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[[blank page]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[underlined]] Aug. 6 [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Sportsmans Hall To Placerville, 12 mi. [[/underlined]] Followed down open, dry Transition zone ridges to 6 miles House (6 mi. E. of Placerville) where Upper Sonoran begins at 3000 feet (S.W.) marked by Pinus sabiniana, Quercus douglasi,lobata & agrifolia, Arctostaphylos viscida, C. cuneatus, Aesculus californica & the whole set of Upper Sonoran plants. P. ponderosa, Libocedrus, Pseudotsuga & Q. californica run down to Placerville (at 1900). I shall takes Smiths Flat as the average edge of the Upper Sonoran on West slope. It is in the foothills with fertile valleys & low ridges, red soil and good crops where water is used for irrigation. Hay, grain & fruit all the main crops. Grapes, figs, peaches, pears, plums, apples & berries are seen along the road. Lepus californicus tracks are common up to Sportsmans Hall (4000 feet), 1000 feet into Transition zone.