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yesterday of different species. One is the same kind found in Kansas, 
Wyoming, etc., the other is a southerner, very handsome and rare in 
colleciions. It is Crotaius molassus or the buU-dog R. I put a stick- 
on his head, and cut his backbone near the head with my knife. I 
have seen two other kinds of rattlers and secured one for my bottle. 
The flowers continue beautiful. I send by mail to-day a box which con- 
tains flowers surrounded by wet paper. I am told that when soldered 
ajr tight they will carry and keep green for a long time." * * 
"Fort Wingate, N. Mex., August 30, 1881 * * We railed as far 
as near Laguna, and had to take a wagon and go round a broken 
bridge and damaged track, meeting another train 4J/^ miles beyond. 
The driver was very slow and when we reached the place, the train 
had gone. We sat down in the weeds and waited two hours, and it 
came back, quite accidentally the conductor said, and. we got aboard 
and rode some 25 miles. There at 9 p. m. he put us out at a place 
called McCarty's and turned about, and left us as soon as possible. 
We were not pleased and looked round for lodgings but found none. 
There were two houses — station house with no waiting room and a 
section house for workmen. I got out my blanket and laid down on 
the platform between some boxes and trunks, and got to sleep. A cold 
wind sprung up and gave me the creeps. I was wakened once by an 
animal fussing round my head, I found it was a friendly cat, and was 
glad to take it in for the warmth. In the meantime we had telegraphed 
for relief, and learned that a train would come down from near this 
end, and take us off. It arrived at 3 a. m. and we got in and steamed 
away. By 8 a. m. we were at Wingate Station — where a box car serves 
as a station house. We sat on the mail bags and ate breakfast from 
our satchels." 
During 1881, Prof. Cope published forty-five scientific pa- 
pers. 
"Rocky Bar, Idaho, July 5, 1882. * * Early in the morning of 
the 2nd we reached Blackfoot and took a seat on top of the stage. 
That day and night and half the next day we spent in crossing the 
desert of Idaho — where sage brush or nothing grows on lava or sand. 
"Dead Mans' Canyon, near Lakeview, Oregon, August 2, 1882. * 
* Soon after leaving Todwell the road crosses a high divide which 
separates the drainage of the Alkali lakes from that of the Warner 
lakes. We had a very fine view, with Stein's mountain to the N. E., 
and Warner's mountain to the N. W. Behind lay the Alkali lakes; 
and close by lake Annie and the Covvhead lake. Before camping that 
night we crossed the line into Oregon. * * * I caught near 
Twelve Mile Creek a fine bluish whip-snake. We reached Warner 
valley near noon and found the road good thereafter. This valley is 
100 miles or more long and is bounded on one or both sides by high 
basaltic mesas. The bottom is flat and contains a succession of 
swamps and lakes connected by a large creek. Next day we passed 
