June-September 1875, Owens Valley, Yosemite, Middle Fork San Joaquin Image 4

Creator

John Muir

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6 [sketch] Fine p Clay [or] sandstone Close dense sandstone Main gravel bed with [losenger] shaped sand patches & irregular in [Street] bedrock Yellowish Clay very fine + - [Beetles] 7 First the Vol. [volcanic] Sedimentary rocks denuded down to Yel Clay - then dead gravel took their place [sketch: Dead gravel ; Volcanic sediments; Stratified [dimly ] fine in still water; bed clay] Volcanic sediments dip W 3 [degrees]

Date Original

1875

Source

Original journal dimensions: 9.5 x 16 cm.

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MuirReel24Journal09P06-07.tif

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Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

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