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edges of the upturned strata to the valley. Climbing these mountains 

 from the west is difficult and dangerous, while from the east, the slope 

 being on the dip of the strata, the slopes, though steep (25° to 30°), are 

 smooth and none of the ruggedness of the west side appears. Stations 

 121 and 123 (Logan Peak) are among the highest of this wilderness of 

 peaks, being respectively 9,905 and 10,004 feet above sea-level. West 

 of this ridge are the canon valleys of Cub River, flowing north, and of 

 Logan Fork, flowing south, separated by a high saddle. 



East of the canon of Cub Eiver, the range rises again, with Station 

 113 as its highest summit in this part. Beyond, the drainage is east- 

 ward to Bear Lake. Southward from Station 113 its ridge degene- 

 rates into lower, heavily- wooded spurs, separating the canons of large 

 branches of Logan Fork, which here drains the range eastward to the 

 extreme eastern ridge. This, and the rugged western range, become 

 the highest ridges, leaving a basin of heavy-timbered ridges and spurs 

 between them. This character holds to the south line of my district. 



Logan Fork cuts its way through the western range to Cache Valley 

 on my southern line, making a tremendous gorge,, 3,000 to 4,000 feet in 

 depth, very rugged, and sharply cut. Altogether, it is one of the finest 

 mountain canons in the West. 



THE MALADE RANGE. 



This is the direct continuation of the Wahsatch, though separated from 

 it by a very long, low depression about the Gates of the Bear. It lies 

 on the west side of Cache Valley, separating it from that of the Malade. 

 It is characterized by two culminating groups of peaks, near its north- 

 ern and southern ends, connected by a broad mass of hills or low moun- 

 tains. Station 132, the culminating point of the northern group, has 

 an elevation of 9,332 feet; while the highest point of the southern 

 group, Gunsight Mountain, occupied as Station 127, is 8,306 feet above 

 sea. 



On the west side of the Malade Valley stands a mass of bare, grassy 

 hills, separating it from the valley of Blue Spring Creek. 



