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APPENDIX. 
7: 
REPORT OF AN EXAMINATION OF PORTIONS OF THE GRAVEL MINING REGION OF CALIFORNIA 
IN PLACER, NEVADA, YUBA, SIERRA, PLUMAS, AND BUTTE COUNTIES, MADE IN 1879. 
BY W. H. PETTEE. 
Seemann Wo APAETE MI AND WIOINITY 5... 000:0.cPvccdesevsncessiddevssevecssccececcertoores 379-383 
JI. Tse ReGion BETWEEN SMARTSVILLE AND FRENCH CORRAL ............... 383, 384 
III. Tse DivipE BETWEEN THE SouTtH AND Mipp.Le Yusa RIveRs............ 384—408 
Spnsnorion A. From French Corral to North San Juan ..............0.c0ceececceeserens 384-390 
Eeamone tides and Montezuma Hill . 22. ..01scccsen..e.savcevacccceceteccssess 390, 391 
I A Ge ce 391-398 
Dy Between North Bloomiield and Eureka :. 00.4. ......0scicecsesescacscsecee 399-406 
Se RUNNIN Feces Coin Sia aes 7a 0'2 Sik Aeiousauls bok ods ew'essbucincan cts veuys aes 406—408 
Section IV. THe WasaHineton RipGE, souTH oF THE SoutH YusBa River......... 408-416 
VY. Tue Gravet Deposits BETWEEN InpIANA HiLt (NEAR Gotp Run) anp 
MANDIR MYM oO a Ata Peete han hoe neias dan a3 sin REDE hee Bae ne Hs » eo 416-426 
VI. Tue Forest City Divipr, BETWEEN THE MippLE aNnpd NortH YuBA 
Rives: AND THe Vieiniry. OF SERRA, CITY 1.1...-...c0rececseececenees 426-444 
Pee A CamOMW OMI VICIIUY oo. coi sic aoe cove cevassececnsiwehonesaaeoscees 426-433 
Meee OA WURIRIDY «ot caiccen oxeiadewn vos ese seen egies necsvbletilesesanes 433-440 
eR aU MEHAE NAICIOIGS Scio os wins oo clea ail db « cin ie Sd cae won 8/0 eng ne nen te 440-444 
Section VII. THe Recion Nort or tHe Norra Yuba RIVER AND SOUTH OF 
THE DIVIDE BETWEEN THE YUBA AND FraTHer RIVERS ............ 444-466 
Supsection A. The Vicinity of La Porte and Gibsonville, West of Slate Creek...... 445-452 
B. From Council Hill to Howland Flat; the Divide between Slate 
Rrra erm ra COO og 2 en atan as ainda. oa >a 02s geunigaqaaannv keane? eee 452-458 
C. The Ridge between Cafion and Little Cafion Creeks......-...........--. 459, 460 
D. The Brandy City and Eureka Ridge................ccsccceeeeeeeeeeesenes 460-464 
FE. Monte Cristo and Craycroft’s.... 2.22.0. .0ceceestersscscwacracctccsnssedes 464-466 
Section VIII. A Portion oF THE FEATHER RIVER BASIN............:.0ceeeseeeeeeeees 466-479 
Sussection A. Little Grass Valley and Vicinity .............:.:ceeeeeeeeeeeee eee eee eee ees 466-470 
Bo SG@lammey and Vicinity ....... 2.6.0. cence cece re cenceeeeeneeenenencenenetecees 470-478 
C. Between Quincy and Sierraville  ..............ceeeeeeeeeee teeter teen ces 478, 479 
Section IX. Tue Vicinity oF OROVILLE AND CHEROKEE FLAT............-0:0-+02+0++ 479-487 
5B 
REVIEW OF FIELD NOTES OF 1871, AND DISCUSSION OF GENERAL TOPICS CONNECTED WITH 
THE GRAVEL QUESTION. BY W. A. GOODYEAR. 
See Rete Oi WIELD NOTHS......... fdecscsccsscccscccccctcccncngesncsscecsegeucenees 488-505 
II. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE OCCURRENCE OF THE GRAVES! cases onec ewe 505-526 
