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purpose, as some memorial or boundary-stone. I saw no 
similar one near. 
In this district there are seen many wild horses, of which 
I could only catch a sight from a great distance. Wild 
cattle also are frequently met with. 
From these heights we descended into a valley contain- 
ing copious springs. A small stream runs from each, and 
these all unite like veins, forming together the commence- 
ment of the Rio de San Pedro. On the banks of this river, 
— still a small rivulet — I saw for the first time wild clover, 
which further on, and especially in California, becomes so 
prominent in the natural pastures of the country. One 
branch of the road follows the river, which receives water 
from all sides, and soon becomes a considerable stream. 
We crossed its upper part, and then directed our course 
again toward the heights. Viewed from above, this 
territory presents a grand and remarkable landscape ; 
great mountains, with oak woods at their base and pines 
