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Dec. 31. Horses ran off & had to hunt them so did not get started till about 9 A.M. Had good road for 5 miles through valley. Then came to the Virgin River Valley & had to go down steep, stony hills to valley, then down another set of bad hills to the bottom of river cañon.
Came down at River Mills & followed down river, crossed it 11 times, then up long steep hills to the road on west side of valley.
An almost complete change of plants noticed from the upper level on entering the river valley & cañon. Some birds not seen before are common in cañon. Many nests of Neotomas seen. 
Reached Washington & camped for the night, 5 miles yet to St. George.
A warm day but cold & froze hard in morning & evening. Snow on mts. 

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