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much valuable information, gave us letters of introduction and 
references to several persons in and around Monticello and 
Bluffs, and helped us in ay oe ways. 
After having bought and p ought 
would be hard to Bet in the sffiall country ie we left Salt Lake 
City on June 29th and arrived at Tho n Springs in the 
afternoon of the same day. We ere pea the place for 
two or three hours. Thompson Springs is ‘situated along a small 
creek in the desert, near the base of the Book Cliffs between 
Green and Grand Rivers. The principal vegetation consisted of 
sage-brush (Artemisia sires shad-scale (Atriplex conferti- 
folia), and other species of Atriplex. Mixed with these were 
species of ee Busan. Eurotia, Dondia, Lepidum, 
Gilia, Cryptanthe, Abronia, Malacothrix and others 
The following day we took the stage for Moab. The stage 
road runs over the desert plain, in most places similar to that 
around Thompson, but in several places we found tracts of real 
sand-dunes and in a few instances the plains are crossed by 
now mostly dry. About eight miles from Moab the 
road enters a canyon which leads down to the Grand River. 
e most interesting plant seen in this canyon, as well as at 
several other places in the region, was Fraxinus anomala which 
on account of its leaves, usually unifoliolate, looks more like an 
aspen than an ash. While waiting for the ferry, we collected 
about a dozen species under the steep cliffs of the Grand 
River Canyon. The most interesting of these were Odostemon 
(Berberis) Fendleri and a large species of Asclepias. From the 
berries of the first a kind of jam is said to be made by the Mex- 
icans and Indians. Our stay at Moab was made very pleasant 
by many of the inhabitants there, who were very friendly and 
helpful. Especially do I wish to extend my thanks to Mr. 
Cooper, mentioned above, Dr. Williams, the two Mr. Clarks, 
uncle and nephew, and others. Dr. Williams showed us several 
favors, and the Clarks offered us the free disposition of the old 
aed ne at their stamp-mill, during our stay in the 
a Sal Mountain 
ae is a in a valley running southeast from Grand 
