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Logs of Test Holes

Listed on the following pages are logs of 13 test holes drilled by the State Geological Survey. The locations of the test holes are shown on Plates 1 and 2. The test-hole-numbering system is described [in the Introduction]. The logs of 7 test holes along the Jewell-Republic County line including 1-5-18cc are given by Fishel (1948, pp. 154-164, Pls. 2, 5). The test holes extend along the county line from the northeastern corner of the county to the SE cor. sec. 1, T. 2 S., R. 6 W.

1-5-18cc. Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 18, T. 1 S., R. 5 W., 8 feet north and 63 feet east of center of road intersection in Republic County; drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1942. Surface altitude, 1,595.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn and Meade formations
Soil, clayey, brown-gray22
Silt, yellow-gray1416
Silt, dark-brown218
Silt, pink-buff grading downward to buff1230
Silt, buff, grading downward to light-brown1545
Silt, compact, gray247
Silt, yellow-gray; contains some nodular caliche2370
Silt, brownish-gray grading downward to blue-gray and light yellow-gray; contains some sand979
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand1190
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Carlile shale
Shale, calcareous, yellow and blue-black191

1-6-14dd. Sample log of test hole in the SE SE sec. 14, T. 1 S., R. 6 W., 84 feet east and 6 feet south of northeast corner of concrete culvert; drilled by the State Geological Survey, October 1944. Surface altitude 1,579.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn and Meade formations
Soil, clayey, gray11
Silt, clayey, gray-buff; contains some fine sand and caliche1111
Silt, clayey, light-tan1729
Silt, clayey, brown grading downward to light-gray; contains a little fine gravel and sand433
Meade formation--Grand Island member
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; contains a little coarse gravel740
Gravel, medium to fine, and some sand1050
Gravel, coarse to fine, and some sand1060
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; contains a little coarse gravel1575
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member
Shale, thin-bedded, gray-black580

1-6-15dd. Sample log of test hole at the SE cor. SE SE sec. 15, T. 1 S., R. 6 W., 3 feet south and 39 feet east of northeast corner of concrete culvert; drilled by the State Geological Survey, October 1944. Surface altitude, 1,609.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn and Meade formations
Road fill and soil, gray33
Silt, brown47
Silt, buff2532
Silt, light yellow-gray, interbedded with much medium to fine gravel and sand537
Meade formation--Grand Island member
Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand340
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; contains some coarse gravel and a little light-gray clay1050
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; contains some coarse gravel2070
Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand1080
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand contains a little coarse gravel and nonbedded yellow clay1090
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand10100
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member
Shale, dark blue-gray3103

1-6-16dd. Sample log of test hole at the SE cor. SE SE sec. 16, T. 1 S., R. 6 W., 51 feet west and 2 feet south of northwest corner of concrete culvert west of crossroads; drilled by the State Geological Survey, October 1944. Surface altitude, 1,629.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn and Meade formations
Silt, clayey, gray11
Silt, yellow-gray56
Silt, blocky, brown612
Silt, blocky, pink-buff315
Silt, clayey, light-gray217
Meade formation--Grand Island member
Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand; contains some light yellow-gray clay and silt3350
Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand1060
Gravel, coarse to fine; contains some sand, a little silt, and nonbedded yellow clay3090
Gravel, coarse to fine; contains some yellow and light-gray clay and a little sand999
Silt, clayey, pink-buff2101
Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse sand11112
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member
Shale, dark blue-gray2114

1-6-19aa. Sample log of test hole at the NE. cor. sec. 19, T. 1 S., R. 6 W., 54 feet south and 13 feet west of center of crossroads; drilled by the State Geological Survey, October 1944. Surface altitude, 1,680.2 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation and Meade formation--Sappa member
Silt, blocky, dark gray-brown66
Silt, soft, light yellow-gray; contains much very fine sand2430
Silt, light-buff; contains some coarse to fine sand1040
Sand, coarse to fine; contains a little medium to fine gravel and white silt1252
Clay,light gray-green355
Meade formation--Grand Island member
Sand, coarse to fine; contains a little coarse to fine gravel560
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; contains some gray-green silt at 65 feet1070
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; contains some coarse gravel1080
Silt, dull gray-green and mottled yellow-brown; contains much fine to very fine sand282
Sand, coarse to fine, grading downward to medium to fine gravel and sand890
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; contains a little coarse gravel .10100
Sand, medium to fine8108
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; contains some buff and gray silt12120
Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand10130
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; contains some coarse gravel and some buff silt at 136 feet10140
Gravel, fine, and sand; contains some coarse to medium gravel and gray-buff silt10150
Gravel, fine; contains a little medium gravel and sand12162
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member
Shale, noncalcareous, blue-gray4166

1-6-19bb. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 19, T. 1 S., R. 6 W., 51 feet east and 9 feet south of center of T road; drilled by the State Geological Survey, October 1944. Surface altitude, 1,631.2 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation and Meade formation--Sappa member
Soil, light-brown33
Silt, blocky, brown47
Silt, yellow-gray; contains a little nodular caliche310
Meade formation--Grand Island member
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; interbedded with buff silt313
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; contains a little coarse gravel518
Silt, clayey, soft, gray-white119
Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand726
Silt, clayey, dull greenish-gray; contains much coarse to fine sand interbedded with coarse to fine gravel at 28 to 35 feet1440
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; contains some coarse gravel3070
Gravel, coarse to medium, and a little fine gravel373
Silt, clayey, light-buff1588
Silt, clayey, light greenish-gray; contains some fine gravel and sand391
Gravel, fine, and sand9100
Gravel, medium to fine; contains some sand, a little coarse gravel, and light buff-gray silt6.5106.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Carlile shale
Shale, noncalcareous, gray1.5108

