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[[underlined]] Meacham [[/underlined]]

[[underlined]] June 2 [[/underlined]]
At camp the barometer read 4175 at 7:30 A.M. On the [[strikethrough]] [[partial letter]] [[/strikethrough]] highest part of the summit 3 miles beyond camp it read 4675, and at Meachem 3900. Snow still lies in deep drifts on north slopes near the summit. The pass is purely boreal though transition species reach nearly to it on south slopes. Pinus murryana & Picea & Abies grandis are characteristic trees. Some Larix, Pseudotsuga & Pinus ponderosa reach the top on ridges. The railroad pass seems to be a little lower than the wagon road.

Camped on the edge of the timber plateau over looking Pendleton & valley and at but 100 feet lower than Meacham. Came about 18 miles.

Set traps & made up skins.

[[underlined]] June 3 [[/underlined]] Caught 2 Sorex. A cold morning. Started for Pendleton, followed top of ridge about 3 miles & then descended about 1400 feet to the valley and reached Pendleton at 11 A.M. Struck pure Transition zone a little below top of plateau and at Pendleton there is a decided Sonoran element in bottom of valley. On Indian reservation all the way. Left the timber on top of plateau.

The slopes are covered with good grass

Transcription Notes:
"Pinus murryana" should be "murrayana" but transcribed as written.