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River and surrounded by steep palisade-like cliffs on both sides. 
It follows Pass Creek, a tributary to Mill Creek. The latter 
valley is desert, but made fertile by irrigation. Only along 
Grand River and Mill Creek are there some natural meadows. 
Under irrigation excellent peaches and apples are raised, espe- 
cially the former, although this year the crop was rather poor. 
Also some alfalfa, corn and vegetables are raised. A plan is 
under way to materially increase the irrigated area by making 
a big reservoir to store up the superfluous flood-water in the 
spring and during other seasons. Rainis not frequent but when 
it comes it usually comes in great torrents. If the planned 
reservoir is built the irrigated area will be more than doubled. 
Moab is situated at an altitude of 4,000 feet. The valley, 
except the small natural meadows, has a desert flora. This con- 
tains a good many plants from the south and shows many ele- 
ments characteristic of the flora of Arizona. I have not vet 
begun the determination of the plants, and cannot now give any 
list, but species of Aériplex and Artemisia, together with Sar- 
cobatus vermiculatus, were predominant. 
We had hard work to secure a team to take us up to the La 
Sal Mountains, for half the town were going away to celebrate 
the 4th of July at Monticello, 65 miles further south, and nearly 
all horses were used for the trip. We decided to make a trip to 
Pritchett Valley in the meantime. We could get only one saddle- 
horse at the livery-stable and that one not too good, but Dr. 
Williams kindly loaned us his horse. We secured Mr. Hall, the 
deputy sheriff, as a guide, and a gentleman from Denver also 
accompanies 
he ae Canyon joins the Grand River Canyon about 6 
miles below Moab. Along the Grand River we found some 
woody vegetation consisting of several species of Quercus, one 
each of Celtis, Rhamnus and Populus, two of Rhus and Salix, etc., 
and a few peach trees with some of the fruit ripe enough to eat. 
To us the trees looked more like escaped ones than the remnants 
of an abandoned orchard. The trail up the Pritchett Canyon 
