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both Caso & Panamint Valleys. saw one Dipsosaurus dorsalis in the Minnietta Gulch at 3200 ft. The lowest point we reached in crossing Panamint Valley was 2000 ft. A hot wind blew from the S. & was uncomfortable. The brown stones were hot & had a glossy polish that I had not seen before. 

Most of the small plants were dried up in the valley. A few Malvastrum rotundifolium were in full flower on black, hot sand in bottom of valley - A pale purple Pentstemon --- grows in large bunches in the cañon above Lookout, is in full flower & very pretty, some bunches 4 feet across & very thick.
I put diamond hitches on two of the packs & Balanche tried & got half a diamond on the other. All the packs rode well all day & not a rope had to be touched.
Cool & pleasant in evening at Wild Rose Spr. Saw some bats but did not get one.
Saw 4 old Callipepla vallicola & about 12 young ones together in the cañon above Lookout. The young ran into the holes & crevases among the rocks like a lot of Chipmunks.

[[underlined]] June 18 [[/underlined]] Packed up & started at 7:30 - Went up to Coal kilns & followed a trail from the spring over the ridge to the north & up the next gulch to summit of range. Barometer read 8500 on summit. Found an old Indian & family camped on summit. They could not talk English. Don't know where they got water, it is a long way to it on either slope.

Transcription Notes:
rotundifolium - he doesn't cross his t but he must mean this. Pentstemon = Penstemon? Reviewed. Edited "&" and markup for consistency with other Vernon Bailey projects & pages of this project. -@siobhanleachman