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VALLEY OF BILL WILLIAMS’ FORK. 
miles below the confluence of Rio Santa Maria; where, upon tlie hills, is found green grass 
which the Mexicans call “gallete.” Much of the water of the river is lost in the sand, but a 
channel is still left, ten or twelve feet wide and a foot deep. It is a clear stream, flowing 
rapidly. The day has been uncomfortably warm. 
