CONTENTS 
OF VOLUME Hi 
CHAPTER XI. 
TtlE JURA. 
Jura falls into two districts: Tabular Jura and Folded 
Jura.— Tabular Jura.— Line of contact. — Overthrust. — 
Environs of Basle.- Folded jiira.— Character of the 
folds. — The Yuache. — The Saleve.— Valley of the 
Rhine due to subsidence. — River system of the Jura. 
— The Lake of Xetichatel, Bienne, and Morat . . . 
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CHAPTER XH. 
THE CENTRAL PLAIN. 
Geology.— The Miocene period.— Mollasse and Nagelflue. 
— Coal. — Oeningen. — Origin of the Nagelflue. — The 
pebbles of the Nagelflue. — Glacial deposits. — Eiratics: 
distribution of — The river system. — Changes in river 
courses. — Excavation of the valleys 3 2 
