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elevation. In Blue Mountains (low hills west of Canyon City), including Grande Itonde 

 Basin, at from 1.500 to 4,000 feet! 



California. — Northern part and southward in coast ranges and Sierras to southern 

 cross ranges. Throughoul northern California from a little above sea level <o 7,000 feet 

 i.iii not in immediate valleys of Upper Pitt, Shasta, Scott, and Hoopa rivers, southern 

 part of Modoc lava beds, highest peaks of Salmon. Trinity, Scott, and Siskiyou mountains. 

 Eastward to northern part of Modoc National Forest, Sbafer, and Warner mountains, on 

 latter at from 7. 000 feet eastward into Surprise valley to 4,800 feet: absent from 

 Madeline Plains and desert ranges of northern Nevada. Westward to Pacific coasl fog 

 licit, ranging over lower slopes of Scott Mountains, cast and west arms of Salmon 

 Mountains, valleys of Russian Creek and Smith River, in which it goes marly to sea 

 level, and southward in Modoc County to Class Mountain lat 4,500 to 6,700 feet), 

 Happy Valley, and 10 miles north of Lookout. Shasta and Modoc counties to ridge 

 between Fall River nnd Big valleys. Hot Creek. Lassen Peak, and nearly to llaydenhill ; 

 also about Eagle Lake. Susanville, and west side of Henry Lake. North and South 

 Forks of Salmon River, Trinity and Klamath rivers, reaching its western limits on 

 mountains between Hoopa Valley and Redwood Creek, valley of Upper Mad River and 

 Van Dusen Creek, and those near Sherwood (Mendocino County); near Cahto and 

 Russian Valley from Willits southward. Eastward to Shasta (town) at from 1,500 to 

 5,000 feet, and in Mount Shasta National Forest at 2,000 to 6,000 feet. Southward in 

 McCIoud, Pitt, and Sacramento valleys to Keswick (Shasta County i. south of which it 

 descends Coast Range eastward only to 2, 300 feet altitude (west of Redding); farther 

 south to point 6 miles west of Beegum, and in Tehama County to 3,000 feel (west of 

 Paskenta). Lassen Peak. Diamond Mountain, and Plumas National Forests, on ridges 

 and tlats generally at 2,000 to 6,000 feet. Northern Sierras, at 1,000 to 7,000 f''i't. and 

 in Sacramento Valley above 1,500 feet. Absent from Sierra Valley. Westward on east 

 side of Sacramento Valley (Tehama County i to point 2 miles west of Payne (1,700 feet) 

 and 1 mile west of Lena: Butte County to 1 mile west of Paradise (1,700 feet), ridges 

 west of Yankee Hill, and Bidwell Bar (1,300 feet i ; Yuba County to upper Dry Creek and 

 neighboring bills. Lafferty Peak (1,150 feet), Stanfield Hill (880 feet), Flannery Peak, 

 and mountains east of Willow Glenn Creek, hills between Oregon House and Dobbins 

 ( reek, and ( >regon Hills ; Nevada County to west of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Wolf Creek, 

 Bear River, and Colfax: Placer County to W'eimer, Applegate. Clipper Gap, and first one 

 above Auburn (1,500 feet) on Southern Pacific Railroad. Eastern limits: Plumas 

 County, to Indian and Genesee valleys. Quincy, Reckwith. and mountains on east border 

 of Sierra Valley; Sierra County, east on west slopes Sierras to Bassett Road House 

 (5,200 feet), on east slope from 5,800 (east of Yuba Pass) eastward into Nevada to east 

 front of Sierras and Mount Rose above Reno, at 6,000 feet and over. Placer County: 

 Eastward on west slope of Sierras to Blue Canyon and Emigrant Gap at 5,200 feet. 

 Cisco at 5,900 feet, and beyond Forks House (5,500 feet). East side of main Sierra 

 divide, north of Webber I'eak, and south of it at Donner Pass; also on heads ef Miller 

 and McKlnney creeks, but not about Beck with Pass. General on west slope of southern 

 Sierras and in Stanislaus National Forest, at 2,000 to 6,000 feet, hut in Lake Tahoe 



National Forest at ::. to 6,000 feet. Eldorado County: Westward to Coloma (1,000 



feet), Shingle Springs (1,500 feet), 1 mile east of Nashville (1,500 feet, and Oleta 

 (1,800 feet i ; eastward on west slope Sierras to Echo (5.500 feet i . Annular County: 

 Westward to Big Indian Creek I between Nashville and Plymouth i. 4 miles east of 

 Plymouth. Rancheria Creek at 1,200 feet (between Amador and Oleta i. upper Sutter 

 Creek, and 1J miles east of Jackson at 1,400 feet. Calaveras County: Westward to 4 

 miles cast of Mokclumne Hill at 1,500 feet, :; miles cast of San Andreas and on Mount 

 San Joaquin and Bear Mountains; eastward on west slope Sierras to 10 miles below 



Bl Is .ii 6,600 feet. Tuolumne County: Westward to Robinsons Ferry (Stanislaus 



River)', gulch between Sonora and Jamestown. Saulsbyville (or Soulsby vllle ?) Tuolumne, 

 1 mile west of Big Oak Flat, Penon Blanco Ridge (5 miles northwest of Coulterville) ; 

 cast on west slopes of Sierras to Middle Fork Stanislaus River between Cold Spring and 

 Eureka Valley at 6,000 feet, Aspen Meadow at 6,200 feet, and Hetch Hetchy Valley. 

 Mariposa County: West to Coulterville (2.000 feett, ridge west of Mariposa, Chow- 

 Chilla Hill and upper Chowchilla Canyon to 2,000 feet, 18 miles northeast of Raymond 

 at 2,000 feel : eastward on west slope Sierras to Yosemite at 7.000 feet. Chinquapin ridge 

 between Wawona and Yosemite at 6.200 feet, and to a few miles south of Wawona 

 at 5,700 feet. \fadera County: Westward to point 2 miles northeast of Wassama at 

 3,000 feet. Fresno Flat at 2,400 feet, ridge between Fresno Flat and Coarse Cold 

 Gulch at 3,100, short distance west of North Fork at 2,600 feet: eastward on west 

 slope of sierras to head of Fresno Creek at 5.000 feet. Fresno County: Westward 

 to Tollhouse and Burr Valley, Rush Creek, mountains cast of Big Creek and between 

 Eshom Valley and Badger; eastward on west slope Sierras to Kings River, upper 

 Mill Creek, and Redwood Mountain. Locally noted on East Fork of Kaweah River, 



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