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level, salt wells, — and Walters — much 

 like Indio. 



Cabazon. Opposite this station a 

 disused logging-road runs up several 

 thousand feet on San Jacinto Peak. 



Beaumont. Bantling. Near sum- 

 mit of pass. Wheat-ranches and fruit- 

 orchards ; hills and mountains in back- 

 ground. 



San Bernardino. Good central 

 point, with great variety of collecting 

 grounds within easy reach. Fields, 

 orchards, streams, arroyos, etc. : river 

 and meadows at Colton. A very satis- 

 factory trip is by Santa Fe R. R. to 

 Cahon or Summit station in Cahon Pass 

 (camp out) for mountains, canyons, 

 etc. Mt. San Bernardino ( 1 1, 600 ft.) 

 can be reached from this vicinity ; San 

 Jacinto Peak ( 11,000 ) from San Jac- 

 into ; burro trails. 



North Ontario. Trails to Cuca- 

 monga Peak (S,ooo) , and Old Bakly 



(lO,GOO). 



Los Atigeles. Fine central point. 

 Good collecting along river and hills 

 near trolley-line to Pasadena. Be sure 

 to visit Mt. Wilson, — R. R. and car- 

 riage to Eaton Canyon, burro-trail to 

 summit, where good accommodations 

 are to be had ; good collecting at deser- 

 ted ranch opposite water-trough 3 miles 

 up, and at summit. Try sea-shore at 

 South Santa Monica (sand, saltmarshes, 

 etc.) or at Long Beach. Visit Santa 

 Catalina Island. 



San Diego. Temperature delight- 

 ful. Fauna similar to that of region 

 about Los Angeles. Be sure to visit 

 Pt. Loma and Coronado, — chaparral. 



sand, saltmarshes, botanic gardens ; 

 meadows, marshes, and hills at Old- 

 town ; sand and saltmarshes toward 

 National City. 



Lancaster. In tree yucca belt on 

 soutli side of Mojave Desert. Desert, 

 ranches, artesian wells and tanks, run- 

 ning water ; good variety and rich col- 

 lecting-ground ; stay at least two or 

 three days. 



Mojave. Not to be thought of; 

 nothing but bare sand on one side and 

 a forest of creosote-bush (Larrea) on 

 the other. 



Teharliapi. At summit of pass, 

 4000 ft. Wheat-ranches, pasture foot- 

 hills, pine forest on mountains. Go up 

 road to mines and forest west of village. 

 Salt lake 6 miles south. A good place. 



Caliente. At base of mountains, 

 1300 ft. Looked interesting and would 

 probably repay a visit. 



Bakcrsfield (Kern City). Irrigated 

 ranches and desert-like wild land; col- 

 lecting fair. 



Tulare. Good place. — ranches, 

 wild land, streams, gardens, etc. 



Raymond. Point of departure for 

 Yosemite Valley. At base of hill- 

 country ; oak-dotted hills and a few 

 streams. 



Route to Tosemite Valley. Coun- 

 try more hilly but much the same as that 

 about Raymond till near Ahwanee, 

 where there is good collecting at 

 Crook's ranch, — streams, fields, or- 

 chards, etc. A few miles beyond the 

 forest begins and continues till the Val- 

 ley is reached, with openings at Fish 

 Camp and Wawona, — streams, mead- 



