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of beans in the alkali water of the river and found it a most discouraging task.
Apr. 20. Drove through Fairbanks to Tombstone. The telegraph poles along the road
were perforated with Woodpecker holes, and Howard took a set of the Texan out of
one of many he had examined. Between Fairbanks and Tombstone we saw a flock
of Scaled Quail, and two birds were shot. There was no collecting done as there
was to vegetation but a few scrubby bushes. We camped a short distance from the
town.
Apr. 21. Remained in camp all day and put up a few birds. Will went to town after any
mail that might be there, and came near being arrested as a detective from a company of
cavalry that had just left.
Apr. 22. Stayed in camp all day waiting for our mail. No collecting was done, with
the exception of a few Black-throated Sparrow and a Wright's Flycatcher that I
put up.
Apr. 23. Remained in camp until noon, when we got our mail. We then packed up and
taveled ten miles to a place called Charleston, on the San Pedro River. It
was once a good sized mining town, but now there is nothing there but ruined
adobe buildings, occupied by rats, and Phoebes. Will shot a Scaled Quail.
In the evening we heard a good many Poor Wills calling.
Apr. 24. Drove from Charleston to the Huachuca Mt., arriving there about noon. The
whole way we travelled over a flat plain covered with dry grass, and with
a very few mesquite trees and yuccas growing in places. Will took a
set of Texan Woodpeckers out of a yucca, and found an unfinished
nest of Savannah Sparrow. Shore larks were plentiful and we
shot a male. The wind blew with great violence until we reached the