2 INTRODUCTION 



strange forms of vegetation that once visited here; of 

 the bizarre creatures that peopled it in old days before 

 man came and before the myriads of present-day friends 

 and foes had sprung into existence ; of the monsters that 

 throve and multiplied and brought fear and death to 

 weaker kind ; of the hideous reptiles that crawled over 

 the slimy domain, battling with each other or with the 



ONLY THE ROOTS REMAIN BEHIND 

 This picture is an example of the power of water In soil making 



denizens of the forest; of primitive man weak, dull, 

 savage, and yet endowed with more cunning of brain 

 fulfilling his mission and preparing the way for better 

 and higher tribes ; of all the agencies that have been at 

 work in the making of the garment that covers this great 

 body ; of the soil, the real covering, and all it means : 

 these many stories have been told in rock and stone and 



