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... the lead and zinc deposits of the Mississippi Valley outcrop at the grass roots as varying mixtures of iron oxide, galena, chert, and clay, though they seldom project above the general surface. The old lead ranges of Wisconsin and Illinois, found at the surface a century ago by the early explorers and traders, have served as starting points for deeper exploration which ...

— The Economic Aspect of Geology • C. K. Leith

... on—they occur, for instance, in the rocky fields of Galway and Donegal and in the stripped bog lands of Sligo. Galway and Donegal cabins are made of stones wrested from the ground; in Mayo, the walls are piled sod—mud cabins. Roofing these western homes is the "skin o' th' soil" or sod with the grass roots in it. Through the homemade roofs or barrel chimneys the wet Atlantic winds often pour streams of water that puddle on the earthen floors. At one end of the cabin is a smoky dent that indicates the fireplace; and at the other there may be a stall or two. The small, deep-set windows are, as ...

— What's the Matter with Ireland? • Ruth Russell

... of the leg and pulled and pulled. There was a splutter of snorts, and, 'what in Hell's,' and the fat girth of an apple-shaped body ripped the tent pegging free and came out under the tepee skirt followed by another leg, and two oozy hands flabbily clawing at the grass roots to stop the unusual exit. One hand held a flat flask and the air became flavored with the second-hand fumes of a whiskey cask. The sheriff rolled over after the manner of apple-shaped bodies and sat up on the end of his spine rubbing his eyes. Then, he recollected the dignity of his office and ...

— The Freebooters of the Wilderness • Agnes C. Laut