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Oct. 29. Left Colfax at 3:30 P.M. [[underlined]] Gold Run [[/underlined]] Carothus (caespetosus), beings [[underlined]] Dutch Flat [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Alta [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Blue cavern [[/underlined]], dark - Crossed summit & stopped at Truckee [[end page]] [[start page]] October 30. [[underlined]] Truckee [[/underlined]] 7:45 A.M. Snowers ridge above, Cold. Ground froze, +22° Pinus ponderosa, var. " [[Ditto for: Pinus]] flexilis, not below Truckee Artemisia bidentata? Bigelovia Tetrydimia [[strikethrough]] Caleagins [[/strikethrough]] ? or Cowany's Arctostaphylos nevadensis. All basian plants - [[underlined]] Station [[/underlined]] Popples along stream [[underlined]] Bard [[/underlined]] Circocarpus ledifolius, abn Rocky Streams & ice - [[fords? ponds?]] Abies or picea a few in cañon. Juniperus only a few Thuja ocdentalis? scattering and scarce.
Transcription Notes:
Latin names checked. Have left original spelling. Anything I'm not sure of have put in [[?]]
Tetrydirnia probably = Tetradymia
Circocarpus ledifolius = Cercocarpus ledifolius
Thuja ocdentalis = Thuja occidentalis