next, John 1990 Journal juní Mountains (eastern portion), McKinley & Cibola Counties, New Mexico May 26 pines, and the proportion of aspens admired declines. In (Crit) these places where the canyon bottom broadens in its middle section, some groves of ponderosas are pretty large, but medium size trees predominate in most places, except where trees grow on are exposed, S.W. facing slope above the canyon - here the trees are small, and scrubby Gambel's oak occurs. The aspect of the canyon changes little from here to its lower portion, except that the drainage of Bluewater Canyon coming in from the west opens up this side of the canyon to longer views. Elevation range 7500-9000', which is N. of the road, The south margin of Bluewater Lake, through which I travelled to get to Deiner Canyon, is pinjon-juniper savanna, with pinjon-juniper woodland S. of the road. There are many dwellings along the road, sometimes concentrated at a few places. At the W. end of the lake (away from the dam at the E. end) are a couple of cattle/dairy farms with really nice grass cover, despite the generally dry conditions. Ojo del Gallo is a spring of great importance historically and once was a geological island of mesic grassland dis- junct from anything similar. Vernon Bailey obtained Micotus pennsylvanicus here around the turn of the Century, his most surprising find as I recall. When the Grants mansion field was developed, a lot of water was required for ore processing. Sometime in the early 1970's, I'm told, Ojo del Gallo went completely dry, and the surrounding vegetation converted to xeric adapted brush. Once the mansion ruins