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Title
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Field Notes, 1912, Part 1_003
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Alternative Title
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Field Notes, 1912, Part 1
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Date
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1912
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Creator
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Raymond J. Pool
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Description
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Raymond J. Pool Field Notes
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Identifier
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120712
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Transcription
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2 2 May 18 - Left North Platte at 8 am for Gandy . The valley north of the river is about some width as south, i.e. 3 mi. before we came to the hills. On this side the valley is much the same as on the south side only moister and more meadow like and the alkali does not show so noticeably on the surface. Cicuta and Ranunculus aquatilis were very common in the wetter sites while Juncus , Eleocharis , Scirpus and Typha were common in the lowest depressions where water could be seen. The soil here is fine sandy loam and should yield to cultivation for such crops as potatoes to a high degree. As we got up into the hills the soil became rapidly sandy and the big auto had a lot of difficulty in making some of the hills. The hills here do not show the notable arrangement into east and west ranges with alternating valleys as in the north - Cherry Co. but there is not reqularity in their arrangement at all. The slope in most cases are gentle and blowouts are scarce although a few well developed ones were seen. The vegetation for about 21 mi. north from North Platte was notable for Sand Hills in the scarcity of Bunch Grass and in great abundance of Stipa comata and Aristida . The
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Rights
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