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Vitznau basin. — The Buochs-Brunnen basin. — The Bay 
of Lucerne. — The Lake of Zug. — The rockfall of Ziig. 
— The Bay of Uri. — The Upper Reuss. — The Bristcn- 
stock. — River terraces. — Time required for excavation 
of valley. — The Urnerloch. — The Urserenthal. — The 
St. Gotthard 201 
CHAPTER XXIII. 
THE TICINO. 
The south side of the St. Gotthard. — The .source of the 
Ticino. — The V. Bedretto and V. Piora. — River ter- 
races. — Scenery of the Ticino. — Vegetation. — Use of 
Gneiss. — Lake Cadagno and Tremorgia. — I.ago Mag- 
giore. — Plain of Lombardy. — Immense depth of al- 
luvial deposit. — Lake of Lugano. — Lago d’Orta . . 225 
CLIAPTER XXIV. 
THE ENGADINE. 
The valley of the Inn. — Gneiss. — Granite. — Crystalline 
Schists. — Val Bevers. — The Bernina. — The Inn a river 
without a head. — Diversion of tributary streams. — 
Origin of the lakes. — The ancient glaciers. — Monte 
Basclgia. — Tarasp. — Finstermunz. — The mineral 
waters. — The Lower Inn 237 
CHAPTER XXV. 
GENERAL SUMMARY. 
Geological history of Switzerland. — F ormer chain of Alps. 
— Subsidence. — Elevation at close of Secondary period. 
Folding. — Compression of 70 miles. — Succession of 
folds. — Alps comparatively recent. — Demrdation, prob- 
