Journal, v4151
Page 437
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Wm B. Richardson 1934 General Account this evening we set about 20 rat traps and 3 steel traps about th cabin and barn. We have hopes of catching wood rats and skunk. Favot area - Sierra foothill. top-ogr - The hills abut here as Upper Sonoran but th little valley through which Canyon G. flows is Lower Sonoran. Habitation with Charact of th land - Numrous abrupt hills which rise from 500-1500 ft. above the level of th canyon. The hills are thinly covered with Blue oak, Wreckeri Oak and Poison Oak. There are large areas down of trees which are at the present time covered with th dead standing stalks of wild oats. There are numerous large and small granite rock out crops. These rock outcrops predominantly at the tops of the hills. The canyon through which th Canyon G. bro flows is broad flat of a sandy nature. It is thinly vegetated with tolesto Oaks and along th river are Willow and Fremont Cottonwoods. Th entire area here is used for cattle grazing but th grass