USGS: Geological Survey Bulletin 613: Guidebook of the Western United States: Part C. The Santa Fe Route Geological Survey Bulletin 613 Guidebook of the Western United States: Part C. The Santa Fe Route GUIDEBOOK OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES PART C. THE SANTA FE ROUTE WITH A SIDE TRIP TO THE GRAND CANYON OF THE COLORADO By N. H. Darton and others http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/geology/publications/bul/613//index.htm[3/13/2014 12:48:01 PM] USGS: Geological Survey Bulletin 613: Guidebook of the Western United States: Part C. The Santa Fe Route GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 613 1915 TABLE OF CONTENTS bul/613/index.htm Last Updated: 28-Nov-2006 http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/geology/publications/bul/613//index.htm[3/13/2014 12:48:01 PM] USGS: Geological Survey Bulletin 613 (Contents) Geological Survey Bulletin 613 Guidebook of the Western United States: Part C. The Santa Fe Route TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Principal Divisions of Geologic Time Preface Introduction Itinerary References cited Glossary of Geologic Terms Index of Railroad Stations ILLUSTRATIONS ROUTE MAP. For the convenience of the traveler the sheets of the route ma p are so folded and placed that he can unfold them one by one and keep each one in view while he is reading the text relating to it. A reference in parentheses is given in the text at each point where a new sheet should he unfolded. SHEET 1. Kansas City, Mo., to Lakeview, Kans 2. Lecompton to Ellinor, Kans 3. Strong City to Halstead, Kans 4. Paxton to Stafford, Kans 5. St. John to Bellefont, Kans 6. Spearville to Mansfield, Kans 7. Garden City to Medway, Kans 8. Coolidge, Kans., to Caddoa, Colo 9. Hilton to Thatcher, Colo 10. Simpson, Colo., to Raton, N. Mex 11. Dillon to Wagon Mound, N. Mex 12. Bond to Fulton, N. Mex http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/geology/publications/bul/613//contents.htm[3/13/2014 12:48:06 PM] USGS: Geological Survey Bulletin 613 (Contents) 13. Gise to Albuquerque, N. Mex 14. Abajo to McCartys, N. Mex 15. Acoma to Gallup, N. Mex. 16. West Yard, N. Mex., to Adamana, Ariz 17. Adamana to Moqui, Ariz 18. Dennison to Nevin, Ariz. 19. Maine to Chino, Ariz 19A. Anita to Grand Canyon, Ariz 20. Audley to Louise, Ariz 21. Kingman, Ariz., to Goffs, Cal 22. Piute to Ash Hill, Cal 23. Ludlow to Todd, Cal 24. Hicks to Los Angeles, Cal PLATES. PLATE I. Relief map showing surface features of the western part of the United States II. A, Granite marker of Santa Fe Trail; B, Restoration of mammoth. III. A, Pulpit Rock, near Alum Creek, south of Carneiro, Kans.; B, Pawnee Rock, southwest of Great Bend, Kans IV. A, The Great Plains of western Kansas; B, Buffalo—one of the few survivors V. A, Mesas of Timpas limestone, Boom-Thatcher region, Colo.; B, Tylosaurus VI. Greenhorn limestone near Thatcher, Colo VII. A, West Spanish Peak, Colo., from the northeast; B, Dike of igneous rock forming narrow wall, Spanish Peaks, Colo VIII. Fishers Peak, near Trinidad, Colo IX. Wall of Dakota sandstone west of Trinidad, Colo X. A, Allosaurus; B, Stegosaurus XI. A, Brontosaurus; B, Skeleton of Diadectes XII. A, Ruins of old Pecos Church, northwest of Rowe, N. Mex.; B, Santo Domingo, N. Mex XIII. A, West front of Sandia Mountains, near Bernalillo, N. Mex.; B, Crater of extinct geyser 3 miles west of Suwanee, N. Mex XIV. A, Mesa Encantada, N. Mex., seen from the north; B, Bed of gypsum at Rito, N. Mex XV. Pueblo of Acoma, N. Mex XVI. A, Pyramid Rock and red cliff of Wingate sandstone north of Zuni siding, a few miles east of Gallup, N. Mex.; B, El Tintero, a volcanic cone with a crater in its top, 3 miles northeast of Blue. water station, N. Mex XVII. Navajo Church, northwest of Wingate, N. Mex http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/geology/publications/bul/613//contents.htm[3/13/2014 12:48:06 PM] USGS: Geological Survey Bulletin 613 (Contents) XVIII. Tilted beds of sandstone dipping west on west slope of Zuni uplift, 3 miles east of Gallup, N. Mex XIX. A, Sharp bend in boundary of Zuni Mountain uplift as seen from Santa Fe Railway 3 miles east of Gallup, N. Mex.; B, Great arch in the red sandstone north of Houck, Ariz XX. A, Bed of Rio Puerco at Navajo siding, Ariz.; B, Natural bridge in massive sandstone near the Haystack Rocks, north of Manuelito, Ariz XXI. Petrified logs south of Adamana, Ariz XXII. Badlands north of Holbrook, Ariz XXIII. A, Navajo Indians visiting the Hopi Indians at Oraibi, north of Winslow, Ariz.; B, An evening with Navajo Indians about the camp fire, north-central Arizona XXIV. Oraibi, a Hopi village on the sandstone promontories east of the Painted Desert, north of Holbrook, Ariz XXV. A, View of Crater Mound, Ariz., from the southwest, showing en circling rim; B, Near view of rim of Crater Mound; C, View across the crater of Crater Mound, showing upturned limestone beds in its walls XXVI. Canyon Diablo, Ariz