The geology of New Hampshire : a report comprising the results of explorations ordered by the legislature (1874)
New Hampshire. Geological and Mineralogical Survey, Hitchcock, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1836-1919, Upham, Warren, 1850-1934, Huntington, Joshua Henry, 1833-1904, Quimby, Elihu T. (Elihu Thayer), 1826-1890, Scudder, Samuel Hubbard, 1837-1911, Flint, William F, Edwards, Arthur M. (Arthur Mead), Hawes, George Wesson, 1848-1882 · Concord : E. A. Jenks, state printer · leaf 119
n Bedford to Reeds Ferry. This side of the val-ley appears to have been specially subjected to the erosion of the river,which has in many portions removed nearly every trace of modified drift,leaving the till or ledge sloping to the present channel. The till is fre-quently exposed in the banks or… … ^^isij MODIFIED DRIFT ALONG MERRIMACK RIVER. 97 In Litchfield and Merrimack the high sandy plains have a larger devel-opment than in any other portion of this valley excepting Concord. Onthe east side we find the modified drift occupying almost the entire town-ship of Litchfield. An area from one…
