MEMOIRS UNIV. CALIF., VOL. 1, NO. 2 



MERRIAM] PLATE 20 



Fig. 1. The lagoon at Rancho La Brea. The surface of the pond is streaked with oil, and gas bubbles 

 are seen escaping through the water. The banks around the lagoon consist to a large extent of asphalt. 



Fig. 2. General view looking north toward the Santa Monica Range, and across the region in which the 

 type locality of the Rancho La Brea Beds is situated. The lagoon is situated in the middle ground ro 

 the right. 



