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I Herald-News Engraving)Thu* Manitowoc onimly—nl Two Crooks nnil Mu* IdtMe Manlinwiu— is oik* of I luce places on Uio Rlohe where trace* inii now- he seen of a sunken fun;*!, l« the statement of Came Warden John Kkiiii. who hns been nuiklns n study of tlm subject.A bulli'Iin Issued by llu* Wlsmn sin (iinloKirul iii'il Natiinil history survey mi Abandoned Shore l.lnrs of Kasli rn Wisconsin sivos Inrlher documentary proof of evidence ot this sunken foresi. when Mu* Kin-••ini lee drift overspread this section ihoiisHiuls of years nso. The ! oilier places where iraee of a sunken forest have appeared ithovo cround are In Arizona anil In Germany.i Two mile* south of Two Creeks, i alone the lake shore, the freshly ;cul lake cliff shows a remarkable i cross-section of an Inicr-tMacial for-jest lu-d. l.nice tree trunks unmistakably represent a cladatcd forest lied. The forest heil Is well preserved Mie stumps lieine soft and sponcy like rotten ruhher. but.ro-lainiiiE nil llte appearance of lis-orlftinal siriiclme. Several Iocs and stumps lay point ini: significantly ioward the southwest, the direcilon -in which the ice sheet piobuhlj moved ai that point.The Survey reports that it Is remarkable that so much of the ! overriden for«~t at Two Creeks should he preserved. nm! at least one stump remain eivci. i Mr. Kean rep-.ns thar he hn« per-sonnlly vtsiied the Two I'red,* reuiou ami the- l.itlle Manitowoc, where there Is. nnxli cvMencp id ttie hidden f«»rlt;st c.mumf to Hit sin face.Two picture* are reproduc-Hl here of Hi- old fore.i h-d at Two tTeek*. taken from Mi- Meolocii survey. cjiu- shows ovi rtntmdtree trunks pi.indue southwest.luiii-d in some places by twelve icei of Mil soil. Iii the other picture a small *liini|i which was loir red by soil dmliis Hie advance nl Hie Kinder was not uprooted or t vi ii overtime d. Its roots are cm-loilded in laminated red day. Inenntm-t with decayed root a this, clay is slmnply discolored.A comparison of Hie size of I lie I -lumps may ho gained by notlnt: i Mie minora eases plaeed in itie ; hiidiKroniul In-fore tlie snaps were made.
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Manitowoc Herald News
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Tue, Mar 22, 1932
Page 10
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