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Mar. 23. Found 2 Perognathus & 4 Hesperomys in my traps packed up early & started at sunrise. Found the river mostly smoothe & steady. Could handle the oars some today & handl the boat better in rough places.

Went several miles through a valley with brush, then came to rocky banks, & mountains near Stopped at a deserted mine & mill. Ringon Mining Co. No. 10. Found a Beaver skull. [[margin note]] Bill Williams Fork [[/margin note]] } [[underlined]] Passed [[/underlined]] the mouth of a creek on East side of river at 3 P.M. & then entered a deep Cañon & found rough water & hard whirls to get through.

Saw here on the cañon sides the Giant Cactus, First I have seen. Came to another ore mill at about 5 P.M. & learned that it was about 75 m. to Needles & 190 to Yuma.

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