Download or read book Bulletin of the Department of Geology, 1904-1906, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint) written by Andrew C. Lawson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bulletin of the Department of Geology, 1904-1906, Vol. 4 The earliest notice that this region received was by Fremont while on one of his explorations in search of a route to the Pacific Coast, and in later times it has been sought by the stock man, ruralist and miner. The river received its name from the great explorer who gave it in honor of Joseph Walker, a noted scout and guide; and while on the ridge through which the West Walker flows for the purpose of joining its confluent, the East. Walker, he ventured an opinion concerning the character of the rocks composing the ridge. The region has not, however, received special attention at the hands of any geologist. The mention it has received has been mainly cursory or in a subsidiary connection; and recently' as incidental to a reconnaissance of Nevada and part of California south of the fortieth parallel of latitude. The region being somewhat removed from other fields that have been studied, its investigation has been undertaken in the hope of contributing some independent observations to the geo logical history of the Great Basin. Of which it forms a small part. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.