| "The line of bluffs which extends from Washakie Mountain to Cathedral Bluffs is formed, like this mountain, of beds of the Green River series in the upper portion, with the red Vermillion Creek beds at the base, the line of division between the two formations, which can be distinctly traced by their differences of color, descending somewhat in horizon toward Barrel Springs, and ascending again beyond that toward Cathedral Bluffs. East of this line of bluffs, and north of Washakie Mountain, extends a broad, red plain covered with a light, clayey soil, resulting from the decomposition of the Vermillion Creek beds. This region, and that to the north of the railroad, between Washakie Station and the Bitter Creek Ridges, constitutes the "Red Desert", from which the railroad station takes its name." (Hague, Emmons, King) |
