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CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER IV. 
Ocoya Greek Depot Camp—Ocoya creek to the Tejon—Teg on Depot Gamp. 
Ocoya creek Sounded hills.—Fossils.—Charcoal and pumice-stone in the strata.—Hills between camp and the Posuncula 
river.—Bottom-land of Posuncula river.—Swamp or Shallow pond.—Sounded hills on the west side of the Tulare valley.— 
Sandstone and fossils of Ocoya creek.—Selenite.—Shark’s teeth on the hills.—Ocoya creek to the Tejon.—Steep slopes of 
the hills —Posuncula river.—Terrace.—Fossil stems —Conglomerate.—Terraces.—Light argillaceous soil Tertiary 
hills.—Drift at Tejon creek.—Tejon.—Sierra Nevada.—Depot camp.—Soil of the Tejon.—Oak openings—Indian reser¬ 
vation.—Cultivation of the soil by Indians.—-.Grapes.—Climate of the Tejon valley. 
CHAPTER V. 
Tejon to San Amedio—Canada de Las Uvas. 
Reported existence of silver.—Entrance to the Canada de las Uvas.—Sandstone strata, probably Tertiary —Miocene fossils.— 
Contorted strata.—Upraised sandstone strata.—Oak trees and acorns.—Mountain sheep.—Granite and gneiss.—Ruins of 
a forge.—Sulphuret of antimony.—Fir trees.—Granite of the ravine.—Large masses of antimony ore.—Outcrops of the 
vein.—Gossan.—Gypsum.—Altitude of the vein.—View from the top of the mountain.—Coast mountains.—Dry lake or 
basin. —Return to the Canada de las Uvas.—Section of sandstone strata.—Mountain sheep.—Deer.—Canada de las Uvas.— 
Dr.ft from the Pass in the creek.—Sandstone filled with fossil shells.—Granite and metamorphic rocks.—Oak trees.— 
Grizzly bears.—Open valley.—Limestone.—Dry lake covered with salt.-—Grizzly bear.—Granite and erupted rock.—Up¬ 
raised strata of sandstone.—Rounded hills.—Erupted rocks in dykes.—Section of sandstone strata.—Fossil stems of 
plants, silicified.—Ridges of white limestone at the summit of the pass.—Iron ore.—Tertiary strata. 
CHAPTER VI. 
Tejon to the Great Basin and Pass of San Francisquito—-P ass of San Francisquito to the Mojave 
river. 
Tejon Pass.—Granitic and metamorphic rocks.—Slope of the basin.—Yucca trees.—Tertiary.—Lost mountains —Spring.— 
Porphyry.—Spring resorted to by Indians.- -Horns of the mountain sheep. —Dry lake-bed of clay.—Granite forming lost 
mountains.—Transverse chain of mountains, forming the southern boundary of the basin.—Pass of San Francisquito.— 
Upraised strata, brecciated.—Volcanic rocks and obsidian in the strata.—Foot hills of sedimentary rocks.—Antelope.— 
Granite.—Lake Elizabeth.—View from the summit of the Pass.—Granitic and metamorphic rocks —Upraised sandstone, 
probably Tertiary.—Talcose and auriferous slates.—Gold.—San Francisquito Pass to the Mojave river.—Cow camp.— 
Hornblende and mica slate.—Hills of horizontal stata.—Fertile valleys.—Slope of the Great Basin.—Plants.—Mojave 
river.—Granite and metamorphic rocks.—Alluvium. 
CHAPTER VII. 
Mojave River, by Williamson’s Pass, to San Fernando and Los Angeles.—■Los Angeles to San 
Bernardino.—Cajon Pass. 
Mojave to Williamson’s Pass.—-Granite.—Johnson’s river.—Copper ore.—Inclined strata of sandstone.—Cottonwood 
creek.—Erupted rocks and agate.—Cow camp.—Rounded hills.—Breccia of volcanic rocks.—Erupted dyke of porphyry.— 
Granite at the summit of Williamson’s Pass.—Trap dyke.—Vein of copper ore.—White granite.—Sandstones and con* 
glomerate, upraised.—Bluff of sandstone.—Graphic syenite.—Iron ore.—Metamorphic rocks.—Low hills of sandstone.— 
San Francisquito rancho.—Alluvium of the Santa Clara.—Sandstone.—San Fernando Pass.—Tertiary fossils —Fig trees 
and prickly pear.—San Fernando valley arid mission.—Sandstone hills between San Fernando and Los Angeles.—Los 
Angeles.—Bitumen springs.—Vineyards and wine.—San Gabriel.—Road to San Bernardino.—San Bernardino.—Mor¬ 
mons — Soil and climate of the valley.—Productions.—Hot springs.—Analysis of the deposit from the springs.—Brook of 
hot water.—Spring of the Mojave camp.—Soil containing salt.—Cajon Pass.—Upraised strata of sandstone, probably 
Tertiary—Granite.—Limestone.—Vegetation. 
CHAPTER VIII. 
San Bernardino to the Colorado desert.—Colorado desert to Carrizo Creek and Warner’s valley. 
San Bernardino or San Gorgono Pass.—Salt on the borders of the Santa Anna.—Weaver’s rancho.—Summit.—San Gorgouo 
mountain.—Granitic and metamorphic rocks.—Rocks cut by driving sand.—Prevailing wind.—Metamorphic rocks.— 
