R.J. Raitt 1956 3 Journal March 28 Mohave River, 1450 +/- ft., 5 mi. E and 1 mi. N Midway, San Bernardino Co., Cal. previously mentioned lies agains a cliff on the southern edge of the valley. It is about 50 yards long and 20 yards wide and is formed by the slight backing up of a distributary of the river. Its water is shallow, probably not exceeding a couple of feet in depth. The vegetation of the areas surrounding the valley proper is quite sparse and consists largely of Creosote Bush with some Ephedra, Atriplex, etc. No Yucca and only one kind of cactus (a low species looking like clumps of small barrels) are present. In the valley the vegetation is composed mainly of Screw-bean mesquite and ordinary Mesquite. The former is more common and grows in thick stands right up to the edges of the marshy areas and streams in some cases. Mesquite grows in more isolated clumps nearly all of which contain of growth of mistle-toe-like phytoparasite. These clumps are about 5-10 yards in diameter and occur in general from about twenty yards from the water to the edge of the valley. Other shrubs occur in the valley also, including some Desert Willow(?) and occasional rather thick stands of what I believe to be Arroweed. Catclaw is also present and seems to be closer to the moist areas than Mesquite. The entire river bottom