Murray 1948 18 Journal April 6 Mexicali enroute Cerro Prieto still trying to get collecting permits. There was no one at the governors palace, so we went on toward Cerro Prieto which is back on the way to San Felipe. Turned off on a dusty road through the farmlands which was thickly bordered with mesquite and followed beside an irrigation canal. We passed through the Rancho Cerro Prieto and up to the northeast end of the elongated peak. In profile there are three crowns with two saddles separating them. As viewed from the northwest it looks something like this: The ranchlands extend almost up to the base of the mountain on this side. Tried to drive around the road on the east but found a locked gate. Here there were ponds on the flat land with shallow water and alkali on the edges - apparently overflow from the Colorado River. I could see about 100 [illegible] scattered throughout and dabbling in it. While driving through farmlands and almost always beside irrigation ditches,