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Excerpt from Complete Report on Construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct: With Introductory Historical Sketch
On his journeys to and from the valley, Eaton studied the country with the eye of an engineer, and he saw that in some past geo logic period the river, ?owing for 100 miles along the eastern foot of the Sierra, had been a great torrent, swinging around the end of the range and pouring into the basin of the Mojave desert. Volcanic action had cut off the ?ow by throwing a barrier across the south end of Owens Valley and forming the enclosed basin in which the lake lies. But the barrier was low, and below it the old stream route was still open to within a few miles of the Southern California plain, the only obstacle being the range of mountains north of Los Angeles.
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On his journeys to and from the valley, Eaton studied the country with the eye of an engineer, and he saw that in some past geo logic period the river, ?owing for 100 miles along the eastern foot of the Sierra, had been a great torrent, swinging around the end of the range and pouring into the basin of the Mojave desert. Volcanic action had cut off the ?ow by throwing a barrier across the south end of Owens Valley and forming the enclosed basin in which the lake lies. But the barrier was low, and below it the old stream route was still open to within a few miles of the Southern California plain, the only obstacle being the range of mountains north of Los Angeles.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Board of Public Service Commissioners
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ISBN - 9780265489925
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 339
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Board of Public Service Commissioners
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ISBN - 9781334180309
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 341
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