alluvion
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The eastern shore is not less beautiful: a broad flat plain of rich alluvion, extending from the water's edge, is terminated by a range of wooded hills.
From Great Indian Chief of the West Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk by Drake, Benjamin
Along the waters of Gasconade and Black rivers the hills are frequently abrupt and rocky, with strips of rich alluvion along the water courses.
From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by Peck, John Mason
The Pacific and Atlantic coast strips, even the great but bleak valley of the St. Lawrence, are mere incidents of territorial unity and political control when compared with the great alluvion of the Mississippi.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
Surface various; along the river and creeks, low alluvion; soil, loam mixed with sand.
From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by Peck, John Mason
Further down, abrupt cliffs and overhanging precipices are frequently seen at the termination of the river alluvion.
From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by Peck, John Mason
