Original Photograph 



September 18, 1917. 

 Shantz 0-12-1917. 

 Facing north. 



First Retake and 

 Description 



June 30, 1959. 

 W.S.P., H-6-1959. 



The original vegetation 

 was Bouteloua spp. and 

 Koeleria cristata. Carex 

 JUifolia is abundant in 

 flat areas. Shrub in 

 grass is Artemisia 

 Jrigida. Shepherdia 

 canadensis is a com- 

 mon shrub on the 

 hillsides and bottom- 

 lands. The river has 

 meandered and 

 changed its course 

 several times since the 

 original picture. Pinus 

 ponderosa on the 

 mountains is much 

 thicker (from Phillips 

 1963, p. 27). 



Second Retake 



July 21, 1998. 

 Kay-4329-1. 



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