NO. 2 



SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, I918 



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In 1902 Professor Tracy found it at Abilene. In 1910 the writer 

 collected the species in several localities (Big Spring, Kerrville, 

 Brownsville, San Antonio, Kenedy ) and observed it to be a common 

 weed in lawns and along streets. In time the species will probably 

 spread over a much wider area. 



Several days were spent in the vicinity of Long's Peak. Colorado, 

 the headquarters being Long's Peak Inn. This is reached by rail 

 from Denver through Boulder to \\'ard and by stage northward to 

 Estes Park. Long's Peak Inn being one of several hotels in the park. 

 The hotel is at an altitude of about 9.000 feet. To the east are two 

 peaks, the Twin Sisters, rising to a height of about 11.500 feet. 

 Long's Peak lies a little south of west, in an air line al^out four and 



Fig. 57. — A view of Long's Peak from the summit of Twin Sisters. 

 Long's Peak is the central dome, the summit of wliich is 14,255 feet. Chasm 

 Lake lies at the base of the cliff below the snow bank. 



one-half miles, its smnmit reaching an .altitude of 14,255 feet, over 

 100 feet higher than Pike's Peak, the ])est known of Colorado's 

 mountains. A short distance to the nortliwest is Kstes Cone, a s\ni- 

 mclrical, is(jlalcd ])eak abmit i r ,000 feet higli. 



< )ne tri]j was made to the stimmit ol I \\ in .sistei"s ;mil anolher to 

 the smnmit oi Long's Peak'. Tlic second tri]) was ni;ide in compaiu' 

 with Titn^ [ \kv an(l .\lr. I'.abcock. llu' l.'itlcT a lorc>l rangei" kindlv 

 placed at onr >cr\icc 1)\' the superintendent nt the park. Mr. l';ib- 

 cock li.ail ascended the pe.'ils man\- time^, h;i\ing .aeteil as ;i guide to 

 touri-^t^. Mis el'tieient aid \\;is L;reatl\ ;ippi-eiMated. 



The part\' si't ont in tlie nini-niiig Inr riniber Line ('a])in ( I I .(X)0 

 feet) and ^ijcnt the aftei-noon in obserxritions ;it ( h.ivni Lake and 



