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[[underlined]] Aug. 14 [[/underlined]] - Worked in the valley and at camp, putting up specimens & catching gophers & groundsquirrels & writing up notes.

[[underlined]] Aug. 15 [[/underlined]] Broke camp and followed up the valley to mouth of Snake River Canyon, where we ferried the river and then kept up Salt River valley to the south 18 miles to Thayne. Aneroid read 5600 at camp, 5800 at ferry, 6250 at Thayne. 

I am surprised at the extent of good land in these valleys, level sagebrush, mesas and flats, mainly on the east sides of the rivers but some on both sides. The bottom part of the valley is usually 2 to 6 or 8 miles wide of good irrigable land. Only a small part of this is under cultivation or irrigation. There is more "dry farming" than irrigation and good crops of oats & wheat are raised without water being applied. 

Two or three feet of snow fall in the valley and there is abundant moisture for crops is held in the soil. Good potatoes are raised in Snake River valley generally but frost kills them in places. Few potatoes can be raised in Salt River V. on account of frost & only hardy vegetables