LORQUINIA 7 
PALAEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES OF LOS 
■ ANGELES COUNTY 
Perhaps there is no section of the country where there is more of 
interest to the geologist and palaeontologist than can be found within 
a few miles of Los Angeles. The folding and upturning of the strata 
and the deep erosions expose to view many thousands of feet of the 
earth's crust. This, with the deep borings of oil wells, furnish an op- 
portunity for studying, literally, miles of thickness of strata from the 
later through the whole of the Tertiary and Pleistocene. 
In palaeontological research no region in the world can boast of 
richer finds than that of the famous La Brea beds, that have furnished 
a fauna that is indeed a revelation to science. Aside from the work 
done in the La Brea fields, comparatively little has been done of re- 
search in the line of palaeontology. This leaves a large, and no doubt, 
rich field practically unexplored, while it is not probable that there is 
anything in this region that will compare in real value and wealth of 
material with that of the La Brea beds, yet no doubt a systematic ex- 
ploration of the Tertiary and Pleistocene of this region would furnish 
material that would greatly enrich our museums and throw much light 
on the conditions existing during those periods. 
E. E. HADLEY, Alhambra, Calif. 
ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Regular MektinCt — Friday evening, Seprember i, 1916, at the 
home of Robert Elwin, 946 Beacon Street. For active members. 
Special Meeting — Tuesday evening, September 5, 1916, at 8:00 
o'clock, in the lecture-room of the Public Library, tenth floor of the 
Metropolitan Building. For associate members and others. 
Field Trips— Sunday, August 27, 1916. in the Boyle Heights 
hills, at the end of East First Street car line. Led by Harry B. Waller. 
