The sun., 1891-07-05


an earthquake had boon one.tenth us violent
% the report describes there would not have
been lett man alive In that region. / don't
think the wa er comes from the Pacific: 1t is
not i'm possible that II may but tho probabii-
ties are against 1t. You know" ho continued.
that tho water is coming from the east and
tbat crack that Is talked OF would have to bs
made at n distance Of 800 miles and through
an ev alton OF about 80CO feet in the San
Diego and Conchilln valleys. l don't think
there Is tho slightest probability OF such an
occurrence The overflow OF the Colorado is
quite common thing. 1t is virtually n river
running round q circular hill One bank.
therefore. is lover than tho other. and when IL
breaks It's bank 1t breaks. Of course. tho
lower one"
DR.. Redway thinks that e,on II the wafer
continues to rise as It has been doing 1t will
take nearly week to reach the tracks OF the
Southern Pacific Eailroad.
In order to save tholr tracks" no said.
"they have put up what are called sand fences
Each section is q section OF ordinary ience
proppsd up BY wooden stnys. The sand blow
ing against the fence forms drift right in
front Of Il, and that prevents tho flooding Of
tho track"
Regarding Tulare Lake. now said 10 be
fllin9 ur. DR.. Redway said:
"Tulsre Lake is not nearly SO large as it was
eome years ago. owing to evaporation. Kern.
Bucna Vista. and Tuinrs lakes are Irobnbly
destined TO disappear Mt no greatly distant
time. Between 1880 and 1889 the fish and
turtles in the flrst-named lake died. On ac-
count OF the concentration OF alkaline sal 8 in
solution the depth Of water in the lake de-
crensed four feet Tho exposed bottom OF the
lake left by the recession OF tho water is COW
cred with a thin crust OF alkali. The
tules promptly followed the example Of
tho fish and turtles. Buena Vista
Lake is fast approaching the condition Of
Kern Lake. In 1883 the percentage OF alkaline
salts In Tuisre Lake had more than doubled
compared with the proportion In 1880. For
merly the lake was known for tts abundant
supply OF fish, but In 1888 they began dying In
great numbers. A few years ago mussels and
clsms were so plentiful that IN immense mum.
ber Of hogs were yearly fattened ON them.
Now there 10 not single living mollusk to be
found in fhoI lake. Ths msrRin Of the former
lake bctt2Im tom exGosed T by dessicntion. is now
The derressions or valleys Of the arid region
are very numerous, They are often united by
severe rainials and ssgresa.'d NY Seasons (, , Of
snsss ard Tns sso%s hey
conmonly local. severe. and ~! i" duration.
pss Patasi ldses 's sste@i nor ana seot
Betveen Great Salt Lake aud the base o. tho
Sierra Nevada range the Central laelc EHil,
essslon o. blocks Of Tilted strata Of various
sUo mile. long. TieIs have % been 'MsGta freGaen5 nj
Natr, 81 ms OF volcanic matter along the
nss rnss yna IaTs Gs.n
s,lett. Z" H., a sonnet mes descend the TANKS OF
The ridge tiom the summit n etimes hey
charar er O. the volcanic matter was basaltic.
10 hers scoliaceous. in oiher- ttachytic. 1t
while eco!ine. good example Of this Is the
harnak Etgo. !n many pl ces these valleys
,%r knhd!eGs oi milos "rs love! iooTs the edges
in an ocsa". Toward the no til they are more
;trus because OF tho heavier rainfall. which
Iule, however. tn Sc valleys are barren deserts.
whlch % are for the s mo- net rars !a us,rine ba 'Rs.
e eat Salt AXE Is the IA r::ous Orent American
Rs.. RRsss"rt' ,hs snriace Of which IS white us snW
qHiied on It by the wihd. but The Infiorescence
otsaline matter which accompanies each rain
llock Desert Is similar In character Moaye
pessrt 10 In eXpnnse Of 1maternhry Getrltus.
hnasy e The n"ia nof o the the
ehl.f industries. because the oil lacpslrine
SsGG"ei,s nre ." III little disturbed; Ihese olI " lake IKE
Sr. fedwsy has observed an aperola la;
where the Southern Railway rack crosses the
valley at a d0p, sssion OF 2Gi feet below ,oa
sboqt 70" aspa sapnossa Ss,s saa asat hs
ont derresson was formerly the head Of the
S " Mnsr ytS Sy tSe 'fep
The region Known as tho Colorado desert is
fhrcurioSt this desert The 'e only " thing in thnt
T. h SaG,%s and y places The
plant Further up on tho mountain NJ slope S t"i Of
The Ban Bernardino range the vegetation be-
iTnn iTSmss % pronse; use ssnecaliy In the sprIns;
the ary season sets In. There ars about hity
Along the Colo ado .kiver there is q species
out ihs countrs Tor "%ost NJ ihousand iGnH miss
Ss;s ,s,,Is ssa'
$ s.ss rss; :s;s i;sv;i ss:Sr
Mountains. but Is rarely found in the desert.
WesE sEprings M up har &Pd NATURES in four Gr Ave
With oiIy seeds. Sometimes this viii coyer,he
!" the dsp1h q hall an ns s
Est = what they can Obtain out eI ths shesps.
are several species Of yusca the ahrs Of one OF
" whisn Is extsnsiyeiy used 10 the manufa:ture
besss. Il. as uSnS saSi industries of the
,,Tbe The most common, animals, are, the large
olaok lizard aud the horn toad. The chuck
walla lizard Il the strongest and most vicious
OF tho speeIe~. The Indians arevery fond Oft
~. The he.t known Of these is the " "sidewin:
!or, about twenty inches long; Its skin Is Of
ashort horn; This Is the most DANGEROUS Of all
we reptiles found In the region. and is an OBJ
'esS bs o. q great =, terror to the nalyss. &C.,.
S asel % s s
$ne shade; In the sun 1t is generally about
fy RAN 70 e,a aS during the hotter part o, the day
SSsScnrS II comes in the form OF a. cloudhnrst
anere 10 daIkening OF the sky, then deluge
q water covering tie surface to u depth uf
MShirs Mhirs inches. snmetimes In fifteen, minutes.
Inen M u clears on and the sun IL shining al
Ihs cloudbnTsts have been very expensive
wi,hGas SdiihGs 70 'hsSouthern Pacific Railway Almost
MI ,rnnL wash out t6e sWbsDk kments and leave the
times for three, or iour miles. In various
places the track has been diked with brush
course OF floods.