Walnut trees are the common shade 198 trees along the road, scattered about home. Some of them are giant, down seventy yesterday 6 feeting diameter lower through the trunk. One of the tree, which is now a pretty late specimen and an ash planted there with the leaves of which are now bright crimson or even scarlet in tone. These trees are excellent so that their color effect amidst the yellow oak leaves is slight. The trip was not last night at the caravan didn't arrive until dark because the recently of lifting loads them over rocky places and cutting down the sleep, overhanging rocks when the trail was narrow. Our progress in this valley is very slow, not more than 3-6 horizontal miles overnight with deep lateral gorges to be crossed yet. Constant up and down nature of the trail the river is bordered by cliffy sloping hillsides so that travel is somewhat 21 We remained camped at a small lateral creek where fresh B. hound dogs made good trapping.