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Contents
Introduction to Kansas Geology
Physiography of Western Kansas, by Erasmus Haworth
Drainage
Drainage in Tertiary Time
Character of Materials Eroded
Methods of Erosion
Individual Streams
Cimarron River
Bear Creek
Arkansas River
Pawnee Creek
White Woman Creek
Walnut Creek
Smoky Hill River
Saline River
Solomon River
Republican River
In General
The Uplands
The Upper Permian and Lower Cretaceous, by Charles S. Prosser
The Upper Limit in Eastern Central Kansas
Introduction
Review of Former Maps
Map of Prosser and Beede
Marion
Wellington
The Cimarron Series or Red-Beds
Historical Review
Description
Correlation
Classification
Review of Previous Work
Classification
Cheyenne Sandstone
Kiowa Shales
"Dakota" Sandstone of Southern Kansas
Distribution
Kiowa-Barber-Comanche Area
Southern Comanche Area
Clark County Area
Discussion of the Sections
Kiowa of Central Kansas
The Mentor Beds
Description
Distribution
Correlation
References to Description of the Mentor Fauna
The Upper Cretaceous of Kansas, by W. N. Logan
Introduction by Erasmus Haworth
The Upper Cretaceous, by W. N. Logan
Geography
Topography
Dip
Divisions
Lower Group
Upper Group
Lignite Horizon
Salt Marsh Horizon
Gypsiferous Horizon
Dakota Stratigraphy
Palaeontology
Dakota Water-bearing Strata
Geography
Stratigraphy
The Lower Group
The Bituminous Shale Horizon
The Lincoln Marble Horizon
The Flagstone Horizon
The Inoceramus Horizon
The Fence-Post Horizon
The Upper Group
The Ostrea Horizon
The Blue Hill Horizon
The Salt Creek Gravel Beds
Septaria
Fort Hays Limestone
Pteranodon Beds
Section through the Cretaceous—Clifton to Colorado Line
Benton Section—Beloit to Tipton
Fort Pierre Section—St. Francis to Arickaree River
Dakota Section—Brookville to Little Timber Creek
Correlation of Kansas and Colorado Sections
Eastern Colorado Section, by G. K. Gilbert
Central Colorado Section, by T. W. Stanton
Central and Western Kansas Section, by W. N. Logan
The Kansas Niobrara Cretaceous, by S. W. Williston
Niobrara Cretaceous
Invertebrates
Vertebrates
Physical Properties of the Tertiary, by Erasmus Haworth
Conditions at Beginning of Tertiary Time
Character of the Tertiary Material in Kansas
The Gravel
The Sand
Black Sand
Clay and Silt
Volcanic Ash
Structural Relations of Tertiary Materials
Evidence from Surface Conditions
Evidence from Deep Wells
Origin of the Cement
Origin of Sand Dunes
Summary of Conclusions on Stratigraphy
Origin and Mode of Formation of the Tertiary
The McPherson Equus Beds, by Erasmus Haworth and J. W. Beede
The Pleistocene of Kansas, by S. W. Williston
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