1-6-20aa. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 20, T. 1 S., R. 6 W., 54 feet south and 9 feet west of center of crossroads; drilled by the State Geological Survey, October 1944. Surface altitude, 1,646.3 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Meade formation--Sappa member
Soil, gray-brown2.52.5
Silt, buff2.55
Silt, buff; contains much fine and tubular caliche27
Silt, dull yellow-gray; contains much fine to very fine sand1724
Silt, light greenish-gray and yellowish327
Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand1.528.5
Silt, soft, clayey, light blue-gray4.533
Meade formation--Grand Island member
Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand740
Sand, coarse to fine; contains a little coarse to fine gravel1050
Sand, coarse to fine, grading downward to coarse to fine gravel and sand656
Silt, soft, light-gray; contains much fine sand763
Sand, coarse to fine; contains much medium to fine gravel and a little coarse gravel1780
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; contains much coarse gravel1090
Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand20110
Gravel, fine, and sand; contains a little medium gravel and yellow and gray silt10120
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; interbedded with light-gray silt6126
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member
Shale, dark-gray2128

1-7-22bb. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 22, T. 1 S., R. 7 W., 42 feet east and 9 feet south of center of crossroads, drilled by the State Geological Survey, October 1944. Surface altitude, 1,713.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Meade formation--Sappa member
Soil, dark gray-brown33
Silt, limonitic, compact, gray-green; contains much very fine sand1215
Clay, silty, light-gray419
Silt, clayey, light brownish-gray and light greenish-gray1130
Silt, gray-green; contains some fine to very fine sand4878
Meade formation--Grand Island member
Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand; contains much gray-green silt at 78 to 80 feet482
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member
Shale, noncalcareous, dark-gray486

1-7-24bb. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 24, T. 1 S., R. 7 W., 13 feet south and 4 feet west of telephone pole on section line east of road; drilled by the State Geological Survey, October 1944. Surface altitude, 1,730.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation and Meade formation--Sappa member
Soil, dark gray-brown22
Silt, yellow-gray46
Silt, brown39
Silt, clayey, due-tan grading downward to gray-buff918
Silt, clayey, light-gray422
Silt, buff; contains some fine to very fine sand1840
Silt, yellow-buff; contains much very fine sand3878
Silt, clayey, light-gray and buff; contains much very fine sand22100
Silt, buff; contains much coarse to fine sand2102
Meade formation--Grand Island member
Gravel, fine, and sand; contains some medium gravel and buff silt6108
Silt, buff grading downward to gray; contains some coarse to fine sand6114
Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand6120
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand9129
Silt, light-gray; contains much coarse to fine sand and a little caliche9138
Sand, coarse to fine; contains much medium to fine gravel and gray silt12150
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand26176
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member
Shale, noncalcareous, dark-gray6182

1-8-13cc. Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 13, T. 1 S., R. 8 W., 100 feet north and 30 feet east of center of road intersection; drilled by the State Geological Survey, January 1948. Surface altitude, 1,724.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Silt, dark-brown99
Silt, clayey, tan to light-green3140
Silt, light-green1757
Silt, blue-gray966
Silt, black; contains limestone pebbles470
Silt, tan; contains limestone pebbles1585
Silt, brown17102
Silt and sand, very fine, brown10112
Clay, calcareous, yellow to green8120
Clay, calcareous, yellow to green; contains sand and limestone pebbles10130
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member
Shale, noncalcareous, blue-gray12.5142.5

1-8-19aa. Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 19, T. 1 S., R. 8 W., 75 feet south and 12 feet west of center of road intersection; drilled by the State Geological Survey, January and February, 1948. Surface altitude, 1,798.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn and Meade formations
Road fill, dark-brown silt11
Silt, tan45
Silt, yellow-brown712
Silt, dark-brown517
Silt, brown2643
Silt, light-brown1154
Silt, brown1872
Silt, gritty, light-brown28100
Silt, light-brown48148
Silt, sandy, light-brown2150
Sand, fine to coarse; contains silt20170
Sand, fine to medium; contains silt10180
Sand, fine to coarse18198
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Fort Hays limestone member
Chalk, weathered, yellow6204
Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member
Shale, noncalcareous, blue-gray14218

1-9-19. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. lot 2, sec. 19, T. 1 S., R. 9 W., 21 feet south and 96 feet cast of center of road intersection. Surface altitude, 1,860.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation and Meade formation--Sappa member
Silt, dark-brown (soil)11
Silt, brown12
Silt, yellow-brown79
Silt, brown4150
Silt, brown and white3282
Silt and lime concretions1698
Silt and very fine sand, light-tan36134
Silt and clay, light-tan11145
Meade formation--Grand Island member
Sand, medium to coarse; contains fine gravel at 157 to 159 feet14159
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Chalk, weathered, yellow-brown1160
Shale, chalky, gray10170

2-6-27aa. Sample log of test hole in the NE NE sec. 27, T. 2 S., R. 6 W., 0.09 mile west of NE corner of section, 45 feet west and 3 feet north of south end of concrete culvert; drilled by the State Geological Survey, October 1944. Surface altitude, 1,541.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation (?)
Road fill and clayey soil, dark-gray44
Silt, clayey, light-gray grading downward to buff610
Silt, clayey, yellow-buff515
Gravel, coarse to fine, and yellow-buff clayey silt217
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member
Shale, noncalcareous, dark blue-gray; contains some gypsum at 17 to 19 feet1128


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