CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. An Introductory Pre-View 1 



II. California: Here We Come .."... 7 



III. California: Here We Are 11 



IV. El Centre to Yreka , . 17 



V. The Behavior of Rivers . . 34 



VI. The Geological Story Briefly Told 57 



VII. The Geologic Map 87 



VIII. The Lava Plain of the North 96 



IX. The Colorado Desert 107 



X. The Mojave Desert 118 



XL The Great Central Valley 129 



XII. San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate 141 



XIII. Mount Diablo : 154 



XIV. The Sierra Nevada Range 160 



XV. An Unique Region (Owens Valley) 178 



XVI. Yosemite National Park 190 



XVII. The Mountains of the South 222 



XVIIL The Great Valley of the South 255 



XIX. The Los Angeles Basin and Rancho la Brea 272 



XX. Petroleum or Rock Oil 286 



XXL Gold 299 



XXII. Agriculture 320 



XXIII. Geology from a Motor Car 334 



Glossary 421 



Bibliography 428 



Index 433 



