Murray 1948 Journal April 6 E side Cocopah Mts, 21 mi SSE Mexicali, Baja California Left Berkeley at 10 AM Apr 3. Crossed border today without difficulty at Calexico after procuring a letter from the Governor. We are camped tonight in a broad rocky wash surrounded on three sides by barren talus covered hills. There is ample ironwood and creosote along with several kinds of small, scrubby brush. Evidently after heavy rain this would carry a small flood of runoff water. The road to this point has been newly graded, with a crushed rock surface. They are at work on it now, mostly building numerous small bridges. On the way were observed 1 American egret and several turkey buzzards. 50 live mouse traps were set among the rocks, mostly under ironwood or creosote, at a distance of about 25 ft. Apr 7 Point San Felipe, Lower Calif. We broke camp and left at about 10 AM The 50 live traps caught 3 Perognathus spinatus, 1 Perognathus [illegible], 3 Peromyscus crinitus. The road continued good, passing through several miles of cultivated fields, then through the perfectly flat and almost completely