Smith, Hamilton Lanphere, 1819-1903. [from old catalog] · Cleveland, M. C. Younglove and company · leaf 186
zontal, hence, it is inferred, that subsequently to their deposition,they have been subjected to a variety of disturbing causes, bywhich they have been made to assume all inclinations to thehorizon. Occasionally they are uplifted to an almost vertical po-sition, as in the following illustration,… … edges of the strata are denuded, or uncovered, they are said tocrop out, when this occurs, it will be found that the strata suc-ceed each other in regular order, as we have already mentioned.When strata crop out, it is apparent, that having been elevated by 184 THE WOftU). some internal agency, the…
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