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also called San Luis Springs, which was the base camp for the following nine days 
while work was done in the San Luis Mountains, both sides of the International 
Boundary. Leaving there August 19, he went north to San Luis Pass, thence 
east through the pass and on to Deer Creek just south of the south end of Play as 
Valley. The next day he went north along the bottom of the valley to La Cienega 
Ranch, and the following day passed out of the valley through the low gap at the 
north end of the Hachita Mountains and on to Hachita, going from there by train 
to Deming. Field work began at Doming August 26, and continued in this immedi¬ 
ate vicinity to September 10, with a side trip September 6-8 to the Florida Moun¬ 
tains, preceded by a two days’ trip to the Little Florida Mountains. 
Leaving Deming September 11, he traveled by wagon, crossing the Mimbres at 
the settlement called Rio Mimbres, passing Fay wood and camping September 
14, three miles west of Silver City. Leaving there September 15 he went 15 miles 
southwest to Leopold, and September 16, went 5 miles further, to the northeast base 
of the Burro Mountains, from which these mountains were worked. Returning 
September 20 to Tyrone, after one day’s work he traveled northwest down the 
Mangos Valley for 12 miles, turned west for 15 miles and, after camping near the 
summit of a northern spur of the Burro Mountains, crossed the range the following 
day and traveled down Swan Canyon to Rcdrock on the Gila River, collecting 
there for nine days, to October 3. Then the route was retraced to the Mangos 
Valley and the valley traversed to the northwest, the Gila River being reached at 
the town of Gila, October 5. Collecting here for a week, on October 12 he moved 
28 miles up Duck Creek to Cactus Flat and worked there two days, then crossing 
the divide 6 miles to Dry Creek and collecting for two days 6 miles above its mouth. 
On October 16 he descended 6 miles to Pleasanton on the San Francisco River, 
and on October 18 went to Alma; on October 20 starting into the Mogollon Moun¬ 
tains to the eastward, camping that night 10 miles from Alma at 7,000 feet, and 
moving on the next day 18 miles to a camp in the mountains at 8,500 feet, which 
was used as a base camp for the next week while excursions were made into the 
higher parts of the Mogollon Mountains. Returning on October 30 to Mogollon, 
after one day there he closed the work in New Mexico for the season. 
The following year he reached Thoreau, N. Mex., June 9, 1909, and on June 12 
left over the Zuni Mountain Railroad for Kettner, 16 miles south. The next day 
he went by wagon 12 miles southeast to McGaffy’s Camp and remained there 
June 14-19, collecting to the top of Bear Ridge, about 9,000 feet; i. e., he collected 
from 8,100-9,000 feet. On June 20 he moved five miles eastward to Whitesides 
Camp, near Mount Sedgwick and during June 20-25 collected from his (‘amp to 
the top of the mountain, 9,350 feet. Returning June 25 to McGaffy’s Camp he 
left the mountains the next day for Thoreau, so leaving New Mexico. He returned 
August 11, 1909, to Socorro on the Rio Grande, and made that place his base camp 
for two weeks. On August 18-19 a trip was made to Ojo de la Panda* 10 miles 
to the northeast, the rest of the time being spent in collecting in the immediate 
vicinity of the town. On August 26 he left Socorro and traveled by wagon through 
the Socorro Mountains and around the east side of the Magdalena Mountains to 
the town of Magdalena. Returning the next day to the east base of the Magdalenas 
he established a base camp at the mouth of Water Canyon, 5,500 feet, about 15 
miles southeast of Magdalena. From there the Magdalena Mountains were worked 
to the summit of the ridge, 10,000 feet, by way of Water and Copper Canyons. 
On September 5, he returned to Magdalena and September 9 went by wagon 23 
miles southwest to Monica Springs, which was his base camp until September 26. 
On September 10 and 11 trips were made up Monica Canyon to the summit of 
the range at 9,800 feet, and on September 12—13 to Indian Butte. September 15 
