A BIBLIOGRAPHT 



RELATING TO THE 



y, PALJNTOLOGW AND MINERAL 



OF OALlFORISriA. 



PART I. 

 Publications of the State of California. 



FIRST GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CALIFORNIA. 



Dr. JOHN B. TRASK, State Geologist. 



Report of the Special Committee in favor of a Geological Survey 

 of California. Submitted by Mr. Randall, April 24, 

 1851. 19 pp. 



Report of 1853, Geology of the Sierra Nevada or California 

 Range; by John B. Trask. Sacramento, 1853. 31 pp. 

 (2,000 copies printed.) 



Report on the Geology of the Coast Mountains, embracing their 

 agricultural resources and mineral productions, also 

 portions of the Middle and Northern Mining Districts; 

 by Dr. John B. Trask, State Geologist. Senate Doc, 

 No. 14. Sacramento, 1855. 95 pp. 



This report contains a description of the physical geography of the 

 coast mountains ; geology of the coast mountains ; Tertiary rocks of 

 the coast mountains ; primitive rocks of the coast mountains ; vol- 

 canic rocks of the coast mountains ; geology of the San Bernardino 

 Mountains ; stratified rocks of the San Bernardino chain and plains 

 of IjOS Angeles ; extent of the infusorial group ; plains of Los Angeles ; 

 artesian borings ; soils and productions of Los Angeles ; mineral pro- 



