Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the year 1852 / by Randolph B. Marcy ; assisted by George B. McClellan. Page: 11 of 368
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ILLUSTRATIONS,
LANDSCAPES.
Plate.
I. Granite boulders
II.
Mount Webster
III.
Encampment of 6th June
IV.
Gypsum Bluffs on north branch of Red river
V. Views of Gypsum Bluffs on Canadian river
VI. View near Gypsum Bluffs on Red river VII.
Border of El Llano Estacado
VIII.
View near head of the Ke.che-ahl-qui-ho-no
IX. View near head of Red river
X.
Head of Ke che-ah-qui-ho-no, or the main
river
XI.
Trap mountain on Cache creek
XII.
Witchita village on Rush creek
Page.
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of RedI;n
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GEOLOGICAL SECTIONS.*
I. Section showing the order and succession of the strata from
Washington county, Arkansas, to Fort Belknap, Texas
156
IlI. Section on Cache creek, near its junction with Red river
159
IV. Section of strata on north branch of Red river, taken June 2 164
V. Section of Gypsum Bluffs on north branch of Red river,
taken June 3
165
VI. Out-crop of finely laminated ferruginous sandstone near
north branch of Red river
-166
VII. Section of the borders of the Llano Estacado, taken June 16 167
VIII. Section of strata near middle branch of Red river, taken
June 21
-167
IX. Section of bluffs between middle branch of Red river and
Dog-town river, taken June 24
168
All the geological sections are by Dr. George G. Shumard, surgeon to the
expedition.
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Marcy, Randolph Barnes. Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the year 1852 / by Randolph B. Marcy ; assisted by George B. McClellan., book, 1854; Washington, DC. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6105/m1/11/?rotate=270: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.