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have been uplifted and warped with a moderate slant to the northeast, 
and then maturely dissected; but this idea is only offered in the way 
of a suggestion, to be tested by some one who may cross to the west- 
ern side of this unattractive, waterless range. 
In the afternoon we turned eastward across the southern arm of the 
Playa and ascended a great fan, figure 21, to Painters Spring in a ravine 
at the western base of the granitic part of the House range, Plate 2, 
Aand B. Boulders up to 15 or 20 feet in diameter are common in the 
Ower part of the ravine and at the apex of the fan; some boulders are 
10 or 15 feet through at a distance of half a mile from the ravine mouth. 
he slope of the fan near its head was about 8°. As has been stated 
already for other fans, the shore lines that are cut on this one are rela- 
Fic. 15.— A subdued range west of Tule flats, looking west. 
Uvely insignificant features; some beaches and south-pointing spits 
On the piedmont slope a few miles farther north are of larger size. 
š he mouth of Painters ravine is lower now than it was once, as is 
Indicated by old boulders which lie on a rude terrace or bench, some 
0 feet above the present channel. Some of the boulders are much 
Weathered; one of them, sketched in figure 16, suggests the skull of 
a huge pachyderm; it was 9 feet in height. The ravine has a number 
of good-sized cottonwood trees, 30 or 40 feet high, growing in its bed; 
ence it may be inferred that no devastating, boulder-bearing flood 
has swept down the ravine for many years past. The little stream in 
the ravine was led by pipes to some troughs, built by stockmen, but at 
the time of our visit there was no stock in the intermont basin, although 
We saw a number of horses and cattle on the mountain. The stream 
Was not running when we entered the ravine about sunset, but it began 
to trickle soon after dark, and it ran merrily through the night and the 
Carly hours of the next morning, only to dry away again when the sun 
Came over the mountain. 
The greater part of July 23 was given to a ride southward and back 
Again along the base of the range, crossing several great fans on the 
