. Geology and water resources of Big Smoky, Clayton, and Alkali Spring valleys, Nevada. Q c ^ ^ > W ^ ^ > (J Cb z >H s ^ M 02 C O r^ ^ 1 -h « as W Q wi bj s < Oi QZ o ^ o I I LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 0 019 953 650 3. WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE1917 h 0. ot 13 i9ir ^ CONTENTS. Pago, Big Smoky Valley 9 Introduction *. 9 Geographic sketch 9 Historical sketch 11 Previous investigations and literatiu-e 15 Physiography 17 General features 17 Moimtains 18 Toyabe Range 18 Main features 18 Glaciation theory 20 Faulting theory 22 Toquima Range 22 San Antonio Range 23 Lone Mountain
. Geology and water resources of Big Smoky, Clayton, and Alkali Spring valleys, Nevada. Q c ^ ^ > W ^ ^ > (J Cb z >H s ^ M 02 C O r^ ^ 1 -h « as W Q wi bj s < Oi QZ o ^ o I I LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 0 019 953 650 3. WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE1917 h 0. ot 13 i9ir ^ CONTENTS. Pago, Big Smoky Valley 9 Introduction *. 9 Geographic sketch 9 Historical sketch 11 Previous investigations and literatiu-e 15 Physiography 17 General features 17 Moimtains 18 Toyabe Range 18 Main features 18 Glaciation theory 20 Faulting theory 22 Toquima Range 22 San Antonio Range 23 Lone Mountain 23 Silver Peak „ 23 Monte Cristo Range 23 Shoshone Range 24 Alluvial fans 24 Relation of fans to canyons 24 Relation of valley axis to fans 27 Alluvial divides 29 Shore features 29 The two a,ncient lakes 29 Shore feattn-es of Lake Toyabe 32~ Spaulding beaches 32 Daniels beaches 32 Vigus beach 33 Minium beaches 33 Schmidtlein beaches 33 Chamock beaches 34 Rogers beaches 34 Gendron and Millett beaches 35 Logan beach 35 Shore features of Lake Tonopah 35 Railroad beaches 35 Alpine beaches 37 Desert Well beach 37 French Well beaches 38 Origin of shore features 38 Lake stages 40 Postlacustrine changes 41 3 4 CO
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