about 15˚ nearly E. strike about N strongly crossbedded thus ((drawing in field book)) reddish and gray, coarse sand and pebbles up to one inch, just S of ranch house. The exposures to the west between the first and the sharp rise of the micaceous granite hills were arkose; with 2 or 3 inch pebbles toward the base and no crossbedding so far as I discovered in the few moments stop. Has scarcely a tendency toward isolation from the granite into a high ridge as at Boulder. E of Forks Hotel strike changes to N 120˚ W and dip is about N 45˚ W, dipping about 18˚. The strata swing well west or SW then back a mile or so north, so that the cross section (generalized) E or road from Forks Hotel is about thus, looking west. (( drawing in field book)). At N end of section granite swings across road well to the east. Camped on Ten Mile Creek at 12:20 for lunch. Resumed our journey at 1:30 p.m., Ramaley and Dodds in the saddle. After we left
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