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THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL- NYSSA- OREGON, THURSDAY. AUGUST 16. 1951
T ertiary
Strata
D iscovered In A rea
Canadian Students Visit U.N,
(Readers will remember a series
of articles on geology of the Nyssa-
Adrian area, which the Journal pub
lished In earlier issues, beginning a-
bout two years ago. The articles
were wr.Dten by Col. Ray E. Colton,
who wiJ tell in two more articles
about the new geologic evidence
discovered in the Nyssa area).
By Col. Ray E. Colton
In studying the geologic factors
which compose this area of Mal
heur county, the writer has discover
ed much that was no; known during
his last visit to the Nyssa area.
Directly east of and along the banks
of the Shake river, one sees large
areas o f exposures of Tertiary strata,
which also extend north and south
of Nyssa. Especially in the Adrian
area do we see evidence which tells
geologists
that
geologically
the
Nyssa-Adrian area of Malheur coun-
to is a part of much large province.
This province is characterized in
Four students, winners of a public speaking contest sponsored by
the main by being underlaid mostly
the Toronto Branch of the United Nations Association In Canada,
by Tertiary sediments in contrast
srtsited UJM. as part of their three-day trip to N ew York. Shown
to the mainly granitic composition
here listening to a transcription made during their Interview over
of the rugged mountains of Idaho
to the east and to the north. The | U.N. Radio are (left to right) Elizabeth Miller, Norman McCulloch,
W Ula McCauley, Charles Black and Kenneth Watts of the Ca
Tertiary sediments here, created
nadian U N A . A t the right Is Irving Berenson of the U Ji. Radio.
thousands of years before the ad
vent of man into wtiat is eastern
Oregon and the Nyssa area, are
very thick as the uncovered evi tion a few exposures are cited as and the Idaho sides. T h e strata
dence reveals.
follows:
in the Owyhee dam area near Adri
Two Major Strata
In the Owyhee dam area south an dip at a large angle toward the
In the Nyssa and again in the
Adrian area there are two major west of Adrian a composition of Snake River valley, whereas those
strata present. These are the Pay hard sandstone, conglomerates and across the bridge at Nyssa, and on
ette, which is of Miocene geologic ashy shale which rest on older lava the Idaho side, are of the conform
age, and the Idaho formation which beds is to be seen, whereas in the able types, that is resting almost
is of Pliocene age. To indicate the Nyssa area the lava is present along evenly upon one another.
Strata of simlliar character crops
complexity of the sedimentary sec- the Snake river on both the Oregon
out west of Nyssa along the county
road, which comes down from Vale.
More Fossils
In the area west of Nyssa and
Adrian some new fossil shells have
been found recently, and these are
identified as being remains of life
which inhabited a vast inland lake
which was here during that period
of geologic time assigned to the Plei
stocene era o f major Cenozoic time.
The waters o f this lake have long
since vanished, yet today evidence
in the form of ancient shorelines
BRUCE AS PH A LT TILE
can still be traced at the Coyote
CLEANER, mixed with water (1
wells and Skull springs area several
part to 80), gives safe, easy miles to the west and south o f Owy
cleaning for asphalt and rub hee dam.
Some excellent pieces o f agatized
ber tile. Requires no rinsing.
petrified wood have also been found
Ideal for removing old wax.
in this area. These are remains of
P re v e n ts d e te rio ra tio n
prehistoric stands of timber, which
caused by soaps and sol existed in the dim past of eastern
Oregon’s and Mklheur county's
vent-type cleaners. Made
by the makers of Bruce geologic record.
At this writing, some exploration
Floor Cleaner and the
is beiflg conducted by oil men in
Bruce DooziL
the Nyssa-Adrian-Vale areas, and
the result o f this cannot be stated
at this writing, but some local geol
ogic field work has been completed.
Leases are still on file in the county
clerk’s office at Vale for future
drilling operations.
That natural gas (methane type)
underlies the Nyssa area is known,
and someday this gas may be utiliz
ed to light and heat large areas of
the valley.
It was formed during past periods
of geologic time by decayed vege
table and plant life.
NOTE:
Soils were formed here
during prehistoric times and there
Is considerable sub-surface water in
the Nyssa area. These factors will
be discussed in another article which
will appear as an exclusive feature
in the G ate City Journal.—COL.
R A Y E. OOLTON
Frost Finishes 2 5
Y ea rs W ith F irm
ine Reberger o f Caldwell at the
Sherwood home. Guests attending
were Mrs. Charles Marshall. Mrs.
Roy Pounds. Mrs. Jim Norman and
Mrs. John Haight. Iced tea. cookies
and cake were served.
worked for Brown for several days
and then began driving truck for a
construction crew.
After
nine
months, he became an apprentice
lineman and a year later became
a serviceman In Payette. In Febru
ary, 1930 Prost came to Nyssa as
district manager.
Bernard Prost. Nyssa manager
of the Idaho Power company, has
received recognition for a quarter
century of service with the comp
any.
“ I worked a day or two before Entertain At Lawn Party—
I realized I was on the payroll'',
Mrs Henry Sherwood and Mrs.
Prost said in recalling his first ex Clara Beam entertained at a lawn
perience with the Idaho Power party held in honor of Mrs. Cather
company when he was interviewed
Leave On Trip—
for an article for a company pub
Mr. and Mrs H. R. Sherwood left lication.
Monday for Minneapolis to visit
J. D. Orr, then division manager
COLEM AN GO LDEN
their son. Donald and family Don at Payette, called Prost one morn
ald is enrolled at the University of
ing
and
asked
i
f
he
would
like
to
Minnesota Mr and Mrs. Sherwood
plan to visit friends and relatives drive a service car to Ontario and
in Michigan before returning home. deliver it to Stan Brown. Frost
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