BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 



Vol. 12, pp. 217-270, PLS. 20-25 APRIL 30, 1901 



ORIGIN AND STRUCTURE OF THE BASIN RANGES 



BY J. K. SI'UHR 



(Read before the Society December ^7, 1900) 

 CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 219 



Examination of the structure of individual ranges 219 



Ranges of northwestern Utah 219 



Tintic range 219 



Oquirrh mountains 220 



Promontory range 220 



Aqui range 220 



Onibe mountains 221 



Resume of structure of ranges of northwestern Utah 221 



Ranges of northeastern Nevada 221 



Gosiute range 221 



Peoquop range 222 



Humboldt range 222 



Pinon range.. 223 



Resume of structure in northeastern Nevada .... 223 



Ranges of northwestern Nevada 224 



Havallah range ... 224 



Pah Ute range 224 



West Humboldt range 225 



Resume of structure of northwestern Nevada. 225 



Ranges of eastern central Nevada 226 



A ntelope range 226 



Schell Creek and Highland ranges 226 



Snake range 227 



Long Valley range 227 



White Pine range 227 



Quinn Canyon and Grant ranges 228 



Diamond range 228 



Egan range 229 



Pancake range 229 



Hot Creek range 229 



Resume of structure of eastern central Nevada 230 



Ranges of western central Nevada 230 



Toquima range 230 



XXXII— Bull. Geol. Soc. Am., Vol, 12, 1900 (217) 



