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Logs of Test Holes

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17-6W-2abb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW NE sec. 2, T. 17 S., R. 6 W., east road ditch at section line; augered June 26, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,432 feet.						Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan Stage
			Fluvial deposits (low terrace)
					Silt, dark-grayish-brown	9	9
					Silt, brown	6	15
					Sand, fine, very silty, brown	10	25
Permian System
	Lower Permian Series
		Cimarronian Stage
			Sumner Group
				Ninnescah Shale
					Siltstone, red	1	26

17-6W-2acc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NE sec. 2, T. 17 S., R. 6 W., south side of road, 50 feet east of highway; augered June 26, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,449 feet; depth to water, 12.2 feet.						Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Illinoisan Stage
			Loveland and Crete Formations
					Silt, light-brown	4	4
					Sand, fine; contains some medium and coarse sand	6	10
					Sand, coarse; contains some fine gravel	5	15
Permian System
	Lower Permian Series
		Cimarronian Stage
			Sumner Group
				Ninnescah Shale
					Siltstone, greenish-gray, some red	3	18

17-6W-11aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 11, T. 17 S., R. 6 W., west side of road, 60 feet south of road intersection; augered June 26, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,508 feet; depth to water, 15.6 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown; contains some fine sand	4	4
				Sand, very fine; contains much brown silt; fine gravel near base	5	9
				Silt, light-brown	6	15
				Gravel, fine to medium	6	21
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Kiowa Formation
				Shale, clayey, dark-gray; contains some pyrite	1	22

17-6W-11add--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE NE sec. 11, T. 17 S., R. 6 W., west side of road at 1/2-mile line; augered June 26, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,472 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	2	2
				Silt, medium-brown	3	5
				Silt, clayey, light-brown; contains much fine to medium sand	7	12
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Kiowa Formation
				Clay, dark-gray and yellowish-orange	5	17

17-6W-11ddd--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 11, T. 17 S., R. 6 W., west side of road, 60 feet north of intersection; augered June 26, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,463 feet.						Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan Stage
			Fluvial deposits (low terrace)
					Silt, dark-grayish-brown; contains some sand	4	4
					Silt, dark-brown	5	9
					Silt, dark-brown, and fine sand	5	14
					Silt, brown; contains much coarse to very coarse sand	46	60
Permian System
	Lower Permian Series
		Cimarronian Stage
			Sumner Group
				Ninnescah Shale
					Siltstone, clayey, reddish-gray	5	65

17-7W-31aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 31, T. 17 S., R. 7 W., south side of road. 40 feet west of intersection; augered June 28, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,730 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, medium-dark-brown	7	7
				Silt, reddish-brown; contains some caliche	8	15
				Silt, light-brown; contains much caliche in lower half	15	30
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Siltstone, grayish-yellow	9	39
				Sandstone, yellowish-orange	9	48

17-7W-32aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 32, T. 17 S., R. 7 W., South side of road, 80 feet west of intersection; augered June 28, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,736 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, brown; contains caliche nodules	4	9
				Silt, light-brown; contains some caliche	5	14
				Silt, yellowish-orange; contains some locally derived gravel in lower part	1	15
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Sandstone, yellowish-orange	2	17

17-7W-33aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 33, T. 17 S., R. 7 W., south side of road at corner; augered June 28, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,710 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, light-olive-gray	4	9
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Siltstone, reddish-brown	3	12
				Sandstone, light-gray and red	3	15

17-8W-27ddd--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 27, T. 17 S., R. 8 W., north side of road, 45 feet west of intersection; augered June 29, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,786 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, brown	8	13
				Clay, silty; contains much caliche	2	15
				Clay, yellowish-gray	2	17
				Silt, light-gray	3	20
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Siltstone, pale-yellowish-orange	2	22

17-8W-31aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 31, T. 17 S., R. 8 W., south side of road, 40 feet west of intersection; augered June 29, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,768 feet; depth to water, 37.2 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown	3	3
				Silt, medium-brown	2	5
				Silt, grayish-brown; contains caliche nodules	5	10
				Silt, light-grayish-brown	4	14
				Silt, dark-brown, sandy in lower part	22	36
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, light-greenish-gray	14	50
				Silt, tan	12	62
				Sand, fine to medium	5	67
				Gravel, fine to coarse; derived from local rocks	5	72
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, light-yellowish-orange and light-gray, some red mottling	3	75

17-8W-32aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 32, T. 17 S., R. 8 W., South side of road, 60 feet west of intersection; augered June 29, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,783 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown	4	4
				Silt, dark-brown	6	10
				Silt, medium-brown	9	19
				Silt, tan; contains much caliche	9	28
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Sandstone, fine-grained, gray	5	33

17-8W-33aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 33, T. 17 S., R. 8 W., South side of road, 90 feet west of intersection; augered June 29, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,770 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown	10	10
				Silt, brown; contains caliche	10	20
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Sandstone, yellowish-orange	1	21

