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September 5, 1902; [Ligon, September 1-6, 1916; October 16, 1917]. For other notes 
on these mountains, see Cloudcroft and Weed. 
Salada Hills, Sierra County. Fifteen miles west of Las Palomas on the Rio 
Grande. Goldman, October 24-28, 1909. 
Salinas Peak, Socorro County. Near the north end of the San Andres Moun¬ 
tains, rising to 8,500 feet, 25 miles directly west of Salinas, a station on the Southern 
Pacific Railroad. Gaut collected on the west slope, December 6-10, 1902, at 5,600 
to 6,000 feet and on the north slope, December 11-20, at 5,000 to 6,000 feet. 
Salt Draw, Chaves County. North of Roswell. [Ligon, June 16-20, 1918, 
May 30, 1924.1 
Salt Marsh, Otero County. An alkali flat 20 miles west of Tularosa, a station 
on the Southern Pacific Railroad. Gaut, December 5, 1902. 
San Andres Mountains, Socorro and Dona Ana Counties. A low range of 
mountains extending from Capitol Peak in the north to San Augustine Peak in the 
south, the center of which is 40 miles west of Alamogordo, a station on the Southern 
Pacific Railroad. Extensive collections were made by Gaut in these mountains, his 
principal stations being in the northern part of the range at Salinas Peak, December 
6-20, 1902; Sheep Mountain, December 21; on the eastern slope about the middle of 
the range, January 11-12, 1903; Rhode Canyon, January 15; Beard Ranch, January 
16; Bear Canyon, January 17-22; Gold Camp, January 23. 
San Antonio Creek, Sandoval County. A stream in the Jemez Mountains. 
The Baileys camped September 5, 1906, on this stream at Valley Santa Rosa, 25 
miles west of Espanola; 8,500 feet. 
San Antonio River, Rio Arriba County. Rises in the eastern side of the San 
Juan Mountains and flows northeast into Colorado, crossing the boundary 15 miles 
west of the Rio Grande. Baileys, September 5-6, 1904. 
San Augustine Plain (called on the Land Office map, Plains of San Augustine), 
Catron and Socorro Counties. A high plateau with the lower part 12 miles northwest 
of Monica Spring, 7,000 feet, and the highest near Monica Spring, about 7,800 feet. 
Hollister crossed the northern end October 3-4, 1905, on his way from Magdalena to 
Datil and recrossed it October 17-18; Goldman spent September 15-26, 1909, in 
exploring various parts of the plains in the vicinity of Monica Spring and on Sep¬ 
tember 27 crossed at 8,000 feet the extreme southern rim forming the divide between 
this and the valley of the Rio Alamosa. 
Sandia Mountains, Bernalillo County. A short high range 15 miles northeast 
of Albuquerque. Gaut’s camp of December 29, 1903-Januarv 1, 1904, was in Bear 
Canyon among the western foothills at the south end, 6,700 feet; Bailey’s notes on 
the Sandia Mountains refer to the extreme eastern §ide of the mountains between 
San Pedro and South Mountain [Ligon visited the west slope June 23, 1919]. 
San Diego Canyon. See San Isidro. 
San Francisco Canyon, Catron County. The canyon begins about 5 miles 
above Alma and extends approximately 20 miles up the river. The Baileys camped 
in the canyon at 5,800 feet, 6 miles below Frisco October 13, and 6 miles above Alma, 
October 14, 1906. 
San Francisco Mountains (called on the Land Office map San Francisco 
Range), Catron County. A low range extending northeast and southwest between 
the upper waters of the San Francisco River and the Arizona line; the middle of the 
range is 25 miles north of Alma and 10 miles east of the Arizona line. Bailey and 
