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were broken, half -decayed roots and numerous 

 marks which showed where other roots had held. 

 It seems probable that if the grove which sus- 

 tained them had not been destroyed by fire, 

 they in turn would have anchored and held se- 

 curely the portion of land which had just slipped 

 away. 



I went over the lower slopes of the burned 

 area and had a look at numerous new-made 

 gullies, and near the forks I measured a large 

 one. It was more than a hundred feet long, 

 two to four feet wide, and, over the greater 

 part of its length, more than four feet deep. It 

 was eroded by the late downpour, and its mis- 

 placed material, after being deposited by the 

 waters, would of itself almost call for an in- 

 crease of the river and harbor appropriations. 



Late in the afternoon, with the storm break- 

 ing, I stopped and watched the largest torrent 

 from the devastated region pour over a cliff. 

 This waterfall more nearly represented a lique- 

 fied landslide, for it was burdened with sedi- 

 ment and spoils. As it rushed wildly over, it 

 carried enormous quantities of dirt, gravel, and 



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