Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Calhoun" to "Camoens"

part it is excessively dry and barren. The Mohave desert--embracing

Kern, Los Angeles and San Bernardino, as also a large part of San Diego, Imperial and Riverside counties--belong to the "Great Basin," while a narrow strip along the Colorado river is in the "Open Basin Region." They have no drainage to the sea, save fitfully for slight areas through the Colorado...