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becomes accustomed to dust storms ; l)ut when this sandy bed is 

 saturated with water it is a treacherous trap, and woe betide the un- 

 fortunate animal or auto that l^ecomes bogged in these quicksands. 

 Escavada Wash was not dry when we crossed, but with an experienced 

 driver and a flying start it was navigated and we soon reached 

 Kiml)etoh. Here, following earlier arrangements, Messrs. George F. 

 and Charles W. Sternberg had established camp some days prior to 

 our arrival. The former had been engaged as field assistant and the 

 latter as cook for the party. 



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Fig. 12. — Camp at Kimhetoli, Xew Alexico. (Photograph by G. F. Sternberg.) 



Kimbetoh lies well to the southern l)oundary of the area to be ex- 

 plored and it was planned to begin here and work north and west so 

 as to close the season at Farmington on the northern Ijorder of the 

 field. With slight modifications, this program was carried through. 



The augmented party continued a systematic search of the surround- 

 ing bad lands but with rather indifferent success. A complete speci- 

 men of the large turtle Ncurankylus, and a few dinosaur bones were 

 all that was found worthy of collecting in the two weeks spent at this 

 camp. From here we moved to Ojo Alamo, i6 miles to the north. This 

 was formerly a well known trading post, but the fallen walls of the 

 store and outbuildings are all that remain. A fine spring, however, 

 makes this a congregating point for the Navajo Indians who bring 

 their stock here for water. It is from this place that the geological 



