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Excerpt from On the Geology of the Delta, and the Mudlumps of the Passes of the Mississippi
I have shown that toward the close of the Drift period, the place of the present Mississippi was occupied by what, but for its stupendous prop/ortions, might be termed a torrent of fresh water, having, even as far south as the present coast line, a velocity sufficient to transport pebbles of five to six ounces weight, from localities not nearer than Tennessee and northern Arkansas; together with the smaller ones derived, doubtless. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
