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Letter of Transmittal

Preface

Objects and Plans of the University Geological Survey Organization

Introduction

Chapter I--A Geologic Section from Galena to Wellington, by Geo. I. Adams

The Mississippian Series

The Cherokee Shales

The Oswego Limestones

The Pleasanton Shales

The Altamont Limestone

The Mound Valley Limestone

The Independence Limestone

The Thayer Shales

The Iola Limestone

The Elk Falls Area

The Flint Hills

The Wellington Area

General Section

Addendum to Chapter I--A Geologic Section across the Flint Hills along the Missouri Pacific Railway, beginning near Cedarvale and extending to Winfield. By C. N. Gould

Chapter II--A Geologic Section from Baxter Springs to the Nebraska State Line, by Erasmus Haworth and John Bennett

The Mississippian Limestone

The Cherokee Shales

The Oswego Limestones

The Pawnee Limestone

The Pleasanton Shales

The Erie Limestones

The Iola Limestones

The Lane Shales

The Garnett Limestones

The Kansas City Section

Section at Soldiers' Home

Section at Atchison

Section three miles above Doniphan Station and two miles south of Brenner Station

Over the Divide

Section at Iowa Point and along the Bluff east of it

Chapter III--A Geologic Section along the Neosho River from the Mississippian Formation of the Indian Territory to Council Grove, Kas., and along the Cottonwood River from Wyckoff to Cedar Grove, by M. Z. Kirk

A--The Neosho River Section

The Cherokee Shales

The Oswego Limestones

The Pleasanton Shales

The Osage Mission Well

The Erie Limestones

The Thayer Shales

The Chanute Well

The Iola Limestone

The Iola Well

The Carlyle Limestone

The Lane Shales

The Garnett Limestones

The Lawrence Shales

The Hartford Limestone

The Emporia Limestone

The Americus Limestone

The Cottonwood Falls Limestone

Summary

B--The Cottonwood River Section

Phenis Mound

The Cottonwood Falls Limestone

Anticlinals and Synclinals

Chapter IV--A Geologic Section along the Missouri Pacific Railway from the State Line in Bourbon County to Yates Center in Woodson County, by John Bennett

Section at State Line

Section at Fort Scott

The Oswego Limestones

The Pawnee Limestone

The Pleasanton Shales

The Erie Limestones

The Thayer Shales

The Iola Limestone

The Carlyle Limestone

Chapter V--A Geologic Section from the State Line opposite Boicourt to Alma, principally along the Osage River, by John G. Hall

Conditions near the State Line

The Iola Limestone

The Garnett Limestones

The Lawrence Shales

The Oread Limestones

Systems above the Oread Limestones

The Osage City Shales, Coal, and Limestone

The Burlingame Limestone

Systems above the Burlingame Shales

Chapter VI--A Geologic Section along the Kansas River and its tributary, Mill Creek; from Kansas City to McFarland, by John Bennett

Section at Turner

Section at Argentine

The Lawrence Shales

The Oread Limestones

The Lecompton Limestones

The Deer Creek System

The Topeka Limestone

The Osage Shales and Coal

Buffalo Mound

Comparison of Buffalo Mound Section with Meek and Hayden's Section

General Remarks on the Stratigraphy of the Section

Addendum to chapter VI--A Section from Manhattan to Abilene, by Geo. I. Adams

Chapter VII--A Geologic Section from Coffeyville to Lawrence, by Erasmus Haworth

Coffeyville

Cherryvale

The Thayer Shales

The Iola Limestone

The Carlyle Limestones

The Lane Shales

The Garnett Limestones

The Lawrence Shales

The Oread Limestones

Evidence of Deep Wells

Chapter VIII--A Geologic Section along the Central Branch of the Missouri Pacific Railway, from Atchison to Barnes, by E. B. Knerr

Chapter IX--Resume of the Stratigraphy and Correlations of the Carboniferous Formation, by Erasmus Haworth

Outlines of Stratigraphy

A--The Mississippian

B--The Coal Measures

The Cherokee Shales

The Oswego Limestones

The Pawnee Limestone

The Pleasanton Shales

The Erie Limestones

The Thayer Shales

The Iola Limestone

The Carlyle Limestone

The Lane Shales

The Garnett Limestones

The Lawrence Shales

The Oread Limestones

Osage City and Burlington Shales

The Wabaunsee Formation

The Cottonwood Falls Limestone

The Cottonwood Shales

Characteristics of the Coal Measure Limestones

Characteristics of the Coal Measure Sandstones

Characteristics of the Coal Measure Shales

Shales Principally Submarine in Origin

Inclination of the Coal Measure Strata

Faults in the Coal Measures

Ratio of the Coal Measure Limestones to Shales and Sandstone

Thickness of the Coal Measures

Division of the Kansas Coal Measures

C--The Permian

The Lower Flint Beds

The Upper Flint Beds of Hay, Or Florence Flint of Prosser

The Fort Riley or Florence Limestone

Ratio of the Permian Limestone to Shales

Inclination of the Strata in the Permian

Faults in the Permian

General Resume

Correlations with the Work of other Geologists

Chapter X--Physiographic Features of the Carboniferous, by Erasmus Haworth

Elementary Considerations

The Kansas Rivers

Tributaries of the Kansas River

Absence of Composite Topography along the Kansas River

Life History of the Kansas River

The Osage River

Absence of Composite Topography

The Pottawatomie River

The Neosho River

The Verdigris River

Areal Topography

The Flint Hills

Chapter XI--The Coal Fields of Kansas (Preliminary), By Erasmus Haworth

Areal Extent of Coal Fields

The Geologic Position of the Coal Beds

The Cherokee Shales

The Pleasanton Shales

The Thayer Shales

The Lawrence Shales

The Osage City Shales

Resume of Stratigraphy of Coal

Physical and Chemical Properties of Kansas Coals

Commercial Value of Kansas Coals

Probable Future of Coal Mining in Kansas

Chapter XII--Oil and Gas in Kansas (Preliminary), By Erasmus Haworth

History of Development

Geographic Extent of Oil and Gas

Geology of Oil and Gas

Relation of Depth to Production

Is the Mississippian Series Oil or Gas Producing?

The Relation of Oil and Gas Production to Anticlinals and Synclinals

Physical and Chemical Properties of Kansas Oil and Gas

Origin of Kansas Oil and Gas

Probable Extent of Productive Territory

Probable Future of Oil and Gas in Kansas

Chapter XIII--Surface Gravels,. by Erasmus Haworth

Geographic Location of Gravels

Previously Expressed Views

Results of Present Investigations

Chapter XIV--The Coal Measure Soils (Preliminary), By Erasmus Haworth

General Principles

Glacial Soils

Kansas Soils

Soil Fertilization

Investigations Inaugurated by this Survey

Chapter XV--A Preliminary Catalogue of the Paleontology of the Carboniferous of Kansas, by John Bennett

Biological Classification

Classified by Counties

Plates


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