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A. H. Purdue abundant acres angular chert Ashley Beech River bowlders breccia brown Buffalo River Bulletin C. H. Gordon cent chert chert fragments coal color covered Creek crest crops Cumberland Mountains Cumberland Plateau Dark shale Decatur County degrees east depth drainage drilled elevation erosion farm feet above sea fertility forest fires Geological Survey Geologist Gullied Lands Hendren Highland Rim Hohenwald Iron Ore Deposits J. A. Switzer L. C. Glenn Lewis County map lime limestone limonite loams located loose material main ridge miles north miles south Mountains Napier Nashville Nelson Nixon Bank occur Ocoee River Oneida outcrops Perry County phosphorus Plain postage prospect red clay region Resources of Tennessee road Robertson County sample sand sandstone sea level secondary ridge shot siliceous slopes spurs streams sulphur surface showings Tennessee River thickness timber Toomey trees valley Water Power water-worn gravel West Tennessee Wilbur