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vegetation and sage-brush and shad-scale are scattered about. 
Moab is a small oasis and has a population of about 600 and is 
situated on a creek that runs into the Grand river. Its altitude 
is 4,000 feet and the valley is surrounded by high cliffs that remind 
one of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. The natural flora is 
of a desert character but many fruit and other trees, as well as 
a variety of crops, are raised by means of irrigation. Along the 
river may be seen a number of kinds of trees, including SaUx, Rhus, 
The Sandstone Flats. 
Populus, Celtis, and Rhamnus. The people we met in Moab were 
very pleasant and gave us all the information in their power. 
The postmaster, Mr. Shafer, has a married daughter living in the 
mountains and through him we arranged to go to the ranch of 
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sullivan and make it our headquarters 
during our stay. Through the kind efforts of Mr. H. W. Balsley, 
a Moab banker, we secured a team to take us to the Wilson Mesa 
where the Sullivans lived. Some idea of the going from Thompson 
to Moab may be gleaned from the fact that it took nearly three 
hours to make the 38 miles in an automobile and the journey to 