17-8W-35aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 35, T. 17 S., R. 8 W., South side of road, 60 feet west of intersection; augered June 28, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,758 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-brown	5	5
				Silt, medium-brown	6	11
				Silt, light-brown; contains much caliche	4	15
				Silt, light-brown; contains small caliche nodules	6	21
				Sand, very fine and very silty, tan; contains some caliche	5	26
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Sandstone, grayish-yellow	4	30

17-8W-36aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 36, T. 17 S., R. 8 W., south side of road, 60 feet west of intersection; augered June 28, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,750 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, grayish-brown	4	4
				Silt, dark-brown	3	7
				Silt, medium-brown; caliche nodules in lower part	22	29
				Silt, light-grayish-tan; contains some caliche nodules	12	41
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, light-gray and yellowish-orange, some red mottling	3	44

17-9W-7ddd--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 7, T. 17 S., R. 9 W., north side of road, 75 feet west of intersection; augered July 12, 1964. Altitude of land surface, 1,788 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, reddish-brown	10	15
				Silt, tannish-brown and reddish-brown; contains much caliche	5	20
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, tan	10	30
				Silt, tan; contains caliche	10	40
				Silt, tannish-brown	7	47
				Gravel, coarse, and cobbles	3	50
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Shale, light- and dark-gray	1	51

17-9W-15aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 15, T. 17 S., R. 9 W., west road shoulder, 100 feet south of intersection; augered July 12, 1964. Altitude of land surface, 1,787 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, tannish-brown; contains much caliche	12	17
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, gray, and red siltstone	3	20

17-9W-31aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 31, T. 17 S., R. 9 W., south side of road, 70 feet west of intersection; augered July 6, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,761 feet; depth to water, 25.0 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown	3	3
				Silt, olive-gray	2	5
				Silt, medium-light-brown	8	13
				Silt, olive-gray; contains much medium sand and caliche in lower half	8	21
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, medium-brown	24	45
				Silt, light-brown	25	70
				Silt, light-brown; lower half contains much gravel derived from local rocks	12	82
				Gravel, fine to coarse, derived from rocks of Cretaceous age	2	84
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, light-gray mottled red	4	88

17-9W-32aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 32, T. 17 S., R. 9 W., south side of road, 90 feet west of intersection; augered July 6, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,757 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, greenish-gray	10	15
				Silt, brown; contains much caliche	20	35
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, light-olive-gray; contains some caliche	30	65
				Clay, grayish-green; contains some caliche	12	77
				Gravel, fine to coarse; derived from rocks of Cretaceous age, slightly cemented in lower part	8	85
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, light-brown, some red mottling	5	90

17-9W-33aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 33, T. 17 S., R. 9 W., South side of road, 50 feet west of intersection; augered June 29, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,755 feet; depth to water, 21.3 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, medium-grayish-brown	8	8
				Silt, dark-brown; contains much caliche in upper part	22	30
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, fine sandy, tannish-brown	18	48
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Sandstone, dark-brown, iron-stained	1	49

17-9W-34aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 34, T. 17 S., R. 9 W., south side of road, 55 feet west of intersection; augered June 29, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,767 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt clayey, dark-grayish-brown	4	4
				Silt, light-brown	5	9
				Silt, medium-brown; contains caliche nodules	12	21
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Sandstone, medium-tannish-brown	3	24

17-9W-35aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 35, T. 17 S., R. 9 W., south side of road, 65 feet west of intersection; augered June 29, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,773 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, tannish-gray	6	11
				Silt, light-brown; contains caliche	10	21
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Siltstone, light-gray; contains some red spots	2	23

17-9W-36aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 36, T. 17 S., R. 9 W., south side of road, 35 feet west of intersection; augered June 29, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,787 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, black	4	4
				Silt, dark-brown	4	8
				Silt, light-brown; contains caliche nodules	10	18
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Siltstone, light-grayish-yellow	7	25

17-10W-4aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 4, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., west side of road, 131 feet south of intersection; augered June 30, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,823 feet; depth to water, 33.3 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	6	6
				Silt, light-brown	19	25
				Silt, brown; contains much caliche	13	38
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, fine sandy, tan	20	58
				Gravel, fine to coarse, and sand; composed of Dakota sandstone and siltstone, and caliche	13	71
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, light-yellowish-orange, some red mottling	6	77

17-10W-6bbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 6, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., in field 20 feet south of center of road and 144 feet east of section corner; drilled August 31, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,907 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
				Soil	2	2
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Colorado Group
			Greenhorn Limestone
				Limestone, chalky, and shale, yellowish-orange	18	20
				Limestone, chalky, and shale, dark-gray; contains some bentonite seams	59	79
			Graneros Shale
				Shale, clayey, dark-gray	21	100

17-10W-9aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 9, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., west side of road, 80 feet south of intersection; augered July 7, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,809 feet; depth to water, 14.0 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, brown; contains caliche in lower part	15	20
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, fine sandy, tan	17	37
				Silt, tannish-brown; contains much sand and some locally derived gravel in lower part	11	48
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, dark-gray, some red mottling	7	55

17-10W-9ddd1--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 9, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., west side of road, 80 feet north of intersection; augered July 7, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,824 feet; depth to water, 10 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, black	7	7
				Silt, dark-yellowish-orange; contains some caliche	2	9
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Colorado Group
			Graneros Shale
				Shale, clayey, medium-gray	1	10

