A little coarse dark sand and gravel were found below the last bed of clay, on the top of the yellow sand." The boring for water in 1830 was extended, on the Fort Shelby plateau, 260 feet.

After passing ten feet of alluvion, the auger passed through 115 feet of blue clay, with quicksand, then two of beach sand and pebbles, when the limestone rock was struck.

It was geodiferous for sixty feet, then lies sixty-five, then a carbonate of lime eight feet, at which depth the effort was relinquished unsuccessfully .-- _Historical and Scientific Sketches of Michigan_.
"_Bed of the Detroit River_ .-- I am induced to believe the bed of the River Detroit is clay, from the fact that it affords good anchorage for vessels.

Neither limestone nor any other rock has ever been discovered in it." _Murder of Dr.Madison._--A gentleman at the West writes to me (Nov.
17): "As to the murder of Dr.Madison, the facts were, that he started from Green Bay, with three soldiers, to go to Chicago, and from thence to his wife in Kentucky, who, during his absence, had added 'one' to the family.

The Indian Ke-taw-kah had left the bay the day previous, had passed the Indian village on the Manatoowack River, on his way to Chebiogan on the west side of Lake Michigan, to see a relative, but had turned back.