i8 



SEA AND LAND 



reason that the rocks on that coast are generally too hard 

 and too ninch jointed to favor the formation and preserva- 

 tion of these beautiful structures; but on the shore-lands of 

 northern Britain and at many points along the Mediterranean 

 Sea, these singular rock forms abound. A stone soft enough 

 to be easil)- assailed by tlie waves, yet coherent enough to 



^^--fWv '•'♦ly't'.t 



W' ■» ' '-' . >■,' 

 ■ ■■■I '>jf| 



Natural Bridge, Santa Cruz, California 



Remnant of a sea cave ; the inland portion of the arch has fallen in. and the space has been widened by 

 the waves which roll in beneath ihe bridge. The horizontal strata are of limestone, and are thus easily 

 dissolved by the waves. The material is much jointed, and so the pebbles on the beach are very small. 



hold together where the joints or natural lines of weakness 

 run in several directions, affords the best conditions for this 

 kind of marine sculpture. 



In the ways above described the sea. searching out the 

 paths of least resistance, will often produce very beautiful 

 effects, simulating the noblest results of architecture. On 



