. Blazing nature's trail : the nature trails and Trailside Museum at Bear Mountain, , 1929. Bear Mountain Trailside Museum; Natural history museums; Nature trails; Nature study. 10 AMERICAN MI SKIM was ever dug. ( toe day, while searching the ground surface with a crow- bar, preparatory to putting in a label post, it was discovered that the iron rod struck water. The spot was in the center of a wooded area near the service road to the museum building, far from any running water but not so distant from a small swamp. Further exploration with a shovel and a. BIRDS Tripods, with colored bird
. Blazing nature's trail : the nature trails and Trailside Museum at Bear Mountain, , 1929. Bear Mountain Trailside Museum; Natural history museums; Nature trails; Nature study. 10 AMERICAN MI SKIM was ever dug. ( toe day, while searching the ground surface with a crow- bar, preparatory to putting in a label post, it was discovered that the iron rod struck water. The spot was in the center of a wooded area near the service road to the museum building, far from any running water but not so distant from a small swamp. Further exploration with a shovel and a. BIRDS Tripods, with colored bird pictures, were placed along the trail calling attention to the types of woodland frequented by various species pickaxe revealed the fact that the water was there in considerable quan- tity. Thus it was decided that a well be dug in the soft clay soil to illustrate the story of ground moisture. After long hours of toil, during which the sociable clay had thoroughly worked its way into three suits of clothes on three people, bed rock was struck. The clay walls were lined with flat stones and a strong fence was built about the hole. So fast did the water rush in during the later part of the digging that it was necessary to bail constantly that the work might progress. After the well was considered finished, signs and diagrams were made to explain the action of ground water, the position of the water table and the "holding" of water by tree-covered soils. These signs were duly placed, an iron rod, graduated in red and white inches, was driven into the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carr, William H. (William Henry), 1902-1985. New York : Dept. of Education, American Museum of Natural History
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