ov) CONTRIBUTIONS’ TO WESTERN BOTANY 
gratulated ourselves. Then more down over tho worse trail, in 
tue blistering heat before an oncoming storm, which did not reach 
us but looked threatening.. Then I tried riding til} my kidneys 
gave out because of the constant backward bending, then I had to 
get off and walk on my sore feet, but it was slow going but I 
made it. The moso was crazy to get down and kept yelling at me 
to hurry, but I could go only so fast which was very slow. _ final- 
ly after much agony I reached the beautiful waterhole on the river 
aid stretched out on a rock to rest, There is no water in the 
to return later, snuggling up toa leg again, Then the two dogs 
growl at eachother over the best place at my side till thoy settled 
éown.Then all would be quiet till one of them started the next 
stampede. At last I lost consciousness and did not wake up 
The sun has not yet got over 
the crest of the range. Welll am the first botanist ever to goup 
the Lagunas from the western side, and ought to be the last. It 
a hell ws all the way down. No trail in 
Cualifurnia approaches it for pure cussedness, but 1 made it up 
ima Jones). Then I got a 
Populus, should be tremuloides but is not, may be monticola. I 
will stay here the rest of the day netic nsec bpd Hl 
and examine a pretty box canon here We 
stopped here going up, It is inten where they get water. 
sely hot but endurable. 
