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Chapter I. Introduction, by Thomas Wayland Vaughan 11 



Preliminary arrangements for the geologic survey 11 



Field work 12 



Office work 13 



Outline of results 15 



Physiography 15 



Stratigraphy and geologic correlation 15 



Igneous activity and geologic structure 16 



Economic geology 16 



Acknowledgments 17 



Chapter II. Bibliography, by Wendell Phillips Woodring 18 



Chapter III. Geography, by Wythe Cooke 26 



General features 26 



Cordillera Septentrional 27 



Samand Peninsula 28 



Cibao Valley 29 



Cordillera Central 30 



General features 30 



Bonao trail 31 



Sierra de Ocoa 32 



Constanza trail 33 



Trail from Sabaneta to San Juan 35 



Valley of San Juan 37 



Azua Plain 37 



Sierra de Neiba 38 



Sierra de Martin Garcia 38 



Enriquillo Basin 39 



Sierra de Bahcruco 39 



Southern Peninsula 40 



Coastal plain 40 



Drainage 41 



North slope of the Cordillera Central 41 



South slope of the Cordillera Central 42 



Cordillera Septentrional 42 



Minor watersheds 43 



Transportation 43 



Railroads 43 



Roads and trails 44 



Coast line and shore features 44 



Manzanillo Bay 44 



Monte Cristi Bank 45 



Puerto Plata Bay 45 



Puerto Plata to Cape Samana 46 



Samand Bay 46 



East coast 47 



South coast 48 



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