Show r SIGHT WELL WORTH SEEING Canyons of Southern California at Times h Spectacles Nothing Short of Remarkable The Tb cle ele le of or rain rain fire fire and flood all at the same time is not an unusual sight In some of at the canyons canyons canyons can can- near Los An Angeles says the titie American The most notable ox- ox ample Is near Santa Monica which Is 18 Ison Ison on en the southern r nt t of or California The precipitous sides of the canyons debauching Into the Pacific ocean In that are arc composed of clay and ond shale elude Whenever rain falls taIls on these rocks great clouds of steam rise from the canyons The canyon ore crests ts I and andare faces are crowned by vitrified rock burned umed a dull red It Is reported by the early hist histo historians clans rians that when the Mission fathers visited this r region loo years ago the thet t avoided these places They claimed that these mysterious canyons canyons' were the abode of evil spirits and the Indians could not Dot be Induced to guide the priests to their vicinity Actual name lame has hall also been reported In 10 one ODe of ot these canyons Hence fiEncE the occasional newspaper ne accounts of ot a ac active five tive volcanoes near the coast of Cal Call The phenomena are evidently evident evident- ly 11 due to fires Irea In the petroleum bear In ing L which crop out In these re re- gions The cause RUBe of ot the fire Is un un- un certain They Ther mar mn mabe be started by light lightning fling ning w cr r they be may mabe be a ca case e of ot spontaneous spontaneous spontaneous combustion |