All in Pecos County^ almost certcinly. 
collections within Jeff Davie Co probably begin with 
those of Aug. 22 (nos seq.) 
on &&&• 13th , about miles from the Pecos. 
Thk'camped on^fe^. 20 th at Leon- Springs 10 mi. west of Comanche 
The party campled at Comanche Springs (the present Port Stockton) 
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20 th at Leon Springs 10 mi. west of Comanche Spp. 
On the 2 lst. the party went into camp somewhere not far from the 
present Barilla Spring, ,35“mi. ]west of Leone Spring, at the 
opening of the wide valley down which the Limpia Creek intermittently 
flows to join a north-flowing tributary of the Pecos. At this place a 
large number of plants were collected.©*, ll-±i . 
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The official distance given by the party betw, Leon Spr. 
and the first water on the T&r Limpia is 35 miles 
Leon Spr. according to party is 55.86 mils from the Pecos. 
Beyond Comanche Spr., acc,. to French p- 47 » "'W' 16 next watering place 
is the Ojo de Leon. The country between the two places is extremely sterile. 
The water rises to the surface from out of springs,30 to 40 ft. in diameter, 
th 8 t sink to a great depth, like wells. The water runs from one spring to 
another, and finally in the course of a half mile,sinks into the earth.” 
"Quitting Ojo de Leon, the road still continues over a dreary, barren 
country, without timber or grass, until it enters the valley of the Sierra 
Diablo (i.e Davis Its), ^he general features of the country now change; 
mountains rise on right and left; the limestone formation^ has generally 
disappeared; and the hills wear a sombre appearance, from the dark rocks of 
primitive formations. The distance from the Ojo de Leon to the Limpia is 
nearly 40 miles; and no water intervening can be relied on,though at certain 
seasons it may be found. At the point where the road strikes the Limpia it 
is a small stream, rising from its rocky bed, and, flowing a short distance, 
soon disappears.Leaving the valley, the road enters Wild Hose pass. 
Few places can present anything more lovely than this little'valley,surrounded J 
as it app 0 ? 1 *? to be by s well of vertical rocks, rising e thousand feet in 
altitude... From here the road leads over a spur of the mountain, and descends 
on the other side, and, continuing up the bed of the stream several miles, 
through a deep, narrow canyon, leads to a more elevated plain, in which this 
little stream takes its rise. This canyon is some places is not more than 
two hundred yards width." French, pg. 47 
