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On the lower slopes of the limestone one sees caliche deposit, or that in
the vicinity of limestone caliche is
formed on the tabular slopes and
terms quite close to the limestone out.
craps. Later I saw such even on lava slopes.
I should think the way the limestone
is cracked with solution cracks in all
directions, that such in an ancient de-
posit might take recognizably as such
and find therefore crack such deposits
as desert caliches. Probably as they form
the tabulars they loose this character.
We then are at 4-105 miles farther
East on the AFR road near to the western
side of the Tucson Mts and in traveling
the out to see the Comanchein deposits.
The shales appear to be in the main
dirty sandstone or sandy shale of a
brownish color on the surface. Here
occurs an agatized tree about 30"