saw no train for two days As are yet near the mts, does it like a fault escarp of volcanic rocks, then ochre and rapidly whitish granite. The latter con- tinues for great many miles -- to about the station Redondo. Rapidly the R.R. goes across the fault face and [illegible] several short tunnels and then a long one when we are in the Carrio Sarge [illegible] up ending the them climbs to the railway divide at Whi-forn at 3660 foot above the sea. All has long been granite and it goes W. to about Redondo. Here the granite has exceedingly many dark inclusions. Everywhere the granite crystallizes readily and the whole scenery is one of white boulders. The eastern aspect is rather quiet and the scree slopes are a long settle me, To the west of the high granite cuts one down mes of lava flows, and part-ally of much younger age. As we come out to the Pacific craft and