Lee Arnold Horse Canyon, 5,800 ft., Pohrum Pt, Washoe Co, Nevada 1937 Itinerary May 28, across the south end of Smoke Creek Desert. In the low brush of this region I collected two lizards (1 Cnemidophorus & 1 Crotaphytes). After traveling on a very poor road along the west base of the Fox Mountain Range for about ten miles we arrived at the narrow mouth of Horse Canyon. We travelled about 3 miles east up Horse Canyon to our present camp site. In these three miles we rose from 4,000 ft. (the desert floor) - to 5,800 ft. (Our present camp site. This area where we are now camped is characterized by the presence of Junipers on the side hills and Quaking Aspen in the low areas along moist places. Other plants such as willow are also found along the stream. The ground on the side hills is very thin and rocky but in the hollows it is very rich. Because of the presence of water several patches of alfalfa and garden plants are cultivated by the farmer and miners in the canyon. The sides of the canyon are very steep and rocky. This morning I went up to the mines on the north side of the canyon. One of the miners took quite an interest in my work and was to help me find some bats in one of the shafts. Evidently the bats had left the mine where he had seen them for a close search of the shaft revealed nothing. He told me