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is present in seve~al places in the territory. In the nor-

thern part it is present, though strepped, as' a large flat-

topped, internally drained port~cn on the divide between Mint

and Bouquet Canyons. It also accurs as the gently sloping

hillsides of remarkably even dip which are a feature of the

southwestern corner of the area.

In the northern and central parts of the region the top-

ogra9hy is typically badland. This is formed by the erosion

of the ~o_orly lithffied Mint Canyon formation. The topography

is featured by cliffs and deep gullies which are as steep as

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Plate II Badland topography with an ash

bed forming a ridge

the angle of reDose of the rocks in which they are cut. In

this region there are several ash beds which control topography

to a marked degree. The2e ash beds rtand out as ridge forming

mecibers which stretch for about a mile across the northern