black	6	6
		Silt and clay, calcareous, sandy, tan	10	16
		Silt, calcareous, black	10	26
		Sand, medium to coarse, green, and fine gravel	13.5	39.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	French Creek shale
		Shale, red	3.5	43
		Shale, blue-gray, and soft impure limestone	3	46

9-13-19bb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 19, T. 9 S., R. 13 E., 600 feet east of the NW cor. sec. 19, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 989.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt, black	3	3
		Silt and clay, gray-black	4	7
		Clay, calcareous, tan	15.5	22.5
		Silt and clay, calcareous	23	45.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	French Creek shale
		Shale, calcareous, hard, greenish-gray	1.5	47

9-14-29bd--Sample log of test hole in the SE NW sec. 29, T. 9 S., R. 14 E., 250 feet west of the Cen. sec. 29, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 990.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt, black	3	3
		Clay, gray	4	7
		Clay, calcareous, tan to buff	16.5	23.5
		Sand, fine to medium, quartz	5	28.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Maple Hill limestone
		Limestone, yellow	1.5	30

9-14-29bc--Sample log of test hole in the SW NW sec. 29, T. 9 S., R. 14 E., 0.15 mile east of the Cen. W. line sec. 29, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 971.8 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt, black	4	4
		Clay, gray	10	14
		Clay, brown	6	20
		Clay, calcareous, sandy, tan	5	25
		Sand, fine to medium, and fine gravel	4.5	29.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Willard shale
		Shale, calcareous, hard, gray	6.5	36

9-14-30ac--Sample log of test hole in the SW NE sec. 30, T. 9 S., R. 14 E., 0.15 mile east of the Cen. sec. 30, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 967.9 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt, black	3	3
		Clay, brown	16	19
		Clay, sandy, brown	6	25
		Silt, black	13	38
		Clay, calcareous, greenish	7	45
		Sand, medium, and fine to medium gravel	4	49
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Willard shale
		Shale, gray	4	53

9-14-30ad--Sample log of test hole in the SE NE sec. 30, T. 9 S., R. 14 E., 0.2 mile west of the Cen. E. line sec. 30, drilled July 1950. Surface altitude, 966.8 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Silt, black	10	10
		Silt and clay, brown	11	21
		Sand and silt, black	18.5	39.5
		Silt and clay, sandy, tan	7.5	47
		Sand, medium to coarse; contains a little fine gravel	3	50
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
	Willard shale
		Shale, calcareous, blue-black	3	53

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