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CHAPTER PAGE 



XV. CHARIOT RACING IN CALIFORNIA . 252 



XVI. PALACES OF THE DESERT . . . 263 



XVII. LOCAL COLOR . . . . . 279 



XVIII. THE FATHER OF TROUT STREAMS . 295 



XIX. BIG GAME WITH THE REVOLVER . 305 



XX. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD . 318 

 XXI. THE HARLEQUIN OF THE FISHES . 327 



XXII. SOME OCEAN AERONAUTS . . . 338 



XXIII. HARD RIDING IN CALIFORNIA . . 356 



XXIV. HEAD WATERS OF FAMOUS TROUT 



STREAMS 369 



XXV. A DESERT FISHING POOL . . . 382 



INDEX 393 



