Show hysterics of the adges during that wonderful and mysterious period popularly spoken ot of as before the ice age in other terms the pre lire glacial period nature expressed herself with a lavish abandon of which we cart can form but a taint faint idea the primeval rivers were mighty torrents instruments ot of stupendous meta energy in their work ot of erosion and dissolving vast quantities ot of gold were freed from confining embedment and deposited along their channels through untold ages perhaps I 1 aps this work ot of uncovering and depositing natures prehistoric gold mining and storing continued or until that particular formative cycle was completed then the earth passed into the travail throes of more energetic getic formation as expressed la in volcanic and glacial action pierce fierce volcanoes sent forth their molten streams filling UP ravines and gorges creating new elevations and depressions and burying deep under layers of volcanic debris tho the old river beds the evicted waters ot of which laboriously wrought out new channels for themselves following this storm time came a season of quiet in which tho the newly located streams were permitted to take up again with diminished force tho the old work of tearing down dissolving and dropping the freed gold along their channels in some instances old beds were crossed and broken into by tho new streams and additional deposits in mingled with their uncovered treasures at last came the long winter of 0 glacial action from which the earth emerged transformed with little of the tha primeval surface left savo save the abo giant redwood forest region such briefly summarized Is the geologic record as read by modern scientists entis ts of the changes that immediately preceded our own period possibly certain giant trees of the california redwood parks which have bavo swayed la in tho the pacific ocean winds for thousands of years at least their own ancestors might have observed from their undisturbed abode the stupendous changes in progress at their very doorne doorway had they the gift of speech they could reveal as no other r living thing could do the state se secrets of nature including that ot of the burled rivers I 1 |