Mat, 1893.] LOCALITIES VISITED BY THE EXPEDITION. 611 



Jackass Spring, Inyo County, Calif. Altitude, 6,489 feet (1,977 meters). 



A spring on the west slope of the Panamint Mountains, at the point where Nelson 

 Range joins the Panamint Mountains, not far from the entrance to' Cottonwood 

 Canon NELSON. 



Johnson Canon, Inyo County, Calif. 



A canon on the east slope of the Panamint Mountains, opening into Death Valley. 

 Collections were made here by Fisher and Nelson 6 or 8 miles (10 or 13 kilometers) 

 southeast of Telescope Peak, at altitudes varying from 5.000 to 9,000 feet (1,521 to 

 2,743 meters) Palmer, Bailey, Fisher, Nelson. 



Tuniper Mountains, Lincoln County, Nev. B, 16. 



A north-and-south range between Meadow Valley, Nevada, and the Escalante Des- 

 ert, Utah Mekkiam, Bailey. 



Kaweah Peak, Tulare County, Calif. Altitude, about 14,000 feet (4,267 meters; . 



D, 8. 



The highest peak in the western ridge of the southern Sierra Nevada Avest of 

 Mount Whitney. 



Kaweah River, Tulare County, Calif. D-E, 6-7. 



An important stream whose five main branches (the North, Marble, Middle, East, 

 and South Forks) drain the west slope of the Sierra south of the basin of Kings 

 River, and uniting near Three Rivers flow into Tulare Lake. 



Palmek, Bailey, Fisher, Nelson. 



Kaweah Sawmill, Tulare County, Calif. 



A sawmill about 15 or 20 miles (24 or 32 kilometers) north of Three Rivers, on the 

 divide between the North and Marble Forks of the Kaweah River. v The mill is at 

 the lower edge of the pine forest and just within the western boundary of the 

 Sequoia National Park. An excellent wagon road leads to it from Three Rivers. 



Palmek, Fisher. 



Kearsarge Pass, California. Altitude, about 12,000 s feet (3,658 meters). D, 8. 



One of the highest passes in the Sierra Nevada, crossing the range just south of 

 Mount Kearsarge. The trail from Fresno to Independence runs through this pass. 



Palmek, Fisher, Nelson. 



Keeler, Inyo County, Calif. Altitude 3,622 feet (1,103 meters). E, 9. 



A town on the east shore of Owens Lake. The present terrain us of the Carson and 

 Colorado Railroad Merriam, Palmer, Bailey, Fisher, Nelson, Stephens. 



Keene, Kern County, Calif. Altitude 2,705 feet (824 nreters). 



A station on the Southern Pacific Railroad, between Caliente and Tehachapi, about 

 12 miles (19 kilometers) below the summit of the pass , .„ .Merriam, Palmer. 



Kern River, California. E-G-, 6-8. 



A large river draining the trough between the two ridges of the southern Sioxra 

 Nevada. The South or East Fork rises on the west slope of Olancha Peak and flows 

 south, then turning to the west, unites near the town of Kernville Avith the North 

 or "West Fork, which heads near Mount Whitney. The main rh-er Hows into Kern 

 Lake. It was named by Fremont in honor of EdAvard M. Kern, topographer of the 

 third Fremont expedition. 



(1). Head of North Fork, Tulare County, Calif. • 



Specimens so labeled were collected in the basin between Mount Whitney and 

 Kaweah Peak (altitude 9,000 to 12,000 feet, or 2,743 to 3,658 meters) north of Soda 

 Springs and the canon of the North Fork Palmer, Bailey, Dutcher. 



