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southern end, and so south to Gold Camp, January 23. The next day he went to 
Organ City, and collected January 25-February 1 in the Organ Range and on the 
flats east to Parker Lake. 
After a few months’ work in other States, collecting was resumed in New Mexico 
and the time from June 24 to August 23 was spent in the Capitan Mountains. A 
ring of eight camps was occupied extending around the base of the mountains 
from the southwestern side to the southeastern and finally to the northwestern 
side. These camps were at 6,000-9,000 feet and excursions were made to the 
summits of the range. The Jicarilla Mountains were worked August 28-Sep- 
tember 21, in the foothills and to the summits. Ancho in the northwestern foot¬ 
hills at 6,000 feet was visited September 22-25. The examination of the Mesa 
Jumanes began September 27 in the southern part, and was continued September 
28-29, at the ruins of Gran Quivera, and in the northern part, September 30- 
Octobcr 2. The next three months to December 22 were spent in the Manzano 
Mountains, which were worked at the south end, along the foothills of the eastern 
slope and at the north end, with frequent excursions to the summits. At the 
conclusion of this trip a few days were spent ill the Sandia Mountains, December 
29, 1903-January 1, 1904. 
1902 and 1905. Ned Hollister (1876-1924). 
In the fall of 1902, when connected with the Biological Survey, Hollister entered 
New Mexico from Texas and went by wagon from Roswell to Santa Rosa, being 
at Roswell September 18, reaching Fort Sumner September 22, and Santa Rosa, 
September 26. 
In 1905 he began work at Wingate June 18, and collected here and at Fort 
Wingate until June 29, extending his work into the pine-covered hills to the south. 
A week was spent at Gallup, July 2-8, when he went by train to Grant, and after 
spending four days there he went by wagon up the Zuni Canyon, reaching his base 
camp at Agua Fria Spring at 8,000 feet, seven miles south of Copperton. He 
spent eight days, July 17-24, here, working the immediate vicinity of the camp, 
then returned for eight days more at Grant and went on by train to Laguna. Here 
work was carried on in the valley for nine days after which he camped from August 
13-18 in the Sail Mateo Mountains at 8,750 feet, 10 miles northwest of Seboyeta, 
from which the upper parts of the mountains were examined and Mount Taylor 
climbed. Work in the valley of the San Jose River was continued at Isleta, August 
24-30, and then transferred to the valley of the Puerco River near the town of Rio 
Puerco, September 2-9. A wagon trip followed, leaving Laguna September 15 
and traveling by way of El Rio, Ccrro Verde, over the Mesa Gallinas, September 
17, to Burley, September 19-20, the foot of Jara Peak near Riley, September 22-24, 
after which he worked from a camp in the Bear Spring Mountains about 12 miles 
northwest of Magdalena, September 26-October 1; going on to the Datil Mountains, 
October 6-13, and working from a camp at 9,000 feet, 12 miles northwest of Datil 
itself, where collections were made October 15-16. Thence the northern part of 
San Augustine Plain was crossed and the Gallina Mountains worked October 
19-23, after which the route was retraced to Magdalena, where the field season was 
concluded October 25. 
1903. Arthur Holmes Howell (1872- ). 
Howell, of the Biological Survey, made a short trip in the fall of 1903 through 
the extreme northeastern corner of New Mexico. Entering at Texline, July 29, he 
left there August 8 by train for Claytonj on August 10 he visited Rabbit Ear Moun¬ 
tain and Apache Canyon, collecting at the latter place August 10-12, camping 
August 13 at Perico Arroyo, 18 miles west of Clayton, reaching Sierra Grande, 
