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[[underlined]] To Castillo [[/underlined]]

[[underlined]] Aug. 22 & 23. [[/underlined]] Remained at camp studying & photographing beaver.

[[underlined]] Aug. 24 [[/underlined]] - Started down toward Castilla in P.M. Continued down the river a mile to mouth of Latir Creek, then up it a mile & over a high ridge to get around the canyon - The Narrows - then down to the Castilla valley below the canyon where the good ranches are. Aneroid at camp 9850, at mouth of Latir Cr. 9350, top of ridge 10300, river below canyon 9000, camp a mile down valley 9000.

Upper Sonoran zone comes up to 9300 on S.W. slopes in canyon below The Narrows & is marked by nut pine both species of juniper, Bigelovia, Artemisia tridentata, Helianthus annuus, Ribes leptanthum, Rhus aromatica

The little farms along the river valley raise good crops of hay, oats, wheat corn, peas, & vegetables. They are all Mexicano & the adobe houses seem a part of the picturesque canyon. Populus angustifolia forms beautiful groves & strips of timber.