XXVII. A, Recent cinder cone east of San Francisco Mountains, north of Winona, Ariz.; B, Cinder cones in Coconino Forest east of San Francisco Mountains, Ariz XXVIII. Bottomless pits south of Cliffs, 8 miles southeast of Flagstaff, Ariz . XXIX. A, Cliff dwellings in Walnut Canyon, southeast of Flagstaff, Ariz.; B, Cross-bedding in Coconino sandstone in Walnut Canyon, Ariz. XXX. North side of Grand Canyon as viewed by telescope from El Tovar Hotel XXXI. View northeastward across the Grand Canyon from Zuni Point east of Grandview Point XXXII. South wall of Grand Canyon east of Grandview Point XXXIII. The Granite Gorge in the Grand Canyon, northwest of Grandview Point XXXIV. Maj. J. W. Powell and the boats in which he made the trip down the Grand Canyon XXXV. A, Mescal, or maguey; B, Ocotillo, a characteristic desert plant XXXVI. Cliffs of sandstone of the Tonto group in canyon 4 miles north of Peach Springs, Ariz XXXVII. A, Typical desert valley of northwestern Arizona; B, Edge of desert plain on west side of Hualpai Mountains, Ariz. XXXVIII. A, A water bottle in the desert; B, Barrel cactus, or visnaga. XXXIX. Desert at Fenner, Cal http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/geology/publications/bul/613//contents.htm[3/13/2014 12:48:06 PM] USGS: Geological Survey Bulletin 613 (Contents) XL. Mount Pisgah, between Ludlow and Barstow, Cal XLI. A, Joshua tree; B, San Gabriel Mission, Cal XLII. San Bernardino Mountains, Cal FIGURES. FIGURE 1. Section of bluff at Kansas City, Mo., showing succession of lime stones and shales 2. Section of rocks exposed near Eudora and Lawrence, Kans 3. Section showing succession of rocks in plateau south of Topeka, Kans 4. Section across Cottonwood Valley southwest of Elmdale, Kans 5. Section of rocks in Sawlog Valley northeast of Dodge, Kans 6. Section across Timpas Creek valley near Bloom, Colo 7. Section across Timpas Creek valley at Thatcher, Colo S. Section through Spanish Peaks west of Tyrone, Colo 9. Section through Trinidad, Colo., showing relations of rocks 10. Section across canyon of Mora River southeast of Optimo, N. Mex. 11. Section 6 miles north of Las Vegas, N. Mex 12. Section through Las Vegas, N. Mex 13. Section across the east slope of the Rocky Mountain uplift near Ojita, N. Mex 14. Section across Galisteo Valley at Lamy, N. Mex 15. Section through Madrid, 3 miles south of Los Cerrillos, N. Mex 16. Section through Sandia Mountains, near Bernalillo, N. Mex 17. Section north of Suwanee, N. Mex 18. Sections showing relations of gypsum bed at Rito and near Rosario, N. Mex 19. Sketch section through Acoma, N. Mex 20. Sketch section showing relations of lava sheets near Mount Taylor, N. Mex 21. Section from the Zuni Mountains north across the Santa Fe Railway near Thoreau, N. Mex 22. Section of coal-bearing Mesaverde formation, Dakota sandstone, and underlying beds in and near the gap 3 miles east of Gallup, N. Mex http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/geology/publications/bul/613//contents.htm[3/13/2014 12:48:06 PM] USGS: Geological Survey Bulletin 613 (Contents) 23. Generalized section across Crater Mound, Ariz 24. Map of the lava field in the San Francisco Mountain district, Ariz. 25. Section of Elden Mountain, east of Flagstaff, Ariz 26. Generalized section through the San Francisco Mountains northeast of Flagstaff, Ariz 27. Section through Red Butte, near Grand Canyon, Ariz 28. Ideal sections of faulted blocks of Unkar rocks in Grand Canyon, Ariz 29. Section of rocks exposed on Bright Angel trail, Grand Canyon, Ariz 30. Sections across Grand Canyon, Ariz 31. Section of the west slope of the Arizona Plateau between Williams and Ash Fork, Ariz 32. Section through Aubrey Cliffs, northwest of Seligman, Ariz 33. Sections showing relations of granite and lava in canyon of Truxton Wash between Valentine and Truxton, Ariz 34. Section of the Grand Wash Cliffs north of Hackberry, Ariz 35. Section showing relation of volcanic rocks between Louise and McConnico Ariz 36. Section succession of volcanic rocks in east face of Black Mesa of Yucca, Ariz 37. Sketch section showing quartzite (hard sandstone) on granite at south end of the Iron Mountains, southwest of Siam, Cal 38. Ideal section through a recent lava field and vent 39. Section through sand and gravel deposits of the sloping plain along the Santa Fe Railway north of the San Gabriel Mountains, near Victorville, Cal 40. Bird's-eye view of Cajon Pass and vicinity, California UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY George Otis Smith, Director <<< Previous <<< Contents >>> Next >>> bul/613/contents.htm Last Updated: 28-Nov-2006 http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/geology/publications/bul/613//contents.htm[3/13/2014 12:48:06 PM] USGS: Geological Survey Bulletin 613 (Principal Divisions of Geologic Time) Geological Survey Bulletin 613 Guidebook of the Western United States: Part C PRINCIPAL DIVISIONS OF GEOLOGIC TIME a [A glossary of geologic terms is given on pp.