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[[underlined]] March 30. [[/underlined]]  A cold night, froze around spring.

Started early & continued down the same wash to Mesquit Valley, about 15 miles to the bottom of valley all the way over stones & washouts, a very hard route to travel.  Crossed to east side of Mesquit Valley & followed down it to Death Valley, thence down the east edge of that to the Borax works, where I arrived at 11 P.M. & camped.  Came 45 miles, most of way without road.  Had no water [[strikethrough]] all [[/strikethrough]] for the horses all day & very little for myself.  Smashed one canteen & the other leaked, so I had no water after noon.  A warm day & the horses & I were pretty thirsty when we reached the Borax works.

[[underlined]] March 31. [[/underlined]]  Came down to Bennetts wells where I found Dikeman & George.

[[underlined]] April 1. [[/underlined]]  Dikeman went on a peak & I sent George to Pohrump for grain if he succeeds in borrowing Daytons wagon at Furnace Creek.

I hunted lizzards part of day & did a few little jobs that I found needed attention.  Have no traps & cannot do much without.  Got some five large lizzards, of 3 species.

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Reviewed. Solved some [[?]] & corrected some typos. -@siobhanleachman