Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1917 — Much Soli Washed Into the Sea. [ARTICLE]

Much Soli Washed Into the Sea.

An average of 95 tons of soil and loose rock.is washed into the ocean every year from every square mile of the United States. This estimate does not Include the Great Basin. The, immensity of this contribution may* b€ better comprehended when it is realized that the surface of this country covers 8,088,500 square miles.