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on this extension. Time needed, one day the round 

 trip by automobile to the Keyes Ranch or Twenty- 

 nine Palms, (the latter being 136 miles, round 

 trip.) 



Murray Canon is a picturesque cafion opening 

 westward just to the south of Andreas Canon (q. v.) 

 It has many fine palms and some interesting rock 

 formations, and provides a convenient and agree- 

 able short trip or picnic place. There is a fair 

 automobile road leading into the cafion. A small 

 stream of fair water runs in winter and spring. 



Painted Canon or Red Canon is a remark- 

 able ravine in what are locally called the Mud Hills, 

 on the northeast side of the Coachella Valley. It 

 opens about five miles north from Mecca, and thus 

 is about forty-three miles from Palm Springs. The 

 features of the cafion are the brilliant coloring of 

 the walls in places, and the height and verticality of 

 the cliffs. The approach to the cafion, and its floor, 

 are sandy and likely to be troublesome for automo- 

 biles. A small flow of water may be found two or 

 three miles up, but this is not dependable. Time 

 needed, one day by automobile. 



Refer to "Salton Sea" and "Hidden Spring 

 Canon" trips, in same general locality. 



Palm Caiion. This may well be termed the 

 most notable point of Our Araby's scenery, and it 

 has been not a little "written up" and pictured in 

 magazine and newspaper articles. It opens about 

 seven miles south of Palm Springs, at the very end 



