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The drift along the river has been picked up by [[strikethrough]]l[[/strikethrough]] men with teams but cones of yellow pine and douglas spruce and pineknots are common along the sandy bed. Also little walnuts, pieces of gum and bark from pines along the head of the river. There are ample evidences of fierce floods, at long intervals, but the river bed is too sandy to hold water after the flood has swept by. The underground water is abundant & of excellent quality  Siliver City is a forest of windmills and little ranches have started out over the valley in all directions.

The breeding season for birds is scarcely begun here in the valley. One nest with 2 eggs of mourning dove was found, cactus wrens were building, as were barn swallows & says phoebe. The white necked ravens are scattered out & probably breeding in the yuccas & we found a family of downy burrowing owls in a hole in the river bank.

Transcription Notes:
says phoebe = Say's phoebe Siliver City = Silver City