CONTEXTS. Vll 



SECTION III. 



Desiccation of the Asiatic Coxtixext, axd of other Portioxs of the World 121-154 



Desiccation of tlie Asiatic Continent, 121-1-tl. Areas of the Continental 

 Masses compared, 121, 122. Position of the Asiatic Closed-Basin Region, 122. 

 Important results of Desiccation in Southern Asia, and on the Mediterranean, 123- 

 12.5. — Desiccation in the Aralo-Caspian Basin, 124—127. Humboldt's Conclu- 

 sions, 12."). Major Wood'.s Investigations, 12.5-127. Dr. Neuinayr's Results, 126. 

 — Desiccation in Persia, 128, 129. Statements of the Anglo-Persiau Boundary 

 Commission, 128. Present Population of Persia, 128. Dr. r>ellew's Statements, 

 128, 129. Blanford's Conclusions, 129. — Desiccation in the Himalaya, 1.30, 

 131. H. von Schlagintweit quoted, 130. F. Drew's Statements, 130, 131. The 

 Author of " The Indian Alps " on the Disappearance of the Forests in the Hima- 

 laya, 131. — Desiccation in the Thian-Schan Range, 131. Sewerzoff quoted, 



131. — Diminution of the Lakes of Central Asia, 132-134. The Han-Hai, 



132. Lob Nor, 133. Richthofen quoted, 132. Prjewalsky quoted, 133. Forsyth 

 on Desiccation in East Turkestan, 133. Siberia once covered in large part by 

 Water, 134. Cotta quoted, 134. Influence of Geological Changes on Man's Wel- 

 fare, 135-137. — Desiccation of the Region bordering on the Mediterranean, 

 138-149. Nature of the Evidences of Desiccation, 137. Changes of Climate in 

 Arabia in Historic Times, 138, 139. Statements of Fresnel, Noel des Vergere, 

 ami Lady Blunt, 138, 139. Diminution of the Rivers of Mesopotamia, 139. 

 W. Blunt quoted, 140. C. Fraas quoted, 140. E. H. Palmer's Statement, 140. 

 11. F. Burton on the Changes of Climate in Midian, 140, 141. C. Fraas on the 

 Climate of Egypt, 141, 142. Rusegger's Views, 142. A. L. Adams quoted, 142, 

 143. Linger and Fallmerayer on the Climate of Greece, 143. 0. Fraas, Remarks 

 on the Decay of the Mediterranean Nations, 144. — Increased Dryness of the 

 Sahara in Historic Times, 145-149. Zittel quoted, 145. Desor's Views, 14G. 

 Proofs of Change of Climate in Northern Africa, 146-149. Dr. Chavanne quoted, 

 147-149. — ^Diminution of the Lakes of Central Africa, 149, 150. — Living- 

 stone's Views, 150. — Desiccation in Central Europe, 150, 151. Results ob- 

 tained by Berghaus and Wex, in regard to the Diminution in Volume of the 

 Rivers of Europe, 151. — Drying up of the Lakes of South America, 151-153. 

 A. Agassiz, his Investigations, 152, 153. Humboldt's Observations, 153. 



CHAPTER III. 



GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE DESICCATION QUESTION. 



SECTION T. 

 Introductory 155-164 



Results obtained in regard to Desiccation in the Sierra Nevada, 155, 150; in 

 the Rocky Mountains, 1;)7. Manner in which the subject of Desiccation has 

 been heretofore treated, 159. — Desiccation generally regarded as the Result 

 of Cutting do^wn the Forests, 160-164. Authors quoted as favoring this 



