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OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. 



the sunlight with bright-colored strata. On each side the 

 red clay is dominant, while between runs the strip of pale 

 gray which holds the precious nuggets. 



FIG. 77. THE WILDERNESS TRAIL. 



It is an ochreous clay carrying free gold. The rock is 

 in place and perfectly decomposed to a depth of seventy-five 

 or one hundred feet. This decomposition is the result of 

 the constant infiltration of warm rains carrying carbonic 



