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[[underlined]] Valley west of Guadalupes [[/underlined]].

[[underlined]] Sept. 3 [[/underlined]]. Started early & followed the valley north about 30 miles & camped where the valley narrows up to 2 miles wide. Most of the way it is 10 or 15 miles wide between the base of hills. Found one ranch 10 miles after starting & one at 20 miles farther near where we camped.

Good grass all the way but no water. A shower crossed the valley ahead of us at noon & we soon met streams of water coming down the road.

The valley is lower Sonoran with the same old set of plants, but a few Junipers & Nolinas appear near our nights camp where the aneroid read 4700 against 3800 in morning. We are near the edge.

Some Antelope sign was seen at intervals along 20 mile strip of uninhabited valley & one antelope was seen.

A Spermophilus mexicanus was seen & the usual Dipodomys mounds, Cratogeomys hills, & here & there colonies of Cynomys.