. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. (";iHf(irni;i. Their diincnsions include lofty mountain ranp;es, deep and jj;l(){)ni\ canons, lewi plains stretchint; to the horizon and depres- sions like ncath xalh'v in California which is ,v^7 feet below the sea leNt' PLATE 2. Sand Hills near Sandy. "The Devil's ; However, these immense tracts have no Oases similar to those in the great Sahara of Africa, although they contain, separated by long distances one from the other, small springs and water-holes which l
. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. (";iHf(irni;i. Their diincnsions include lofty mountain ranp;es, deep and jj;l(){)ni\ canons, lewi plains stretchint; to the horizon and depres- sions like ncath xalh'v in California which is ,v^7 feet below the sea leNt' PLATE 2. Sand Hills near Sandy. "The Devil's ; However, these immense tracts have no Oases similar to those in the great Sahara of Africa, although they contain, separated by long distances one from the other, small springs and water-holes which lie concealed by surrounding scant brush-growth, reedy vegeta- tion and quiete or desert grass. Comparatively small portions of these great areas are composed exclusively of the ravaging and annihilating sand, the larger portion producing innumerable varieties of the cactus family, such as the Joshuas or yucca palms, prickly-pear, and the savage cholla and Spanish dagger, sage brush, mesquite, grease-wood and other plants indigenous to arid surroundings where a water supply from streams or rain-fall is almost unknown. We present herewith some half-tone views made from photo- graphs of various localities. Plates 1, 2 and 3 show areas of sand which nature has not blessed with vegetation. The sparse growth of the productive soil is seen in plates, 4, 5, 6 and 7. The bountiful and rich crops which have been produced from ground of similar chemical combinations in Arizona, that have been watered by great irrigation , most assuredly indicate that when a future shall see these lands lying under water brought to them by private enterprise or government appropriation, an enormous life supporting area will be added to the agricultural interests of our country. 30. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original
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