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horizontality of the Hurst Lake and its thinnor harder
seen in more clear recorded.
Note letters to Ross, Lucas & Williams.
The railroad comes into Green River from the
East along the bottom of a small creek called Muddy
Creek. At about 1 mile for the station Green River is
seen. The railroad crosses the creek many times
before coming into Green River. The country on all sides
is a type of bad lands excepting the bottom land of
the Creek and the River.
Left Green Rvr at 3 P.M.
At Rock Spring coal is mining. Considerable
town here. A little east where the Green River hills make
their appearance.
Just a little East of the station this strata
dips considerably to the (?N W). There beds underlies the
Green River. The dip may be about 100
East of Rock Spring Bad Lands areas come
in and continue to near Tipton. About all that one
sees in green wood, sage and Lythrum.
Time paid Tertiary erosion at 780