17-10W-11dcd--Sample log of test hole in the SE SW SE sec. 11, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., north side of road, 200 feet east of bridge; augered July 12, 1964. Altitude of land surface, 1,780 feet; depth to water, 22.0 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, brown	7	7
				Silt, tannish-brown; contains caliche nodules	13	20
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, tan	25	45
				Silt, tan, and fine sand	12	57
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Shale, clayey, dark-gray	1	58

17-10W-13aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 13, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., west side of road, 50 feet south of intersection; augered July 12, 1964. Altitude of land surface, 1,777 feet; depth to water, 20.8 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, brown	5	10
				Silt, tannish-brown; contains caliche nodules	10	20
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, tannish-gray	10	30
				Silt, tan, and gravel; sandy	3	33
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, hard, reddish-yellow	2	35

17-10W-16ddd--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 16, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., west side of road, 45 feet north of intersection; augered July 7, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,830 feet; depth to water, 6.0 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown	1	1
				Clay, silty, light-tan; contains caliche	7	8
				Clay, silty, light-tan; contains much gravel derived from local rocks in lower foot	3	11
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Colorado Group
			Graneros Shale
				Shale, clayey, light-gray, some yellowish-orange	4	15

17-10W-21ddd--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 21, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., west side of road, 70 feet north of intersection; augered July 7, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,828 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, medium-brown	12	12
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Colorado Group
			Graneros Shale
				Siltstone, grayish-yellow and light-gray	3	15

17-10W-31aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 31, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., South side of road, 75 feet west of intersection; augered July 6, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,791 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	6	6
				Silt, medium-brown; contains some fine sand and much caliche	24	30
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, light-tan; contains fine sand and some fine to coarse gravel and caliche	38	68
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, grayish-yellow with dark-brown mottling	2	70

17-10W-31ccc--Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 31, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., 30 feet north and 30 feet east of center of intersection; augered July 10, 1964. Altitude of land surface, 1,799 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, brown; contains some caliche	13	18
				Silt, tannish-brown	34	52
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, hard, very dark gray	1	53

17-10W-32ccc--Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 32, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., 30 feet north and 50 feet east of center of intersection; augered July 10, 1964. Altitude of land surface, 1,780 feet; depth to water, 21.7 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, grayish-brown	10	10
				Silt, brown	6	16
				Silt, tannish-brown	19	35
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, clayey, tan	6	41
				Silt, clayey, dark-brown; contains much black silt in small nodules	8	49
				Silt, clayey, brown; contains some fine sand	4	53
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, dark-gray	2	55

17-10W-32ddd--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 32, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., 20 feet west and 30 feet north of center of intersection; augered July 10, 1964. Altitude of land surface, 1,772 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown; contains some caliche	8	8
				Silt, reddish-brown; contains some caliche	7	15
				Silt, tan	13	28
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, very clayey, grayish-brown	13	41
				Silt, sandy, light-grayish-brown	9	50
				Silt, very fine sandy, tan; contains some coarse gravel in lower part and waterworn caliche	17	67
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, dark-gray	3	70

17-10W-33bbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 33, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., south side of road, 55 feet east of intersection; augered July 6, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,795 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, olive-gray	5	5
				Silt, clayey, medium-brown; contains small caliche nodules in lower part	13	18
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Siltstone, pale-yellowish-orange	2	20

17-10W-33ddd--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 33, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., west side of road, 90 feet north of intersection; augered July 7, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,802 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, light-grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, clayey, medium-brown; contains caliche nodules in upper half	21	26
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, light-red and yellowish-orange	9	35

17-10W-34aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 34, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., south side of road, 75 feet west of intersection; augered July 6, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,806 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown	4	4
				Silt, reddish-brown	2	6
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, light-gray with much red mottling	4	10

17-10W-34bbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 34, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., south side of road, 70 feet east of intersection; augered July 6, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,811 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, dark-brown	4	9
				Silt, medium-brown; contains small caliche nodules	14	23
				Silt, grayish-yellow; contains much caliche	7	30
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Siltstone, light-grayish-yellow and tan	10	40

17-10W-35aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 35, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., South side of road, 85 feet west of intersection; augered July 6, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,794 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, light-grayish-brown; contains caliche in lower part	5	5
				Silt, brown	15	20
				Silt, light-brown; contains caliche	6	26
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, gray, mottled red; contains hematite pebbles	11	37

17-10W-36aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 36, T. 17 S., R. 10 W., south side of road, 45 feet west of intersection; augered July 6, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,744 feet; depth to water, 4.4 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan Stage
			Fluvial deposits
				Silt, clayey, grayish-brown	3	3
				Silt, grayish-brown	8	11
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, dark-gray	14	25

17-11W-36aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 36, T. 17 S., R. 11 W., South side of road, 50 feet west of intersection; augered July 7, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,818 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, medium-brown; contains very fine sand and some caliche	29	34
				Silt, medium-brown; contains caliche nodules	8	42
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Sandstone, very fine grained, brown	15	57

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