Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-23
LOCAL GEOLOGY.
The Terrace Formation of Chittenden


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The following is an extract taken from
the chapter concerning the topography /
anal ,,aolouv of Chitteuden Comfy. writ |
, ~. d., cnnr,,o II pnrkins fnr u
.cH Wy lo' ' 60. rr,,
Mason N CoS loithco''i'"E ni9'o' vi '''
county All the more important IactS re-
specting terraces may be adVantageously
! oi,e.rvnd nm the Winooski river Here. ms
~, $1,000 ni,.or, tho torr,ces occur i'm
on HloSu rNel9' Uio w. ','Oo' 0O'"' III
groups or basins scattered aiohE Uhe COURSE
and between these Ihey may ne elther
| wanting or at least inCOnspcUOus. Along
fine \yinooski we find the lowest and last
c'',.,,,,l t,,,.,no, j., tho in+orvnla north or
: iV' nv, 49,, h,.;,,.., ,,,,i
the railroad track l'lWeei tne plit'Hp ',iu
the tunnel ilnu Quiet ilt'doN9 T'hIl.'N
situated. ihl7 trrrac IS sun lor.il'. ~
I since at every II o. ueP"5iI9 ~ o"hu' ~.
! luNlan' etc.' are !eii upon 1t. ne IeN VI
second terrace, Is leSs rM'c. tI'o ",W , W.
pears ollA III pi"CSa "oiT ''' tto ,i,.i,|
| occurs petNeeu lne i'o.'H W NV ~
ana APplellee IoiIlt Hpohr va -, % p,,i IL
GNtenus III SouIn f Vt a,i navy IN
Iolnt ne roa'l llo',l NIium ., "aV't fr ="
MalIelS pay cIon9t4 .mV ,ni,i1, ,G,r1,
] snoit dlSi"I'cc, ouO IL iTH7 ,iS ',o.'sn
| the Iouruh terrace, WHltn - ui ~ l"lS ~
ih4n the Secoiiu or tnli" u't No.. ~ ,tn -
at 1elhepers oIluge ~ tue ~ INV " ti,i.i
cloSSe9 anu Il9to llU't VIZ i ia,',,,I ~
WniGh l9Illl1 ,,Ie rnd }oCjrlau-
M"iiers ip9g t,H ho me fourth terrace is
Yer icy o,iI ana ,S.,, Inc fnlin,vnd fnr
S'1" HOt ~ , ,',,'! t',.r,no. ara rrns.
mics. AStia lne9I w I,t Nv, I,"rii,rt,
eu III SolnS lloll Llv r.. ~ ,;i f
10 lhG coiItSei Hi'noI trc r,ii', Iiha
Is wen NM 1gou e,is , o,, th,.
utPot, iuiioo t ,,,t Mann tho
ll0' ~ i I'H,i $780,. i ~, IA MINT ,,,d
sGcoIiG' En ,tai hniding on the fonrth
Wy ~ u I-,'j,,areit;ns h7,iIdin0s and IN
i b,,t ,t,.oot il, o,, - ,i,3a Of r,odi-
iep tbn bilgheet tai.race
MI r !" f ~, t,o - Of 7,reat evtont
ne io';t - i ~ 1il+cLcoGt, ranIo,ils
e, TiGoi , m,ii- +,.r, NV no raaordnd aS
,+lt r &C.,, nVterdimtI from Rirhmnud
-, pi b'inf Vivian tbn 1nLa was at thn
~ IT,, Ne tnrrape rnpst hive
, u 10 o.idnt ite raeent sitnation tbe
u,Ln1a Of tho valley of the Winooski he
i,,, 1inbn,ond 81 that had the water
10y wv, uiidInnIv tbere wand have brrn
,,,'.a,' To to M ave- - vast unhrokeu
T XIII In af eonI from Rock Point to Rich
fpin,a ond from NolInts bav Colchester
nrd NIiltnn nm the north TO WilIstou
and .oi,tL nuriin1ton ON the south Since
! tI'o+ ,,ar;od no WinoosIi has emf ont
| 49, t,'' n,asnnt channel and formed the lower
t,rtn,.o ANA also triLntnrv streams have
2 Tnn" tbeir MARI in rvcav1ttnr their own
: IoIS and fr51ninC tbeir terrace. while
Nv .''iN' f tt liz, ,,,d Of no channel nf
e L. N-inoael,i ,varo ,,rnduaIIv sinliuI, .
i W nc +Lo ,,9rino chalie aIrn91l,-
o,'tin,nd o3a f'l1nd in the clay inst be-
,nntT tho sands Of The INNER tcirace if
,'',il ,,nt i,nnrnhnbIe mai # was fnrmed
az ,o I ' Of the Wino"sk in The ocean
l ~ thnt ,,nrt Of Tho ocean which extended
r ~ ,I''' ,fa EhaiNnloin v,I1ev and as the
i,iF ne tn ia rnrrert emf
i,, ~ ih,ln,,h tho n,a1ionslv denosited
I[l+n rnIio,yinl, tho VinooeEi i've snec-
uci,", - tn,mno foru,otion ora scan he
llIltllS u w ~ i'i
l tween itlgh Drldge ana f-SseA JuICl'on
any au vans ii0i'i 'i ~
petler alil Soi ~ tto ,,,,r+orror,. await
~ sol'iv oi,liu ~ |l.T ii't 800
= country was sufficiently settled TO AFFORD a
+ habitation to great beasts, the largest
lanu ailllila!s INA, nay eNeI IiHeu ipoo u
. the elephant anu lhe Hla9louoh ioaule'l