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Piñones do not occur here but are said to be found near the northern extremity of the range west of San Felipe. Near this point the range is said to end abruptly. I did not learn how far it extends toward the S.E. Eucalyptus trees have been introduced and thrive on the very top of the range. These mts were once covered with a tolerably heavy forest mainly of oaks but it has been cut off until none of the original forest is left and the hills are now covered with a second growth forest of young oaks the largest of