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390 Iowa Co.

The general surface is much broken by valleys, with intermediate ridges, the whole having a slight inclination in a north and south direction from the great ridge, running east and west a few miles south of the Wisconsin. [in north and south direction]. This broken character is owing to the loose, soft, easily decomposed [underl] limestone, which is readily carried away by the disintegrating agents. North of the main ridge the limestone is succeeded by the underlaying sandstone, forming cliffs of a wild and picturesque appearance. This dividing ridge is a very prominent and important feature in the topography of the western counties. Unlike most of the dividing ridges it is very high commanding a fine view of the valleys descending from it. The main road passes along the summit of the ridge, and it is supposed that, should a rail road ever be constructed to unite this country with Lake Michigan it will be along this ridge.

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