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[[underlined]] Del Norte [[/underlined]]

Sarcobatus vermiculatus, Opuntia polycantha, Helianthus annuus, Helianthella, Grindelia, etc. For lists see note book.

Sept. 1. Caught a lot of Microtus azetecus, Peromyscus sonoriensis, Eutamias quadrivittatus, a Mus musculus, & one Reithrodontomys. Saw several Lepus pinetis, tracks of Coyote, lots of Cynomys gunnisonis, & birds.
Returned to Alamosa in evening & staid over-night at the Victoria hotel.

[[underlined]] Sept. 2 [[/underlined]]. Returned to Antonito & met the boys coming in with the camp outfit about 6 miles east of town. Got supplies and followed up the Conejos River about 10 miles west of Antonito & camped in the valley just before it narrows up to a canyon.

To the north a lava escarpment rises 900 feet above the [[strikethrough]] ba [[/strikethrough]] valley & back of this a fine double crater rises 700 feet higher. The escarpment shows 10

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Verified all names. 'Opuntia polycantha' should be Opuntia polyacantha - nwmath