. The pictorial sketch-book of Pennsylvania, or, Its scenery, internal improvements, resources, and agriculture, populary described . ria. 36. 150 O F F - 11 A X P S K K T 0 11 E S .. Fit!. .7. lying in an uncouforuiable positiiu to tlio more modern overlayingsuriaoe. Various writers have eautioned tlie observer against eertain decep-tive appearances of the strata in particular linos of coast, (Avhich areno less frequent in our mountain regions,) Avhcre beds, apparentlyhorizont:^, in reality dip at a very considerable angle. The follow-ing tig. 3S, exhibits a headland as seen from the south, i

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. The pictorial sketch-book of Pennsylvania, or, Its scenery, internal improvements, resources, and agriculture, populary described . ria. 36. 150 O F F - 11 A X P S K K T 0 11 E S .. Fit!. .7. lying in an uncouforuiable positiiu to tlio more modern overlayingsuriaoe. Various writers have eautioned tlie observer against eertain decep-tive appearances of the strata in particular linos of coast, (Avhich areno less frequent in our mountain regions,) Avhcre beds, apparentlyhorizont:^, in reality dip at a very considerable angle. The follow-ing tig. 3S, exhibits a headland as seen from the south, in whichthe strata appear to the eye perfectly level. There appears to be nomistake about their horizontal position ; but if the headland treads

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