Download or read book Prof. John B. Trask's Report on the Geology of the Sierra Nevada, Or California Range, 1853 (Classic Reprint) written by Geological Survey of California and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Prof. John B. Trask's Report on the Geology of the Sierra Nevada, or California Range, 1853 Personal observations were made during the autumn and winter of '50 and '51, and also of '52, and the entire line of travel was conducted for the most part on foot, for the better purpose of more critical examination. Persons unfamiliar with the modifying circumstances affecting the gene ral characters and positions of rocks, are apt to he often deceived in their perceptions respecting them, consequently, but little assistance can generally be obtained by inquiry respecting the peculiarities that may be present in the various formations. 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.