The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-01
CURIOUS NOMENCLATURE,
Of California Lakes, Creeks etc, az Re
vealed by Report.

Part III OF the Gazetteer of the Surface
Waters of California, prepared by the
| United States geological survey IN co
operation with the state water cohmis,
sion and the conservative commission OF
California, has just appeared as water
supply paper 207. This volume covers
all the rivers, creeks, lakes, and otnef
bodies Of water in the area drained by
the Pacific coast and great basin streams
and gives brief description OF eachi
stating the source, general course, loea-
ton, body of water into which IL empt-
les, length, fall, and other useful data
This gazetteer is one of series OF
engineering reports which is being pup
lshed by the geological survey under
cooperative agreement with the state
Of California and which will become
part of the final reports OF the two
state commissioners above named.
Exhaustive Investigations.
The object of these state commissions
is to procure all facts concerning loca-
ton, flow, fall and possibilities OF water
power and irrigation development OF the
streams of the state, together with the
storage possibilities on all the lakes,
ponds, and artificial reservoir sites. Inc
gazetteer therefore forms a key to the
information contained in the engineer
ing reports. For the general public it IS
valuable geographically, because it at
fords a ready means of reference to the
facts concerning any of the bodies OF
water of the state and also means OF
identification. An example OF the in
formation contained in the gazetteer is
given in the following reference:
Hamburg Creek Siskiyou county, Cal
iforna; rises in the northwestern part
of I. 45 y, r. sW Mount Diablo base
and meridian, at altitude 1000 feet above
sea level; flows eastward miles, then
northeastward miles into Klamath riv.
er tributary to the Pacifcl; fall, 1000
feet Shasta sheet topographic map
published by geological survey,l
Many Queer Pioneer Names.
This volume of the gazetteer shows
many curious similarities in nomen-
clature, common and favorite names
having been given to different streams
and lakes by the early settlers, who
christen most of the natural features in
new countries. Such characteristics pio-
neer names as Deadman gree and Dead.
man Canyon creek are applied to five
different streams; in the area covered
by the report there are ten Dry creeks,
two Humbug creeks, two Jackass creeks,
Ave Lion and Lion Canyon creeks, five
Lost streams and two Mad rivers.
Bear, Bear canyon, and Bear Trap are
applied to thirty-six different water
bodies, and there are five Grizzly creeks.
There are fifteen Coyote water bodies,
two Wildcat, one Cat, and two Gatos,
Cat, SPANISH creeks, one Skunk creek,
nine Deer creeks, one Rabbit, two Quail,
two Dog, and one Scorpion creeks. There
are also ten Devil and two Diablo creeks,
but the Saints, male and female tSan
and Santa cover dozen pages of the
gazetteer There is also Poison creek
and a dozen Snake and Rattlesnake
creeks. The fish are represented in a
page full of Eel rivers, several Fish
creeks, and one Sardine creek.
Copies OF Water Supply page 20T
Part III OF the gazetteerl may be OBJ
tanned free on application to the direct
or of the geological survey, Washington,
d. G. Water supply papers 295 and FOG
parts ] and III are out OF stock at the
survey but may be obtained from the
superintendent Of documents, govern
ment printing Office, Washington, d. G.,
for 10 cents.